The validity of subjective quality of life measures in psychotic patients with severe psychopathology and cognitive deficits: An item response model analysis

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 237-246

  Reininghaus, Ulrich ^a,b   McCabe, Rosemarie ^a   Burns, Tom ^c   Croudace, Tim ^b   Priebe, Stefan ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Differential item functioning; Item response theory; Patient reported outcomes; Psychosis; Quality of life; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863628692     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-011-9936-1     Document Type: Article

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