Understanding appraisal processes underlying the thentest: A mixed methods investigation

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 381-388

  Schwartz, Carolyn E ^a,b   Rapkin, Bruce A ^c  

^a DeltaQuest Foundation Inc   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Appraisal; HIV AIDS; Ipsative; Longitudinal; Normative; Qualitative; Quantitative; Response shift

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECALL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

ALGORITHMS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 84863633509     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-011-0023-4     Document Type: Article

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