Elaboration and validation of a questionnaire (Qualisex) to assess the impact of rheumatoid arthritis on sexuality with patient involvement

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 505-513

  Gossec, Laure ^a,b   Solano, Catherine ^b   Paternotte, Simon ^a,b   Beauvais, Catherine ^c   Gaudin, Philippe ^d   von Krause, Gabrielle ^a,b   Sordet, Christelle ^e   Perdriger, Aleth ^f  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b Cochin Hospital ^*  (France)

^c HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^d GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

^f RENNES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Outcome measure; Questionnaire; Rheumatoid arthritis; Sexuality; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGIST; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALISEX; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOLOGY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXOLOGIST; SEXUALITY; SYMPTOM; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEXUALITY;

EID: 84867357746     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: 1593098X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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