Are English and Chinese Versions of the Audit of Diabetes-Dependent Quality of Life Equivalent? An Exploratory Study Based on the Universalist Approach

Value in Health Regional Issues

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 75-81

  Zhang, Xu Hao ^a   Tan, Kevin ^b   Tan, Hwee Huan ^c   Thumboo, Julian ^a,d   Li, Shu Chuen ^e  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b Diabetic Society of Singapore   (Singapore)

^c SINGHEALTH POLYCLINICS   (Singapore)

^d SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Equivalence; Quality of life; Translation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIT OF DIABETES DEPENDENT QUALITY OF LIFE; CHINESE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EUROQOL FIVE DIMENSIONAL QUESTIONNAIRE; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FEMALE; FREEDOM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LEISURE; MALE; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEMANTICS; SHORT FORM 6D; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL LIFE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

EID: 84868282688     PISSN: 22121099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vhri.2012.03.005     Document Type: Article

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