The caregivers quality of life cancer index scale (CQoLC): An exploratory factor analysis for validation in french cancer patients' spouses

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 119-122

  Lafaye, Anaïs ^b   De Chalvron, Stéphanie ^b   Houédé, Nadine ^c   Eghbali, Houchingue ^c   Cousson Gélie, Florence ^a,b  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PAUL VALÉRY   (France)

^c INSTITUT BERGONIÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Neoplasms; Quality of life; Spouses; Validation studies

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAUCASIAN; EQUIPMENT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPOUSE; STANDARD; DEVICES; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPOUSES;

EID: 84872679475     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-012-0113-y     Document Type: Article

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