Content validity of the illness perceptions questionnaire - revised among people with type 2 diabetes: A think-aloud study

Psychology and Health

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 675-685

  McCorry, Noleen K ^a   Scullion, Laura ^b   McMurray, Claire M ^c   Houghton, Rebecca ^d   Dempster, Martin ^b  

^a Marie Curie Cancer Care   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c Praxis Care   (United Kingdom)

^d NORTHERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

illness perceptions questionnaire; illness representations; IPQ R; think aloud; type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84878623171     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2012.746690     Document Type: Article

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