Quality of life (QOL) among community dwelling older people in Taiwan measured by the CASP-19, an index to capture QOL in old age

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 143-150

  Wu, Tai Yin ^a,b   Chie, Wei Chu ^a   Kuo, Kuan Liang ^b   Wong, Wai Kuen ^b   Liu, Jen Pei ^a,c   Chiu, Shih Ting ^a   Cheng, Yeung Hung ^d,e   Netuveli, Gopal ^e   Blane, David ^e  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^e HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cultural adaptation; Old age; Psychometrics; QOL

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROL AUTONOMY SELF REALIZATION PLEASURE 19; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; TAIWAN; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TAIWAN;

EID: 84878638076     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2013.03.010     Document Type: Article

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