Introducing the WHOQOL-SRPB BREF: Developing a short-form instrument for assessing spiritual, religious and personal beliefs within quality of life

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1073-1083

  Skevington, Suzanne M ^a   Gunson, Keely Sarah ^a   O'Connell, Kathryn Ann ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health; Quality of life; Short; Spiritual; WHOQOL

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEVICES; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; PUBLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARDS; UNITED KINGDOM; VERY ELDERLY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUALITY; TRANSLATIONS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878743345     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-012-0237-0     Document Type: Article

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