Validation of the WHOQOL-BREF quality of life questionnaire for general use in New Zealand: Confirmatory factor analysis and Rasch analysis

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1451-1457

  Krägeloh, Christian U ^a   Kersten, Paula ^a   Rex Billington, D ^a   Hsu, Patricia Hsien Chuan ^a   Shepherd, Daniel ^a   Landon, Jason ^a   Feng, Xuan Joanna ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

General population; New Zealand; Quality of life; Questionnaire validation; WHOQOL BREF

Indexed keywords

DEVICES; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEW ZEALAND; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84885180758     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-012-0265-9     Document Type: Article

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