Psychometric properties of the Dutch version of the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for older adults (HoNOS 65+) in daily care

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1711-1719

  Veerbeek, Marjolein A ^a   Oude Voshaar, Richard C ^b   Pot, Anne Margriet ^a,c  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aged; Mental health services; Outcome assessment; Psychometrics

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY;

AGED; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS;

AGED; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 84886093962     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2013.05.004     Document Type: Article

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