Evaluation of the Social Participation Questionnaire in adult patients with depressive symptoms using Rasch analysis

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1987-1997

  Densley, Konstancja ^a   Davidson, Sandra ^a   Gunn, Jane M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Depression; Quality of life; Rasch analysis; Social participation; The Social Participation Questionnaire (SPQ)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; STATISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84889096177     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-013-0354-4     Document Type: Article

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