The development and validation of a health-related quality of life questionnaire for pre-school children with a chronic heart disease

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2877-2888

  Niemitz, M ^a   Seitz, D C M ^a   Oebels, M ^b   Schranz, D ^b   Hovels Gurich H ^c   Hofbeck, M ^d   Kaulitz, R ^d   Galm, C ^a   Berger, F ^e   Nagdymann, N ^e   Stiller, B ^f   Borth Bruhns, T ^g   Konzag, I ^h   Balmer, C ⁱ   Goldbeck, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GIESSEN   (Germany)

^c RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^e GERMAN RHEUMATISM RESEARCH CENTRE BERLIN   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^g Pediatric Aftercare Clinic   (Germany)

^h Pediatric Aftercare clinic Berlin Brandenburg GGmbH   (Germany)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chronic heart disease; Disease specific instrument; Health related quality of life; Parents; Pre school children

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; EQUIPMENT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HUNGARY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PARENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROXY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCHOOL; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STANDARD;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; HUNGARY; MALE; PARENTS; PEDIATRICS; PROXY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHOOLS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 84892834097     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-013-0414-9     Document Type: Article

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