The use of focus groups to develop a culturally relevant quality of life tool for lymphatic filariasis in Bangladesh

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 299-309

  Zeldenryk, Lynne ^a   Gray, Marion ^b   Gordon, Susan ^a   Speare, Rick ^a   Hossain, Moazzem ^c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^c Institute of Allergy and Clinical Immunology of Bangladesh   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Cross cultural; Focus groups; Instrument design; Lymphatic filariasis; Quality of life; Research assistants

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CAPACITY BUILDING; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; BANGLADESH; CAPACITY BUILDING; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; DOCUMENTATION; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84895058572     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-013-0455-0     Document Type: Article

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