Measuring stigma after spinal cord injury: Development and psychometric characteristics of the SCI-QOL Stigma item bank and short form

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 386-396

  Kisala, Pamela A ^a   Tulsky, David S ^a,b   Pace, Natalie ^c   Victorson, David ^c   Choi, Seung W ^d   Heinemann, Allen W ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b KESSLER FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d McGraw Hill Education CTB   (United States)

^e REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; Outcomes assessment (healthcare); Patient reported outcomes; Social stigma; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ADAPTIVE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITEM RESPONSE THEORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD INJURY QUALITY OF LIFE; STIGMA; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL STIGMA;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL STIGMA; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84941220986     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: 20457723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1079026815Z.000000000410     Document Type: Article

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