Exploring self-rated health among adolescents: A think-aloud study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Joffer, Junia ^a,b   Jerdén, Lars ^a,b,c   Öhman, Ann ^a   Flacking, Renée ^c  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c DALARNA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Cognitive interviewing; Feel; Health assessment; Qualitative; Self rated health; Subjective health; Sweden; Think aloud interview

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; GIRL; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIVACY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIABILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN; COMPREHENSION; EMOTION; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF EVALUATION; THINKING;

ADOLESCENT; COMPREHENSION; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; THINKING;

EID: 84958154143     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-2837-z     Document Type: Article

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