Comparison of three generic questionnaires measuring quality of life in adolescents and adults with cystic fibrosis: The 36-item short form health survey, the quality of life profile for chronic diseases, and the questions on life satisfaction
Quality of Life ResearchPublished 1 January 2001
Lutz Goldbeck, Tim G. Schmitz
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The different validity of the instruments has to be considered in chosing a questionnaire appropriate to the purpose of measuring and can be overcome by multimethod designs and by developing disease-specific scales.
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The different validity of the instruments has to be considered in chosing a questionnaire appropriate to the purpose of measuring. Shortcomings of each instrument can be overcome by multimethod designs and by developing disease-specific scales.
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MedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance
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