A questionnaire to evaluate the impact of chronic diseases: validated translation and Illness Effects Questionnaire (IEQ) reliability study
INTRODUCTION: Patients' perception about their health condition, mainly involving chronic diseases, has been investigated in many studies and it has been associated to depression, compliance with the treatment, quality of life and prognosis. The Illness Effects Questionnaire (IEQ) is a tool whi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
2012-01-01
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Series: | Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0047-20852012000300010&lng=en&tlng=en |