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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Main Authors: Patrícia Pinto Fonseca, Maria das Graças de Oliveira, José Alberto Del Porto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 2012-01-01
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