Validation of the EuroQol quality of life questionnaire on stroke victims

OBJECTIVE: To validate a quality of life scale, EuroQoL, on stroke patients. METHOD: 67 patients were scored simultaneously for EuroQoL-5 Dimensions (EQ-5D), NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and modified Barthel Index (mBI). Pearson test was used to correlate each scale. Additionally, 31 patients were exami...

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Main Authors: E B Pinto, I Maso, R N R Vilela, L C Santos, J Oliveira-Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2011-01-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2011000300010&lng=en&tlng=en