The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric characteristics of a revised version of the Psychological General Well-Being Index (PGWB), the PGWB-R, using a standardized response option suitable for use in telephone surveys. Sixty patients (42 women and 18 men) from two gastroenterology
Validity and reliability of the Spanish Version of the Psychological General Well-Being Index
✍ Scribed by X. Badia; F. Gutiérrez; I. Wiklund; J. Alonso
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 798 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0962-9343
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✦ Synopsis
This project was funded by Laboratorios ASTRA Espafia SA. The authors acknowledge Pilar Cierco and Carme Fortuny for their help in carrying out the study.
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