Preliminary Validation of a New Instrument to Measure Life Satisfaction in Adolescents with Neuromuscular Disorders.

Reid, Denise T.; Renwick, Rebecca M.

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ERIC Number: EJ489469

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Publication Date: 1994

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Preliminary Validation of a New Instrument to Measure Life Satisfaction in Adolescents with Neuromuscular Disorders.

Reid, Denise T.; Renwick, Rebecca M.

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, v17 n2 p184-88 Jun 1994

A new questionnaire instrument, the Life Satisfaction Index for Adolescents (LSIA), has been developed for adolescents with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). This article reviews the conceptual basis of the LSIA, its development, and its reliability and validity (established with 15 male adolescents with DMD). (DB)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitudes, Life Satisfaction, Males, Neurological Impairments, Physical Disabilities, Quality of Life, Questionnaires, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Well Being

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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