title: Evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Hungarian quality of life in depression scale.
abstract: The paper describes the adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the Hungarian version of the quality of life in depression scale. The adaptation procedure involved: bilingual translation; field-testing for face and content validity; and assessment of instrument's reliability and construct validity. The new language version was shown to be well-accepted by respondents and to have excellent psychometric properties.
authors.affiliation: University of Szeged, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Szikra u. 8, 6725 Szeged, Hungary. viola@pharm.u-szeged.hu
authors.forename: Reka
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Viola
authors.forename: Kornelia
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lovas
authors.forename: Zoltan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Szabo
authors.forename: Zsuzsanna
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Czenner
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Meads
authors.forename: Gyongyver
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Soos
authors.forename: Stephen P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: McKenna
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003625:Data Collection / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D038801:International Classification of Diseases / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019303:Multilingualism; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011177:Postal Service; D011594:Psychometrics; D011788:Quality of Life; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012107:Research Design; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014175:Translating