Quality of Life
Assessment, Analysis and Interpretation
1st Edition
Published on 18. April 2000
Book
Hardback
XII, 404 pages
978-0-471-96861-0 (ISBN)
Description
Quality of life assessments have become especially important to those designing medicines to treat the ill. Developing drugs free of troublesome side effects is a major priority for pharmaceutical companies. Assessing and analyzing quality of life data is quickly becoming part of clinical trials procedure, and is even mandatory for acquiring major research grants. Written by two pioneers in the quality of life field, this is the first book to detail extensively the guidelines for assessing and analyzing quality of life data.
Reviews / Votes
"Measurement of quality of life has grown to become a standard endpoint in many randomised controlled trials..." (Short Book Reviews, Vol. 20, No. 3, December 2000) "...well written and easy to understand..." (The Lancet Oncology, November 2000) "I would recommend this book..." (Progress in Palliative Care, Vol 8/5, 2000) "this book is highly recommended to clinicians who are actively involved in the planning, analysis and publication of QoL research..." (Clinical Oncology, Vol. 12/6, 2000) "...useful...for many professions who wish to know whether their patients are well and whether certain therapies are needed and useful..." (Journal of Paediatric Endocrinology Metabolism, Vol. 13/9, 2000) "I would recommend this book for library purchase" (The Statistician, Vol. 5, 2001) "...this book is highly recommended..." (Quality of Life Research, No.11, 2002)More details
Edition
1., Aufl.
Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 25 cm
Width: 18.4 cm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
906 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-96861-0 (9780471968610)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
New editions
Peter M. Fayers | David Machin
Quality of Life
The Assessment, Analysis and Interpretation of Patient-reported Outcomes
Book
03/2007
2nd Edition
Wiley
€145.00
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Content
Principles of Measurement Scales. DEVELOPING AND TESTING QUESTIONNAIRES. Scores and Measurements: Validity, Reliability, Sensitivity. Multi-item Scales. Factor Analysis. Item Response Theory and Differential Item Functioning. Questionnaire Development and Scoring. ANALYSIS OF QoL DATA. Cross-sectional Analysis. Exploring Longitudinal Data. Modelling Longitudinal Data. Missing Data. Quality-adjusted Survival. PRACTICAL ASPECTS AND CLINICAL INTERPRETATION. Clinical Trials. Sample Sizes. Practical and Reporting Issues. Clinical Interpretation. Appendices. References. Index.