Quality of Life - Assessment, Analysis &Interpretation
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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.
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.
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"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)
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"A useful book 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
