Quality of life : assessment, analysis and interpretation /
Fayers, Peter M.
Quality of life : assessment, analysis and interpretation / Peter M. Fayers, David Machin - Chichester : John Wiley $ Sons, Ltd., c2000 - xii, 404 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents
Part A. Introduction
1.Introduction
2.Principles of measurement scales
Part B. Developing and testing questionnaire
3.Scores and measurements : validity, reliability, sensitivity
4.Multi-item scales
5.Factor analysis
6.Item response theory and differential item functioning
7.Questionnaire development and scoring
Part C. Analysis of QoL Data
8. Cross-sectional analysis
9. Exploring longitudinal data
10.Modelling longitudinal data
11.Missing data
12. Quality-adjusted survival
Part D. Practical aspects and clinical interpretation
Choosing and scoring questionnaires
13.Clinical trials
14.Sample sizes
15. Practical and reporting issues
16.Clinical interpretation
Appendices
0471968617 9780471968610
Quality of life
Health status indicators
W 20.5 F283q 2000
Quality of life : assessment, analysis and interpretation / Peter M. Fayers, David Machin - Chichester : John Wiley $ Sons, Ltd., c2000 - xii, 404 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents
Part A. Introduction
1.Introduction
2.Principles of measurement scales
Part B. Developing and testing questionnaire
3.Scores and measurements : validity, reliability, sensitivity
4.Multi-item scales
5.Factor analysis
6.Item response theory and differential item functioning
7.Questionnaire development and scoring
Part C. Analysis of QoL Data
8. Cross-sectional analysis
9. Exploring longitudinal data
10.Modelling longitudinal data
11.Missing data
12. Quality-adjusted survival
Part D. Practical aspects and clinical interpretation
Choosing and scoring questionnaires
13.Clinical trials
14.Sample sizes
15. Practical and reporting issues
16.Clinical interpretation
Appendices
0471968617 9780471968610
Quality of life
Health status indicators
W 20.5 F283q 2000