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Quality of life : assessment, analysis and interpretation / Peter M. Fayers, David Machin

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Chichester : John Wiley $ Sons, Ltd., c2000Description: xii, 404 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0471968617
  • 9780471968610
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • W 20.5 F283q 2000
Contents:
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
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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

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