Quality of life assessment in clinical trials :  methods and practice / 
edited by Maurice J. Staquet, Ron D. Hays, and Peter M. Fayers. 
 - Oxford ;  New York :  Oxford University Press,  c1998. 
 - x, 360 p. ;  25 cm. 
 - Oxford medical publications .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Contents<br/><br/>Part I: Introduction<br/>1. Understanding and using health-related quality of life instruments within clinical research studies <br/><br/>Part II: Primary issues specific to quality of life trials<br/>2. Guidelines for measuring health-related quality of life in clinical trials <br/>3. Sample sizes for randomized trials measuring quality of life <br/>4. Cross-cultural issues in the use of quality of life measures in randomized controlled trials <br/>5. Profile versus utility based measures of outcome for clinical trials <br/><br/>Part III: Decision theory and preference assessment<br/>6. Introduction to decision theory and utilities <br/>7. Using decision theory in clinical research: applications of quality-adjusted life-years <br/>8. Possibilities for summarizing health-related quality of life when using a profile instrument <br/><br/>Part IV: Psychometry<br/>9. Questionnaire scaling: models and issues<br/>10. Assessing reliability and validity of measurement in clinical trials<br/>11. Item response theory models<br/>12. Factor analysis <br/><br/>Part V: Data analysis<br/>13. Methods of analysis for longitudinal studies of health-related quality of life <br/>14. Analysis of incomplete quality of life data in clinical trials <br/>15. Using the Q-TWiST method for treatment comparisons in clinical trials <br/><br/>Part VI: Interpreting and reporting results of QoL clinical trials<br/>16. Clinical interpretation of health-related quality of life data <br/>17. Summarizing quality of life data using graphical methods <br/>18. Guidelines for reporting results of quality of life assessments in clinical trials 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0192627856 9780192627858 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Clinical trials--Social aspects.<br/>Quality of life--Evaluation.<br/>Research.<br/>Clinical Trials.<br/>Quality of Life.<br/>Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>W 20.55.C5 Q15 1998