Quality of life : the assessment, analysis and interpretation of patient-reported outcomes / Peter M. Fayers and David Machin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fayers, Peter M.

Contributor:

Machin, David, 1939-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Quality of life--Research.

Quality of life.

Outcome assessment (Medical care).

Outcome Assessment, Health Care--methods.

Quality of Life.

Medical Subjects:

Outcome Assessment, Health Care--methods.

Quality of Life.

Physical Description:

xxi, 544 pages : illustrations, forms ; 25 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, England ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons Ltd., [2007]

Summary:

Health-related quality of life or patient-reported outcomes is a rapidly evolving area of research and this new edition reflects the development within the field from an emerging subject to one that is an essential part of the assessment of clinical trials and other clinical studies.

The analysis and interpretation of quality of life rely on a variety of psychometric and statistical methods which are explained in this book in a non-technical way. The result is a practical guide that covers a wide range of methods and emphasizes the use of simple techniques using numerous examples. Much of the material in this second edition has been reorganized to reflect current teaching methods and the content has been widened to address extensive developments in item response theory, computer adaptive testing, systematic reviews and meta-analysis. This book is aimed at everyone involved in quality of life research and is applicable to medical and non-medical, statistical and non-statistical readers. It is of particular relevance for clinical and biomedical researchers within both the pharmaceutical industry and clinical practice.

Contents:

Introduction

Principles of measurement scales

Developing a questionnaire

Scores and measurements: validity, reliability, sensitivity

Multi-item scales

Factor analysis and structural equation modelling

Item response theory and differential item functioning

Item banks, item listing and computer-adaptive tests

Choosing and scoring questionnaires

Clinical trials

Sample sizes

Cross-sectional analysis

Exploring longitudinal data

Modelling longitudinal data

Missing data

Practical and reporting issues

Quality-adjusted survival

Clinical interpretation

Meta-analysis.

Notes:

Rev. ed. of: Quality of life / Peter M. Fayers and David Machin. c2000.

Includes bibliographical references ( pages [515]-528) and index.

ISBN:

047002450X

9780470024508

OCLC:

71812780