Quality of life : the assessment, analysis, and reporting of patient-reported outcomes - Fayers, Peter M.; Machin, David, 1939- (Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2016)
Principles of measurement scales -- Developing a questionnaire -- Scores and measurement : validity, reliability, sensibility -- Multi-item scales -- Factor analysis and structural equation modelling -- Item response theory and differential item functioning -- Item banks, item linking, and computer-adaptive tests -- Choosing and scoring questionnaires -- Clinical trials -- Samples sizes -- Cross-sectional analysis -- Exploring longitudinal data -- Modelling longitudinal data -- Missing data -- Practical and reporting issues -- Death and quality-adjusted survival -- Clinical interpretation -- Biased reporting and response shift -- Meta-analysis.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Keywords: Outcome assessment (Medical care); Quality of life -- Research; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare; Outcome assessment (Medical care); Quality of life -- Research; Outcome Assessment -- methods; Patient Outcome Assessment; Quality of Life; Research Design; Electronic books