| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 365 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Statistics in practice |
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Statistics in practice.
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| Contents |
Measuring quality of life -- Choosing a quality of life measure for your study -- Design and sample size issues : how many subjects do I need for my study? -- Reliability and method comparison studies for quality of life measurements -- Summarizing, tabulating, and graphically displaying quality of life outcomes -- Cross-sectional analysis of quality of life outcomes -- Randomized controlled trials -- Exploring and modelling longitudinal quality of life data -- Advanced methods for analysing quality of life outcomes -- Economic evaluations -- Meta-analysis -- Practical issues |
| Summary |
An essential, up-to-date guide to the design of studies and selection of the correct QoL instruments for observational studies and clinical trials. Quality of Life (QoL) outcomes or Person/Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) are now frequently being used in randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and observational studies. This book provides a practical guide to the design, analysis and interpretation of studies that use such outcomes. QoL outcomes tend to generate data with discrete, bounded and skewed distributions. Many investigators are concerned about the appropriateness of using standa |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Clinical trials.
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Quality of life.
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Outcome assessment (Medical care)
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
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Outcome Assessment, Health Care
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Quality of Life
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Research Design
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quality of life.
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Clinical trials
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Outcome assessment (Medical care)
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Quality of life
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2009024883 |
| ISBN |
9780470686140 |
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0470686146 |
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9780470871911 |
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9780470840481 |
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047084048X |
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0470871911 |
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047075382X |
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9780470753828 |
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1282689576 |
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9781282689572 |
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9786612689574 |
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6612689579 |
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