Assessing Quality of Life in Clinical Trials
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Researchers in all clinical fields are fully aware of the importance of Quality of Life measurements in judging the efficacy of a given treatment. Psychological criteria play an important role in this evaluation. Assessment of Quality of Life in Clinical Trials: Methods and Practice explores the current state of the art and illustrates the benefits and potential of health related quality of life assessment in clinical trials. It covers a wide range of analytical issues, emphasizing new and innovative approaches that are of practical and clinical importance. The book will have widespread appeal to clinical trialists and researchers from a wide range of specialties.Features
- Complete revision and update to cover the increased breadth and importance of the field of QoL measurement
- A rigorous, broad comprehensive coverage of all aspects of QoL measurement, methods and practice
- Gives a new focus on qualitative methods which have become considerably more advanced and now have a stronger scientific basis
- Introduces Rasch models and item response theory, the use of which has grown considerably
- Includes detailed discussion of analytical techniques highlighting the value of new available software for analysis
- Provides an in depth discussion of interpreting results and the ongoing discussions about issues such as individualised measures
- Gives innovative coverage of QoL measurement issues relevant beyond clinical trials and how to use clinical trial and other data to make macro-economic decisions.
Reviews
"In alignment with the editor's aim to provide a comprehensive summary, a broad array of concepts, issues, and theoretical framework are discussed in detail...Because so many areas are covered and so many references are given, I find this book an extremely useful reference book."--Journal of Biopharmaceutical Statistics
"This excellently presented book achieves its aims of being an introduction to QoL, and its assessment, analysis, and interpretation."--International Journal of Epidemiology
"Assessing Quality of Life in Clinical Trials provides valuable information and insight into the measurement of a construct-quality of life (QOL)- that is used frequently but often with differeing interpretations and meanings. Overall Assessing Quality of Life in Clinical Trials is a valuable resource."--Oncology Nursing Forum
About the Author(s)
Edited by Peter Fayers, Department of Public Health, Aberdeen Medical School , and Ron Hays, Division of GIM and Health Services Research, UCLA School of Medicine
