Outcomes assessment in cancer
Subtitle: measures, methods, and applications
By: edited by Joseph Lipscomb, Carolyn C. Gotay, Claire Snyder.
Contributors: Lipscomb, Joseph.; Gotay, Carolyn C., 1951-; Snyder, Claire, 1973-
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Cambridge, UK; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 662
Subjects: Cancer -- Treatment -- Evaluation; Outcome assessment (Medical care); Neoplasms -- therapy; Health Status Indicators; Quality of Life; Treatment Outcome
Description: The U.S. National Cancer Institute established the Cancer Outcomes Measurement Working Group in 2001 to evaluate measurements of the important and diverse impacts of cancer on individuals and populations. The findings and recommendations of the working group's 35 internationally recognized members provide alternative approaches for comprehensively measuring the burden of cancer and the effectiveness of preventive and therapeutic interventions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Health-related quality of life in cancer: general concepts and generic measures; title: Assessing health-related quality of life during treatment; title: Assessing health-related quality of life across the cancer continuum; title: Measuring the experience and needs of cancer patients and caregivers; title: Methodological considerations in applications to cancer outcomes research; title: Modern psychometric theory in cancer outcomes research; title: Assessing the economic impact of cancer; title: Research and policy implications; title: Invited papers.