Quality of life
Subtitle: the assessment, analysis, and interpretation of patient-reported outcomes
By: [edited by] Peter M. Fayers and David Machin.
Contributors: Fayers, Peter M.; Machin, David, 1939-
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; Wiley
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Chichester; Hoboken, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 544
ISBN-13: 9780470024508
Subjects: Quality of life -- Research; Outcome Assessment (Health Care) -- methods; Outcome assessment (Medical Care); Quality of Life
Description: xxi, 544 pages : 25 cm
Notes: Rev. ed. of: Quality of life / Peter M. Fayers and David Machin. c2000.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [515]-528) and index.
Table of contents: title: Principles of measurement scales; title: Developing a questionnaire; title: Scores and measurements : validity, reliability, sensitivity; title: Multi-item scales; title: Factor analysis and structural equation modelling; title: Item response theory and differential item functioning; title: Item banks, item listing and computer-adaptive tests; title: Choosing and scoring questionnaires; title: Clinical trials; title: Sample sizes; title: Cross-sectional analysis; title: Exploring longitudinal data; title: Modelling longitudinal data; title: Missing data; title: Practical and reporting issues; title: Quality-adjusted survival; title: Clinical interpretation; title: Meta-analysis.