Interpreting the results of patient reported outcome measures in clinical trials: The clinician's perspective

<p>Abstract</p> <p>This article deals with the problem of interpreting health-related quality of life (HRQL) outcomes in clinical trials. First, we will briefly describe how dichotomization and item response theory can facilitate interpretation. Based on examples from the medical l...

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Главные авторы: Schünemann Holger J, Akl Elie A, Guyatt Gordon H
Формат: Статья
Язык:English
Опубликовано: BMC 2006-09-01
Серии:Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
Online-ссылка:http://www.hqlo.com/content/4/1/62