Quality of life : the assessment, analysis, and reporting of patient-reported outcomes

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fayers, Peter M. (Author)
Other Authors: Machin, David (Editor)
Format: Book
Published: Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons Inc. c2016
Edition:3rd ed
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Principles of measurement scales
  • 3. Developing a questionnaire
  • 4. Scores and measurement : validity, reliability, sensibility
  • 5. Multi-item scales
  • 6. Factor analysis and structural equation modelling
  • 7. Item response theory and differential item functioning
  • 8. Item banks, item linking, and computer-adaptive tests
  • 9. Choosing and scoring questionnaires
  • 10. Clinical trials
  • 11. Samples sizes
  • 12. Cross-sectional analysis
  • 13. Exploring longitudinal data
  • 14. Modelling longitudinal data
  • 15. Missing data
  • 16. Practical and reporting issues
  • 17. Death and quality-adjusted survival
  • 18. Clinical interpretation
  • 19. Biased reporting and response shift
  • 20. Meta-analysis