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Record Nr.

UNINA9910137179703321

Autore

Fayers Peter M.

Titolo

The quality of life : the assessment, analysis and reporting of patient-reported outcomes / / Peter M. Fayers and David Machin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, [England] : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-118-75902-8

1-118-75899-4

1-118-75901-X

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (651 p.)

Collana

THEi Wiley ebooks

Disciplina

362.1072

Soggetti

Quality of life - Research

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Principles of measurement scales -- Developing a questionnaire -- Scores and measurement : validity, reliability, sensibility -- Multi-item scales -- Factor analysis and structural equation modelling -- Item response theory and differential item functioning -- Item banks, item linking, and computer-adaptive tests -- Choosing and scoring questionnaires -- Clinical trials -- Samples sizes -- Cross-sectional analysis -- Exploring longitudinal data -- Modelling longitudinal data -- Missing data -- Practical and reporting issues -- Death and quality-adjusted survival -- Clinical interpretation -- Biased reporting and response shift -- Meta-analysis.