Quality of Life Assessment: Key Issues in the 1990sS.R. Walker, Rachel M. Rosser Springer Science & Business Media, 2012 M12 6 - 487 pages It was over five years ago that the Centre for Medicines Research organized a workshop entitled "Quality of Life: Assessment and Application". This workshop brought together a unique group of participants, some of whom had been involved in studies on quality of life for well over a decade, whilst others were meeting the subject for the first time. This blend of experienced researchers and enthusiastic newcomers was a great stimulus to the discus sions which followed individual presentations as well as that resulting from the study groups. In the ensuing publication, a balance was sought between a consideration of the complex principles underlying the assessment of quality of life and the application of such assessments to specific clinical conditions which necessitated this approach. The organization in 1991 of a second workshop entitled "Quality of Life Assessment: Key Issues in the 1990s" resulted in a further consideration of the quality of life philosophy, concepts and key instruments together with an update on assessing quality of life in a number of major disease areas. Of particular importance was an examination of various viewpoints concerned with ethical questions and their implications, and quality oflife from industry, regulatory and health care purchasers' perspectives. As a result of this second workshop, the editors of the original book referred to above decided to produce a second edition with a number of updates and additional chapters. |
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... status in clinical settings; management of common musculoskeletal diseases, and evaluation of common medical practices. He ... Health Indexes and analysing national data on health-related quality of life for epidemiologic and evaluative ...
... status in clinical settings; management of common musculoskeletal diseases, and evaluation of common medical practices. He ... Health Indexes and analysing national data on health-related quality of life for epidemiologic and evaluative ...
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... status and quality of life measurement. Dr Kaplan is particularly interested in quantifying outcomes in clinical ... health education, and health promotion in the workplace, the planning, provision and evaluation of health services ...
... status and quality of life measurement. Dr Kaplan is particularly interested in quantifying outcomes in clinical ... health education, and health promotion in the workplace, the planning, provision and evaluation of health services ...
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... health and quality of life assessment since 1966 with particular emphasis on resource allocation, the measurement of values associated with health status ... measures in clinical trials, clinical practice, and health services research. M ...
... health and quality of life assessment since 1966 with particular emphasis on resource allocation, the measurement of values associated with health status ... measures in clinical trials, clinical practice, and health services research. M ...
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... health-care decision-making authority adds to the interest in quality of life measurement. Responsibility seems to ... status indices and quality of life measures may seem a bit arcane and complicated for universal application, but their ...
... health-care decision-making authority adds to the interest in quality of life measurement. Responsibility seems to ... status indices and quality of life measures may seem a bit arcane and complicated for universal application, but their ...
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... measures of the decrement in quality of life which accompanies antihypertensive therapy (see the chapter by Fletcher and ... health status information which would not otherwise be documented. Use of such forms is also likely to result in ...
... measures of the decrement in quality of life which accompanies antihypertensive therapy (see the chapter by Fletcher and ... health status information which would not otherwise be documented. Use of such forms is also likely to result in ...
Contents
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rationale for a single | 65 |
Development testing and use of the Sickness Impact | 95 |
The Nottingham Health Profile | 111 |
an update | 131 |
A health index and output measure | 151 |
life 15D and its applications | 185 |
Measuring the quality of life of patients with Parkinsons | 289 |
Measuring quality of life in hypertension | 321 |
Measuring quality of life in psychiatry | 343 |
R B Joyce | 373 |
Industry perspectives on quality of life | 383 |
A regulatory view | 393 |
The cost effectiveness of pharmaceuticals | 401 |
Requirements for health care purchasers | 413 |
A WHO method for the assessment of healthrelated | 201 |
The OnLine Guide to QualityofLife Assessment | 221 |
Assessing Quality of Life in Major Disease Areas | 235 |
Measuring the quality of life of patients with rheumatoid | 269 |
The importance of quality of life in policy decisions | 427 |
Appendices | 441 |
Other editions - View all
Quality of Life Assessment: Key Issues in the 1990s S R Walker,Rachel M Rosser No preview available - 1992 |
Quality of Life Assessment: Key Issues in the 1990s S.R. Walker,Rachel M. Rosser No preview available - 2012 |
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