Quality of Life Assessment: Key Issues in the 1990s: Key Issues in the 1990s

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Stuart R. Walker, Rachel Rosser
Springer Science & Business Media, 1993 - 487 pages
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This book reviews current methodology for assessing the health status of patients -- their 'quality of life' -- and shows how this methodology can be applied to specific diseases such as cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, angina and Parkinson's disease.

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Quality of Life Assessment: Key Issues in the 1990s
S.R. Walker,Rachel M. Rosser
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S R Walker,Rachel M Rosser
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S.R. Walker,Rachel M. Rosser
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activities analysis application approach areas arthritis aspects assessment associated behaviour benefits cancer chronic clinical trials collection compared comparison completed concepts concerned considerations considered correlation cost decisions depression described designed determine difficulty dimension disability disease distress drug effects emotional estimates evaluation example expected factors feel Figure function given groups health status health-related quality hospital impact impairment important improvement indicators individual interview issues less limitations living major mean measures medicine methods MHIQ obtained outcome overall pain particular patients performance person physical population possible practice present problems Profile psychological questionnaire questions range References relative reliability reported response scale scores selected sensitivity severity showed Sickness single social specific standard subjects symptoms Table testing therapy treatment usual validity weights well-being

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TitleQuality of Life Assessment: Key Issues in the 1990s: Key Issues in the 1990s
Volume 4 of CMR Workshop Series, ISSN 2451-8212
EditorsStuart R. Walker, Rachel Rosser
Editionillustrated
PublisherSpringer Science & Business Media, 1993
ISBN0792389913, 9780792389910
Length487 pages
  
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