Assessing quality of life in clinical trials

By Peter M. Fayers, Ron D. Hays

Subjects: Epidemiology & medical statistics, Indicateurs de santé, Measurement, Research, Études cliniques, Qualidade de vida (avaliação), Health Care Outcome Assessment, Quality of life, Clinical trials, Health status indicators, Health and Fitness, Qualité de la vie, Evaluation, Palliative medicine, Pharmacology, Quality of Life, Oncology, Évaluation, Health and Wellbeing, Kwaliteit van het bestaan, Clinical Trials as Topic, Health systems & services, Indicadores de serviços de saúde (análise)

Description: Researchers in all clinical fields are fully aware of the importance of Quality of Life measurements in judging the efficacy of a given treatment. Psychological criteria play an important role in this evaluation. This volulme explores the current state of the art and illustrates the benefits and potential of health related quality of life assessment in clinical trials. It covers a wide range of analytical issues, emphasizing new and innovative approaches that are of practical and clinical importance.