Assessing quality of life in clinical trials

By Peter M. Fayers, Ron D. Hays

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

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.