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Measuring and analysing quality of life in cancer clinical trials: A review
Author(s) -
Fayers P. M.,
Jones D. R.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
statistics in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.996
H-Index - 183
eISSN - 1097-0258
pISSN - 0277-6715
DOI - 10.1002/sim.4780020402
Subject(s) - quality of life (healthcare) , clinical trial , cancer , computer science , quality (philosophy) , medicine , pathology , epistemology , philosophy , nursing
After brief consideration of the definition of the term ‘quality of life’, methods previously adopted and problems encountered in assessing and evaluating quality of life in clinical studies of cancer are reviewed. Desirable properties of any such assessment methods and approaches to the analysis of quality of life data are discussed. Illustrations are provided by reference to the methods of assessment of quality of life incorporated in two recently‐initiated studies of cancer treatment.