Interpretation of quality of life changes

The clinical significance of quality of life changes has little to do with the QOL as a measure, but is rather a reflection on the novelty of the measures and researcher's inexperience in their use. This article discusses possible ways of evaluating quality of life measures in terms of patient-...

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Published inQuality of life research Vol. 2; no. 3; p. 221
Main Authors Lydick, E, Epstein, R S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands 01.06.1993
Subjects
Activities of Daily Living
Bias
Humans
Professional-Patient Relations
Quality of Life
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Surveys and Questionnaires - classification
Surveys and Questionnaires - standards
Terminology as Topic
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:The clinical significance of quality of life changes has little to do with the QOL as a measure, but is rather a reflection on the novelty of the measures and researcher's inexperience in their use. This article discusses possible ways of evaluating quality of life measures in terms of patient-clinician interactions and how the clinician can assess the importance of these changes of QOL in terms of treatment and management of disease.
ISSN:0962-9343
DOI:10.1007/BF00435226