Further evidence supporting an SEM-based criterion for identifying meaningful intra-individual changes in health-related quality of life

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 861-873

  Wyrwich, Kathleen W ^a   Tierney, William M ^b,c,d   Wolinsky, Fredric D ^a,e  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Regrenstrief Inst for Health Care   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d RICHARD L ROUDEBUSH VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Clinical change; Measurement; Quality of life; Responsiveness; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0033199526     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(99)00071-2     Document Type: Article

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