Relation of Distribution- and Anchor-Based Approaches in Interpretation of Changes in Health-Related Quality of Life

Medical Care

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1039-1047

  Norman, Geoffrey R ^a   Sridhar, Femida Gwadry ^a   Guyatt, Gordon H ^a   Walter, Stephen D ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Effect size; MID (minimally important difference); NNT (number needed to treat)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF EFFICACY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035490980     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200110000-00002     Document Type: Article

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