Patient preferences in randomised controlled trials: Conceptual framework and implications for research

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 685-695

  Bower, Peter ^a   King, Michael ^b   Nazareth, Irwin ^b   Lampe, Fiona ^a   Sibbald, Bonnie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Informed consent; Methodology; Preference trials; Randomised controlled trials

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; EMPIRICISM; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THEORETICAL STUDY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CLINICAL TRIALS; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MORALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PLACEBO EFFECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 19444372433     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.12.010     Document Type: Article

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