Validity and responsiveness of generic preference-based HRQOL instruments in chronic epilepsy

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 899-914

  Langfitt, J T ^a,h   Vickrey, B G ^b   McDermott, M P ^a   Messing, S ^a   Berg, A T ^c   Spencer, S S ^d   Sperling, M R ^e   Bazil, C W ^f   Shinnar, S ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Columbia University Medical School ^*  (United States)

^g ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Preference; Responsiveness; Utility; Validity

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPILEPSY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH UTILITIES INDEX MARK 2; HEALTH UTILITIES INDEX MARK 3; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEIZURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHORT FORM 36; VALIDATION PROCESS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33744461818     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-005-5231-3     Document Type: Article

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