Global Perceived Effect scales provided reliable assessments of health transition in people with musculoskeletal disorders, but ratings are strongly influenced by current status

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2010, Pages

  Kamper, Steven J ^a   Ostelo, Raymond W J G ^b   Knol, Dirk L ^b   Maher, Christopher G ^a   de Vet, Henrica C W ^b   Hancock, Mark J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Global Perceived Effect; Outcome measure; Transition rating

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISABILITY; GLOBAL PERCEIVED EFFECT SCALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REPRODUCIBILITY; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; WHIPLASH INJURY;

EID: 77952421365     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2009.09.009     Document Type: Article

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