The development of a clinical outcomes survey research application: Assessment centerSM

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 677-685

  Gershon, Richard ^a   Rothrock, Nan E ^a   Hanrahan, Rachel T ^a   Jansky, Liz J ^b   Harniss, Mark ^c   Riley, William ^d  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESTAT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health surveys; Outcome assessment (health care); Psychometrics; Quality of life; Questionnaires; Software; Software design

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EDUCATION; FACTUAL DATABASE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOFTWARE DESIGN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956393388     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-010-9634-4     Document Type: Article

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