QUINT: A tool to detect qualitative treatment–subgroup interactions in randomized controlled trials

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 612-622

  Doove, Lisa L ^a   Van Deun, Katrijn ^a,b   Dusseldorp, Elise ^a,c   Van Mechelen, Iven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

qualitative interaction; QUINT; subgroup analysis; treatment efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DRUG DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84978877969     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503307.2015.1062934     Document Type: Article

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