Journal article
Do Clinical Marker States Improve Responsiveness and Construct Validity of the Standard Gamble and Feeling Thermometer: A Randomized Multi-Center Trial in Patients with Chronic Respiratory Disease
Abstract
Background: Optimizing the validity and responsiveness of utility measures will enhance their usefulness in randomized trials. We evaluated the impact of clinical marker state (CMS) rating prior to patients’ rating their own health on two utility instruments (feeling thermometer (FT) and standard gamble (SG)) in patients with chronic respiratory disease (CRD). Methods: We randomized 182 patients with CRD to complete the FT (self-administered) …
Authors
Schünemann HJ; Goldstein R; Mador MJ; McKim D; Stahl E; Griffith LE; Bayoumi AM; Austin P; Guyatt GH
Journal
Quality of Life Research, Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. 1–14
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
2 2006
DOI
10.1007/s11136-005-0126-x
ISSN
0962-9343