Journal article
Comparative responsiveness of generic and specific quality-of-life instruments
Abstract
We assessed the relative responsiveness of generic and specific quality of life instruments in 43 randomized controlled trials that compared head-to-head 31 generic and 84 specific instruments. Using weighted effect size as the metric of responsiveness, we assessed the impact of instrument type, disease category, and magnitude of underlying therapeutic effect on responsiveness, and assessed the responsiveness of specific instruments relative to …
Authors
Wiebe S; Guyatt G; Weaver B; Matijevic S; Sidwell C
Journal
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, Vol. 56, No. 1, pp. 52–60
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 2003
DOI
10.1016/s0895-4356(02)00537-1
ISSN
0895-4356