Journal article
Five preference-based indexes in cataract and heart failure patients were not equally responsive to change
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To compare the responsiveness to clinical change of five widely used preference-based health-related quality-of-life indexes in two longitudinal cohorts.
STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Five generic instruments were simultaneously administered to 376 adults undergoing cataract surgery and 160 adults in heart failure management programs. Patients were assessed at baseline and reevaluated after 1 and 6 months. The measures were the Short …
Authors
Kaplan RM; Tally S; Hays RD; Feeny D; Ganiats TG; Palta M; Fryback DG
Journal
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, Vol. 64, No. 5, pp. 497–506
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
May 2011
DOI
10.1016/j.jclinepi.2010.04.010
ISSN
0895-4356