Response Shift in Measuring Health-related Quality of Life as Pertaining to Health: Concepts, Definitions, and Challenges

As a major consequence of medical interventions, quality of life (QoL) is of great importance for patients suffering from refractory diseases, particularly cancer. The unbiased measurement of changes in QoL is thus crucial in such cases. A prevalent bias related to QoL research is the ‘response shi...

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Main Authors: Bayan Hosseini, Saharnaz Nedjat, Kazem Zendehdel, Reza Majdzadeh, Ali Montazeri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2013-10-01
Series:Basic & Clinical Cancer Research
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Online Access:https://bccr.tums.ac.ir/index.php/bccrj/article/view/113