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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2013-10-01
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Series: | Basic & Clinical Cancer Research |
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Online Access: | https://bccr.tums.ac.ir/index.php/bccrj/article/view/113 |