Response shift masks the treatment impact on patient reported outcomes (PROs): the example of individual quality of life in edentulous patients

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Quality of life (QoL) is now established as an important outcome for evaluating the impact of disease, and for assessing the efficacy of treatments. However, individuals change with time and the basis on which they make a QoL judgeme...

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Main Authors: Heuston Frank, Höfer Stefan, Ring Lena, Harris David, O'Boyle Ciaran A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-09-01
Series:Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
Online Access:http://www.hqlo.com/content/3/1/55