A 'short walk' is longer before radiotherapy than afterwards: a qualitative study questioning the baseline and follow-up design

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Numerous studies have indirectly demonstrated changes in the content of respondents' QoL appraisal process over time by revealing response-shift effects. This is the first known study to qualitatively examine the assumption of c...

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Main Authors: Visser Mechteld RM, Rapkin Bruce D, Koeneman Margot A, van Zuuren Florence J, Taminiau-Bloem Elsbeth F, Koning Caro CE, Sprangers Mirjam AG
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-07-01
Series:Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
Online Access:http://www.hqlo.com/content/8/1/69