Quality of Life Research

Multidimensional Computerized Adaptive Testing of the EORTC QLQ-C30: Basic Developments and Evaluations

Morten Aa. Petersen, Mogens Groenvold, Neil Aaronson, Peter Fayers, Mirjam Sprangers, Jakob B. Bjorner

Assessment of Differential Item Functioning for Demographic Comparisons in the MOS SF-36 Health Survey

Anthony J. Perkins, Timothy E. Stump, Patrick O. Monahan, Colleen A. McHorney

Application of Robust Statistical Methods for Sensitivity Analysis of Health-Related Quality of Life Outcomes

Jennifer L. Beaumont, Lisa M. Lix, Kathleen J. Yost, Elizabeth A. Hahn

Is Psychometric Scoring of the McNew Quality of Life After Myocardial Infarction Questionnaire Superior to the Clinimetric Scoring? A Comparison of the Two Approaches

A. Ribera, G. Permanyer-Miralda, J. Alonso, P. Cascant, N. Soriano, C. Brotons

Measuring Stroke Impact with SIS: Construct Validity of SIS Telephone Administration

Sooyeon Kwon, Pamela Duncan, Stephanie Studenski, Subashan Perera, Sue Min Lai, Dean Reker

ISSQoL: A New Questionnaire for Evaluating the Quality of Life of People Living with HIV in the HAART Era*

R. Bucciardini, R. Murri, M. Guarinieri, F. Starace, M. Martini, A. Vatrella, L. Cafaro, M. Fantoni, R. Grisetti, A. d’Arminio Monforte, V. Fragola, R. Arcieri, C. Del Borgo, A. Tramarin, M. Massella, D. Lorenzetti, S. Vella

Predictors of the Extent of Agreement for Quality of Life Assessments Between Terminally Ill Cancer Patients and their Primary Family Caregivers in Taiwan

Siew Tzuh Tang

Predictors of the Extent of Agreements between Terminally ill Cancer Patients and their Family Caregivers in Taiwan

• Commentary

Morten Aa. Petersen, Mogens Groenvold

Reply to Commentary by Dr Peterson and Dr Groenvold

• Reply

Siew Tzuh Tang, Ruth McCorkle

Analyzing Oncology Clinical Trial Data Using the Q-TWiST Method: Clinical Importance and Sources for Health State Preference Data*

Dennis A. Revicki, David Feeny, Timothy L. Hunt, Bernard F. Cole

Clinically Important Differences in Q-TWIST – One Twist too Many?

• Commentary

Richard Stephens

Clinically Important Differences in Q-TWiST – One TWiST too Many, or TWiST and Shout?

• Reply

Dennis A. Revicki, David Feeny, Timothy L. Hunt, Bernard F. Cole

Eliciting Utilities Using Functional Methodology: People’s Disutilities for the Adverse Outcomes of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Alexandra Gamelin, María Teresa Muñoz Sastre, Paul Clay Sorum, Etienne Mullet

Problems Eliciting Cues in SEIQoL-DW: Quality of Life Areas in Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients

Marjan Westerman, Tony Hak, Anne-Mei The, Harry Groen, Gerrit van der Wal

Health-Related Quality of Life Among Self-Reported Arthritis Sufferers: Effects of Race/Ethnicity and Residence

Stacey H. Kovac, Ted R. Mikuls, Amy Mudano, Kenneth G. Saag

Quality of Life and its Relation to Cancer-Related Stress in Women of Families with Hereditary Cancer without Demonstrated Mutation

Amy Østertun Geirdal, Lovise Mæhle, Ketil Heimdal, Astrid Stormorken, Pål Møller, Alv A. Dahl

Exacerbations, Hospital Admissions and Impaired Health Status in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Marc Miravitlles, Miriam Calle, Francisco Alvarez-Gutierrez, Elena Gobartt, Francisco López, Antonio Martín

Measuring the Impact of Diabetes Through Patient Report of Treatment Satisfaction, Productivity and Symptom Experience

Meryl Brod, Soren E. Skovlund, Kim U. Wittrup-Jensen

Is a Generic Quality of Life Instrument Helpful for Evaluating Women with Urinary Incontinence?

Seung-June Oh, Ja Hyeon Ku

Variations in Self-Rated Health Among Patients with HIV Infection

Joseph M. Mrus, Bruce R. Schackman, Albert W. Wu, Kenneth A. Freedberg, Joel Tsevat, Michael S. Yi, Robert Zackin

Determinants of Changes in Perceived Quality of Life in the Course of Schizophrenia

Michael Ritsner, Anatoly Gibel, Yael Ratner

The Natural Progression of Health-Related Quality of Life: Results of a Five-Year Prospective Study of SF-36 Scores in a Normative Population

Wilma M. Hopman, Claudie Berger, Lawrence Joseph, Tanveer Towheed, Elizabeth VandenKerkhof, Tassos Anastassiades, Jonathan D. Adachi, George Ioannidis, Jacques P. Brown, David A. Hanley, Emmanuel A. Papadimitropoulos

Gender Differences in Effects of Physical Activity on Quality of Life and Resource Utilization

Takeshi Morimoto, Yuko Oguma, Shin Yamazaki, Shigeru Sokejima, Takeo Nakayama, Shunichi Fukuhara

Self-Reported Health in High and Very High Incomes

Georgios D. Mantzavinis, Thomas A. Trikalinos, Ioannis D. K. Dimoliatis, John P. A. Ioannidis

Korean Translation and Validity of FACT-BMT Version 4 and the Quality of Life in Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation Patients

• Brief Communication

Heejung Yoo, Kyoohyung Lee, Jehwan Lee, Sonya Eremenco, Seungjoon Choi, Hwan Kim, Jungshin Lee

The Impact of Lupus Erythematosus Cutaneous on the Quality of life: The Brazilian–Portuguese Version of DLQI

L. B. Ferraz, F. A. Almeida, M. R. Vasconcellos, A. S. Faccina, R. M. Ciconelli, M. B. Ferraz

Cognitive Interviewing. A Tool for Improving Questionnaire Design

• Book Review

Elaine McColl