Measuring Health-Related Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents: Implications for Research and Practice - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0805824790 ISBN 13 : 9780805824797

Editeur : Psychology Press, 1998

Synopsis

This volume's purpose is to describe concepts and methods concerning assessment of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in children and adolescents with a special focus on chronic health conditions. The impetus for this book came from a recognition of the increasing importance of HRQOL assessments in the evaluation of treatment outcomes and the need to increase the utilization of HRQOL assessments in research and clinical applications with a range of pediatric populations. The need to develop a volume that describes new research and clinical applications concerning this topic stemmed from several recent developments. There is a continuing need for evaluations of the efficacy of medical treatments for children and adolescents, including those with chronic health conditions.

To address these critical unmet needs in the field of HRQOL assessment, and to advance scientific methods and clinical applications in this field, a conference was held at Case Western Reserve University. The conference set out to summarize current information concerning the development and implementation of measures of HRQOL assessment, to identify and consider key conceptual and methodological issues in research concerning the measurement of HRQOL, and to recommend priorities to advance the state-of-the-art in research and clinical applications of QOL assessment in children and adolescents with chronic health conditions. This volume summarizes and synthesizes the information that was presented by the conference participants in a series of lively discussions and chapters that were based on the presentations.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Dennis Drotar

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Psychology Press
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0805824790
• ISBN 13: 9780805824797
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 386
• Éditeur: Drotar Dennis
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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