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Breast Cancer
Data on breast cancer discussed by researchers at University of Alabama
May 8th, 2008
"Instruments commonly used in quality of life research may yield valid and reliable reflections of a person's state at a particular point in time. Yet, discrete items within those scales may be insensitive indicators for a specific population sample or intervention, thus creating what often appears to be chaotic data," scientists in the United States report. "To evaluate the relative sensitivity of each item in three commonly used instruments for measuring quality of life in breast cancer survivors. Using data from 150 breast cancer survivors, abso lute change scores were calculated for each of 98 items comprising the three scales. A Live Item Index Technique score was...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-05-08)
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