Measuring Health: A Practical Approach

By G. Teeling Smith

With the boom in available drug treatments for a vast array of diseases, ''quality of life'' has rapidly taken its place beside ''prevention of death'' in the evaluation of drug therapy. But how is quality of life in drug treatment to be measured? This text takes a hardnosed look at the question and provides practical guidelines for the evaluation of drug therapy, as well as techniques for measuring quality of life using rating scales, questionnaires, and statistical tests. It draws attention to issues concerning the validity of disability scales, health profiles, and test design. Measuring Health: A Practical Guide is a fascinating look at current thinking with respect to the importance of health measurement techniques.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471918490
• ISBN13: 9780471918493
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 2.1"