Background:Background: Patient-reported outcomes (PRO) measures should be valid and accessible to a wide audience. Abstract: Objective:Objective: Cognitive item testing and readability studies were conducted to evaluate how adult headache sufferers (N - 9) understood and responded to the...

Advances in healthcare, combined with an increasing number of adults with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), mean that there is a growing number of people now surviving on renal replacement therapy. The issue of health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) is becoming increasingly important in this...

Background: The questionnaires used in clinical research have often been developed and validated using paper, and in such cases it is necessary to show that the electronic versions are equivalent to the originals. Objective: To determine if electronic versions of questionnaires assessing...

Background:Background: Pain is widespread, but has not yet been the focus of measurement in terms of patient preferences. This type of measure is needed for pharmacoeconomic analyses of pain medications. Abstract: Objective:Objective: Our objective was to compare scores from the Box Score...

Background:Background: Preference-based health state utilities are required for many health economic evaluations. When the direct evidence of such is lacking and only condition-specific scores are available, establishing a 'mapping' relationship between instruments can be useful. Abstract:...