TY - JOUR
AU - McCarthy, Alexandra
AB - Research and Theory for Nursing Practice: An International Journal, Vol. 23, No. 1, 2009 BOOK REVIEW Quality of Life: The Assessment, Analysis and Interpretation of Patient-Reported Outcomes (2nd Ed.) By Peter M. Fayers and David Machin. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley (www.wiley.com), 2007, 566 pp., $120.00 (hardcover) n updated version, this excellent text is a timely addition to the library of any nurse researching in oncology or other settings where individuals’ Aquality of life must be understood. Health-related quality of life should be a central aspect of studies concerned with health and illness. Indeed, considerable evidence has recently emerged in oncology and other research settings that self- reported quality of life is of great prognostic significance and may be the most reli- able predictor of subsequent morbidity and mortality. From a nursing perspective, it is also gratifying to note that novel therapy and other oncology studies increas- ingly recognize the importance of understanding patients’ subjective experiences of an intervention over time and to ascertain whether patients perceive that a new intervention makes a difference to their quality of life and treatment outcomes. Measurements of quality of life are now routine in clinical trials of chemotherapy drugs and are often considered the 
TI - Quality of Life: The Assessment, Analysis and Interpretation of Patient-Reported Outcomes (2nd Ed.)
JF - Research and Theory for Nursing Practice
DO - 10.1891/1541-6577.23.1.78
DA - 2009-02-01
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SP - 78
EP - 79
VL - 23
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
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