315-329
Multidimensional Computerized Adaptive Testing of the EORTC QLQ-C30: Basic Developments and Evaluations
Morten Aa. Petersen, Mogens Groenvold, Neil Aaronson, Peter Fayers and Mirjam Sprangers, et al.
331-348
Assessment of Differential Item Functioning for Demographic Comparisons in the MOS SF-36 Health Survey
Anthony J. Perkins, Timothy E. Stump, Patrick O. Monahan and Colleen A. McHorney
349-356
Application of Robust Statistical Methods for Sensitivity Analysis of Health-Related Quality of Life Outcomes
Jennifer L. Beaumont, Lisa M. Lix, Kathleen J. Yost and Elizabeth A. Hahn
357-365
Is Psychometric Scoring of the McNew Quality of Life After Myocardial Infarction Questionnaire Superior to the Clinimetric Scoring? A Comparison
of the Two Approaches
A. Ribera, G. Permanyer-Miralda, J. Alonso, P. Cascant and N. Soriano, et al.
367-376
Measuring Stroke Impact with SIS: Construct Validity of SIS Telephone Administration
Sooyeon Kwon, Pamela Duncan, Stephanie Studenski, Subashan Perera and Sue Min Lai, et al.
377-390
ISSQoL: A New Questionnaire for Evaluating the Quality of Life of People Living with HIV in the HAART Era*
R. Bucciardini, R. Murri, M. Guarinieri, F. Starace and M. Martini, et al.
391-404
Predictors of the Extent of Agreement for Quality of Life Assessments Between Terminally Ill Cancer Patients and their Primary Family Caregivers in Taiwan
Siew Tzuh Tang
405-406
Commentary
Predictors of the Extent of Agreements between Terminally ill Cancer Patients and their Family Caregivers in Taiwan
Morten Aa. Petersen and Mogens Groenvold
407-409
Reply
Reply to Commentary by Dr Peterson and Dr Groenvold
Siew Tzuh Tang and Ruth McCorkle
411-423
Analyzing Oncology Clinical Trial Data Using the Q-TWiST Method: Clinical Importance and Sources for Health State Preference Data*
Dennis A. Revicki, David Feeny, Timothy L. Hunt and Bernard F. Cole
425-426
Commentary
Clinically Important Differences in Q-TWIST – One Twist too Many?
Richard Stephens
427-428
Reply
Clinically Important Differences in Q-TWiST – One TWiST too Many, or TWiST and Shout?
Dennis A. Revicki, David Feeny, Timothy L. Hunt and Bernard F. Cole
429-439
Eliciting Utilities Using Functional Methodology: People’s Disutilities for the Adverse Outcomes of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Alexandra Gamelin, María Teresa Muñoz Sastre, Paul Clay Sorum and Etienne Mullet
441-449
Problems Eliciting Cues in SEIQoL-DW: Quality of Life Areas in Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients
Marjan Westerman, Tony Hak, Anne-Mei The, Harry Groen and Gerrit van der Wal
451-460
Health-Related Quality of Life Among Self-Reported Arthritis Sufferers: Effects of Race/Ethnicity and Residence
Stacey H. Kovac, Ted R. Mikuls, Amy Mudano and Kenneth G. Saag
461-470
Quality of Life and its Relation to Cancer-Related Stress in Women of Families with Hereditary Cancer without Demonstrated Mutation
Amy Østertun Geirdal, Lovise Mæhle, Ketil Heimdal, Astrid Stormorken and Pål Møller, et al.
471-480
Exacerbations, Hospital Admissions and Impaired Health Status in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Marc Miravitlles, Miriam Calle, Francisco Alvarez-Gutierrez, Elena Gobartt and Francisco López, et al.
481-491
Measuring the Impact of Diabetes Through Patient Report of Treatment Satisfaction, Productivity and Symptom Experience
Meryl Brod, Soren E. Skovlund and Kim U. Wittrup-Jensen
493-501
Is a Generic Quality of Life Instrument Helpful for Evaluating Women with Urinary Incontinence?
Seung-June Oh and Ja Hyeon Ku
503-514
Variations in Self-Rated Health Among Patients with HIV Infection
Joseph M. Mrus, Bruce R. Schackman, Albert W. Wu, Kenneth A. Freedberg and Joel Tsevat, et al.
515-526
Determinants of Changes in Perceived Quality of Life in the Course of Schizophrenia
Michael Ritsner, Anatoly Gibel and Yael Ratner
527-536
The Natural Progression of Health-Related Quality of Life: Results of a Five-Year Prospective Study of SF-36 Scores in a Normative Population
Wilma M. Hopman, Claudie Berger, Lawrence Joseph, Tanveer Towheed and Elizabeth VandenKerkhof, et al.
537-546
Gender Differences in Effects of Physical Activity on Quality of Life and Resource Utilization
Takeshi Morimoto, Yuko Oguma, Shin Yamazaki, Shigeru Sokejima and Takeo Nakayama, et al.
547-558
Self-Reported Health in High and Very High Incomes
Georgios D. Mantzavinis, Thomas A. Trikalinos, Ioannis D. K. Dimoliatis and John P. A. Ioannidis
559-564
Brief Communication
Korean Translation and Validity of FACT-BMT Version 4 and the Quality of Life in Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation Patients
Heejung Yoo, Kyoohyung Lee, Jehwan Lee, Sonya Eremenco and Seungjoon Choi, et al.
565-570
The Impact of Lupus Erythematosus Cutaneous on the Quality of life: The Brazilian–Portuguese Version of DLQI
L. B. Ferraz, F. A. Almeida, M. R. Vasconcellos, A. S. Faccina and R. M. Ciconelli, et al.
571-573
Book Review
Cognitive Interviewing. A Tool for Improving Questionnaire Design
Elaine McColl