대한예방의학회:학술대회논문집
- 대한예방의학회 1994년도 교수 연수회(역학)
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- Pages.324-331
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- 1994
Report from a National Cancer Institute (USA) workshop on quality of life assessment in cancer clinical trials
- Nayfield S.G. (Community Oncology and Rehabilitation Branch, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Cancer Institute) ;
- Ganz P.A. (UCLA-San Fernando Valley Program, Veterans Affairs Medical Center) ;
- Moinpour C.M. (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center) ;
- Cella D.F. (Rush-Presbyterian-St Luke's Medical Center) ;
- Hailey B.J. (University of Southern Mississippi)
- 발행 : 1994.02.01
초록
To promote the inclusion of quality of life (QOL) end-points In clinical research on cancer, the National Cancer Institute (USA) sponsored a workshop on QOL assessment In cancer clinical trials In July, 1990. Experts In clinical trials and QOL research formed four working groups to Identify current areas of cancer treatment In which QOL end-points are most Important; to discuss methodologic problems In QOL assessment; to address common problems In Implementing clinical studies with QOL end-points; and to consider statistical Issues In design, Implementation, and data analysis. Recommendations made by the working groups are summarized in this paper.