1. QoL Questions: Measuring Happiness.
- Author
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Abelson, Mark B., Gomes, Paul, Smith, Lisa, and Hollander, David A.
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QUALITY of life , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *ALLERGIES , *SELF-evaluation , *CLINICAL trials , *TEST validity , *PATIENTS ,DIAGNOSIS of eye diseases - Abstract
The article discusses the importance of valid quality of life (QOL) questionnaires in treating patients with ocular allergy and how this condition impacts the patient's everyday life. Topics include the guidance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on the development and implementation of patient reported outcomes (PROs) in clinical trials, the development of QoL questionnaires through strict statistical analysis of validity, and telephone and online surveys.
- Published
- 2017