Hays R D, Anderson R, Revicki D
RAND, Social Policy Department, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138.
Qual Life Res. 1993 Dec;2(6):441-9. doi: 10.1007/BF00422218.
How does one determine if a measure of health-related quality of life (HRQL) is adequate for clinical trials? Psychometric methods are frequently used to answer this question. What is psychometrics all about? In this paper we address these questions, discussing common psychometric evaluation procedures applied to HRQL measures. Specifically, we discuss issues regarding the evaluation of reliability and validity (including responsiveness).
如何确定一项健康相关生活质量（HRQL）测量方法是否适用于临床试验？心理测量方法经常被用于回答这个问题。心理测量究竟是关于什么的呢？在本文中，我们将探讨这些问题，讨论应用于HRQL测量方法的常见心理测量评估程序。具体而言，我们将讨论有关可靠性和有效性（包括反应性）评估的问题。
