Quality of life measurement in osteoporosis.
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Abstract
Quality of life measurement may be helpful in randomized clinical trials in osteoporosis to assess therapeutic tradeoffs and compare effects of different interventions. Quality of life measures include generic measures, disease targeted measures, and performance based measures. Disease targeted measures increase the coverage of domains that are of particular importance to the patient with established osteoporosis. Several disease targeted measures are currently available. These measures show discriminant validity, but data on longitudinal responsiveness and validity in randomized clinical trials are not yet available.
Medical subject headings
- Osteoporosis
- Quality of Life