Measuring Health: Practical Approach - Hardcover

Inhaltsangabe

The boom in availability of drug treatment for almost every kind of disease has created something of a therapeutic revolution in recent years. Dramatic progress has been made in the control and cure of many disorders, with the result that nowadays much of the benefit from treatment is seen in terms of 'quality of life' rather than prevention of death. Moreover, the pharmaceutical industry is now concerned not just with producing life-saving drugs but with removing from those drugs any harmful or unpleasant side effects, and this aspect forms a significant part of clinical trials. How then is 'quality of life' in drug treatment measured? In this book, clear guidelines are given on the evaluation of drug therapy, as well as techniques for measuring quality of life using rating scales, questionnaires and statistical tests.

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