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Can quality or quality-of-life be defined? by Barofsky, Ivan

“…The aim of this paper is to examine the oft-heard concern that quality or quality-of-life cannot be defined. This concern persists today, even in the presence…”
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Weight loss and health-related quality of life: Results at 1-year follow-up by Fontaine, Kevin R., Barofsky, Ivan, Bartlett, Susan J., Franckowiak, Shawn C., Andersen, Ross E.

“…To evaluate the 1-year results of treatment-induced weight loss on health-related quality of life (HRQL), 32 mildly to moderately overweight persons who…”
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Why perform a quality or quality-of-life assessment? by Barofsky, Ivan

“…The purpose of this article is to prompt quality-of-life researchers to periodically ask themselves why they are doing what they are doing. I will give you my…”
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COMMENTARY: Why perform a quality or quality-of-life assessment? by Barofsky, Ivan

“…The purpose of this article is to prompt quality-of-life researchers to periodically ask themselves why they are doing what they are doing. I will give you my…”
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COMMENTARY: Can quality or quality-of-life be defined? by Barofsky, Ivan

“…The aim of this paper is to examine the oft-heard concern that quality or quality-of-life cannot be defined. This concern persists today, even in the presence…”
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Elective Discontinuation of Life-Sustaining Mechanical Ventilation on a Chronic Ventilator Unit by Ankrom, Michael, Zelesnick, Lorrie, Barofsky, Ivan, Georas, Steve, Finucane, Thomas E., Greenough III, William B.

“…Withdrawal of medical interventions has become common in the hospital for patients with terminal disease. Despite the widespread feeling that medical…”
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Methods to explain the clinical significance of health status measures by Guyatt, Gordon H, Osoba, David, Wu, Albert W, Wyrwich, Kathleen W, Norman, Geoffrey R

“…One can classify ways to establish the interpretability of quality-of-life measures as anchor based or distribution based. Anchor-based measures require an…”
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Quality of Life Research: A Critical Introduction by Barofsky, Ivan

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1566/Oral History Project: The Contributions of Jim Bush to Quality of Life Research by Barofsky, Ivan

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Patients' Rights, Quality of Life, and Health Care System Performance by Barofsky, Ivan

“…The purpose of this paper is to promote the development of a social contract between patient and clinician that permits patients to state how they want to live…”
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The clinical significance of quality of life assessments in oncology: a summary for clinicians by Sloan, Jeff A, Frost, Marlene H, Berzon, Rick, Dueck, Amylou, Guyatt, Gordon, Moinpour, Carol, Sprangers, Mirjam, Ferrans, Carol, Cella, David

“…A series of six manuscripts with an introduction appeared in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings, based upon the collective effort of 30 individuals with an interest…”
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Assessing the clinical significance of single items relative to summated scores by Sloan, Jeff A, Aaronson, Neil, Cappelleri, Joseph C, Fairclough, Diane L, Varricchio, Claudette

“…How many items are needed to measure an individual's quality of life (QOL)? This article describes the strengths and weaknesses of single items and summated…”
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Cognitive Approaches to Summary Measurement: Its Application to the Measurement of Diversity in Health-Related Quality of Life Assessments by Barofsky, Ivan

“…This paper describes elements of a cognitive approach to summary measurement, as it is applied to health-related quality of life (HRQOL) assessment. A summary…”
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Response to Stewart and Nápoles-Springer: The Role of Cognitive Equivalence in Studies of Health-Related Quality-of-Life Assessments by Barofsky, Ivan

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Response to Stewart and Nápoles-Springer: The Role of Cognitive Equivalence in Studies of Health-Related Quality-of-Life Assessments by Barofsky, Ivan

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Group vs individual approaches to understanding the clinical significance of differences or changes in quality of life by Cella, David, Bullinger, Monika, Scott, Charles, Barofsky, Ivan

“…This article focuses on the traversing of group and individual levels of quality-of-life data. A deductive approach is used to address the extent to which…”
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Assessing meaningful change in quality of life over time: a users' guide for clinicians by Sprangers, Mirjam A G, Moinpour, Carol M, Moynihan, Timothy J, Patrick, Donald L, Revicki, Dennis A

“…The objective of this article is to help clinicians interpret trial-based quality of life (QOL) changes over time. We address a series of questions and provide…”
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Assessing clinical significance in measuring oncology patient quality of life: introduction to the symposium, content overview, and definition of terms by Sloan, Jeff A, Cella, David, Frost, Marlene, Guyatt, Gordon H, Sprangers, Mirjam, Symonds, Tara

“…The Clinical Significance Consensus Meeting Group of the Symposium on the Clinical Significance of Quality-of-Life Measures in Cancer Patients produced 6…”
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Cognitive Aspects of Survey Methodology and Quality of Life Assessment by McColl, Elaine, Keith Meadows, Barofsky, Ivan

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Health-related quality of life among obese persons seeking and not currently seeking treatment by Fontaine, Kevin R., Bartlett, Susan J., Barofsky, Ivan

“…Objective To compare sociodemographic characteristics and health‐related quality of life (HRQL) between groups of obese persons who sought and did not seek…”
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