Does the agreement of patient and physician assessments of health related quality of life in palliative care depend on patient characteristics?

Morten Aa Petersen; Lise Pedersen; Mogens Groenvold

doi:10.1177/0269216307077694

Does the agreement of patient and physician assessments of health related quality of life in palliative care depend on patient characteristics?

Morten Aa Petersen, Lise Pedersen, Mogens Groenvold

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Abstract

Using physician assessments of patients' health related quality of life may improve the feasibility of studies in palliative care. However, poor agreement between patients and physicians has been found. We investigated whether subgroups of patients with good agreement existed.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Palliative Medicine
Vol/bind	21
Udgave nummer	4
Sider (fra-til)	289-94
Antal sider	6
ISSN	0269-2163
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216307077694
Status	Udgivet - 2007

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10.1177/0269216307077694

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