Does nonparticipation in studies of advanced cancer lead to biased quality-of-life scores?

Morten A Petersen; Lise Pedersen; Mogens Groenvold

doi:10.1089/jpm.2009.0108

Does nonparticipation in studies of advanced cancer lead to biased quality-of-life scores?

Morten A Petersen, Lise Pedersen, Mogens Groenvold

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Abstract

Missing data are a common problem in palliative care research. Often the most impaired patients are unable to participate in studies. This may result in biased findings. We investigated whether observed patient reported outcomes should be adjusted for bias resulting from nonparticipation.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of Palliative Medicine
Volume	12
Issue number	11
Pages (from-to)	1023-8
Number of pages	6
ISSN	1096-6218
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2009.0108
Publication status	Published - 2009

Keywords

Bias (Epidemiology)
Europe
Female
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Staging
Palliative Care
Patient Compliance
Quality of Life
Questionnaires
Research Subjects

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10.1089/jpm.2009.0108

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