Outcome Instruments: Rationale for Their Use
- 1 May 2009
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
- Vol. 91 (Supplement) , 41-49
- https://doi.org/10.2106/jbjs.h.01551
Abstract
Ies and quality of health-status instruments. Unfortunately, not all instruments are developed with use of strict quality criteria. In this article, we discuss these quality criteria and provide the reader with a tool to help select the most appropriate instrument for use in an observational study. We also review the steps for future use of outcome instruments, including the standardization of their use in orthopaedic research....Keywords
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