Implementation of the Kids-CAT in clinical settings: a newly developed computer-adaptive test to facilitate the assessment of patient-reported outcomes of children and adolescents in clinical practice in Germany.
Purpose: To describe the implementation process of a computer-adaptive test (CAT) for measuring health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of children and adolescents in two pediatric clinics in Germany. The study focuses on the feasibility and user experience with the Kids-CAT, particularly the patient...
| Publicado en: | Quality of Life Research Vol. 25; no. 3; pp. 585 - 595 |
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| Formato: | clinical trial research Journal Article |
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Springer Nature
Mar2016
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