1. Multidimensional Computerized Adaptive Testing of the EORTC QLQ-C30: Basic Developments and Evaluations

   • Morten Aa. Petersen
   • Mogens Groenvold
   • for the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Group

   OriginalPaper Pages: 315 - 329

2. Assessment of Differential Item Functioning for Demographic Comparisons in the MOS SF-36 Health Survey

   • Anthony J. Perkins
   • Timothy E. Stump
   • Colleen A. McHorney

   OriginalPaper Pages: 331 - 348

3. Application of Robust Statistical Methods for Sensitivity Analysis of Health-Related Quality of Life Outcomes

   • Jennifer L. Beaumont
   • Lisa M. Lix
   • Elizabeth A. Hahn

   OriginalPaper Pages: 349 - 356

4. Is Psychometric Scoring of the McNew Quality of Life After Myocardial Infarction Questionnaire Superior to the Clinimetric Scoring? A Comparison of the Two Approaches

   • A. Ribera
   • G. Permanyer-Miralda
   • C. Brotons

   OriginalPaper Pages: 357 - 365

5. Measuring Stroke Impact with SIS: Construct Validity of SIS Telephone Administration

   • Sooyeon Kwon
   • Pamela Duncan
   • Dean Reker

   OriginalPaper Pages: 367 - 376

6. ISSQoL: A New Questionnaire for Evaluating the Quality of Life of People Living with HIV in the HAART Era*

   • R. Bucciardini
   • R. Murri
   • S. Vella

   OriginalPaper Pages: 377 - 390

7. Predictors of the Extent of Agreement for Quality of Life Assessments Between Terminally Ill Cancer Patients and their Primary Family Caregivers in Taiwan

   • Siew Tzuh Tang

   OriginalPaper Pages: 391 - 404

8. Predictors of the Extent of Agreements between Terminally ill Cancer Patients and their Family Caregivers in Taiwan

   • Morten Aa. Petersen
   • Mogens Groenvold

   Commentary Pages: 405 - 406

9. Reply to Commentary by Dr Peterson and Dr Groenvold

   • Siew Tzuh Tang
   • Ruth McCorkle

   Reply Pages: 407 - 409

10. Analyzing Oncology Clinical Trial Data Using the Q-TWiST Method: Clinical Importance and Sources for Health State Preference Data*

    • Dennis A. Revicki
    • David Feeny
    • Bernard F. Cole

    OriginalPaper Pages: 411 - 423

11. Clinically Important Differences in Q-TWIST – One Twist too Many?

    • Richard Stephens

    Commentary Pages: 425 - 426

12. Clinically Important Differences in Q-TWiST – One TWiST too Many, or TWiST and Shout?

    • Dennis A. Revicki
    • David Feeny
    • Bernard F. Cole

    Reply Pages: 427 - 428

13. Eliciting Utilities Using Functional Methodology: People’s Disutilities for the Adverse Outcomes of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

    • Alexandra Gamelin
    • María Teresa Muñoz Sastre
    • Etienne Mullet

    OriginalPaper Pages: 429 - 439

14. Problems Eliciting Cues in SEIQoL-DW: Quality of Life Areas in Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients

    • Marjan Westerman
    • Tony Hak
    • Gerrit van der Wal

    OriginalPaper Pages: 441 - 449

15. Health-Related Quality of Life Among Self-Reported Arthritis Sufferers: Effects of Race/Ethnicity and Residence

    • Stacey H. Kovac
    • Ted R. Mikuls
    • Kenneth G. Saag

    OriginalPaper Pages: 451 - 460

16. Quality of Life and its Relation to Cancer-Related Stress in Women of Families with Hereditary Cancer without Demonstrated Mutation

    • Amy Østertun Geirdal
    • Lovise Mæhle
    • Alv A. Dahl

    OriginalPaper Pages: 461 - 470

17. Exacerbations, Hospital Admissions and Impaired Health Status in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    • Marc Miravitlles
    • Miriam Calle
    • Antonio Martín

    OriginalPaper Pages: 471 - 480

18. Measuring the Impact of Diabetes Through Patient Report of Treatment Satisfaction, Productivity and Symptom Experience

    • Meryl Brod
    • Soren E. Skovlund
    • Kim U. Wittrup-Jensen

    OriginalPaper Pages: 481 - 491

19. Is a Generic Quality of Life Instrument Helpful for Evaluating Women with Urinary Incontinence?

    • Seung-June Oh
    • Ja Hyeon Ku

    OriginalPaper Pages: 493 - 501

20. Variations in Self-Rated Health Among Patients with HIV Infection

    • Joseph M. Mrus
    • Bruce R. Schackman
    • Robert Zackin

    OriginalPaper Pages: 503 - 514

21. Determinants of Changes in Perceived Quality of Life in the Course of Schizophrenia

    • Michael Ritsner
    • Anatoly Gibel
    • Yael Ratner

    OriginalPaper Pages: 515 - 526

22. The Natural Progression of Health-Related Quality of Life: Results of a Five-Year Prospective Study of SF-36 Scores in a Normative Population

    • Wilma M. Hopman
    • Claudie Berger
    • The CaMos Research Group

    OriginalPaper Pages: 527 - 536

23. Gender Differences in Effects of Physical Activity on Quality of Life and Resource Utilization

    • Takeshi Morimoto
    • Yuko Oguma
    • Shunichi Fukuhara

    OriginalPaper Pages: 537 - 546

24. Self-Reported Health in High and Very High Incomes

    • Georgios D. Mantzavinis
    • Thomas A. Trikalinos
    • John P. A. Ioannidis

    OriginalPaper Pages: 547 - 558

25. Korean Translation and Validity of FACT-BMT Version 4 and the Quality of Life in Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation Patients

    • Heejung Yoo
    • Kyoohyung Lee
    • Jungshin Lee

    Brief Communication Pages: 559 - 564

26. The Impact of Lupus Erythematosus Cutaneous on the Quality of life: The Brazilian–Portuguese Version of DLQI

    • L. B. Ferraz
    • F. A. Almeida
    • M. B. Ferraz

    OriginalPaper Pages: 565 - 570

27. Cognitive Interviewing. A Tool for Improving Questionnaire Design

    • Elaine McColl

    Book Review Pages: 571 - 573