Measurement properties of the Short Form-36 (SF-36) and the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Anemia (FACT-An) in patients with anemia associated with chronic kidney disease

Measurement properties of the Short Form-36 (SF-36) and the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Anemia (FACT-An) in patients with anemia associated with chronic kidney disease

Abstract Background Anemia is a common and debilitating manifestation of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Data from two clinical trials in patients with anemia of CKD were used to assess the measurement properties of the Medical Outcomes Survey Short Form-36 version 2 (hereafter SF-36) and the Function...

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Main Authors: Fredric O. Finkelstein, Floortje van Nooten, Ingela Wiklund, Dylan Trundell, David Cella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
Subjects:
Anemia
Chronic kidney disease
Quality of life
Psychometric evaluation
SF-36
FACT-An
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12955-018-0933-8

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