Exploration of the Value of Health-Related Quality-of-Life Information From Clinical Research and Into Clinical Practice Gordon H. Guyatt, MD, Carol Estwing Ferrans, RN, PhD, Michele Y. Halyard, MD, Dennis A. Revicki, PhD, Tara L. Symonds, PhD, Claudette G. Varricchio, DSN, RN, Anna Kotzeva, MD, Jose M. Valderas, PhD, Jordi L. Alonso, MD Mayo Clinic Proceedings Volume 82, Issue 10, Pages 1229-1239 (October 2007) DOI: 10.4065/82.10.1229 Copyright © 2007 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 1 Relationship among measures of patient outcomes in a health-related quality-of-life conceptual model. From JAMA,2 with permission. Copyright 1995, American Medical Association, all rights reserved. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2007 82, 1229-1239DOI: (10.4065/82.10.1229) Copyright © 2007 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 2 Patient scores on the walking-bending subscale of the Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales from a randomized trial of surgical intervention for osteoarthritis of the knee. Error bars indicate 95% confidence intervals. From N Engl J Med,44 ©2002, Massachusetts Medical Society, all rights reserved. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2007 82, 1229-1239DOI: (10.4065/82.10.1229) Copyright © 2007 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions