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- Title
Clustering effects of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease specific quality of life in hospitalized patients.
- Authors
Lowe, Adrian; Campbell, Donald; Walker, Pieter; Farish, Stephen; Jackson, Bruce; Dharmage, Shyamali
- Abstract
The primary aim of treatments for COPD is to improve health-related quality of life. However, little is known of the clustering effects related to health-related quality of life as an outcome measure. If clustering effects are observed, these have important implications for sample size estimates when cluster randomization is used in interventional studies. This study aimed to determine the intracluster correlation coefficient (ICC) of the quality of life, between hospitals for COPD patients.
- Publication
Respirology (Carlton, Vic.), 2003, Vol 8, Issue 3, p339
- ISSN
1323-7799
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1046/j.1440-1843.2003.00475.x