title: Evaluating measurement responsiveness.
abstract: Strategies to improve responsiveness of quantitative questionnaires and methods for evaluating responsiveness are reviewed. Current methods of evaluating responsiveness are not standardized and are themselves unevaluated. A conceptual model of assessing responsiveness is proposed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Robert B. Brigham Multipurpose Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases Center, Bringham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Liang
mesh_terms: D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011788:Quality of Life; D012219:Rheumatology / Q000379:methods*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires