New CSI Staff Publication in Quality of Life Research

CSI's Senior Consultant, Dr. Scott Rosas, recently co-authored a publication in Quality of Life Research titled "Conceptualizing and prioritizing clinical trial outcomes from the perspective of people with Parkinson's disease versus health care professionals: a concept mapping study" (Hammarlund et al., 2013). In the study, group concept mapping was used to gather and compare the perspectives of people with Parkinson's disease and health care professionals on priority areas for outcome measurement in Parkinson's disease clinical trials.  Although there were many similarities between the two groups, the study underlines the importance of understanding the perspective of people with Parkinson's disease to ensure meaningful and interpretable clinical trial results.  To view the article, click here.