Better assessment of physical function item improvement is neglected but essential.docVIP

Available online /content/11/6/R191 Research article Open Access Vol 11 No 6 Better assessment of physical function: item improvement is neglected but essential Bonnie Bruce1, James F Fries1, Debbie Ambrosini1, Bharathi Lingala1, Barbara Gandek2, Matthias Rose3 and John E Ware Jr2 1Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, 1000 Welch Road, Suite 203, Stanford, CA 94304, USA 2QualityMetric Inc, 640 George Washington Highway, Suite 201, Lincoln, RI 02865, USA 3Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246 Ham