Outcomes Following Localized Prostate Cancer Treatment —Reply

In Reply In response to our recent article, Drs Huang and Ding question the validity of using questionnaires to assess sexual function. While a patient ’s responses are subjective (ie, indicating how their function seems to them rather than it being measured more objectively), the use of standardized, validated instruments for patient-reported outcomes remains the standard for both clinical and research purposes. Furthermore, any subjectivity-bas ed misclassification would be expected to be nondifferential and, therefore, should not affect our comparative results.
Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research