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Showing 1 to 20 of 51 for “"patient-reported outcomes"”.
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Factor scoring methods affected by response shift in patient-reported outcomes
Objective: Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are measures collected from a patient to determine how he/she feels or functions in regards to a health condition. Longitudinal PROs, which are collected at multiple occasions from the same individual, may be affected by response shift (RS). RS is a …
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Patient-Reported Outcomes Screening for Improved Patient Wellness: A Cancer Center Initiative
… Oncology Practice Initiative (QOPI) requires patients to be screened for emotional wellbeing and pain by their second oncology visit. This project details one cancer center’s quality improvement initiative to (a) implement electronic screening of every cancer patient by their second oncology …
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The Effect of Functional Movement Control on Patient-Reported Outcomes in Individuals with Non-Arthritic Hip Pain
… leg squat test and step-down test have better patient-reported outcomes than those that do not improve, following the implementation of a rehabilitation intervention and a standardized home-exercise program.</p> <p>Subjects: Forty-six individuals (31 females; 15 males) with a mean age of 30 …
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Co-calibration of self-reported measures of Pain Interference: the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System and the Brief Pain Inventory
Introduction: To help researchers in MS take advantage of the measurement properties of the PROMIS Pain Interference instruments while maintaining continuity with previous research, a co-calibration table was developed that transforms scores from the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI-PI) to scores from the …
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Computer-Administered Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO) and Psychiatric Screening in Outpatient Pain Patients: Effect of a Point-of-Care Biopsychosocial Patient Health Report on Treatment Outcomes
… costs, tracking psychiatric and psychosocial outcomes is beneficial for chronic pain patients, their health care providers, and service providers. Outcome-tracking interventions that could positively affect treatment outcomes hold potential benefits for patient care. PURPOSE: The purpose of …
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An Observational study of changes in cervical inter-vertebral motion and the relationship with patient-reported outcomes in patients undergoing spinal manipulative therapy for neck pain.
… plane cervical inter-vertebral kinematics in patients and healthy volunteers to explore whether motion is different in patients with neck pain, if manipulation is associated with changing cervical kinematics, and if changes are related to patient-reported outcomes. A standardised quantitative …
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Timing of Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstruction
… rupture to surgery and clinical, functional and patient-reported outcomes. To explore the feasibility of collecting clinicians’ views on ACL reconstruction timing. Design and methods: A systematic review of five databases to identify studies investigating outcomes following different timing of …
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Post Surgical Outcomes Following Limited-Open Carpal Tunnel Release or Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release
… The purpose of this study was to assess whether patients who received endoscopic carpal tunnel release had better patient reported outcomes than patients who received limited-open carpal tunnel release. This study prospectively assessed patient reported outcomes such as pain, Patient-Specific …
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Social determinants of health in patients with congenital rare disease
… of health, institutional context, and patient experience shape outcomes remains limited. Although rare diseases are often framed primarily through genetic and clinical complexity, patients also navigate fragmented care, delayed diagnosis, variable insurance coverage, geographic …
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Novel methods within a randomised controlled trial in respiratory disease
… remote data collection in lung function using patient-led technology, the use of remote patient reported outcomes within the new standardised EMBARC framework for exacerbations and novel Studies Within A Trial (SWAT) to increase patient recruitment and retention. A systematic review was also …
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Exercise as an adjunct therapy in melanoma patients undergoing checkpoint inhibitor therapy
… improve physical, functional, and psychosocial outcomes during cancer treatment. Despite the prevalence of melanoma, exercise as a therapy in the management of this disease remains understudied and underrepresented in current exercise oncology guidelines. Our systematic literature review …
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The Voice of the Patient
… is to get the disease under control so that the patient can live a normal life with optimal chances of development. Patient-reported outcomes for control assessment have been a focus of attention since no laboratory test or physical examination can do this alone in a reliable manner. The aim of …
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Using HR-pQCT and finite element analysis to inform clinical assessment of distal radius fractures
… changes were found in µFE-estimated stiffness, patient-reported outcomes, grip strength, range of motion (ROM), tenderness, number of cortices healed based on radiographs, and fracture line visibility (p<0.05); however, no significant change was detected in HR-pQCT based total bone mineral …
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Investigation of exercise, nutrition, and high tibial osteotomy interventions for patients with medial dominant knee osteoarthritis
… of two distinct interventions in improving outcomes for patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) and varus alignment: 1) a 12-week minimally supervised therapeutic exercise program with nutrition recommendations, 2) and high tibial osteotomy (HTO). Methods: This dissertation involved four …
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(Inter)national Review of Periprosthetic Hip and Knee Fracture Diagnostic and Treatment Strategies
… stability assessment, diagnostics, treatment and outcomes. Consensus (≥75% agree/strongly agree) was reached for all Round-1 and Round-2 items, defining a minimum dataset spanning patient factors, index arthroplasty history, mechanism/timing, bone quality, infection work-up, …
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Detecting Local Item Dependence in Polytomous Adaptive Data
… theory (IRT) is in attitudinal and health-outcomes survey applications, often with polytomous items. In particular, there is interest in computer adaptive testing (CAT). Meeting model assumptions is necessary to realize the benefits of IRT in this setting, however. Although initial …
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Eccentric cycling rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a randomised controlled trial of strength and biomechanical outcomes
… risk of re-injury or osteoarthritis for these patients. A cross-sectional study investigated biomechanics of ACL-R male patients long-term (~5 years) post surgery. Fifteen ACL-R and fifteen healthy controls were tested in walking and running using motion capture. Devi- ations were found, …
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Measuring Quality of Life in patients with Rotator Cuff Disorders
… the age of 60. Due to the increasing need for patient-centered care, researchers have been directed towards the use of patient reported outcomes (PROs) to evaluate the progress of patient recovery, as the experience varies across individuals. Recently, the Western Ontario Rotator Cuff Index was …
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