With growing numbers of elderly multiple myeloma patients, reliable tools to assess their vulnerability are required. The objective of the analysis herein was to develop and validate an easy to use myeloma risk score (revised Myeloma Comorbidity Index ...
Monika Engelhardt+13 more
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Improving Disease Comorbidity Prediction Based on Human Interactome with Biologically Supervised Graph Embedding [PDF]
Comorbidity carries significant implications for disease understanding and management. The genetic causes for comorbidity often trace back to mutations occurred either in the same gene associated with two diseases or in different genes associated with different diseases respectively but coming into connection via protein-protein interactions. Therefore,
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The SF36 as an outcome measure of services for end stage renal failure [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: —To evaluate the use of the short form 36 (SF36) as a measure of health related quality of life of patients with end stage renal failure, document the results, and investigate factors, including mode of treatment, which may influence it.
Brazier, J.E.+5 more
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Severity of cardiovascular disease and health-related quality of life in men with prostate cancer: a longitudinal analysis from CaPSURE. [PDF]
ObjectiveTo evaluate the influence of comorbid cardiovascular disease severity on health-related quality of life (HRQL) in men treated with radical prostatectomy (RP) or radiotherapy (RT) for early stage prostate cancer.MethodsSubjects (n=830) with non ...
Kwan, Lorna+3 more
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Tools for the Assessment of Comorbidity Burden in Rheumatoid Arthritis
IntroductionComorbidities influence the prognosis, clinical outcomes, disease activity, and treatment response in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). RA patients have a high-comorbidity burden necessitating their study.
Fawad Aslam, Nasim Ahmed Khan
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Clinical Utility Gains from Incorporating Comorbidity and Geographic Location Information into Risk Estimation Equations for Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease [PDF]
Objective: There are several efforts to re-learn the 2013 ACC/AHA pooled cohort equations (PCE) for patients with specific comorbidities and geographic locations. With over 363 customized risk models in the literature, we aim to evaluate such revised models to determine if the performance improvements translate to gains in clinical utility.
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Effect of individual-level and socioeconomic factors on long-term survival after cataract surgery over a 30-year period [PDF]
Purpose: To evaluate survival and the risk for mortality after cataract surgery in relation to individual-level and socioeconomic factors in Scotland over 3 decades. Setting: Linked healthcare data, United Kingdom.
Blundell+9 more
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IntroductionAlcohol-involved sexual assault (AISA) survivors who were drinking at the time of the assault may be at risk of internalizing victim-blaming myths and stigma.
Sherry H. Stewart+4 more
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Background and purpose — Using patient-reported health-related quality of life (HRQoL), approximately 10% of patients report some degree of dissatisfaction after a total hip arthroplasty (THA).
Eva N Glassou+4 more
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Medical comorbidity in in-patients with psychiatric disorder
Objective: To study the prevalence of concurrent medical comorbidity in patients admitted with psychiatric disorders. Materials and Methods: One hundred patients with psychiatric disorders admitted to the general wards of the Department of Psychiatry ...
Christy Maria Manuel+4 more
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