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Integrating Process with Outcome Data in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Sex Education

, 2006
Integration of process with outcome evaluations has been recommended as a way of addressing some of the criticisms of Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) for evaluating social interventions.
Allen, Elizabeth, Bonell, Chris, Johnson, Anne, Oakley, Ann, Stephenson, Judith, Strange, Vicki, The Ripple Study Team   +6 more
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Pulmonary Dysfunction Is Associated With Sleep Study Abnormalities in Children With Sickle Cell Disease: A Multicenter Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Pulmonary dysfunction and sleep abnormalities are common in children with sickle cell disease (SCD) and are associated with worse clinical outcomes. Whether spirometry abnormalities are associated with polysomnography (PSG) findings remains unclear.
Ammar Saadoon Alishlash, Anis Rabbani Nourani, A. K. M. Fazlur Rahman, Dima Ezmigna, Tarig Ali‐Dinar   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Death registration in Nigeria: a systematic literature review of its performance and challenges

Global Health Action, 2020
Background Death registration provides an opportunity for the legal documentation of death of persons. Documentation of deaths has several implications including its use in the recovery of inheritance and insurance benefits. It is also an important input
Olusesan Ayodeji Makinde, Clifford Obby Odimegwu, Mojisola O. Udoh, Sunday A. Adedini, Joshua O. Akinyemi, Akinyemi Atobatele, Opeyemi Fadeyibi, Fatima Abdulaziz Sule, Stella Babalola, Nosakhare Orobaton   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Can the cerebroplacental ratio (CPR) predict intrapartum fetal compromise? : a prospective observational study [PDF]

, 2017
Objective: To investigate the potential clinical use of serial fetal CPR measurements during the last month of pregnancy for the prediction of adverse perinatal outcome in unselected low-risk pregnancies.
Dehaene, Isabelle, Page, Ann-Sophie, Page, Geert, Roelens, Kristien, Roets, Ellen   +4 more
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A High‐Sensitivity Circulating Nucleic Acid Sequencing Assay for Assessing Treatment Response to Alectinib in a Pediatric Patient With ALK‐Rearranged Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
Alberto D. Guerra, Nicholas F. Evageliou, Vandana Batra, Kristen L. Dalton, Stephanie Ortel, Usman Ashraf, Tricia R. Bhatti, Lisa J. States, Lea F. Surrey, Theodore W. Laetsch   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence and Trajectory of Household Material Hardship Among Children With Advanced Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Families of children with advanced cancer living in poverty experience inferior outcomes including poor parent mental health and worse child quality of life. Household material hardship (HMH: food, housing, transportation, and/or utility insecurity) is a modifiable poverty exposure—and potential intervention target—that ...
Sarah Wright, Morgan A. Paul, Selena Murcia Mendez, Emily Jones, Lucille Lokko, Chelsea Heneghan, Nicholas Purol, Morgan Arnold, Rahela Aziz‐Bose, Colleen A. Kelly, Sandi L. Pruitt, Joanne Wolfe, Kira Bona, Puja J. Umaretiya   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Financial Burden Associated With Hospitalisation Among Families of Childhood Brain Tumours in Australia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Families of children with cancer experience significant financial strain, even with universal healthcare. Indirect costs, such as productivity losses and non‐medical expenses, are rarely included in economic evaluations, and little is known about how effectively financial aid programmes alleviate this burden. Childhood brain tumours
Megumi Lim, Natalie Bradford, David Brain, Sameera Senanayake, Sanjeewa Kularatna, Kate Young, Christine Cashion, Tim Hassall, Susanna Cramb   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recruitment and retention of homeless individuals with mental illness in a housing first intervention study

Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 2017
Background: Homeless individuals with mental illness are challenging to recruit and retain in longitudinal research studies. The present study uses information from the Vancouver site of a Canadian multi-city longitudinal randomized controlled trial on ...
Verena Strehlau, MD, Iris Torchalla, PhD, Michelle Patterson, PhD, Akm Moniruzzaman, PhD, Allison Laing, MA, Sindi Addorisio, Jim Frankish, PhD, Michael Krausz, MD, PhD, Julian Somers, PhD   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of functional outcome and patient satisfaction after arthroscopic elbow arthrolysis [PDF]

, 2008
Arthroscopic arthrolysis is indicated for stiffness and pain caused by intrinsic stiffness and early arthritis of the elbow joint. Previous studies have demonstrated the benefits in relieving pain and improving motion, but none have reported the ...
Funk, L, Somanchi, BV
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Relationship Between Quantitative MRI Biomarkers and Patient-Reported Outcome Measures After Cartilage Repair Surgery: A Systematic Review. [PDF]

, 2018
Background:Treatment of articular cartilage injuries remains a clinical challenge, and the optimal tools to monitor and predict clinical outcomes are unclear.
Cole, Brian J, Cotter, Eric, Davey, Annabelle, Lansdown, Drew A, Wang, Kevin   +4 more
core   +1 more source