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The employment of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures to communicate the likely benefits of surgery [PDF]

open access: yesPatient Related Outcome Measures, 2018
Decision aids as part of shared care are underutilized in surgery. Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMS) are rapidly gaining interest as useful tools for various purposes in all fields of surgery.
N. Briffa
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

Outcome Measures for Clinical Trials in Down Syndrome [PDF]

open access: yesAmerican Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2017
Increasingly individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including Down syndrome, are being targeted for clinical trials. However, a challenge exists in effectively evaluating the outcomes of these new pharmacological interventions. Few
A. Esbensen   +12 more
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

The OMERACT Core Set of Domains for Outcome Measures in Behçet Syndrome. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
OBJECTIVE There is an unmet need for reliable, validated, and widely-accepted outcome measures for randomized clinical trials in Behçet syndrome (BS).
Peter A. Merkel   +27 more
core   +1 more source

The use of routine outcome measures in two child and adolescent mental health services: a completed audit cycle [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Background: Routine outcome measurement (ROM) is important for assessing the clinical effectiveness of health services and for monitoring patient outcomes. Within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in the UK the adoption of ROM in CAMHS
Marriott, Michael   +27 more
core   +1 more source

Contemporary outcome measures in acute stroke research: choice of primary outcome measure [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The diversity of available outcome measures for acute stroke trials is challenging and implies that the scales may be imperfect.
D. m. Kerr   +17 more
core   +1 more source

International perspective on research priorities and outcome measures of importance in the care of children with acute exacerbations of asthma: a qualitative interview study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
Background: Acute exacerbations of asthma are common in children, however, treatment decisions for severe exacerbations are challenging due to a lack of robust evidence.
Benito, Javier   +33 more
core   +1 more source

A global core outcome measurement set for snakebite clinical trials [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
Snakebite clinical trials have often used heterogeneous outcome measures and there is an urgent need for standardisation. A globally representative group of key stakeholders came together to reach consensus on a globally relevant set of core outcome ...
Casewell, Nicholas R.   +128 more
core   +1 more source

COSMIN methodology for evaluating the content validity of patient-reported outcome measures: a Delphi study

open access: yesQuality of Life Research, 2018
BackgroundContent validity is the most important measurement property of a patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) and the most challenging to assess. Our aims were to: (1) develop standards for evaluating the quality of PROM development; (2) update the ...
C. Terwee   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Improving the evaluation of therapeutic interventions in multiple sclerosis: the role of new psychometric methods

open access: yesHealth Technology Assessment, 2009
Objectives: In this monograph we examine the added value of new psychometric methods (Rasch measurement and Item Response Theory) over traditional psychometric approaches by comparing and contrasting their psychometric evaluations of existing sets of ...
J Hobart, S Cano
doaj   +1 more source

Measuring outcome [PDF]

open access: yesBritish Medical Bulletin, 2000
In the context of health and illness, outcome is usually defined as the extent to which goals are achieved. It is necessary to understand: (i) the conceptual basis of the consequences of stroke; (ii) the context of measurement; and (iii) the calibre of the instruments available.
openaire   +2 more sources

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