Judgment about the outcome of plastic surgery, whether reconstruction or cosmetology, depends on the beautification of body image, which is difficult to be measured with physical parameters. How to exactly understand patients' perception and make correct
HE Leren
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Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are used in clinical trials to provide valuable evidence on the impact of disease and treatment on patients’ symptoms, function and quality of life.
Kirstie Haywood +45 more
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Properties of patient-reported outcome measures in individuals following acute whiplash injury [PDF]
Background: The aim of this study was to assess the acceptability, reliability, validity and responsiveness of the Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12) and its preference-based derivative (SF-6D), the EQ-5D and the Neck Disability Index (NDI) in patients ...
Leikykh, Dmytro Volodymyrovych +5 more
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Background The Asthma Symptom Diary was developed to assess severity of symptoms in patients with moderate to severe asthma, and has evidence supporting reliability and validity.
Gary Globe +4 more
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Clinical measurements versus patient-reported outcomes: analysis of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons physician assessment in patients undergoing reverse total shoulder arthroplasty. [PDF]
BackgroundThe American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) score is composed of a patient-reported portion and a physician assessment. Although the patient-reported score is frequently used to assess postoperative outcomes after shoulder arthroplasty, no ...
Feeley, Brian T +6 more
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Patient-Reported Outcome Measures after Multilevel Lumbar Total Disc Arthroplasty for the Treatment of Multilevel Degenerative Disc Disease [PDF]
STUDY DESIGN: Case series OBJECTIVE.: The aim of this study was to assess the patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) and patient satisfaction of multi-level lumbar total disc arthroplasty (TDA) for symptomatic multilevel degenerative disc disease ...
Furness, James +6 more
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Introduction Concerns unique to women with breast cancer can include impact of cancer on body image, sexual well-being and changes in breast appearance and sensation.
Andrea L Pusic +5 more
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Relationship Between Quantitative MRI Biomarkers and Patient-Reported Outcome Measures After Cartilage Repair Surgery: A Systematic Review. [PDF]
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 +4 more
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Oncoplastic conservative surgery for breast cancer: long-term outcomes of our first ten years experience [PDF]
The main goal of oncoplastic breast surgery (OBS) is to optimize cosmetic outcomes and reduce patient morbidity, while still providing an oncologically-safe surgical outcome and extending the target population of conservative surgery.
Barellini, L +11 more
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Patient-reported outcome assessment of inflammatory arthritis patient experience with intravenously administered biologic therapy [PDF]
Objective: To evaluate patient perspectives regarding utilization of intravenous (IV) therapy for inflammatory arthritis (IA). Methods: This was a single-center, non-interventional, patient questionnaire-based study of adult IA patients currently ...
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