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Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs): because good questions outrank easy answers.

open access: yes, 2009
Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs): because good questions outrank easy ...
J Speight (7755977)
core  

Effectiveness of Resistance Intradialytic Exercise Compared to Aerobic Intradialytic Exercise for Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis commonly experience reduced physical function, fatigue, poor sleep quality, and impaired health‐related quality of life. Intradialytic exercise has been proposed as a non‐pharmacological strategy to improve these outcomes.
Klebson da Silva Almeida   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Toward a better understanding of patient-reported outcomes in clinical practice

open access: yes, 2014
Current shifts toward patient-centered healthcare and accountable payment options point to the more personalized production of better health, not just healthcare, as a next organizational paradigm.
Tosteson, Anna N.A.   +3 more
core   +4 more sources

Patient-reported outcomes in pancreatic islet transplantation : a systematic review

open access: yes, 2009
Patient-reported outcomes in pancreatic islet transplantation : a systematic ...
J Shaw (7798793)   +4 more
core  

Establishing an Apheresis Medicine Program in a Resource‐Constrained Setting: A 5‐Year Experience From Lagos, Nigeria

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Establishing a comprehensive apheresis medicine program in a resource‐constrained setting presents significant structural, financial, and logistical challenges. Despite the growing clinical importance of apheresis services globally, published experience from sub‐Saharan Africa remains sparse.
Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Serum Myonectin Levels Are Positively Associated With Physical Function and Lower Frailty‐Related Limitation in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients: A Cross‐Sectional Study

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients frequently suffer from frailty, characterized by reduced physical function and poor prognosis. Myokines, such as myonectin, secreted by muscle, are emerging regulators of systemic health. This study investigated the relationship between serum myonectin, adipokines (adiponectin, omentin), and ...
Kenichi Kono   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The National Institutes of Health Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS): a view from the UK

open access: yes, 2018
Jonathan P Evans,1 Alexander Smith,2 Chris Gibbons,3 Jordi Alonso,4–6 Jose M Valderas1 1Health Services and Policy Research Group, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UK; 2Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, Clinical Research and ...
Valderas JM   +4 more
core  

State of the psychometric methods: patient-reported outcome measure development and refinement using item response theory.

open access: yes, 2019
BACKGROUND:This paper is part of a series comparing different psychometric approaches to evaluate patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures using the same items and dataset.
Langer, Michelle M   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Comparative Evaluation of Hemodiafiltration, Hemoperfusion, and Standard Hemodialysis on Efficacy, Inflammatory Control, Dialysis Adequacy, and Safety in End‐Stage Renal Disease: A Prospective Observational Study

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Chronic micro‐inflammation in patients with end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) is a significant driver of cardiovascular complications and diminished quality of life. While standard hemodialysis (SHD) effectively manages small‐molecule clearance, its ability to remove medium‐to‐large uremic toxins—the primary catalysts of systemic ...
Hongwei Zuo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Examining the face validity of the EQ-HWB-9 in dementia: caregiver interpretation across “Today” and “7-Day” recall periods

open access: yesHealth and Quality of Life Outcomes
Background This study aimed to assess the face validity of the EQ Health and Wellbeing 9 (EQ-HWB-9) for use as a proxy by informal caregivers of community-dwelling people living with dementia (PlwD).
Maresa Buchholz   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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