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Using patient-reported outcomes (PROs) to compare the providers of surgery: does the choice of measure matter?

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are being used to compare health care providers with little knowledge of how the choice of measure affects such comparisons.
Hutchings, Andrew, van der Meulen, Jan, Neuburger, Jenny, Black, Nick   +3 more
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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
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Correlating changes in lung function with patient outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a pooled analysis. [PDF]

, 2011
Background Relationships between improvements in lung function and other clinical outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are not documented extensively.
Pinault, Gregory, Nedelman Jerry, Jones, Paul W, James F Donohue, Jones, PW, Donohue, JF, Steve Pascoe, Pinault Gregory, Pascoe Steve, Donohue James F, Lassen Cheryl, Pinault, G, Pascoe, S, Nedelman, J, Pascoe, Steve, Jerry Nedelman, Paul W Jones, Lassen, Cheryl, Jones Paul W, Cheryl Lassen, Gregory Pinault, Nedelman, Jerry, Donohue, James F, Lassen, C   +23 more
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Patient reported outcome measure applicability in clinical oncology

, 2021
Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs) are a report that comes from patients on a specific subject, describing how they feel about a condition or therapy. The term includes a range of constructions and methodology and can cover concepts such as symptoms to ...
Rafael Dal Ponte Ferreira, Alessandra Menezes Morelle, Fernando Castilho Venero, Rommel Fabricio Pereira da Silva, Pedro Tofani Santanna   +4 more
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Social Functioning Within the First Years After Pediatric Brain Tumor Diagnosis and the Relationship With Family Psychosocial Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben, Marisa H. Huisman, Martha A. Grootenhuis, Femke K. Aarsen, Marita Partanen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

eRAPID electronic patient self-Reporting of Adverse-events: Patient Information and aDvice: a pilot study protocol in pelvic radiotherapy

Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2018
Background An estimated 17,000 patients are treated annually in the UK with radical radiotherapy (RT) for pelvic cancer. New treatment approaches in RT have increased survivorship and changed the subjective toxicity profile for patients who experience ...
Patricia Holch, Simon Pini, Ann M. Henry, Susan Davidson, Jacki Routledge, Julia Brown, Kate Absolom, Alexandra Gilbert, Kevin Franks, Claire Hulme, Carolyn Morris, Galina Velikova, on behalf of the eRAPID radiotherapy work group   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Patient-reported outcome data generated in a clinical intervention in community mental health care - psychometric properties [PDF]

, 2012
Background DIALOG is an intervention to structure the communication between patient and key worker, which has been shown to improve patient outcomes in community mental health care.
McCabe, R, Reininghaus, Ulrich, Reininghaus, U., Golden, E, Priebe, S., Golden Eoin, Golden, Eoin, Reininghaus Ulrich, Priebe, Stefan, McCabe, R., Reininghaus, U, Golden, E., McCabe Rosemarie, McCabe, Rose, McCabe, Rosemarie, Priebe Stefan, Priebe, S   +16 more
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Retrospective Analysis of Donor Lymphocyte Infusions in Pediatric Patients With Mixed Chimerism After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT) is an essential therapy for several malignant and nonmalignant diseases, but relapse and graft loss remain the principal threats to its success. Routine monitoring of chimerism and minimal residual disease (MRD) enables early detection of imminent recurrence and guides ...
Carmen Junk, Sebastian Michaelis, Michaela Döring, Thomas Eichholz, Ursula Holzer, Martin Ebinger, Tim Flaadt, Rupert Handgretinger, Peter Lang, Jan Frederic Weller, Markus Mezger   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Global use of electronic patient-reported outcome systems in nephrology: a mixed methods study

BMJ Open, 2023
Objectives The use of electronic patient-reported outcome (ePRO) systems to support the management of patients with chronic kidney disease is increasing.
Paul Cockwell, Derek Kyte, Christel McMullan, Melanie Calvert, Olalekan Lee Aiyegbusi, Rav Verdi, Nicola Elizabeth Anderson   +6 more
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Pediatric Idiopathic Multicentric Castleman Disease Is Often Severe But Responsive to Siltuximab

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease (iMCD) is a potentially fatal immunologic disorder marked by widespread lymphadenopathy and inflammation. Siltuximab, an interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) inhibitor, is the only FDA‐approved treatment for adult patients with iMCD.
Bridget Austin, Sheila K. Pierson, Kelley C. Dacus, Mateo Sarmiento Bustamante, Saishravan Shyamsundar, Larissa Borys, Kayla McHugh, Abiola Irvine, Yoojin Jo, Adam Bagg, Mary Jo Lechowicz, Daisy Alapat, Amy Chadburn, Megan S. Lim, Gordan Srkalovic, Frits van Rhee, David C. Fajgenbaum, Joshua D. Brandstadter   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source