Preferences, predictions and patient enablement: a preliminary study [PDF]
, 2021 BACKGROUND: The widely used patient enablement instrument (PEI) is sometimes contrasted against measures of patient satisfaction as being a more objective measure of consultation quality, in that it is less likely to be positively influenced by ...
Brusse, Carl, Yen, Laurann E
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Patient-reported outcomes measures and patient preferences for minimally invasive glaucoma surgical devices. [PDF]
, 2020 BackgroundMany therapeutic options are available to glaucoma patients. One recent therapeutic option is minimally invasive glaucoma surgical (MIGS) devices. It is unclear how patients view different treatments and which patient-reported outcomes would be
George Spaeth +17 more
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Blinded patient preference for morphine compared to placebo in the setting of chronic refractory breathlessness – an exploratory study [PDF]
, 2015 Context Patients’ preference for morphine therapy has received little attention in the setting of chronic refractory breathlessness. However, this is one important factor in considering longer term therapy.
Abernethy, Amy P. +6 more
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A patient preference study that evaluated fluticasone furoate and mometasone furoate nasal sprays for allergic rhinitis [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Corticosteroid nasal sprays are the mainstay of treatment for allergic rhinitis. These sprays have sensory attributes such as scent and/or odor, taste and aftertaste, and run down the throat and/or the nose, which, when unpleasant, can affect
Bremner, P +6 more
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Incorporating patient preferences in the management of multiple long-term conditions: is this a role for clinical practice guidelines? [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Clinical practice guidelines provide an evidence-based approach to managing single chronic conditions, but their applicability to multiple conditions has been actively debated.
Boyle, Frances M. +3 more
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Intravenous versus subcutaneous drug administration. Which do patients prefer? A systematic review [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: Intravenous (IV) drug delivery is commonly used for its rapid administration and immediate drug effect. Most studies compare IV to subcutaneous (SC) delivery in terms of safety and efficacy, but little is known about what patients prefer.
Fallowfield, Lesley J +3 more
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The comprehensive cohort model in a pilot trial in orthopaedic trauma [PDF]
, 2011 Background: The primary aim of this study was to provide an estimate of effect size for the functional outcome of operative versus non-operative treatment for patients with an acute rupture of the Achilles tendon using accelerated rehabilitation for ...
Kearney, Rebecca S. +3 more
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The effect of patients’ preference on outcome in the EVerT cryotherapy versus salicylic acid for the treatment of plantar warts (verruca) trial [PDF]
, 2012 Background Randomised controlled trials are widely accepted as the gold standard method to evaluate medical interventions, but they are still open to bias. One such bias is the effect of patient’s preference on outcome measures.
Brierley, Gwen +10 more
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Change in background context disrupts performance on visual paired comparison following hippocampal damage [PDF]
, 2009 The medial temporal lobe plays a critical role in recognition memory but, within the medial temporal lobe, the precise neural structures underlying recognition memory remain equivocal. in this study, visual paired comparison (VPC) was used to investigate
Bachevalier, J. +3 more
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Human Preference-Based Learning for High-dimensional Optimization of Exoskeleton Walking Gaits [PDF]
, 2020 Optimizing lower-body exoskeleton walking gaits for user comfort requires understanding users’ preferences over a high-dimensional gait parameter space. However, existing preference-based learning methods have only explored low-dimensional domains due to
Ames, Aaron D. +6 more
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