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Response scale selection in adult pain measures: results from a literature review

Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, 2018
Background The purpose of this literature review was to examine the existing patient-reported outcome measurement literature to understand the empirical evidence supporting response scale selection in pain measurement for the adult population.
Shima Safikhani, Katharine S. Gries, Jeremiah J. Trudeau, David Reasner, Katja Rüdell, Stephen Joel Coons, Elizabeth Nicole Bush, Jennifer Hanlon, Lucy Abraham, Margaret Vernon   +9 more
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Modern psychometrics applied in rheumatology - a systematic review [PDF]

, 2011
Background Although item response theory (IRT) appears to be increasingly used within health care research in general, a comprehensive overview of the frequency and characteristics of IRT analyses within the rheumatic field is lacking. An overview of the
Glas, C.A.W., Klooster, P.M. ten, Laar, M.A.F.J. van de, Siemons, L., Taal, E.   +4 more
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Consistent Patient-Reported Outcomes

Value in Health, 2002
Health-related quality of life (HRQL) measures extend patient outcome assessment beyond survival, adverse effects, and clinical efficacy, and reflect the patient’s perspective on the impact of disease and its treatment on functioning and wellbeing. An important objective for evaluating HRQL outcomes is to demonstrate the value of new pharmaceutical ...
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Collecting patient‐reported outcome measures [PDF]

Internal Medicine Journal, 2017
AbstractPatient‐reported outcome measures (PROM) are potentially useful outcome measures that may be reported at the individual clinical, health service and/or health system level. PROM require clearly defined patient populations to enable comparisons, and are most meaningful when integrated with clinical data sets.
Susannah Ahern, Rasa Ruseckaite, Ilana N. Ackerman   +2 more
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A Quality Improvement Initiative to Standardize Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Prophylaxis in Pediatric Patients With Solid Tumors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric patients with extracranial solid tumors (ST) receiving chemotherapy are at an increased risk for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP). However, evidence guiding prophylaxis practices in this population is limited. A PJP‐related fatality at our institution highlighted inconsistent prescribing approaches and concerns about
Kriti Kumar, Denise M. Connolly, Ellen Kellington, Elyse Zelunka, Karla Kerrigan, Furqan Shaikh, Paul C. Nathan, Meredith S. Irwin, Sarah Cohen‐Gogo   +8 more
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Sickle Cell Disease Is an Inherent Risk for Asthma in a Sibling Comparison Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) and asthma share a complex relationship. Although estimates vary, asthma prevalence in children with SCD is believed to be comparable to or higher than the general population. Determining whether SCD confers an increased risk for asthma remains challenging due to overlapping symptoms and the ...
Suhei C. Zuleta De Bernardis, Okeleji Olayinka, Mariam Z. Quraishi, Lakshmi V. Srivaths, Deborah L. Brown, Neethu M. Menon, Ricardo A. Mosquera, Ashwin P. Patel, James M. Stark, Aravind Yadav   +9 more
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Systematic review of the psychometric properties of patient-reported outcome measures for foot and ankle in rheumatoid arthritis [PDF]

, 2019
Background Foot problems and pain are common in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Patient-reported outcome measures provide a standardized method of capturing patients’ perspectives of their functional status and wellbeing.
Cervera Garvi, Pablo, Gijón-Noguerón, Gabriel, Nester, Christopher J., Ortega-Avila, Ana Belen, Ramos Petersen, Laura   +4 more
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Pazopanib Combined With Vincristine and Irinotecan in Relapsed Wilms Tumor: Encouraging Outcomes in a Heavily Pretreated Pediatric Cohort

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background While Wilms tumor (WT) typically has a favorable prognosis, relapsed cases—especially those with high‐risk histology—remain therapeutically challenging after intensive frontline therapy. The combination of vincristine and irinotecan has demonstrated activity in pediatric solid tumors, and pazopanib, a multi‐targeted tyrosine kinase ...
Maria Debora De Pasquale, Alessandro Crocoli, Giuseppe Maria Milano, Pierluigi Di Paolo, Francesca Diomedi Camassei, Ida Russo, Annalisa Serra   +6 more
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Trends in the use of patient-reported outcome instruments in neurosurgical adult thoracolumbar deformity and degenerative disease literature

Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine, 2017
Objective: Shifting national healthcare trends place increased emphasis on patient-centered care and value-based outcomes, and thus, patient-reported outcome instruments (PROIs) are often used.
Hanna Algattas, Jonathan Cohen, Nitin Agarwal, D Kojo Hamilton   +3 more
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Personalizing the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship: Adapting Training for the Next Generation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The pediatric hematology‐oncology fellowship training curriculum has not substantially changed since its inception. The first year of training is clinically focused, and the second and third years are devoted to scholarship. However, this current structure leaves many fellows less competitive in the current job market, resulting in ...
Scott C. Borinstein, Melissa J. Rose, Scott Moerdler, Richard Ho   +3 more
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