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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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Properties of patient-reported outcome measures in individuals following acute whiplash injury [PDF]

, 2014
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 ...
Stavros Petrou, Lamb, S. E. (Sallie E.), Joshua Pink, Petrou, Stavros, Williams, Mark, Mark Williams, Sarah E Lamb, Esther Williamson, Pink, Joshua, Williamson, Esther M.   +9 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
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The Achilles tendon total rupture score : a study of responsiveness, internal consistency and convergent validity on patients with acute Achilles tendon ruptures [PDF]

, 2012
Background The Achilles tendon Total Rupture Score was developed by a research group in 2007 in response to the need for a patient reported outcome measure for this patient population.
Costa, Matthew L., Lamb, S. E. (Sallie E.), Parsons, Nicholas R., Kearney, Rebecca S., Achten, Juul, Achten, J, Lamb, Sarah, Costa, ML, Kearney Rebecca S, Achten Juul, Parsons, N, Lamb Sarah E, Parsons Nicholas, Costa Matthew L, Kearney, RS, Rebecca S Kearney, Nicholas Parsons, Matthew L Costa, Sarah E Lamb, Juul Achten   +19 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

Effect of pre-operative educational counseling about routine elements of perioperative care on patient’s experience through their first surgical journey: A randomized control trial

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences
Background: Pre-operative counseling improves patient’s care experience. The trial studied the effect of pre-operative counseling about non-procedural elements of perioperative care, on patients undergoing their life’s first surgery.
Feba Kurian , Joicy Els Jojo , Santosh Balakrishnan   +2 more
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Development of a percutaneous coronary intervention patient level composite measure for a clinical quality registry

BMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background Composite measures combine data to provide a comprehensive view of patient outcomes. Despite composite measures being a valuable tool to assess post-intervention outcomes, the patient perspective is often missing. The purpose of this study was
Darshini Ayton, Sze-Ee Soh, Renata Morello, Susannah Ahern, Arul Earnest, Angela Brennan, Jeffrey Lefkovits, Susan Evans, Christopher Reid, Rasa Ruseckaite, John McNeil   +10 more
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Understanding patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) [PDF]

, 2011
Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) have been identified as being measures of a patient's health status or health-related quality of life, allowing for health status information to be collected from patients before and after an intervention through
Cook, Leanne, Ousey, Karen, Ousey, Karen; id_orcid   +2 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

Integration of patient-reported outcome measures with key clinical outcomes after immediate latissimus dorsi breast reconstruction and adjuvant treatment

, 2013
Background: linical evidence on patient-reported outcome measures (PROMS) in breast reconstruction is lacking. The aim of this study was to evaluate PROMs in implant-assisted latissimus dorsi (LDI) or tissue-only autologous latissimus dorsi (ALD) flap ...
Haviland, J.S., Betambeau, N., Balta, V., Reece-Smith, A., Benson, J., Winters, Z.E.   +5 more
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