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Misinterpretation with norm-based scoring of health status in adults with type 1 diabetes
Background Interpretations of profile and preference based measure scores can differ. Profile measures often use a norm-based scoring algorithm where each scale is scored to have a standardized mean and standard deviation, relative to the general ...
Carroll Linda J +3 more
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This paper is aimed at investigating the impacts of health cost and risk preference on farmers’ protective behavior of pesticide in a case study of Wuhu city in China. Based on the field survey data from 523 farmers in the main grain-producing areas, the
Shukai Cai +3 more
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Mapping EORTC QLQ-C30 and FACT-G onto EQ-5D-5L index for patients with cancer
Background To develop direct and indirect (response) mapping algorithms from the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30) and the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy General ...
Yasuhiro Hagiwara +7 more
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Introduction The patient’s voice in shared decision-making has progressed from physician’s office to regulatory decision-making for medical devices with FDA’s Patient Preference Initiative.
Leslie Wilson +5 more
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Background Understanding behavioural psychology and the human side of change are guiding principles for quality improvement (QI). Tools to measure these to guide improvement efforts are lacking.Methods We created a clinical vignette-based survey to ...
Helen Healy +5 more
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How we choose one over another: predicting trial-by-trial preference decision. [PDF]
Preference formation is a complex problem as it is subjective, involves emotion, is led by implicit processes, and changes depending on the context even within the same individual.
Vidya Bhushan +4 more
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Ambiguity Measures for Preference-Based Decision Viewpoints
This paper examines the ambiguity of subjective judgments, which are represented by a system of pairwise preferences over a given set of alternatives. Such preferences are valued with respect to a set of reasons, in favor and against the alternatives, establishing a complete judgment, or viewpoint, on how to solve the decision problem.
Camilo A. Franco +4 more
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In the era of big data, social network has become an important reflection of human communications and interactions on the Internet. Identifying the influential spreaders in networks plays a crucial role in various areas, such as disease outbreak, virus ...
Chengying Mao, Weisong Xiao
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Development of the SF-6Dv2 health utility survey: comprehensibility and patient preference
Background The SF-6Dv2 classification system assesses health states in six domains—physical functioning, role function, bodily pain, vitality, social functioning, and mental health. Scores have previously been derived from the SF-36v2® Health Survey.
Lynne Broderick +6 more
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What Tinnitus Therapy Outcome Measures Are Important for Patients?– A Discrete Choice Experiment
Introduction: The therapeutic rationale varies among tinnitus therapies. A recent study identified which outcome measures should be used for different types of interventions.
Maaike M. Rademaker +10 more
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