Standard errors of non-standardised and age-standardised relative survival of cancer patients

Age-standardised relative survival (%), with 95% confidence intervals, for patients diagnosed between 1998 and 2002 for selected cancer sites (follow-up until end 2003)

Cardiovascular autonomic function testing under non-standardised and standardised conditions in cardiovascular patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus.

Autonomic function tests require standardised test conditions. We compared testing under non-standardised and standardised conditions and investigated the agreement between heart and pulse rate variability in 30 subjects with diabetes mellitus. Deep breathing, Valsalva manoeuvre and quick standing tests showed non-standardised reproducibility intraclass correlations (95% CI) of 0.96 (0.82-0.99)...

Estimating the Net Survival of Patients with Gastric Cancer in Iran in a Relative Survival Framework

Background: Iran is an Eastern Mediterranean region country with the highest rate of gastric cancer. The present study aimed to evaluate the 5-year net survival of patients with gastric cancer in Iran using a relative survival framework.Methods: In a cross-sectional study, using life-table estimation of relative survival, we reported 1- to 5-year relative survival regarding age, sex, disease st...

A descriptive and model-based spatial comparison of the standardised mortality ratio and the age-standardised mortality rate.

The number of deaths in a particular connection can be expressed in different ways. In spatial epidemiology, two widely used measures are the standardised mortality ratio (SMR) and the so called mortality rate. This paper compares these two ways of expressing mortality using a descriptive and a model-based approach. Age-standardised versions of both terms have been investigated by a descriptive...

Do standardised patients lose their confidence in primary medical care? Personal experiences of standardised patients with GPs.

There is a great variation among GPs, concerning performance, behaviour, consultation strategies, diagnostic and treatment procedures, and this variation is considered as an indicator for poor quality of the service. But variation can also be regarded as an advantage, mainly because patients can choose the GP who suits their personal needs or preferences best. This applies especially to healthc...