The aim of this study was to determine which of two occlusal indices were the most appropriate for use in the assessment of orthognathic outcome. The indices used were the Peer Assessment Rating (PAR) Index and the Index of Treatment Complexity, Outcome, and Need (ICON). These indices were validated against the subjective assessments of treatment outcome and treatment improvement obtained from ...

PURPOSE: Survey-based research has emerged as a primary method of evaluating the impact and outcomes of breast reconstruction in an era of patient centered care. Despite increased utilization of patient reported outcomes measures, such as the BREAST-Q surveys, there are few studies assessing non-response among study participants. Differential non-response to surveys threatens the generalizabili...

Patient reported outcomes provide the patient's perspective on the effectiveness of treatment. The draft Food and Drug Administration guidance on patient reported outcomes for labeling and promotional claims raises a number of method and measurement issues that require further clarification, including methods of determining responsiveness and minimal important differences. For clinical trials, ...

Recommendations c Treatment decisions should be timely, rely on evidence-based guidelines, and be made collaboratively with patients based on individual preferences, prognoses, and comorbidities. B c Providers should consider the burden of treatment and self-efficacy of patients when recommending treatments. E c Treatment plans should align with the Chronic Care Model, emphasizing productive in...

This study was carried out to assess the validity of the SPADI, (Shoulder pain and Disability Index), a self assessment of shoulder pain and disability in community based patients.The authors gave a fair introduction on the development of the SPADI and briefly critiqued the 2 studies that initially supported the validity of the subjective outcome measure. I note only moderate test-retest reliab...

Outcome measures for assessing clinical efficacy of cocaine addiction pharmacotherapy should reliably and accurately reflect the benefits of the treatment. A core battery of outcome measures has been proposed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and used by investigators for such trials. These measures include: (1) cocaine use by urinalysis, self-report, or both; (2) retention in treatment...

background cerebral state index (csi) is derived from electroencephalogram (eeg) and is used for monitoring the level of consciousness during anesthesia. this study was designed to investigate the accuracy of glasgow coma scale (gcs) and csi as a predictor of in-hospital mortality in patients with trauma brain injury (tbi). objective to compare the predictive value of gcs and csi for predicting...

Have you ever felt that the search for Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) accuracy is endless? In 2007, the administrators and clinical managers at Professional Healthcare Resources, Inc. (PHRI) looked at the agency’s functional outcome indicators (improvement in bathing, transferring, ambulation/locomotion, and management of medications) and shook our heads. Once again, the outcome...

Digital assessment and graphical feedback of patient-reported outcome measures such as the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) could increase empowerment and involvement of patients in their own care process. The App ecosystem that Reade is building is an example of how digital assessment using mobile devices can be integrated into existing hospital IT infrastructure.

OBJECTIVE To assist in the interpretation of the Stanford Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) score changes for individual patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), by determining the minimum size of score change that can confidently be considered to reflect a significant change in disability from the patient's perspective. METHOD HAQ score changes were calculated for 40 clinic patients with...