Freedom from disability is one of the most important patient-centered outcomes after surgery, but there is currently no validated instrument to measure postoperative disability. However, a study in ...

In one testing category, only 54.7% and 15.5% of participants from test groups MTurk and OPTIMA, respectively, interpreted the questionnaire as instructed according to the frequency with which the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Confusion over symptom questionnaires is common, and likely hampers efforts to diagnose and treat physical and mental illnesses, ...

This systematic review shows that there is no conclusive evidence for the use of a single patient-reported outcome questionnaire in the evaluation of patients undergoing hip arthroscopy. A limitation ...

Increasing emphasis is being placed on the development of authentic instruments for assessing the competence of health professionals. Patients offer a unique perspective for assessing aspects of ...

Physician underestimation of the symptom burden in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) is common and is associated with less frequent treatment escalation and smaller improvements in health status ...

Though patients have expressed their dissatisfaction with communication in the cancer care system, 8, 13 the quality of patient-provider communication is an area seldom measured systematically as part ...

Insufficient Effectiveness of 5-Hydroxytryptamine-3 Receptor Antagonists Due to Oral Morphine Administration in Patients With Cisplatin-Induced Emesis PURPOSE: To develop a psychometrically sound ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A questionnaire successfully identified patients with STIs at low risk for penicillin allergy. Among low-risk ...

A hand hygiene joint project between the Department of Veterans Affairs and 3M produced a number of valuable tools that used the Six Sigma process, including a free, downloadable questionnaire for ...