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Evaluation Studies as Topic (11):
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Evaluation Studies as Topic
Missouri medicine (108)4 2011
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We designed a prospective pilot study of our initial clinical experience. Fifty patients with wavefront and fifty non-wavefront glasses were compared for lens changes made for comfort or visual clarity after initial manufacture and fitting. Minimum follow up was 90 days. Forty-six (92%) of the wavef...
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PMID: 21905449
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Abstract Telehealth Test Bed-Quality of Life Studies is a research study investigating, testing, evaluating, and demonstrating technologies that have the potential to improve the quality of life for target populations, such as warriors in transition, veterans, individuals with physic...
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PMID: 21631385
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Respiratory Care (56)7 2011
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Hospital case management : the monthly update on hospital-based care planning and critical paths (19)6 2011
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The monitoring of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) through pharmacovigilance is vital to patient safety. Spontaneous reporting of ADRs is one method of pharmacovigilance, and in the UK this is undertaken through the Yellow Card Scheme (YCS). Yellow Card reports are submitted to the Medi...
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PMID: 21545758
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The use of artemisinin combination therapies to treat uncomplicated malaria is growing and, therefore, so is the number of children exposed to these agents. As a result, there is a huge drive to develop paediatric formulations. However, relatively limited data exist regarding the pharmacokinetic pro...
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PMID: 21320023
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Quality guidelines recommend avoidance of skeletal muscle relaxants in patients 65 years and older, but this recommendation is based on expert opinion, not evidence.
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PMID: 21487082
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Community empowerment approaches have been proven to be powerful tools for solving local health problems. However, the methods for measuring empowerment in the community remain unclear and open to dispute. This study aims to describe how a context-specific community empowerment measu...
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PMID: 21556179
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We evaluate the short screening scale in the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC), a population‐based survey of US household and group quarter residents. DSM‐IV PTSD was assessed via symptom questions in the Alcohol Use Disorder and Associated Disabilities Int...
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PMID: 21516187
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Bioanalysis (3)3 2011
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Louis-Philippe Morin is a senior instrument application specialist at Algorithme Pharma, a CRO located in Laval, Canada. He has been working in the bioanalysis industry for the past 10 years where he became a subject matter expert in analytical instrumentation, especially in the MS f...
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PMID: 21320048
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We present a novel supervised method for the assessment of the quality of iPSCs by estimating the gene expression profile using a 2-D "Differentiation-index coordinate", which consists of two "developing lines" that reflects the directions of ES cell differentiation and the changes of cell states du...
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PMID: 21283513
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We argue that if models and CE analyses are used to inform decisions, they ought to be critically appraised beforehand, including a transparent evaluation of their structure, assumptions and data sources (in isolation or in comparison to similar tools), so that decision makers can use them while bei...
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PMID: 21569407
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We developed and validated new quantitative assays using flow cytometry and J774 macrophages. The phenotype of ClinCn-macrophage interactions was determined for 54 ClinCn isolates recovered from cerebrospinal fluids (CSF) from 54 unrelated patients, based on phagocytic index (PI) and 2-h and 48-h in...
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PMID: 21828220
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We strive to promote software improvements; in our case, the physician discharge letter composition process at the Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany....
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PMID: 20091017
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Cerebral vascular malformations might lead to strokes due to occurrence of ruptures. The rupture risk is highly related to the individual vascular anatomy. The 3D Time-of-Flight (TOF) MRA technique is a commonly used non-invasive imaging technique for exploration of the vascular anatomy. Several clin...
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PMID: 21057718
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Functional Neurology (26)1 2011
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We believe that one way to do this is to optimise assessment from the early stages, in order to reduce discontinuity between the hospital and rehabilitation phases. While clinical observation remains the "gold standard" for the diagnostic assessment of patients with DOC, neurophysiological investiga...
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PMID: 21693083
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Khirurgiia ()6 2011
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The comparative characteristic of the accepted methods of low-temperature sterilization of medical equipment is given. Special attention is devoted to the surgical infection prophylaxis. The efficacy, expediency and safety of gas sterilization with ethilenoxide is proved. Plasmic methods of steriliza...
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PMID: 21716218
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Child Welfare (90)2 2011
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A new method for estimation of EEG synchronism based on the analysis of correlation between amplitude modulation processes (envelopes) is considered. The efficiency of the given method is shown in different aspects: for detection of a topographical pattern, for analysis in frequency...
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PMID: 21961323
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Evaluating surveillance results is important in estimating the risk of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) cases in a particular country, or in countries from which products are imported. Although various methods have been proposed for quantitative evaluation of surveillance results, no methods fo...
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PMID: 21309448
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The technical feasibility experiment and evaluation of Smart Stretcher suggest that the system could play a key role in monitoring patients during hospital transfers....
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PMID: 21057715
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There is an increasing need to assess the value of safety improvements to society. Concerns exist, however, as to what extent standard health economic methods appropriately reflect this value because these methods do not typically incorporate the non-health or extra-consequentialist value of avoidin...
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PMID: 20702440
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This method can be used to optimize thresholds for flag alerts on automated cell counters of any type and to improve the overall positive predictive value of the flagging system at the expense of a reduction in the negative predictive value. A reduced manual review rate helps to focus resources on d...
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PMID: 20923310
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Kidney International (78)10 2010
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Academic Radiology (17)9 2010
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To review US health care trends related to medical imaging utilization and costs as well as to present standard methods for conducting economic evaluation for health care interventions and medical imaging specifically.
A review of the medical literature was performed to assess health policy and heal...
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PMID: 20634104
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Journal of Psychoactive Drugs (Suppl 6) 2010
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Process improvement strategies provide industries with a method for improving outcomes and performance at a low cost and with minimal training. In Los Angeles County, two process improvement projects were implemented as a way to improve access to, and engagement and retention in, alcohol and other d...
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PMID: 21138201
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This paper presents a novel method for unsupervised DNA microarray gridding based on support vector machines (SVMs). Each spot is a small region on the microarray surface where chains of known DNA sequences are attached. The goal of microarray gridding is the separation of the spots into distinct ce...
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PMID: 19879109
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Water Research (44)16 2010
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Quantitative assessment of multiple sources to short-term variations in recreational water quality, as indexed by faecal indicator organism (FIO) concentrations, is becoming increasingly important with adoption of modern water quality standards and catchment-based water quality management requiremen...
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PMID: 20630556
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The investigation into the course of ultra high risk (UHR) symptomatology of those patients who eventually do not meet the psychosis-threshold criteria within the 3-year timeframe of the study.
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PMID: 20712825
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This article briefly explains the process of, and provides examples from, dental surgical implant device retrieval and analysis. Study results of three areas where unique and new information has been or is being published within professional journals are summarized. An analysis of past and current a...
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PMID: 20713272
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Rapid diagnostic tests can screen out negative samples and can save valuable time and money. The study was conducted to assess the usefulness of leukocyte esterase, nitrate reductase and quantitative microscopic unspun urine wet mount examination in rapidly diagnosing urinary tract infections (UTI)....
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PMID: 21189695
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Each United Kingdom regional postgraduate deanery offers courses and educational support for the NHS (National Health Service) primary care dental team, primarily through networks of tutors (dental educators). After reporting literature on effective continuing education and the role of evaluation, t...
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PMID: 20679459
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To determine the validity of the shake test for detecting freeze damage in aluminium-based, adsorbed, freeze-sensitive vaccines.
A double-blind crossover design was used to compare the performance of the shake test conducted by trained health-care workers (HCWs) with that of phase contrast microscop...
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PMID: 20680128
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This article shows the results of a qualitative evaluation on the expansion of the Collective Health area according with the production of the triennial Collective Health Congresses Annals which happen between 1997 to 2006, promoted by Abrasco - Brazilian Association of Collective Health. The specif...
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PMID: 20694318
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Zhonghua Yixue Zazhi (90)22 2010
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To evaluate the review criteria for complete blood analysis.
total of 8820 blood samples taken at our hospital were detected both by the Sysmex XE-2100 automated blood cell analyzer and double-blind method microscopy. The performance of two review criteria were evaluated by statistical analysis. The...
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PMID: 20973231
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Zhonghua Yixue Zazhi (90)22 2010
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To establish the suitable review criteria for ADVIA 120/2120 and those for different series of hematology analyzers.
A total of 2400 samples, including 6 blood neoplasms, were detected with ADVIA 120/2120 hematology analyzer, in which 1200 samples were detected by Sysmex XE-2100 and Beckman-Coulter...
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PMID: 20973232
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The ultimate goal of emergency medical service systems is to save lives. However, most emergency medical service systems have performance measures for responding to 911 calls within a fixed timeframe (i.e., a response time threshold), rather than measures related to patient outcomes. These response...
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PMID: 20629415
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Ciencia and Saude Coletiva (15 Suppl 1) 2010
[Administration of human performance: a case study in a General Hospital of Fortaleza, Ceará State].
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The thematic of this work presents questions on the practice of the Evaluation of functional performance in an organization of public health. This axle of analysis gains importance from the difficulties of developing evaluation systems with alliances between policies of concession of financial incen...
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PMID: 20640290
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Ciencia and Saude Coletiva (15 Suppl 1) 2010
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We conducted 3 focus groups with 25 patients of a reference public health service for STD treatment in Brasília, Brazil. We used the critical discourse analysis to interpret the data obtained during interviews. The analysis revealed that self-medication was a common practice among participants, mot...
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PMID: 20640337
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Journal of wound care (19)6 2010
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While there is a consensus that clinical practice should be evidence based, this can be difficult to achieve due to confusion about the value of the various approaches to wound management. To address this, the European Wound Management Association (EWMA) set up a Patient Outcome Group whose remit wa...
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PMID: 20551864
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Archives of Surgery (145)6 2010
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Modified health care failure mode and effect analysis proved to be a practical approach and has been well received by clinicians. Systematic analysis by a multidisciplinary team is a useful method for detecting failure modes....
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PMID: 20566980
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This study aims to evaluate the impact of a national mental health arts festival for the general public, encompassing a wide variety of art forms and themes.
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PMID: 20491719
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We conclude that aerobic and anaerobic biological test methods are not the only suitable methods of assessing waste treatment process performance; and that alternative methods such as EHT are feasible and potentially suitable.
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PMID: 20138496
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We set out to (a) identify all multidimensional HRQoL questionnaires used in studies with women with gynecologic cancer and (b) evaluate their track records in identifying minimal clinically important differences (MCIDs), with a view to making recommendations.
We searched MEDLINE using the term qual...
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PMID: 20442592
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Ying yong sheng tai xue bao = The journal of applied ecology / Zhongguo sheng tai xue xue hui, Zhongguo ke xue yuan Shenyang ying yong sheng tai yan jiu suo zhu ban (21)5 2010
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Five tourism scenic areas in Zhangjiajie City were selected as research objects, and fifty kinds of resource conditions affecting the development of tourism scenic area were taken as evaluation indices. Through disposing and consolidating the indices level by level, an analysis was made on the niche...
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PMID: 20707119
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Thrombosis and Haemostasis (103)5 2010
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Most computer- or internet-assisted systems for oral anticoagulation therapy (OAT) telemanagement have limitations when it comes to implementation within a healthcare center. It was the objective of this study to evaluate convenience and patient satisfaction with the use of SintromacWeb, a new OAT t...
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PMID: 20390224
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We have established a simple flow chamber-based procedure which provides an accurate and reproducible way to measure the amount of biofilm formed on an implantable biomaterial surface. The method enables the side-by-side evaluation of different materials under hydrodynamic flow conditions similar to...
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PMID: 20188127
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Australian Health Review (34)2 2010
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Data are collected electronically and more than 80% are derived from existing, administrative datasets, minimising staff and client burden. Additional data include client outcomes and a health related quality of life measure. The preliminary twelve month data suggest that clients have the equivalent...
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PMID: 20497726
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Ugeskrift for laeger (172)16 2010
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In total, 66 statements were developed and after validation they were reduced and reformulated to 35. Mean scores for relevance and "easy to understand" of the statements were in the range between "very high degree" and "high degree". In the pilot test, 18 consultants were assessed by themselves, by...
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PMID: 20423662
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Despite calls for improved quality and efficiency in medical emergency departments, there exist hardly any quality indicators, and no methods of calculating efficiency have been published to date. The present study illustrates a means of presenting numerical parameters of a medical emergency departm...
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PMID: 20458367
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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provided $1.1 billion to help fund comparative effectiveness research. Some of this money will be used to fund studies that will examine the effectiveness between drugs, medical devices and/or procedures for the same condition. The findings from thi...
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PMID: 20464853
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Leukemia & Lymphoma (51)4 2010
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Survival rates for Hodgkin lymphoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma have improved in recent years. However, these improvements are associated with various late effects, which can compromise health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Improving HRQoL is a significant goal in oncology, and increasingly one of th...
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PMID: 20218810
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A congruency rate of 44.7% was obtained. This was considered commendable in view of the complexities of the cases published in the NEJM and the fact that the medical students were only in the third year of their Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery program. CONCLUSION: The study illustrates...
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PMID: 20505913
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