To examine the effects on process of care and patient well-being, regular collection use health-related quality-of-life (HRQL) data in oncology practice.In a prospective study with repeated measures involving 28 oncologists, 286 cancer patients were randomly assigned to either intervention group (regular completion European Organization for Research Treatment Cancer-Core Quality Life Questionnaire version 3.0, Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale touch-screen computers clinic feedback results...

PURPOSE: We aimed to estimate the prevalence and types of anxiety disorders diagnosed according standardized criteria in cancer patients, compare screening tools detecting them, examine their demographic, oncologic, psychosocial associations. METHODS: In this cross-sectional observational study 178 subjects with lymphoma, renal cell carcinoma, malignant melanoma, or plasma dyscrasia, we related responses questionnaires (administered by computer touch-screen) measuring psychological symptoms,...

Previous research on educational data has demonstrated that Rasch fit statistics (mean squares and t-statistics) are highly susceptible to sample size variation for dichotomously scored rating data, although little is known about this relationship polytomous data. These help inform researchers how well items a unidimensional latent trait, an important adjunct modern psychometrics. Given the increasing use of models in health purpose study was therefore explore between data.Data were collated...

To evaluate alternative automated methods of collecting data on quality life (QOL) in cancer patients. After initial evaluation a range technologies, we compared computer touch-screen questionnaires with paper scanned by optical reading systems terms patients' acceptance, quality, and reliability.In randomized cross-over trial, 149 patients completed the European Organization for Research Treatment Cancer Quality Life Questionnaire-Core 30, version 2.0 (EORTC QLQ-C30), Hospital Anxiety...

Background Long COVID (LC) is a novel multisystem clinical syndrome affecting millions of individuals worldwide. The modified COVID-19 Yorkshire Rehabilitation Scale (C19-YRSm) condition-specific patient-reported outcome measure designed for assessment and monitoring people with LC. Objectives To evaluate the psychometric properties C19-YRSm in prospective sample Methods 1314 patients attending 10 UK specialist LC clinics completed EuroQol 5D-5L (EQ-5D-5L) longitudinally. characteristics...

The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) is widely used as a tool for assessing psychological distress in patients non-clinical groups. Previous studies have demonstrated conflicting results regarding the factor structure of questionnaire different groups patients, general population. This study investigated HADS large heterogeneous cancer population 1474 patients. It also sought to investigate emerging evidence that conforms tripartite model anxiety depression (Clark & Watson,...

PURPOSE: To investigate the applicability of a standard quality life (QL) questionnaire to individual cancer patients and explore potential for impact QL information on process care by comparing at group level results with medical records. PATIENTS AND METHODS: One hundred fourteen consecutive oncology clinics St James’s Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom, completed European Organization Research Treatment Cancer (EORTC) Quality Life Questionnaire (QLQ)-C30 touch-screen computer over 6-month...

Systematic quality-of-life (QOL) assessment may have value in oncology practice by increasing awareness of a wide range issues, possibly detection psychologic morbidity, social problems, and changes physical status, improving care its outcomes. However, logistic problems are substantial. Automated systems solve many these problems. We field-tested the feasibility compliance that can be achieved using computer touchscreen system two consecutive studies.In study 1, prospective cohort 272...

Abstract The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) has been used extensively in cancer patients to identify psychological distress. Reports of the factor structure screening performance instrument vary. Rasch models allow an assessment a questionnaire by identifying item fit. Removal misfitting items may improve both dimensionality efficacy questionnaires. A analysis HADS‐T subscales was explore structure, efficacy. total 1855 completed touchscreen version HADS, including 381 who had...

Long COVID (LC) is a clinical syndrome with persistent, fluctuating symptoms subsequent to COVID-19 infection. LC has significant detrimental effects on health-related quality of life (HRQoL), activities daily living (ADL), and work productivity. Condition-specific patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), such as the modified Yorkshire Rehabilitation Scale (C19-YRSm) do not provide health utility data required for cost-utility analyses interventions. The aim this study was derive mapping...

The study was to characterise participant responses in a time trade-off (TTO) task involving states worse than dead (WTD) determine patterns of congruence and incongruence. online TTO involved 4 hypothetical health describing rare paediatric condition. Participants completed the from parental perspective with 10-year horizon. Mean utilities were derived for (HS). Congruence defined priori as "perfect", i.e., completely logical sequence state utilities, "incongruent", reversal most least...

Recent publications have suggested that intra-ocular pressure (IOP) may be an indirect assessment of intracranial (ICP). Both IOP and ICP similar physiologic ranges responses to changes in intra-abdominal, intra-thoracic aortic pressure. Previous studies demonstrated the relationships between retinal arterial pressure, venous intra-cranial Power athletes routinely utilize Valsalva maneuver during weightlifting. In fact there are reports stroke, cerebral hemorrhage, subarachnoid...

Carpet layers comprise less than 0.06% of the United States workforce yet they submit 6.2% compensation claims for traumatic knee inflammation. Their work involves multiple sources acute and chronic trauma including kneeling, pressure from sharp objects, use a device called "knee kicker" to stretch wall carpet. To characterise morbidity in carpet identify occupational risk factors, questionnaire was completed by 112 floor layers, 42 tile terrazo setters, 243 millwrights bricklayers (MWBL)....

The General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) - 12 was designed as a short questionnaire to assess psychiatric morbidity. Despite the fact that studies have suggested number of competing multidimensional factor structures, it continues be largely used unidimensional instrument. This may an impact on identification morbidity in target populations. aim this study explore dimensionality GHQ-12 and evaluate alternative models for

To develop subscales for clinical use of the Social Difficulties Inventory (SDI) with score interpretation guidance in routine oncology practice.Patient-reported outcome measures are used increasingly cancer care but successful implementation is dependent on a combination sound psychometrics, meaning and good judgement. The SDI, 21-item instrument (SDI-21) developed care, demonstrated psychometric properties. Rasch analysis SDI resulted 16-item interval scale Distress (SD-16), which allowed...