Patient related outcome measures
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Patient Relat Outcome Meas · Jan 2012
Patient-reported outcome 2 years after lung transplantation: does the underlying diagnosis matter?
Transplantation has the potential to produce profound effects on survival and health-related quality of life (HRQL). The inclusion of the patient's perspective may play an important role in the assessment of the effectiveness of lung transplantation. Patient perspectives are assessed by patient-reported outcome measures, including HRQL measures. We describe how patients' HRQL among different diagnosis groups can be used by clinicians to monitor and evaluate the outcomes associated with transplantation. ⋯ Descriptions of patients' HRQL among different diagnosis groups could be used by clinicians to assist individualized patient care.
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Patient Relat Outcome Meas · Jul 2011
Modified Severity of Dyspepsia Assessment pain scale: a new tool for measuring upper abdominal pain in osteoarthritis patients taking NSAIDs.
This study evaluated the electronically administered modified Severity of Dyspepsia Assessment (mSODA) pain scale, a six-item measure of upper abdominal pain intensity, for daily use in osteoarthritis patients taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. ⋯ This research suggests that the mSODA pain scale is both feasible and valid for assessing dyspepsia in patients taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for relief of symptoms of osteoarthritis.