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Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric validation of point-of-care outcome assessment tools in Chinese palliative care clinical practice
BackgroundA standardized national approach to routinely assessing palliative care patients helps improve patient outcomes. However, a quality...
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Nutritional Assessment Tools for Patients with Cancer: A Narrative Review
Cancer patients are at high risk of malnutrition, which can lead to adverse health outcomes such as prolonged hospitalization, increased...
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Pain assessment tools for use in infants: a meta-review
BackgroundIdentifying pain in infants is challenging due to their inability to self-report pain, therefore the availability of valid and reliable...
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The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of clinical fracture-risk assessment tools in reducing future osteoporotic fractures among older adults: a structured sco** review
SummaryThis sco** review described the use, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of clinical fracture-risk assessment tools to prevent future...
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Assessment tools for stigma in breast cancer patients based on COSMIN guidelines: a systematic review
ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to conduct a systematic review of the measurement properties and methodological quality of stigma assessment...
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Assessment of the relative clinical utility of shortened Finnegan neonatal abstinence scoring tools
ObjectiveTo assess the proposed shortened tools based on the Finnegan neonatal abstinence scoring tool (FNAS) for relative clinical utility.
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Assessment tools for patient-reported outcomes in multiple myeloma
BackgroundPatients with multiple myeloma experience severe symptom burden. Patient participation in self-reporting is essential as medical staff’s...
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Esophageal dysmotility in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis: pathogenesis, assessment tools, manometric characteristics, and clinical implications
Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) represents a growing cause of chronic esophageal morbidity whose incidence and prevalence are increasing rapidly. The...
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Pain assessment tools in adults with communication disorders: systematic review and meta-analysis
BackgroundVerbal communication is the "gold standard" for assessing pain. Consequently, individuals with communication disorders are particularly...
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Video-based tools for surgical quality assessment of technical skills in laparoscopic procedures: a systematic review
BackgroundQuality of surgery has substantial impact on both short- and long-term clinical outcomes. This stresses the need for objective surgical...
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Diagnostic Ambiguities and Underuse of Clinical Assessment Tools: A Systematic Review of Case Reports on Kratom Addiction and Physical Dependence
Purpose of ReviewThis systematic review examines case reports of kratom physical dependence or addiction, focusing on assessment, diagnosis, and...
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Digitalisierung und Clinical Decision Tools
Digitalization in cardiovascular emergencies is rapidly evolving, analogous to the development in medicine, driven by the increasingly broader...
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A systematic review on the performance of fracture risk assessment tools: FRAX, DeFRA, FRA-HS
PurposePreventing fragility fractures by treating osteoporosis may reduce disability and mortality worldwide. Algorithms combining clinical risk...
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Relation between nutritional status on clinical outcomes of critically ill patients: emphasizing nutritional screening tools in a prospective cohort investigation
BackgroundMalnutrition is a significant concern reported in adult critically ill patients, yet there is no gold standard to assess nutritional status...
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Screening tools for employment in clinical healthcare delivery systems: a content analysis
BackgroundThe relationship between work and health is complex and bidirectional, where work can have both health-harming and health-enhancing...
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Available assessment tools for evaluating feedback quality: a sco** review oriented to education in digital media
PurposeIn recent years, the use of digital platforms for surgical and medical training has increased. Quality feedback is essential when using these...
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The measurement properties of existing lifestyle assessment tools are suboptimal: a systematic review
AimThe current status of lifestyle assessment tools is still unclear. We aim to systematically identify those health lifestyle assessment tools, and...
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Prognostic potential of nutritional risk screening and assessment tools in predicting survival of patients with pancreatic neoplasms: a systematic review
Backgrounds & AimsThe nutritional evaluation of pancreatic cancer (PC) patients lacks a gold standard or scientific consensus, we aimed to summarize...
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The Limitations of Frailty Assessment Tools in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) associated vasculitis (AAV) can be associated with a high burden of morbidity and mortality in an ageing...
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A systematic review of radiomics in chondrosarcoma: assessment of study quality and clinical value needs handy tools
ObjectiveTo evaluate the study quality and clinical value of radiomics studies on chondrosarcoma.
MethodsPubMed, Embase, Web of Science, China...
