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Examining interrater agreement between self-report and proxy-report responses for the quality of life-aged care consumers (QOL-ACC) instrument
BackgroundQuality of life is an important quality indicator for health and aged care sectors. However, self-reporting of quality of life is not...
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On the correlation between outcome indicators and the structure and process indicators used to proxy them in public health care reporting
Hospital quality indicators provide valuable insights for quality improvement, empower patients to choose providers, and have become a cornerstone of...
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Measuring the reliability of proxy respondents in behavioural assessments: an open question
BackgroundIn behavioural assessment, information can be gathered from internally referenced self-reports or from proxy informants.
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The paradox of growing technical capacities with low global governance: a review of Voluntary National Reviews’ SDG health-related indicators
BackgroundThis study delves into the States’ accountability for health-related Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicators from 2016 to 2020. An...
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Proxy methods for detection of inhalation exposure in simulated office environments
BackgroundModern health concerns related to air pollutant exposure in buildings have been exacerbated owing to several factors. Methods for assessing...
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Clinical indicators for recommending continued care to patients with neck pain in chiropractic practice: a cohort study
BackgroundChiropractors’ clinical indicators for recommending preventive continued care to patients with low back pain include previous pain...
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Validity across four common street-crossing distraction indicators to predict pedestrian safety
BackgroundMultiple distraction indicators have been applied to measure street-crossing distraction but their validities in predicting pedestrian...
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Indicators of recent COVID-19 infection status: findings from a large occupational cohort of staff and postgraduate research students from a UK university
BackgroundResearchers conducting cohort studies may wish to investigate the effect of episodes of COVID-19 illness on participants. A definitive...
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Development of quality indicators of transfer and transition in adolescents and young adults with congenital heart disease
BackgroundQuality indicators are crucial in evaluating and comparing the quality of healthcare services. In the case of congenital heart disease,...
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From mechanisms to markers: novel noninvasive EEG proxy markers of the neural excitation and inhibition system in humans
Brain function is a product of the balance between excitatory and inhibitory (E/I) brain activity. Variation in the regulation of this activity is...
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Associations between 24-h movement behaviors and indicators of mental health and well-being across the lifespan: a systematic review
Researchers have adopted a variety of analytical techniques to examine the collective influence of 24-h movement behaviors (i.e., physical activity,...
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Chair stand test as a proxy for physical performance and muscle strength in sarcopenia diagnosis: the Korean frailty and aging cohort study
BackgroundThe 5-times chair stand test (5CST) is a proxy tool for measuring physical performance and muscle strength in diagnosing sarcopenia. The...
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Movement behaviour typologies and their associations with adiposity indicators in children and adolescents: a latent profile analysis of 24-h compositional data
ObjectivesGrowing evidence supports the important role of 24-hour movement behaviours (MB) in preventing childhood obesity. However, research to...
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Adolescents’ proxy reports on obesity-related parenting practices: factorial validity and reliability across four behavioral domains
BackgroundAdolescents’ energy balance behaviors are precursors to obesity shaped by the practices or strategies that many parents implement. Although...
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Psychometric Properties of Child Health Utility 9D (CHU9D) Proxy Version Administered to Parents and Caregivers of Children Aged 2–4 Years Compared with Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™ (PedsQL)
ObjectiveThis study examines the psychometric properties of the Child Health Utility 9D (CHU9D) proxy version administered to parents/caregivers of...
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The role of centre and country factors on process and outcome indicators in critically ill patients with hospital-acquired bloodstream infections
PurposeThe primary objective of this study was to evaluate the associations between centre/country-based factors and two important process and...
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Conceptual Framework for Optimised Proxy Value Set Selection Through Supra-National Value Set Development for the EQ-5D Instruments
BackgroundPreference differences between countries and populations justify the use of country-specific value sets for the EQ-5D instruments. There...
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Regional disparities in SARS-CoV-2 infections by labour market indicators: a spatial panel analysis using nationwide German data on notified infections
BackgroundRegional labour markets and their properties are named as potential reasons for regional variations in levels of SARS-CoV-2 infections...
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The Association of Women’s Empowerment with HIV-Related Indicators: A Pooled Analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys in Sub-Saharan Africa
BackgroundWomen’s empowerment is an important factor for HIV prevention, but the association with HIV-related indicators has never been quantified....
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Comparison of global indicators for severe maternal morbidity among South Korean women who delivered from 2003 to 2018: a population-based retrospective cohort study
BackgroundEven though several severe maternal morbidity (SMM) indicators exist globally, indicators that can serve as international standards are...