Scores show outcomes, but they don’t reveal how a data system is built, tested and operated, or whether the data meets the ...

Correspondence to Dr Alex Gillespie, Department of Social Psychology, London School of Economics, London WC2A 2AE, UK; A.T.Gillespie{at}lse.ac.uk Background Letters of complaint written by patients ...

Introduction Pain experienced during functional activities, referred to as movement-evoked pain (MEP), is a common and disabling symptom in individuals with knee osteoarthritis (KOA). Unlike pain at ...

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to measure the intra- and inter-rater reliability of the quantitative sensory testing for measuring the thermal pain threshold on myofascial trigger points ...

To assess the validity and reliability of the Six-Spot Step Test (SSST) in total hip arthroplasty (THA) patients. The SSST was performed twice on the same day by Rater 1, along with the Timed Up and ...

Introduction Although individuals with dementia who reside in nursing homes are particularly susceptible to developing delirium, this condition is rarely recognised in these settings. Detection of ...

Background: We undertook research to improve the AGREE instrument, a tool used to evaluate guidelines. We tested a new seven-point scale, evaluated the usefulness of the original items in the ...

Introduction Performance status is an essential consideration for clinical practice and for patient eligibility for clinical trials in oncology. Assessment of performance status is traditionally done ...

3 Département de Pharmacologie Clinique, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de la Pitié-Salpétrière, Assistance publique hôpitaux de Paris and UPMC Univ, Paris, France 4 Department of Radiology and Robert ...

Abstract: A kinematic model is presented based on surface marker placement generating wrist, metacarpal arch, fingers and thumb movements. Standard calculations are used throughout the model and then ...

The vast majority of patients with minor stroke achieve what are considered good or excellent outcomes on the modified Rankin Scale (0–1/0–2), yet many are dissatisfied with their outcomes. There is a ...

What this study adds In this prospective, cross-sectional study, senior and junior doctors and nurses assessed HEART Scores on the same patients. We found excellent inter-rater reliability suggesting ...