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Sleep Mediates the Association between PTSD Symptoms and Chronic Pain in Youth
Abstract Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSS) and chronic pain have been shown to co-occur at high rates in adolescents and this co-occurrence is linked to worse pain and quality...
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Improving transitions in acute stroke patients discharged to home: the Michigan stroke transitions trial (MISTT) protocol
Background For some stroke patients and caregivers, navigating the transition between hospital discharge and returning home is associated with substantial psychosocial and health-related challenges. Currently, no evidence-based standard of care...
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Bifactor Models and Rotations: Exploring the Extent to which Multidimensional Data Yield Univocal Scale Scores
Abstract The application of psychological measures often results in item response data that arguably are consistent with both unidimensional (a single common factor) and multidimensional latent structures (typically caused by...
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Alternative Approaches to Addressing Non-Normal Distributions in the Application of IRT Models to Personality Measures
Abstract It is generally assumed that the latent trait is normally distributed in the population when estimating logistic item response theory (IRT) model parameters. This assumption requires that the latent...
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FAAM ADL Scores Correlate with PROMIS Physical Function, Pain Interference, and Depression Outcomes
Abstract Category: Midfoot/Forefoot Introduction/Purpose: Legacy patient-reported outcome instruments like the FAAM Activities of Daily Living (ADL) quantify patient disability but are often limited by responder burden and incomplete questionnaires. The...
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Michigan Stroke Transitions Trial
Abstract Background: To test whether access to home-based social worker-led case management (SWCM) program or SWCM program combined with a website providing stroke-related information improves patient-reported outcomes in patients with stroke,...
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