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Discriminant Ability, Concurrent Validity, and Responsiveness of PROMIS Health Domains Among Patients With Lumbar Degenerative Disease Undergoing Decompression With or Without Arthrodesis
Abstract Study design: A prospective cohort study. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the ability of Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) health domains to discriminate between levels of...
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The Use of Actigraphy Differentiates Sleep Disturbances in Active and Inactive Crohn’s Disease
Abstract Background: Sleep disturbances (SDs) are commonly reported in patients with Crohn’s disease (CD). Several survey instruments assessing subjective measures of insufficient sleep have identified SDs in subjects with CD. However,...
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Reliability and validity of PROMIS measures administered by telephone interview in a longitudinal localized prostate cancer study
Abstract Purpose To evaluate the reliability and validity of six PROMIS measures (anxiety, depression, fatigue, pain interference, physical function, and sleep disturbance) telephone-administered to a diverse, population-based cohort of localized...
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Estimating Health Utility in Patients Presenting for Spine Surgery Using Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Health Domains
Abstract Study design: Prospective cohort study OBJECTIVES.: To evaluate whether Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) health domains can effectively estimate health utility index values for patients presenting for spine surgery....
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Sleep Quality and Quality of Life Among Healthy High School Athletes
Abstract We examined the association between sleep quality and quality of life (QOL) among uninjured high school athletes. Participants completed the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and the Patient-Reported Outcomes...
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Novel Pharmaceutical Options For Treating Fibromyalgia
ABSTRACT Fibromyalgia is a chronic disorder whose symptoms have a devastating effect on patients’ lives as they limit their ability to engage in everyday working and social activities, and make...
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