The selection of appropriate outcomes is crucial when designing clinical trials in order to
compare the effects of different interventions directly. For the findings to influence policy and …

Objectives There is increasing recognition that insufficient attention has been paid to the
choice of outcomes measured in clinical trials. The lack of a standardized outcome …

In the past decades, reductionism has dominated both research directions and funding
policies in clinical psychology and psychiatry. The intense search for the biological basis of …

Purpose Inconsistent reporting of outcomes in clinical trials of patients with non-specific low
back pain (NSLBP) hinders comparison of findings and the reliability of systematic reviews …

Implications for public health research of models and theories of disability : a scoping study
and evidence synthesis Page 1 This is a repository copy of Implications for public health …

Core outcome sets (COSs) are consensus-derived minimum sets of outcomes to be
assessed in a specific situation. COSs are being increasingly developed to limit outcome …

Objective Befriending is an emotional supportive relationship in which one-to-one
companionship is provided on a regular basis by a volunteer. It is commonly and …

Background There is no evidence-based guidance to facilitate design decisions for
confirmatory trials or systematic reviews investigating treatment efficacy for adults with …

Patient‐reported outcomes (PRO s) are important in the healthcare system to gain
understanding of patients' views on the effects of a treatment. There is an abundance of …

Interdisciplinary multimodal pain therapy (IMPT) is a biopsychosocial treatment approach for
patients with chronic pain that comprises at least psychological and physiotherapeutic …