Patient-reported outcomes in spine surgery: past, current, and future directions: JNSPG 75th anniversary invited review article

JA Finkelstein, CE Schwartz - Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2019 - thejns.org
The purpose of this article is to review the current state of outcome measurement in spine
surgery, with an emphasis on patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs). The commonly …

Mapping flood susceptibility in mountainous areas on a national scale in China

G Zhao, B Pang, Z Xu, J Yue, T Tu - Science of the Total Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Mountainous terrain covers nearly half of China and is susceptible to floods, which can lead
to substantial losses of human life and property. Historical flooding records from government …

Scoping review of response shift methods: current reporting practices and recommendations

TT Sajobi, R Brahmbatt, LM Lix, BD Zumbo… - Quality of Life …, 2018 - Springer
Background Response shift (RS) has been defined as a change in the meaning of an
individual's self-evaluation of his/her health status and quality of life. Several statistical …

Perceptions on the value of bodily functions in multiple sclerosis

C Heesen, R Haase, S Melzig… - Acta Neurologica …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background In neurological diseases presenting with a plethora of symptoms, the value of
bodily functions for a given patient might be a guide for clinical management. Multiple …

Advancing quality-of-life research by deepening our understanding of response shift: a unifying theory of appraisal

BD Rapkin, CE Schwartz - Quality of Life Research, 2019 - Springer
Studies of response-shift phenomena in quality-of-life (QOL) research have grown steadily
in the more than two decades of research. As a field, we have been calling a lot of different …

Measuring quality of life in patients with schizophrenia: an overview

L Boyer, K Baumstarck, M Boucekine… - Expert review of …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Quality of life (QoL) is of great importance to patients with schizophrenia and their families.
Although the use of QoL measures may contribute to better adherence to therapeutic …

[HTML][HTML] Exploiting machine learning algorithms and methods for the prediction of agitated delirium after cardiac surgery: models development and validation study

HN Mufti, GM Hirsch, SR Abidi… - JMIR medical …, 2019 - medinform.jmir.org
Background: Delirium is a temporary mental disorder that occasionally affects patients
undergoing surgery, especially cardiac surgery. It is strongly associated with major adverse …

Using classification and regression tree modelling to investigate response shift patterns in dentine hypersensitivity

C Machuca, MV Vettore, M Krasuska, SR Baker… - BMC medical research …, 2017 - Springer
Background Dentine hypersensitivity (DH) affects people's quality of life (QoL). However
changes in the internal meaning of QoL, known as Response shift (RS) may undermine …

If it's information, it's not “bias”: a scoping review and proposed nomenclature for future response-shift research

CE Schwartz, G Rohde, E Biletch, RBB Stuart… - Quality of Life …, 2022 - Springer
Background The growth in response-shift methods has enabled a stronger empirical
foundation to investigate response-shift phenomena in quality-of-life (QOL) research; but …

Changes in quality of life after epilepsy surgery: the role of reprioritization response shift

TT Sajobi, KM Fiest, S Wiebe - Epilepsia, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Health‐related quality of life (HRQOL) is an important indicator of well‐being in
patients with epilepsy. When assessing changes in HRQOL over time, some of the changes …