Background & Aims Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is associated with increased
mortality and a high clinical burden. NASH adversely impacts patients' health-related quality …

The reduced muscle mass and impaired muscle performance that define sarcopenia in older
individuals are associated with increased risk of physical limitation and a variety of chronic …

Importance Proactive therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM), defined as individualized drug
dosing based on scheduled monitoring of serum drug levels, has been proposed as an …

To standardize outcome reporting in clinical trials of patients with nonspecific low back pain,
an international multidisciplinary panel recommended physical functioning, pain intensity …

The authors report on the development and calibration of item banks for depression, anxiety,
and anger as part of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System …

Interest in measuring patient-reported outcomes has increased dramatically in recent
decades. This has simultaneously produced numerous assessment options and confusion …

Objectives To determine the effectiveness of tai chi interventions compared with aerobic
exercise, a current core standard treatment in patients with fibromyalgia, and to test whether …

Abstract The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®) is
an NIH Roadmap initiative devoted to developing better measurement tools for assessing …

Purpose. Sometimes referred to as the HAQ DI, original, or “legacy” HAQ, the HAQ was
developed to assess functional status in adults with arthritis, but is now commonly used …

Researchers and clinicians wishing to assess anxiety must choose from among numerous
assessment options, many of which purport to measure the same or a similar construct. A …