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Book Spine Outcomes Measures and Instruments

Download or read book Spine Outcomes Measures and Instruments written by Jens Chapman and published by Thieme. This book was released on 2007-08-08 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spine Outcomes Measures and Instruments evaluates and summarizes more than 100 outcomes instruments for the spine and its associated diseases. The book addresses important questions such as: What outcomes are important to patients and clinicians? Which questions are used to build a specific outcomes instrument? How is a specific instrument scored? Is it completed by the clinician or the patient? Has the instrument undergone validity or reliability testing? In what population was it validated, and how did it perform? The book is divided into the following "core" domains including function, pain, disability (physical), disability (psychosocial), patient satisfaction, and general health. Each instrument is displayed on two side-by-side pages with a summary of its content; a summary of any validity, reliability, or responsiveness; a score for clinical utility; and an overall score. More than 400 easy-to-read charts, tables, and color graphics facilitate comprehension of core concepts. Spine Outcomes Measures and Instruments is an invaluable tool for spine surgeons, neurosurgeons, and orthopedic surgeons who treat patients with spine conditions. Physiatrists, family practice physicians, rheumatologists, musculoskeletal pain specialists, nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and other health professionals who encounter outcomes instruments will also appreciate the comprehensive scope of this text.

Book Spine Outcomes Measures and Instruments

Download or read book Spine Outcomes Measures and Instruments written by Jens R. Chapman and published by Ao Publishing, Davos. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outcomes instruments that attempt to assess the function and quality of life in patients suffering from various spine conditions are on the increase. This book sets out to evaluate and summarize over 100 outcomes instruments for the spine and its associated diseases.

Book Measuring Spinal Cord Injury

Download or read book Measuring Spinal Cord Injury written by Giovanni Galeoto and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-04-07 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes validated outcome measures for the international Spinal Cord Injury population. Based on rigorous systematic reviews of ca. 80,000 scientific articles, the authors present assessment tools for various clinical uses in the health sciences, following parameters of validity, reliability, and responsiveness. It is important for the development of clinical practice and research that practical and appropriate measures become universally accepted; this would allow comparisons and meta- analysis of high-quality randomized controlled trials of people with this increasingly common injury. This book emphasizes the need for consensus among researchers as to which tools must be studied in depth or adapted to other national contexts, or which measurement instruments should be standardized in order to develop universal norms and standards for the performance of people with Spinal Cord Injury. It offers a valuable practical guide for clinicians, rehabilitation professionals and nurses, but will also help researchers to gain more confidence in using valid and reliable assessment tools for comparable clinical trials.

Book Compendium of Outcome Instruments for Assessment   Research of Spinal Disorders

Download or read book Compendium of Outcome Instruments for Assessment Research of Spinal Disorders written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Spine Outcomes Measures and Instruments

Download or read book Spine Outcomes Measures and Instruments written by Jens R. Chapman and published by Thieme. This book was released on 2007 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spine Outcomes Measures and Instruments evaluates and summarizes more than 100 outcomes instruments for the spine and its associated diseases. The book addresses important questions such as: What outcomes are important to patients and clinicians? Which questions are used to build a specific outcomes instrument? How is a specific instrument scored? Is it completed by the clinician or the patient? Has the instrument undergone validity or reliability testing? In what population was it validated, and how did it perform? The book is divided into the following core domains including function, pain, disability (physical), disability (psychosocial), patient satisfaction, and general health. Each instrument is displayed on two side-by-side pages with a summary of its content; a summary of any validity, reliability, or responsiveness; a score for clinical utility; and an overall score. More than 400 easy-to-read charts, tables, and color graphics facilitate comprehension of core concepts. Spine Outcomes Measures and Instruments is an invaluable tool for spine surgeons, neurosurgeons, and orthopedic surgeons who treat patients with spine conditions. Physiatrists, family practice physicians, rheumatologists, musculoskeletal pain specialists, nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and other health professionals who encounter outcomes instruments will also appreciate the comprehensive scope of this text.

Book Defining the Value of Spine Care

Download or read book Defining the Value of Spine Care written by Jeffrey A. Rihn and published by JAYPEE BROTHERS PUBLISHERS. This book was released on 2012-12-15 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book "Defining the Value of Spine Care" discuses the concepts of value-based spinal care to the spine care provider. The spinal care coverage and payment are linked increasingly to the value of care. Hence the spine care provider can easily understand the concepts of value in the context of spinal care, outcome measures and cost measures. Initial chapters provide detail information on understanding the value of spine care and definition of common terminology. This is followed by the use of process measures in measuring the quality of spine care and disease-specific health-related quality of life measures in lumbar degenerative disease and cervical degenerative disease. It also discusses the numerical rating scales, the quality-adjusted life year, decision tree analysis and simulation modeling in spine care, etc. The last few chapters explain about value-based evaluation of new spine-related technology, determining value with outcome measures in perspectives from each of the stakeholders of spine care delivery, developing value-based guidelines for the treatment of spinal disorders and comparative effectiveness research in spine care using SPORT. Spine care providers need to measure the quality and value of the treatment and provide tools necessary for understanding the task.

Book Musculoskeletal Outcomes Measures and Instruments

Download or read book Musculoskeletal Outcomes Measures and Instruments written by Michael Suk and published by Thieme. This book was released on 2009 with total page 888 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The purpose of this handbook is to provide the clinician or researcher with a user-friendly display of the most common disease-specific musculoskeletal outcomes instruments, all in one quick-reference location." --Back cover.

Book Functional Assessment for Adults with Disabilities

Download or read book Functional Assessment for Adults with Disabilities written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2019-08-31 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) provides disability benefits through the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs. To receive SSDI or SSI disability benefits, an individual must meet the statutory definition of disability, which is "the inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity [SGA] by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months." SSA uses a five-step sequential process to determine whether an adult applicant meets this definition. Functional Assessment for Adults with Disabilities examines ways to collect information about an individual's physical and mental (cognitive and noncognitive) functional abilities relevant to work requirements. This report discusses the types of information that support findings of limitations in functional abilities relevant to work requirements, and provides findings and conclusions regarding the collection of information and assessment of functional abilities relevant to work requirements.

Book Spinal Cord Injury

    Book Details:
  • Author : Institute of Medicine
  • Publisher : National Academies Press
  • Release : 2005-07-27
  • ISBN : 0309165202
  • Pages : 360 pages

Download or read book Spinal Cord Injury written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2005-07-27 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An estimated 11,000 spinal cord injuries occur each year in the United States and more than 200,000 Americans suffer from maladies associated with spinal cord injury. This includes paralysis, bowel and bladder dysfunction, sexual dysfunction, respiratory impairment, temperature regulation problems, and chronic pain. During the last two decades, longstanding beliefs about the inability of the adult central nervous system to heal itself have been eroded by the flood of new information from research in the neurosciences and related fields. However, there are still no cures and the challenge of restoring function in the wake of spinal cord injuries remains extremely complex. Spinal Cord Injury examines the future directions for research with the goal to accelerate the development of cures for spinal cord injuries. While many of the recommendations are framed within the context of the specific needs articulated by the New York Spinal Cord Injury Research Board, the Institute of Medicine's panel of experts looked very broadly at research priorities relating to future directions for the field in general and make recommendations to strengthen and coordinate the existing infrastructure. Funders at federal and state agencies, academic organizations, pharmaceutical and device companies, and non-profit organizations will all find this book to be an essential resource as they examine their opportunities.

Book Musculoskeletal Outcomes Measures and Instruments

Download or read book Musculoskeletal Outcomes Measures and Instruments written by Michael Suk and published by Thieme. This book was released on 2009-03-11 with total page 886 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pocket-sized handbook for all the major outcomes instruments What outcomes are important to patients and clinicians? How is a specific instrument scored? Has it undergone reliability testing? In what population was it validated, and how did it perform? This pocket-sized handbook, covering all the major musculoskeletal outcomes instruments in use today, answers these questions and more. Key concepts like reliability, validity, and responsiveness form the framework of the book, which features more than 300 commonly used outcomes instruments for the shoulder, elbow, hand and wrist, hip, knee, ankle, and calcaneus. Each instrument is numerically rated based on clinical relevance and ease-of-use. Research results summarized in table form eliminate the need for looking up original studies. And, the book is organized and color-coded by anatomic region to save you time in locating desired content. Essential for orthopedic surgeons, rheumatologists, physical and occupational therapists, and others who manage musculoskeletal problems, this compact handbook is critical for deciding on an appropriate course of treatment based on validated outcomes.

Book Rehabilitation Outcome Measures

Download or read book Rehabilitation Outcome Measures written by Emma K Stokes and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2010-12-14 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rehabilitation Outcome Measures is a comprehensive review and comparison of measurement instruments in rehabilitation. It includes a high-level section on professional practice in physiotherapy and an introduction to the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) International Classification of Health. For those who wish to learn more about the relevance of reported measurement properties, the text focuses on how this knowledge can assist clinical decision-making. Additionally, the book reviews a range of measurements in neurological rehabilitation as well mobility, fatigue, physical activity and patient satisfaction. Rehabilitation Outcome Measures is directed at students preparing for clinical practice, as well as researchers and practitioners seeking information about a range of measurement instruments. Provides details on how to manage a project and select an outcome measure Introduction to WHO’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Boxes with specific links to clinical decision-making Easy format for review of measurement possibilities in each domain Clear review of 36 measurement instruments

Book The Clinical Application of Outcomes Assessment

Download or read book The Clinical Application of Outcomes Assessment written by Steven G. Yeomans and published by McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A much-needed, across-the-board overview of the use and application of outcome assessment (OA) and functional testing in chiropractic, including selection criteria, utility, scoring, interpretation, and validity. Features chapter outlines, clinical tips, clinical alerts, extensive tables, and case studies for easy access to information. Appendix features over 200 key tools and forms, including the "gold standards."

Book Outcome Measures in Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Trauma  2Ed

Download or read book Outcome Measures in Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Trauma 2Ed written by Paul Pynsent and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2004-03-26 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Orthopaedics and orthopaedic trauma are highly complex subjects that can prove difficult to quantify, but accurate measurement is required for setting standards of care and for assessing the severity of an injury. This book will help the reader assess outcome instruments, and provides many references to sources of instruments and techniques to use. It aims to assist the reader in making an informed selection from the different scoring systems available. Outcome Measures in Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Trauma is a combined and fully revised new edition of the highly regarded Outcome Measures in Orthopaedics and Outcome Measures in Trauma, the first books devoted to the topic of outcome measures for orthopaedic and trauma surgeons and researchers.

Book Spine Classifications and Severity Measures

Download or read book Spine Classifications and Severity Measures written by Jens Chapman and published by Thieme. This book was released on 2009-01-14 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Care of spinal conditions has become increasingly complex and confusing. Classification systems can help in understanding the subject matter at hand, but have exploded in numbers and complexity. Attempts at extracting classifications of spinal disorders are cumbersome and require careful study of numerous reference books without achieving a comprehensive overview in the end. This one of a kind reference text summarizes over 185 spine classification or severity easures with standardized art work, provides ratings and critical evaluations of pertinent strengths and weaknesses in a concise and systematic fashion and provides help in: Studying spinal disease conditions Preparing informed treatment decisions Communicating individual patient disease severity Evaluating publications regarding treatment results and success Formulating spinal research projects Providing a scientific reference tool The book is divided into two major systems Disease severity: General disease severity Instability Osteoporosis Stenosis Spinal deformity Degenerative disorders Infection Tumor Heterotopic ossification Trauma severity: General trauma scores Spinal cord injury Fracture classifications All identified measures within each category are formally reviewed and displayed in a unique visually friendly manner containing: A one of a kind compendium of high quality diagrams for each severity measure or classification system with unrivaled specificity and detail The content of each measure and whether it incorporates the critically important ABCDs of disease severity including: an anatomical component, a biomechanical component, a clinical component, and the degree of severity component A summary of the measures validity, reliability, and predictive ability with corresponding patient populations An evaluation of each measure using our scoring criteria focusing on methodological rigor and clinical utility An overall score for each measure rating the instrument's strength with respect to methodology and clinical utility

Book OUTCOME MEASURES ORTHOP 750643382

Download or read book OUTCOME MEASURES ORTHOP 750643382 written by P. B. Pynsent and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is an increasing awareness among clinicians and managers of the importance of outcome measures in providing a firm basis for clinical audit and research. Outcome measures are important when setting appropriate standards of clinical patient care and they have a medico-legal dimension in the measurement and assessment of damage following injury. Outcome Measures In Orthopaedics provides information on current instruments and scores as well as pragmatic advice on which are the optimum measures. It identifies areas where there are inadequate measures of outcome and where further research is required.

Book Measurements in Spine Care

Download or read book Measurements in Spine Care written by Jens Chapman and published by Thieme. This book was released on 2012-11-29 with total page 687 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The detail presented in this text will not only serve as a reference, but will also allow the reader to accurately reproduce measurement techniques, thus enhancing inter-physician communication, research of the spine, and improvement of patient care. In the course of evaluating the patient with spinal disease, a myriad of measurements need to be performed before determining the diagnosis and the severity of the disease process. This text explicitly outlines the measurement of the spine from a clinical, laboratory, and radiographic approach. A detailed description of the actual technique of measurement and the clinical implication are presented with accompanying illustrations. This amalgamation of measurement tools for the spine is a beneficial reference for a wide spectrum of healthcare providers: students, nurses, residents, fellows, and established surgeons. In addition to its detailed illustrated presentation, each measurement technique has been graded for scientific and clinical utility with a score that specifically grades: interobserver and reliability.