An evaluation of two rheumatology patient information programs

Rheumatology: 11. Evaluation of the patient with pain all over.

Evaluation of a rheumatology patient prioritization triage system.

PURPOSE Patient triage systems have been used to prioritize referred patients to facilitate timely treatment of acutely ill patients, but there is limited data to support the effectiveness of these systems as implemented in the clinic setting. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of a specialty provider triage system. DATA SOURCES A prospective study design was co...

Suicide ideation and community support: an evaluation of two programs.

Thirty-one suicidal French-Canadian men and women participated in a study of the differential effect of two community-based support programs on levels of self-esteem, stress, and suicide ideation. Results indicate that subjects in both programs reported an increase in self-esteem and a decrease in life stress and suicide ideation. The two social support approaches reflected in the respective pr...

an investigation into iranian teachers consistency and bias in evaluation of students writings

while performance-based language assessment has led to an increased authenticity and content validity in the practice of writing assessment, the reliability of ratings has become a major issue. research findings have shown different reactions by native english speaker (nes) and non-native english speaker (nns) teachers to students’ writings. the focus of this study is on investigating whether i...

The future of measuring patient-reported outcomes in rheumatology: Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS).

The National Institutes of Health Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS; trademarked by the National Institutes of Health) Roadmap initiative (available at www.nihpromis.org) is a cooperative research program designed to develop, evaluate, and standardize item banks to measure patient-reported outcomes across different medical conditions as well as the US population (...