Follow up studies: a case for a standard minimum data set

Follow up studies: a case for a standard minimum data set.

A vast amount of information is collected on the subsequent health and development of babies who are born early or small, as well as about babies who are ill around the time of birth, or who have had a particular treatment or intervention. This information is collected for diVerent reasons and in several diVerent ways. Some data are collected as part of prospectively planned follow up studies, ...

Determination of Minimum Data Set for Designing a Diagnosis Decision Support System and Medication Follow-Up for Multiple Sclerosis

Background and Purpose: Diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) is complicated because of the lack of definite factor. Decision support systems are expert systems which help physicians in decision-making process. First step in designing the system is identification of a minimum dataset (MDS). This study aimed to determine minimum dataset required to design diagnosis decision support system. Mater...

A minimum data set for chronic venous disease

Designing a Minimum Data Set for Major Thalassemia Patients: Towards Electronic Personal Health Record

Introduction: In advanced medicine, large amounts of data are produced. However, there is always a gap between their collection and their understanding and interpretation. Thus, the minimum data sets are prepared. Thalassemia major is a chronic genetic blood disorder and the most common genetic disorder in the world. So, the aim of this study was to determine the data set for personal health re...

A Minimum Data Set of Educational Self-care Software for Patients with Cirrhosis

Introduction: Liver cirrhosis has grown significantly in Asian countries over the last few years. However, there is no tool for collecting liver cirrhosis data. The purpose of this study was to design a minimum data set for the self-care education of liver cirrhosis. Methods: This descriptive study was conducted in the first half of 2018 in cooperation with 16 liver specialists of Rasool Akram ...