Minimum data elements for research reports on CFS

Minimum data elements for research reports on CFS

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a debilitating condition that has received increasing attention from researchers in the past decade. However, it has become difficult to compare data collected in different laboratories due to the variability in basic information regarding descriptions of sampling methods, patient characteristics, and clinical assessments. The issue of variability in CFS resear...

Research Waste in ME/CFS

Objective: To compare the prevalence of selective reporting in ME/CFS research areas: psychosocial versus cellular. Method: A bias appraisal was conducted on three trials (1x psychosocial and 2x cellular) to compare risk of bias in study design, selection and measurement. The primary outcome compared evidence and justifications in resolving biases by proportions (%) and ORs (Odds Ratio); the se...

A minimum data set for chronic venous disease

developing data elements for research information system in health; a starting point for systems integration.

this study defines necessary data elements required for the research information system in the domain of health, and its level of accountability to national health research indicators from the experts' perspective is being explored.this qualitative study was conducted based on comparative approach using the focus group method. data were collected through 6 semi-structured group discussions held...

Minimum data set for electronic health card of schizophrenia

Purpose: Having a clinical information system is a good solution for monitoring medical problems. This system is designed to improve the speed and accuracy of data management. The goal is to replace medical records with a clinical information system to support storing, processing and distributing data in all the sections of a healthcare center. The purpose of this research was to determine ...