Reliability of a Novel Hematological Malignancy Specific Patient-Reported Outcome Measure: HM-PRO

Development of the Flu-PRO: a patient-reported outcome (PRO) instrument to evaluate symptoms of influenza

BACKGROUND To develop content validity of a comprehensive patient-reported outcome (PRO) measure following current best scientific methodology to standardize assessment of influenza (flu) symptoms in clinical research. METHODS Stage I (Concept Elicitation): 1:1 telephone interviews with influenza-positive adults (≥18 years) in the US and Mexico within 7 days of diagnosis. Participants describ...

Establishing content validity in a novel patient reported outcome measure for cardiac arrhythmia ablation patients

AIM Preliminary content validity testing of a UK Patient Reported Outcome Measure (PROM) for use in cardiac arrhythmia patients undergoing ablation treatment. METHODS Twenty five patients diagnosed with symptomatic cardiac arrhythmias participated in qualitative interviews to obtain their perspective of a draft PROM. As part of the process to establish preliminary content validity, patients w...

Development of a questionnaire to measure patient-reported postoperative recovery: content validity and intra-patient reliability.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES In this study we describe the development of a short, easy-to-use questionnaire to measure postoperative recovery and evaluate its content validity and intra-patient reliability. The questionnaire is designed to evaluate the progress of postoperative recovery and the long-term follow-up of possible effects of interventions during recovery. METHODS The study involved four s...

Can the outcome of primary care be measured by a Patient Reported Outcome Measure?

Recurrent Achromobacter piechaudii bacteremia in a patient with hematological malignancy.

We describe a recurrent bacteremia caused by Achromobacter (formerly Alcaligenes) piechaudii in association with an intravenous catheter in an immunocompromised 73-year-old man. This is the first reported case of bacteremia due to A. piechaudii.