Background: The Single Assessment Numeric Evaluation (SANE) is a simple, one-question patient-reported outcomemeasure (PROM). We systematically reviewed correlations between SANE and more extensive PROMs.Methods: We identified studies with correlation coefficients between SANE and other shoulder, knee, and anklespecificPROMs. We calculated mean, median and range across studies...

BACKGROUND Knee injury among young, active female patients remains a public health issue. Clinicians are called upon to pay greater attention to patient-oriented outcomes to evaluate the impact of these injuries. Little agreement exists on which outcome measures are best, and clinicians cite several barriers to their use. Single Assessment Numerical Evaluation (SANE) may provide meaningful outc...

This paper presents a new approach called SANE for learning and performing sequential decision tasks. Compared to problem-general heuristics, SANE forms more eeective decision strategies because it learns to utilize domain-speciic information. SANE evolves neural networks through genetic algorithms and can learn in a wide range of domains with minimal reinforcement. SANE's evolution algorithm, ...

This paper presents a new approach called SANE for learning and performing sequential decision tasks. Compared to problem-general heuristics, SANE forms more e ective decision strategies because it learns to utilize domain-speci c information. SANE evolves neural networks through genetic algorithms and can learn in a wide range of domains with minimal reinforcement. SANE's evolution algorithm, ...

To address the underreporting and underprosecution of adult sexual assaults, communities throughout the United States have implemented multidisciplinary interventions to improve postassault care for victims and the criminal justice system response. One such model is the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program, whereby specially trained nurses provide comprehensive psychological, medical, a...

In this paper an extension of SANE that simultaneously evolves the weights and architecture of an MLP neural network is presented. The symbiotic adaptive neuroevolution (SANE) system coevolves a population of neurons that cooperate to form a functioning neural network. Evolutionary Strategies (ES) is applied to evolve the network weights. In order to increase the evolving system performance and...

Annie Lewis-O’Connor is a Nurse Practitioner and Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE). She works at Boston Medical Center in Emergency Services, Boston, Mass. Holly Franz is Director, STD Clinic at Mass Correctional Center, Framingham, Mass, and also is a SANE for the Boston area. Lucia Zuniga is a SANE and Director of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health SANE Program. For corresponden...