Elizabeth Hahn

..The objectives of this study were to identify predictors of HRQL in patients with colorectal cancer and interpret the clinical importance of the results...

..Flexibility is important in choosing methods and modes of questionnaire administration, to accommodate the needs of patients with diverse linguistic, cultural, educational, and functional skills...

..Determination of clinically significant cross-cultural differences will require additional investigation...

..When HRQL scores differ between cultural/linguistic groups, it is important to determine whether this reflects real group differences, or is the result of systematic measurement variability...

..To develop a social health measurement framework, to test items in diverse populations and to develop item response theory (IRT) item banks...

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..Outcomes measurement in low literacy patients may provide new insight into problems previously undetected due to the challenges of completing paper-and-pencil forms...

..The "Talking Touchscreen" is a practical, user-friendly method that provides greater opportunities to assess QOL in Spanish-speaking patients with a range of literacy skills...

..Appropriately translated and user-friendly HRQL measures are essential to ensure inclusion of low-literate and non-English-speaking patients in comparative effectiveness research...

..Quality of life (QOL) outcomes in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) were evaluated in an international phase III study...

..Recommendations for clinical practice and research are offered specifically to address medically underserved and vulnerable populations...

..We further discuss the necessary requirements for clinicians to adopt formal, routine HRQL assessment into their practices...

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..Study participation bias can affect inferences regarding outcomes...

..Imatinib offers clear QoL advantages over IFN as first-line treatment of chronic-phase CML. In addition, patients who crossed over to imatinib reported higher QoL than those who remained on IFN. Semin Hematol 40(suppl 2):31-36...

..The purpose of this paper is to describe the development and pilot testing of a new bilingual computer-based health literacy assessment tool...

..To describe the lessons learned in the initial development of Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System social function item banks...

..The paper also includes a list of additional resources that can be used to develop and implement health literacy initiatives in cancer care clinics...

..We report results from the first large-scale testing of PROMIS items...

..Women appear to be particularly vulnerable to adverse quality of life impacts in the physical domains, and ethnic minorities appear vulnerable to adverse impacts in the psychosocial domains...

..It is suggested that positive effects may require supplementing assessment results with specific suggestions for clinical management changes...

..The objective of this study was to determine the correlation of the 11-gauge vacuum-assisted core needle biopsy to open biopsy when a diagnosis of ADH is obtained...

..Research is needed to develop measurement techniques for low literacy populations and to evaluate potential literacy-related measurement bias...

..It has been assumed that improvements and declines of comparable magnitude have the same meaning or value...

..Weekly vinorelbine 25 mg/m(2) and divided-dose carboplatin AUC 2.5 is a well tolerated regimen with activity in advanced NSCLC patients. Further evaluation of this regimen in combination with novel targeted biologic therapy is warranted...

..However, these techniques are sensitive to the presence of skewed distributions and unequal group variances, which may characterize many HRQL measures...

..This hypothesis was not supported by 1-year results. However, follow-up data from years two and three may provide different results...

..The finding of APKSs alone in CVCSs does not warrant an interpretation of SIL and should be used only in concert with other findings to label a sample as ASC-US...

..58; P = .003). This finding suggests that liquid-based cervicovaginal cytology samples are not homogeneous throughout. Correlative studies with histology and polymerase chain reaction may clarify predictive values for both methods...

..In conclusion, the opportunity to receive CME credit combined with a small monetary incentive is an effective motivation for physicians participating in a study involving mailed questionnaires...

..To examine health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and growth, and spiritual well-being in adult survivors of hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) for a malignant disease...

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..These data will inform the process of improving health-related quality-of-life measures...

..The present study measured patient and provider perceptions of the feasibility and acceptability of conducting computerized fatigue assessments during routine follow-up outpatient clinic visits...

..The purpose of this study was to examine the health-related quality of life and post-traumatic growth (PTG) of spouses/partners compared with survivors and controls and to identify factors associated with those outcomes...

..Twenty-eight- and 21-day regimens without day-15 administration of gemcitabine are common; however, it remains unclear which offers the optimal therapeutic index...

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..It can also be adapted for other health conditions. This novel multimedia IT system may be especially helpful in addressing disparities in cancer care for vulnerable populations. ..