Articles: outcome-assessment-health-care.
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Am J Phys Med Rehabil · Oct 2002
Postadmission function best predicts acute hospital outcomes after stroke.
This study was conducted to determine the relative value of selected variables for predicting three acute hospital outcomes (length of stay, charges, discharge destination) after stroke. ⋯ Postadmission Barthel Index scores were the best predictor of the three outcomes measured in this study.
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A cross-sectional study was conducted to analyze a convenience sample of patients seeking treatment for cervical spine conditions. ⋯ The Cervical Spine Outcomes Questionnaire is a comprehensive, disease-specific instrument for assessing complaints of neck pain and evaluating the outcomes of treatments for these complaints. It provides information on demographics, pain severity, functional disability, psychological distress, physical symptoms, health care utilization, and satisfaction. It appears to be acceptable to patients, easy to administer, highly reliable, valid, and responsive. It should be considered for use in monitoring patients with cervical spine conditions and in studies of cervical spine disorders and their treatments.
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Int. J. Tuberc. Lung Dis. · Oct 2002
Isoniazid resistance, mycobacterial genotype and outcome in Vietnamese adults with tuberculous meningitis.
Centre for Tropical Diseases, a 500-bed hospital for infectious diseases in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. ⋯ Treatment of tuberculous meningitis before the onset of coma saves lives. Resistance to isoniazid and/or streptomycin does not appear to affect outcome.