There is a shift from the traditional assessment of health based on risk factors, mortality and utilisation of health care services to an assessment that focuses on functioning and disability in multiple health and related domains of daily life (14).
37 38 In our review, less than half the studies considered this aspect by assessing physical and mental functioning and healthcare utilisation.
Secondary outcomes include preoccupation, conviction, distress and disruption to life associated with symptoms as measured by the Psychotic Symptom Rating Scales, as well as social functioning and service utilisation.
To study changes in cardiac function and microvascular utilisation during exercise in diabetic individuals compared to age-matched controls.
It is also known that Aβ selectively builds up in the mitochondria in the cells of Alzheimer's-affected brains, and it also inhibits certain enzyme functions and the utilisation of glucose by neurons.
In a series of epidemiological analyses among patients with pharmacologically treated diabetes, we examined (1) prevalence of renal impairment and other contraindications among metformin initiators, (2) characteristics of metformin initiators by stage of renal impairment, (3) rate of decline in renal function and (4) utilisation of metformin after worsening of renal impairment.
Participants completed a researcher-administered questionnaire that covered socio-demographics, drug use and drug market access, health and social functioning and health service utilisation.
Other outcome measures include working memory, quality of life, social-emotional functioning and health care utilisation.
CHF has a substantial impact on care utilisation, daily functioning, and quality of life [ 4, 5].
This study will quantify physical, psychological, social and occupational functioning and health and social care utilisation following a range of different types of injury and will assess the impact of psychological disorders on function and health service use.
