The presence of degenerative change is not itself an indicator of symptoms.
Data from a previous HUNT study taking place 11 years earlier on a crude indicator of symptoms of anxiety and depression described elsewhere [ 42], were available for 23,095 of the HUNT 2 participants.
Syndrome is the overall "manifestation" of human body pathological and physiological changes which can be expressed by four diagnostic methods' information; for example, tongue picture is not only the most important indicator of symptoms and disease patterns of human body, but also the external manifestation of overall body conditions [ 10].
In fact, with a relatively minor symptom severity and no indicators of symptom duration, many of our patients may not fulfill current consensus criteria for functional dyspepsia.
Additionally, there are advantages to obtaining multiple indicators of symptom change and functional status, preferably at multiple time points and with post-treatment follow-up data (e.g., 3, 6, 12, and 24-month follow-ups) to adequately assess response and remission.
The observation of longer consultation times of certified CAM physicians with patients with more chronic conditions or psychiatric diseases, i.e. with less objectively measurable indicators of symptoms, indicates that CAM physicians recognize that such patients are more sensitive to communication [ 36] and that they should be approached differently.
Baseline symptom severity was of interest as an indicator of the symptom burden with which patients begin chemotherapy, and of the specific symptoms that tend to be a problem.
The questionnaire includes global indicators for physical well-being, mood, coping, social support and subjective health estimation, and indicators of symptoms covering possible specific disease and treatment-related effects.
For the remaining 3897 patients, the cases of IS/TIA were ascertained in a stepwise fashion by first searching for indicators of hospitalization or referral and then searching for indicators of symptoms, diagnostic procedures and new treatment related to stroke in the 30 days before and after the date of the computer-detected IS/TIA.
