Although the other three studies included patients with mild to moderate acne, this study included patients with moderate to severe acne.
Although patients with severe DFI grew more organisms on culture than patients with moderate DFI, this study did not permit us to compare the various organisms recovered between patients with severe and moderate DFI.
Other injuries, including those of the abdomen, chest, and extremities, were mild to moderate in this study.
However, the accuracy of CMR in distinguishing between benign and malignant tumors was moderate in this study.
27 28 Second, the inter-rater agreement between reviewers was moderate in this study and this was also an issue in other retrospective review studies.
Furthermore, the inter rater reliability at the hip was moderate in this study, rather than the substantial or excellent reliability at other sites.
Overall, cesarean section rates were moderate in this study (26 %), especially in comparison to those reported in other countries [ 72– 74], and are consistent with Hong Kong public hospital cesarean section rates reported elsewhere [ 75].
Moreover, as none of the studies reviewed have been carried out in Thai context, and only a few have examined the concept of resilience, particularly with people who have moderate depression, this study will add to the limited body of knowledge about the usefulness of this form of technology in a non-western country such as Thailand.
AEs were generally mild or moderate, and this study, along with others, demonstrated good adherence to buprenorphine patch treatment compared with other opioids [ 23], indicating a net gain of pain relief versus occurrence of any AEs and pointing toward a positive risk benefit ratio.
Race/ethnicity and income did not moderate outcomes in this study, however.
