Finally, participants raised consideration of developing a compilation of internationally applicable patient reported outcome measures for use in HIV and rehabilitation research.
Despite the low reconstruction rate of ALK gene, if applicable, patients with squamous cell lung cancer should have the option of undergoing ALK testing and receiving crizotinib treatment.
Family risk assessment was a regular part of primary counselling and if applicable, patients were referred to the Department of Clinical Genetics.
By implementing evidence-informed best practices, standardization of processes where applicable, patient-centeredness, and accountable management by a single coordinating service, patients are likely to get the most appropriate care possible.
The fulfilment score was defined as the percentage of applicable items for which preoperative patients' (or surgeons') expectations were fulfilled, meaning that postoperative rating of this item (ie obtained improvement) was equal or higher than its preoperative rating (ie expected improvement).
Although the construct of fear of injury is also applicable in patients with fibromyalgia, the mean score on fear of injury of patients with fibromyalgia is lower and the impact of fear on disability seems less high as compared to the impact of fear in other pain syndromes (such as work-related upper extremity disorders, CLBP, osteoarthritis) [ 6, 7].
The spectrum of applicable candidates include moribund nursing home patients at the end of life.
With this study we have demonstrated the feasibility of developing a multivariate model for the physical functioning aspect of the HRQOL applicable to patients with multimorbidity that takes into account all the chronic diseases (grouped by organ domains) and their level of severity, while controlling for age, education, perceived social support and economic status.
Further studies will be needed to determine if a MID of 2.5 is applicable for patients whose health status deteriorates.
This might make this category of biomarkers less well applicable in patients without a circumscribed time point of renal injury, such as is the case in general ICU patients.
