Case studies demonstrate that the approach can outperform existing practices by achieving effective service search, retrieval and recommendation outcomes.
Prospective studies are needed to evaluate the effect of AABB recommendations on outcome of transfused critically ill patients.
To develop recommendations regarding outcome measures and topics to be addressed in rehabilitation for persons with neuralgic amyotrophy (NA), this study explored which functions and activities are related to persisting pain in NA and which questionnaires best capture these factors.
We keep our minds open that recommendations for outcome measurement do not necessarily need to be restricted to questionnaires.
It can be recommended as a useful tool for clinical practice and offers the option for developing treatment recommendations and outcome predictions in the future.
These were selected to fulfil recommendations on outcome data [ 40], and to capture more fully some aspects of back-related leg pain, psychological measures and quality of life.
In line with previous recommendations for outcome assessment in research into functional gastrointestinal disease, 19 20 we chose the adequate relief question ("Did you have adequate relief of irritable bowel syndrome related abdominal pain or discomfort in the past week?") as the primary outcome.
This individual design of the instrument ensures Beaton et al [ 32] recommendations that outcome measures should allow patients to generate their own item content to express how the disorder affects them and could be a reason for the high responsiveness found in the present study.
The most frequently perceived barriers were: a lack of knowledge and skills, no agreement on guideline recommendations, negative outcome expectancy, low self-efficacy, no consensus with patients, and a lack of information about treatments provided by mental health professionals, together with waiting lists.
A palliative care Outcomes Working Group has recently made recommendations on outcomes they consider to be important in this context and how they might be sought in clinical trials [ 4].
Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the perinatal outcomes of women after diagnosis of gestational diabetes by the current American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists National Diabetes Data Group recommendations with outcomes after diagnosis by the American Diabetes Association criteria.
