Therefore, especially in a population with severe dementia, proxy-ratings (e.g., by nurses) are the method of choice and reduce the number of missing values [ 10].
For a subgroup of the people with severe dementia a proxy reported their needs as they themselves were no longer able.
Parents of patients with moderate to severe persistent asthma proxy-reported significantly lower social functioning in comparison to patients with mild intermittent asthma.
Parents of patients with mild persistent and moderate to severe persistent asthma proxy-reported significantly lower patient overall HRQOL, physical health, psychosocial health, emotional functioning, and school functioning in comparison to patients with mild intermittent asthma (Table 5).
The primary endpoints were regarded as a proxy for severe migraine traits (early onset of migraine; many lifetime attacks; prolonged migraine attacks and chronification of migraine) and tested against the 12 SNPs and a combined genetic risk score.
Many factors influence a mother's choice to bring the child to the hospital, and hospitalizations may not be the best proxy for severe disease.
Hospitalizations as a proxy of severe COPD exacerbations were frequently reported.
Hospitalized CXR+Pn cases were considered a proxy for severe pneumonia.
Being treated served as a proxy for severe nausea or vomiting of pregnancy, with not treated serving as a proxy for mild/moderate symptoms.
Weight bearing is used as a proxy for severe sprains as clinical grading is not possible in the acute phase [ 7].
A total of 591 (484 women, 107 men) agreed to participate (or, in cases with severe cognitive impairment, had proxy consent via next of kin).
