METHODS: OA symptom severity (lower extremity pain, stiffness, and physical function) was measured by the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC).
Relative to a waitlist group, patients who completed the MBI reported lower fatigue severity, lower fatigue interference, and greater vitality postprogram and at 1-month follow-up.
Higher WOMAC score indicates higher pain, greater stiffness or worse function; higher MAPT score indicates greater disease severity; lower AQoL score indicates lower HRQoL.
A path analysis revealed a positive impact of insight on adherence and alliance and that stronger alliance was related to lower clinical severity (lower CGI score).
In terms of needs assessment, some studies have found a link between serious needs and symptom severity, lower social functioning and poorer quality of life [ 14, 15].
Between the two PMV definitions, the one using diagnosis-related group 541/542 selects those patients who have lower illness severity, lower mortality and lower hospital costs, as compared with the definition involving ≥ 21 days of mechanical ventilation.
Identification of PMV patients using DRG 541/542, rather than the definition ≥ 21 days of mechanical ventilation, selects patients who have lower illness severity, lower mortality, and lower hospital costs.
Patients with atrial fibrillation were characterized by a higher proportion of women, higher age, increased stroke severity, lower functional level and more co-morbidities compared to patients without atrial fibrillation.
The connection between painful physical symptoms and greater depression severity, lower quality of life, and greater health care use was recently demonstrated in a multi-country prospective study of individuals presenting with an acute depressive episode in East Asia [ 22].
