Browsing CHP Research Publications by Subject "Treatment Outcome"
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Capturing the full measure of patient outcome improvement using a self-assessed health adjustment
(Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, 2005-10)Self-assessed health (SAH) status is a very simple four-, or five-category self-reported measure of health status that has been shown to be a powerful predictor of mortality, service use and total cost of medical care ... -
Effect of exercise, bracing and electrical surface stimulation on idiopathic scoliosis: a preliminary study
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The efficacy of a 9-month treadmill walking program on the exercise capacity and weight reduction for adolescents with severe autism
(Springer New York, 2007-07)This study evaluated the efficacy of a 9-month treadmill walking (TW) program on exercise capacity and body mass index (BMI) for adolescents with severe autism. Ten youth residing in a residential/school treatment facility ... -
Psycho-educational interventions in the treatment of arthritis
(Bailliere Tindall, 1995-11)Patient education has a long history as an integral part of clinical practice; however, controlled clinical trials of psycho-educational interventions for the rheumatic disorders emerged in significant numbers over the ... -
Sexual concerns and educational needs after an implantable cardioverter defibrillator
(Mosby, 2005-09)Patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) describe anxiety, fears, and other psychosocial issues, although sexual concerns are not well understood. -
Touch the pain away: new research on therapeutic touch and persons with fibromyalgia syndrome
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004-05)This pilot study tested the effectiveness of 6 therapeutic touch treatments on the experience of pain and quality of life for persons with fibromyalgia syndrome. Its findings support that subjects who received therapeutic ... -
Understanding anticipatory nausea
(Oncology Nursing Society, 2001-11)To address the concept of anticipatory nausea within the theoretical framework of classical conditioning. -
Using self-assessed health to predict patient outcomes after total knee replacement
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkin, 2005-05)Self-assessed health status has been shown to be a powerful predictor of mortality, service use, and total cost of medical care treatment. We investigated the potential for self-assessed health to further serve as a predictor ...