Publications by authors named "Adi Shosberger"
Aims: To describe the extent of prisoner/detainee cuffing and characterize cuffing methods.
Background: Thousands of prisoners and detainees receive medical treatment in Israeli hospitals every year. According to the Israeli law, cuffing during hospital stay should be an exceptional measure, to be considered only in cases of real threat of violence or escape, based on individual assessment.
Monitoring Enables Progress: A Nationwide Quality Improvement Program in Children With Crohn Disease.
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr
August 2021
Article Synopsis
- A quality improvement program was created in Israel to track important indicators for managing pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (PIBD) over a two-year period, involving outpatient clinics across the country.
- A Delphi group selected various quality indicators, and data from over 3,000 visits were analyzed, showing significant improvements in specific monitoring practices and clinical outcomes.
- The study highlighted increased use of biologics versus traditional immunomodulators and demonstrated that even with limited resources, nationwide programs can enhance the standard of care in PIBD.
As part of the development of the TUMMY-UC, a patient-reported outcome (PRO) measure for pediatric ulcerative colitis (UC), we aimed to explore agreement on UC symptoms between children and their caregivers. We conducted 44 interviews with children ages 8-12 years, who completed the PRO version of the TUMMY-UC, and their caregivers, who completed the observer-reported outcome (obsRO) version. There was excellent agreement between the total TUMMY-UC PRO and obsRO scores (intra-class correlation coefficient = 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Early treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is associated with positive outcomes but a significant diagnostic delay has been reported in most countries.
Aim: We aimed to develop and validate IBD-REFER criteria, intended for primary care physicians, to screen patients at risk for IBD.
Methods: A Delphi group of 10 experts generated a list of symptoms associated with the onset of IBD, supplemented by a review of the literature.