Correction to: Development of a conceptual model and patient-reported outcome measures for assessing symptoms and functioning in patients with heart failure.

The article Development of a conceptual model and patient-reported outcome measures for assessing symptoms and functioning in patients with heart failure.

Development of a conceptual model and patient-reported outcome measures for assessing symptoms and functioning in patients with heart failure.

Purpose: Heart failure (HF) is a common condition that places considerable burden on patients. We aimed to develop a patient-reported outcome (PRO) measure to assess the symptoms and impacts of HF.

Methods: Phase 1: a targeted literature review, expert interviews, and concept elicitation (CE) interviews with patients with HF (n = 26) were used to develop a conceptual model of the core symptoms and impacts of HF.

Does recall period matter? Comparing PROMIS physical function with no recall, 24-hr recall, and 7-day recall.

Purpose: To evaluate the influence of recall periods on the assessment of physical function, we compared, in cancer and general population samples, the standard administration of PROMIS Physical Function items without a recall period to administrations with 24-hour and 7-day recall periods.

Methods: We administered 31 items from the PROMIS Physical Function v2.0 item bank to 2400 respondents (n = 1001 with cancer; n = 1399 from the general population).

Validity and reliability of the Colorado Adult Joint Assessment Scale in adults with moderate-severe hemophilia A.

Background: The Colorado Adult Joint Assessment Scale (CAJAS) is designed to assess joint health in adults with hemophilia. The CAJAS comprises nine items (swelling, muscle atrophy, axial deformity, crepitus, range of motion, contracture, instability, strength, gait) and assesses six joints.

Objective: To assess CAJAS content validity and psychometric properties.

Patient-Reported Outcome and Observer-Reported Outcome Assessment in Rare Disease Clinical Trials: An ISPOR COA Emerging Good Practices Task Force Report.

Background: Rare diseases (RDs) affect a small number of people within a population. About 5000 to 8000 distinct RDs have been identified, with an estimated 6% to 8% of people worldwide suffering from an RD. Approximately 75% of RDs affect children.

An overview of current trends and gaps in patient-reported outcome measures used in haemophilia.

Aim: This review summarises the importance, recent progress and issues in measuring patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in haemophilia research.

Methods: A critical review of recent advances and trends in measuring haemophilia-related PROs was conducted, using current regulatory guidelines and methodological recommendations to evaluate these instruments.

Results: Although regulators, payers and policymakers increasingly consider the patient's perspective to be important in treatment decision-making, to date, few haemophilia intervention studies have meaningfully applied PRO endpoints.

The anemia impact measure (AIM): development and content validation of a patient-reported outcome measure of anemia symptoms and symptom impacts in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.

Purpose: To develop a patient-reported outcome instrument for measuring anemia symptoms and their impact in patients with chemotherapy-induced anemia (CIA).

Methods: Qualitative research was conducted using six focus groups and 24 interviews with 46 CIA patients, eight interviews in patients receiving chemotherapy with no CIA history and two interviews in patients successfully treated for CIA. Atlas.

Quality of life and disability in patients with treatment-failure gout.

Objective: The relationship between self-reported quality of life and disability and disease severity was evaluated in subjects with treatment-failure gout (n = 110) in a prospective, 52-week, observational study.

Methods: Subjects had symptomatic crystal-proven gout of at least 2 years' duration and intolerance or refractoriness to conventional urate-lowering therapy. Serum uric acid (sUA) concentration, swollen and tender joint counts, frequency and severity of gout flares, tophus assessments, comorbidities, and patient-reported outcomes data [Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36 (SF-36), Health Assessment Questionnaire-Damage Index] were collected.

Factors associated with retirement-related job lock in older workers with recent occupational injury.

Purposes: Job lock (inability to leave a job due to financial or benefits needs) has been found to significantly restrict job mobility. However, it has not been studied in terms of inability to retire. This study evaluated the relationship between health, work environment, and retirement-related job lock in workers > or =55 with recent occupational injuries.

A historical look at alcohol abuse trends in army and civilian populations, 1980-1995.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare civilian and Army alcohol-related hospitalization trends and to plot temporal changes in rates relative to alcohol-related legislation and social policies.

Method: We compared population-based civilian and Army annual hospitalization rates for overall alcohol-related diagnoses and for alcohol-related diagnostic subgroups (1980-1995) and plotted them against civilian and military substance abuse regulations. Civilian data were adjusted to Army age, gender, and race.

Understanding the role of sex differences in work injuries: implications for primary care practice.

Purpose: Primary care physicians care for work-injured women and men, yet there is little information on sex differences in outcomes and factors contributing to post-injury outcomes to guide their evaluation and recommendations.

Methods: Two self-administered questionnaires were sent to a large sample of women and men with work injuries reported to the New Hampshire (USA) Department of Labour between November 2000 and March 2002. Factors associated with the work injury and outcomes were assessed.

Factors affecting the organizational responses of employers to workers with injuries.

The organizational responses of employers to work-related injuries is one of several significant influences on return-to-work outcomes. Thus, understanding the factors that lead to better or worse organizational responses to work injuries may ultimately help to improve success in this area. The purpose of this study was to systematically explore factors that might influence the organizational responses of employers to injured workers, based on employee perceptions.

Early retirement due to occupational injury: who is at risk?

Background: As the workforce is rapidly ageing, research on the consequences of occupational injuries in older workers is becoming more important. One adverse outcome unique to older workers, early retirement, has significant negative social and economic consequences for workers and employers. Although linked to poor worker health, the roles of workplace factors and occupational injury have not been well-defined.

The use of sentinel injury deaths to evaluate the quality of multiple source reporting for occupational injuries.

Purpose: This study sought to develop an efficient method for evaluating the validity and completeness of routinely available sources of occupational injury fatality data.

Methods: Deaths due to falls from elevations, machinery, and electrocutions were selected as sentinel injuries likely to have occurred at work. Deaths from these injuries were identified from Maryland vital statistics over 7 years.

Outcomes in work-related injuries: a comparison of older and younger workers.

Background: The "graying of the workforce" has generated concerns about the physical capacity of older workers to maintain their health and productivity on the job, especially after an injury occurs. There is little detailed research on age-related differences in work outcomes after an occupational injury.

Methods: A self-report survey about occupational, health, and financial outcomes, and related factors was administered 2-8 weeks post-injury to workers aged < 55 and > or = 55 who had lost time due to a work injury.

Occupational upper extremity conditions: a detailed analysis of work-related outcomes.

While work-related upper extremity conditions (WRUECs) cause almost 25% of lost time cases in the US, little is known about their long-term occupational consequences. A self-report survey was mailed to New Hampshire workers reporting a WRUEC one year prior to the study. Of the 72 (52%) valid respondents, 60% had lost > or = 1 week of work and 90% had returned to work.

Occupational risks and injuries in non-agricultural immigrant Latino workers.

Background: To investigate occupational health in urban immigrant Latino workers, using a community-based method.

Methods: A survey was administered through consecutively selected door-to-door interviews.

Results: Response rate was 80% (n = 427).

Work-related outcomes in occupational low back pain: a multidimensional analysis.

Objectives: This pilot study explored a broad range of work-related outcomes for occupational low back injuries.

Methods: A model of occupational outcomes and a survey instrument were developed on the basis of interviews, expert opinion, and literature reviews. New Hampshire workers who had an occupational back injury a year before the study were sampled from first reports of injury and sent a mailed survey about their postinjury experiences and related factors.