Disease relevance of Self Assessment (Psychology)

• In a Cox proportional hazards model, the TMX treatment, along with the baseline Okuda's HCC stage, the hepatitis B surface antigen, the portal vein diameter, the carcino embryonic antigen (CEA) and a self-assessment score of quality of life, were covariates predicting survival [1].
• Patient self-assessment of medical compliance was uniformly high regardless of physician perceptions or treatment results.CONCLUSIONS The durability of medically treating patients with cystinuria is limited with only a small percent able to achieve and maintain the goal of decreasing cystine below the saturation concentration [2].
• Endpoints include Radiation Therapy Oncology Group acute and late toxicity gradings, Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite self-assessment questionnaires, and proctoscopic examinations with scoring of mucosal damage measured before, during, and after treatment [3].
• There was a significant improvement in hirsutism at the end of the metformin phase compared with placebo: F-G score 15.8+/-1.4 vs 17.5+/-1.2 (P=0.025) and patient self-assessment 2.4+/-0.1 vs 3.3+/-0.3 (P=0.014) [4].
• CONCLUSION: Calcipotriol ointment was as effective as betamethasone 17-valerate ointment as measured by the PASI and superior as measured by self-assessment in patients with stable plaque psoriasis [5].

Psychiatry related information on Self Assessment (Psychology)

• This article describes the results of a qualitative research study examining school staff and community members' experiences working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's School Health Index, a self-assessment and planning tool that addresses nutrition and physical activity [6].
• Using clinical course, Kurtzke Disability Status scale, bladder and bowel function, neuropsychological tests, psychological tests, divorce and self-assessment score as parameters, it was found that non-medical treatment did not alter the course of MS [7].

High impact information on Self Assessment (Psychology)

• Patient self-assessment of bone pain showed that seven of 12 gallium nitrate-treated patients rated themselves as experiencing major reductions in bone pain, compared with zero of seven patients who were observed [8].
• After obtaining baseline data, including MICs on 2 separate days, objective cough counting, and self-assessment of cough severity using a visual analog scale, subjects were randomized to receive 2 inhalations (1.3 mg) of metaproterenol sulfate or placebo by metered dose inhaler attached to a spacer device every 4 hours while awake [9].
• Results of the 1976 APA Self-Assessment Program [10].
• As reported previously, lithium induced slowing of performance on certain of the perceptual motor tests; however, lithium did not cause memory impairment or a change in self-assessment of memory functions [11].
• Quinidine altered subjective self-assessments of oral but not intravenous morphine effects [12].

Chemical compound and disease context of Self Assessment (Psychology)

• Symptoms were evaluated daily by linear analogue self-assessment, while control of blood glucose and plasma phenytoin level were monitored on a weekly basis [13].
• Although self-assessment of libido was dramatically improved in the testosterone-treated group (P < 0.0001), approximately one third of the subjects discontinued therapy [14].
• Acetazolamide significantly reduced tremor severity, but there was no statistically significant change in patient self-assessment of function or motor task rating [15].
• There were no significant differences between the active and placebo groups in symptom scores, use of medication, self-assessment, or methacholine test results either before or after treatment [16].
• At the lower dosage, propranolol was found to be superior to placebo on the basis of performance tests and patient's self-assessment [17].

Biological context of Self Assessment (Psychology)

• The Neurosurgery Image Manager system contains an introductory help section, a self-assessment test in neurosurgery, and a data base of images from the video disc "The Slice of Life," produced at the University of Utah. Questions are taken from the Self-Assessment in Neurological Surgery series [18].
• The programme management model developed for the Nova Scotia Telemedicine Network incorporated the following tools: a telemedicine self-assessment indicator, service modelling, technical design and integration, application development and validation, scheduling, ongoing network management and evaluation [19].
• Hand function was evaluated by measuring subjects' grip and pinch strength, range of motion, edema, and sensation and with the Grip Function Test and self-assessment scale [20].
• There were no significant correlations in either group between catecholamine excretion and heart rate, caffeine intake, nicotine consumption or the Bortner self-assessment score of personality type [21].

Gene context of Self Assessment (Psychology)

• This suggests that generic self-assessment questionnaires are of limited value for detecting the early consequences of COPD [22].
• The Assessment of Hyperactivity and Attention (AHA): development and preliminary validation of a brief self-assessment of adult ADHD [23].
• The Communication Self-Assessment Scale for Deaf Adults (CSDA) evaluates difficult communication situations, their importance to the respondent, communication strategies, and communication attitudes [24].
• Metabolic control and quality-of-life self-assessment in adolescents with IDDM [25].
• A self-assessment instrument designed for measuring independent mobility in RP patients: generalizability to glaucoma patients [26].

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of Self Assessment (Psychology)

• Fentanyl effects were measured by dark-adapted pupil diameter and by subjective self-assessments using visual analog scales [27].
• In order to investigate the efficacy of intravenous methylprednisolone (MP) pulse therapy in GO, we studied eight patients with GO, followed up for at least 6 months by clinical patient self-assessment, ophthalmological examination and orbital computed tomography (OCT) [28].
• On patient self-assessment of daytime and night time pain, loss of function and need for supplementary analgesia (with paracetamol only), improvement was rated as marked or moderate by 119 (86.8%) of the 137 patients with adequately recorded assessments [29].
• RESULTS: After 1 h the incidence of pain, as estimated by behavioural assessment and self-assessment, was significantly reduced in the lidocaine group in comparison to the placebo group, but not in comparison to the control group [30].
• However, the improvement in patient self-assessment scores and the trend for improvement in ventricular arrhythmia profiles suggest that OPC-8212 may have some benefit for patients with congestive heart failure, but additional placebo-controlled, double-blind studies are necessary [31].

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