Psychology & Psychiatry
Validating digital tools for remote clinical research
A team of scientists from Cambridge Cognition and the University of Bristol have been developing digital assessments for remote clinical research.
Jun 18, 2021
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News tagged with assessment tool
Oncology & Cancer
Researchers identify the most accurate risk prediction models for selecting whom to screen for lung cancer
Four risk prediction models have been shown to be most accurate for selecting the highest risk ever-smokers for lung cancer screening. Researchers suggest that this data can be used to inform future lung cancer screening ...
May 15, 2018
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Lupus patients endorse PROMIS assessment tool as relevant, valuable
A study at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) evaluating the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) finds that patients with lupus endorse the assessment tool as relevant, valuable and potentially ...
Nov 6, 2017
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Surgery
Paving the way to predicting spine deformities
Spine deformities first occur mostly in childhood, and how fast and how severe these incapacitating conditions develop is difficult to predict.
Apr 19, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Prison and probation risk assessment tool is not effective in judging re-offending
A psychological risk assessment tool used by prisons and the probation service (NOMS) is not effective when evaluating the future risk of convicted male sex offenders.
Nov 6, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New FRAX App launched by the International Osteoporosis Foundation
Osteoporosis management guidelines around the world now recommend that fracture risk assessment be part of any clinical evaluation for osteoporosis. As a result, rather than relying on bone mineral density values alone, physicians ...
Apr 2, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
IOF position paper reveals enormous variation in worldwide usage of FRAX
One of the most important advances in osteoporosis management of the past decade has been the advent of fracture risk assessment algorithms. Today, rather than relying on bone mineral density values alone, doctors use tools ...
Jan 27, 2014
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Cardiology
Cholesterol guidelines are based on strong, evidence-based science, AHA says
The American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology vigorously defend the recently published risk assessment and cholesterol guidelines despite recent media reports critical of the risk assessment calculator ...
Nov 19, 2013
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Health
Use caution with computerized concussion test, researcher says
Newly published research from an international team featuring UT Arlington assistant professor Jacob Resch has reaffirmed questions about portions of the popular computerized concussion assessment tool ImPACT.
Jun 5, 2013
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Medications
New software to detect overdose risk among drug users
A new e-health tool that could help reduce the number of drug-related deaths in Europe will be launched in Brussels today.
Nov 29, 2012
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