Purpose. The aim of this paper is to examine conceptual issues that challenge development
of valid and useful measures of children's participation. Method. Ambiguities in the current …

CONTEXT: Exercise benefits patients with cancer, but studies of home-based approaches,
particularly among those with Stage IV disease, remain small and exploratory …

Importance Most patients with advanced-stage cancer develop impairment and pain-driven
functional losses that jeopardize their independence. Objective To determine whether …

Abstract Background The Patient-Reported Outcomes Information System (PROMIS®) is
more and more extensively being used in medical literature in patients with an orthopedic …

Background and Purpose The purpose of this study was to prospectively evaluate the
practical and psychometric adequacy of the Activity Measure for Post-Acute Care (AM …

Deutscher D, Horn SD, Dickstein R, Hart DL, Smout RJ, Gutvirtz M, Ariel I. Associations
between treatment processes, patient characteristics, and outcomes in outpatient physical …

Advances in data science and timely access to health informatics provide a pathway to
integrate patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) into clinical workflows and optimize …

Background and Purpose Improving clinical outcomes requires continuous measurement
and interpretation in conjunction with treatment process and patient characteristics. The …

Objective The purpose of this study was to determine the factors influencing the discharge to
an inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) or a skilled nursing facility (SNF) of people poststroke …

Background. This study applied item response theory (IRT) and computer adaptive testing
(CAT) methodologies to develop a prototype function and disability assessment instrument …