Having looks at some of the ONS data for sf36 I would be worried that it is not really comparable when looking at people with different severity....
I think the thing about validating scales and what it means to validate a scale is more down to a lack of systematic logical thinking and asking...
Not only do you have to validate it against something you know you have to validate different properties and in doing so understand what...
I think it means that be believes that if a scale is validated and/or in an important area for patients or doctors then it is not subject to...
I think one of the really critical things is how easy are criteria to operationalize and thus being simple is important. This includes things like...
I think the phone thing could be interesting. I believe in the UK those in rented accommodation and poorer people tend to be less likely to have a...
I think that some research to try to describe fatigue better and in different diseases would be good.
His papers are vague with jumps in reasoning and language that can be reinterpreted. But that is what should be taken apart in his work as in...
I think there is value in that this cohort could be used to help select smaller sets. This may be particularly the case if there are potential...
Perhaps she watched inside out over christmas?
The symptoms probably mirror the deep trauma that people suffered during their childhood? So if you went to a party and played blind mans buff or...
I suspect it is a general discussion. But it depends on what you are using the sf-36 for. It can be a rough guide to the level of disability and...
I wonder if there will be a problem that there will be a number of people who don't have an ME/CFS diagnosis but all the symptoms (perhaps in a...
I think there has been mention of access to medical records which is another potential way to find patients. I don't know how medical records are...
I wonder if there is also an issue if there are too many people in the same families (i.e. if a high proportion of those included also have a...
I think Jason has done a number of studies looking at different criteria and comparing them in terms of the numbers of patients covered as...
Its probably important to look at the primary and secondary outcomes to get an idea if the trial is going to give any meaningful information, A...
I wonder if this in the abstract suggests that one site was doubtful
The control through this service is quite limited in that they don't provide the data but they provide access to an online stats service so you...
This is perhaps an interesting comment within the amendment So they are recruiting more children with co-morbid mood disorders than expected....
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