Abstract
Background
In this qualitative study, we aimed to obtain and synthesise the views of patients with functional neurological disorder (FND), their caregivers, and relevant healthcare professionals (HCPs) on outcome measurement in FND.
Methods
Semi-structured interviews were conducted...
Abstract
Persistent symptoms after acute COVID-19 infection, termed post-COVID-19 fatigue, occur in 44–70% of patients. Characterizing fatigue in this population is vital to determine the etiology of post-COVID-19 fatigue symptoms and to assess the effectiveness of potential interventions...
Bias was reduced in an open-label trial through the removal of subjective elements from the outcome definition
Objective: To determine whether modifying an outcome definition to remove subjective elements reduced bias in a trial that could not use blinded outcome assessment.
Study design and...
As the title indicates.
Looking for examples of such trials.
Systematic reviews (*) of trials that excluded (or downgraded to very low quality) non-blinded trials that used only subjective outcomes as primary endpoints also welcome.
Suggestions on amendments to the threads' title or topic...
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Independent advisory group for the full update of the Cochrane review on exercise therapy and ME/CFS (2020), led by Hilda Bastian
Leaving some notes here regarding caveats when critiquing most common features of some researchers' claims about trial methodology and...
Full title: An exploratory study of discrepancies between objective and subjective measurement of the physical activity level in female patients with chronic fatigue syndrome
Highlights
• There is a discrepancy between self-report and objective activity measures in CFS.
• The activity diary...
Sandler, C; Llloyd, A Barry, B (2016), Fatigue Exacerbation by Interval or Continuous Exercise in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise: October 2016 - Volume 48 - Issue 10 - p 1875–1885
doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000983 /...
I have a question concerning objective outcomes. Please note I don't mean to not use objective outcomes.
How would you measure cognitive function objectively?
E.g. my cognitive function improved, but physical function seems to be unchanged. Personally, I value a better cognitive function very...
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