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May 19, 2017

Association of Spinal Manipulative Therapy With Clinical Benefit and Harm for Acute Low Back Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

The use of spinal manipulative therapy to treat acute lower back pain was associated with modest improvement in pain and function in this systematic meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
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Apr 27, 2017

Development and Maintenance of Standardized Cross Setting Patient Assessment Data for Post-Acute Care: Summary Report of Findings from Alpha 1 Pilot Testing

This report presents results of the first Alpha 1 feasibility test of proposed items to include in the post-acute care patient assessment instruments for measuring seven areas of health status for Medicare beneficiaries.
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Apr 12, 2017

Outcome Performance Measure Development for Persons with Multiple Chronic Conditions

This report summarizes analyses to assess the reliability and validity of the Veterans RAND 12-Item Health Survey (VR-12) metrics and patient-reported outcome performance measures.
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Jan 27, 2017

Foundations of Activity of Daily Living Trajectories of Older Americans

Longitudinal data from the Health and Retirement Study support the concept that disability reflects a progression from disease to impairment to functional limitation and finally to disability.
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Nov 11, 2016

Are Functional and Activity Limitations Becoming More Prevalent Among 55 to 69-Year-Olds in the United States?

Most, but not all, types of functional and activity limitations did not change significantly for Americans 55-69 between 1998 and 2012.
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Sep 20, 2016

Readability and Comprehension of the Geriatric Depression Scale and PROMIS® Physical Function Items in Older African Americans and Latinos

The wording of items and response options in two commonly used measures of depression and physical functioning in older adults were found to exceed the U.S. recommended readability threshold for vulnerable populations.
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Mar 29, 2016

Deployment, Combat, and Risk of Multiple Physical Symptoms in the US Military: A Prospective Cohort Study

Service members deployed to a combat zone, especially if they have direct combat experience, are more likely to report multiple physical symptoms (MPS), poorly defined health complaints associated with more health care needs and disability.
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Jan 28, 2016

Performance of the Medicare Consumer Assessment of Health Care Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Physical Functioning Items

The aim of this study is to evaluate physical functioning items in Medicare beneficiaries.
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Sep 9, 2015

Relationship Between Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Cognitive Change in a Multiethnic Elderly Cohort

Examines the association between diabetes mellitus and cognitive functioning at baseline and cognitive change over time in a large, ethnically diverse sample of older adults.
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Mar 9, 2015

Construction of the Eight-Item Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Pediatric Physical Function Scales: Built Using Item Response Theory

PROMIS pediatric PF item banks and eight-item short forms assess two dimensions, mobility, and upper extremity function and show good psychometric characteristics after large-scale testing.
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Jan 27, 2015

Home Health Care for California's Injured Workers: Options for Implementing a Fee Schedule

The California Department of Industrial Relations/Division of Worker's Compensation asked RAND to help develop a fee schedule for home health services provided to injured workers. The researchers made three sets of recommendations.
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Sep 1, 2014

Trends in Functional and Activity Limitations Among Chinese Oldest-Old, 1998 to 2008

China has the world's largest oldest-old population, but information on trends in late-life disability is lacking.

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Association of Spinal Manipulative Therapy With Clinical Benefit and Harm for Acute Low Back Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Development and Maintenance of Standardized Cross Setting Patient Assessment Data for Post-Acute Care: Summary Report of Findings from Alpha 1 Pilot Testing

Outcome Performance Measure Development for Persons with Multiple Chronic Conditions

Foundations of Activity of Daily Living Trajectories of Older Americans

Are Functional and Activity Limitations Becoming More Prevalent Among 55 to 69-Year-Olds in the United States?

Readability and Comprehension of the Geriatric Depression Scale and PROMIS® Physical Function Items in Older African Americans and Latinos

Deployment, Combat, and Risk of Multiple Physical Symptoms in the US Military: A Prospective Cohort Study

Performance of the Medicare Consumer Assessment of Health Care Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Physical Functioning Items

Relationship Between Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Cognitive Change in a Multiethnic Elderly Cohort

Construction of the Eight-Item Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Pediatric Physical Function Scales: Built Using Item Response Theory

Home Health Care for California's Injured Workers: Options for Implementing a Fee Schedule

Trends in Functional and Activity Limitations Among Chinese Oldest-Old, 1998 to 2008

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Association of Spinal Manipulative Therapy With Clinical Benefit and Harm for Acute Low Back Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Development and Maintenance of Standardized Cross Setting Patient Assessment Data for Post-Acute Care: Summary Report of Findings from Alpha 1 Pilot Testing

Outcome Performance Measure Development for Persons with Multiple Chronic Conditions

Foundations of Activity of Daily Living Trajectories of Older Americans

Are Functional and Activity Limitations Becoming More Prevalent Among 55 to 69-Year-Olds in the United States?

Readability and Comprehension of the Geriatric Depression Scale and PROMIS® Physical Function Items in Older African Americans and Latinos

Deployment, Combat, and Risk of Multiple Physical Symptoms in the US Military: A Prospective Cohort Study

Performance of the Medicare Consumer Assessment of Health Care Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Physical Functioning Items

Relationship Between Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Cognitive Change in a Multiethnic Elderly Cohort

Construction of the Eight-Item Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Pediatric Physical Function Scales: Built Using Item Response Theory

Home Health Care for California's Injured Workers: Options for Implementing a Fee Schedule

Trends in Functional and Activity Limitations Among Chinese Oldest-Old, 1998 to 2008

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