Of the more than 275,000 people worldwide who accessed a USC web-based COVID-19 patient self-assessment tool, only 20 percent of those reporting COVID-19 symptoms had ones severe enough to require ...

The World Health Organization describes empowerment as a process in which people can take control and make informed decisions about their life and health. Empowerment is important for people with RA ...

Background. Patient self-report of adverse symptoms associated with chemotherapy is important for monitoring toxicity-related symptom burden. This information is essential in making decisions about ...

A patient's mental health prior to surgery can influence postoperative outcomes. Removal of the bladder, or radical cystectomy (RC), is an effective treatment for locally advanced bladder cancer, but ...

The evidence suggests that optimal strategies include those that are patient-centered and tailored to individual needs, are embedded within health professional–patient communication and therapeutic ...

Proxy assessment of health-related quality of life (HRQL) may be sought to substitute for, or to complement, patient self-assessment. The viewpoint from which the proxy is asked to assess the patient ...

Patient-reported physical function scores are significant predictors of survival and adverse events in multiple myeloma treatment. Physical function has a stronger correlation with patient outcomes ...

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