“…PURPOSE: To determine the effects of daily CP consumption over 3, 6, and 9 months on survey measures of pain, function, and physical and mental health using The Knee Injury & Osteoarthritis Outcomes Score (KOOS) and Veterans Rand 12 (VR-12) in middle-aged active adults. METHODS: This study was a double-blind randomized control trial with three treatment groups (Placebo, 10 g/d CP, and 20 g/d CP). …”
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“…Color vision was assessed using Ishihara pseudoisochromatic plates, American Optical Hardy-Rand-Rittler (AO HRR), and then the Farnsworth Munsell D15 arrangement test. …”
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“…DESIGN/METHODS: We used modified RAND Delphi methodology, with a comprehensive literature review, Delphi surveys, and a conference, to reach consensus. …”
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“…METHODS: In October 2020, a representative sample of 506 US adults completed a web-based survey through the RAND American Life Panel. RESULTS: The study primarily found that participants who perceived that CDC-recommended health practices were effective had stronger intentions to engage in those practices. …”
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“…Secondary outcomes included sick leave, work-related self-efficacy (RTW-SE), health-related quality of life (RAND-36), and patient experiences with consultants (PEQ). …”
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“…Consensus on statements related to the management of patients with GA was calculated using the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method. RESULTS: At the conclusion of the third survey, consensus was reached on 91% of the 77 statements. …”
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“…Efficacy was assessed using the ASES Total score, pain visual analogue scale (VAS), RAND Short Form-36 Health Survey and range of motion at 33.2 ± 1.0 (mean ± SD) and 40.6 ± 1.9 months post-treatment. …”
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“…Data collected for all participants included socio-demographic and clinical characteristics, general health-related quality of life (Veterans RAND 12‐item), depression (Patient Health Questionnaire 9-item), anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item), and perceptions of those with tattoos. …”
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“…The following generic questionnaires were studied: 1. RAND general health rating index, 2. Functional Status Questionnaire (FSQ Generic and FSQ Specific), 3. …”
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“…METHODS: Selected P. aeruginosa isolates (n = 60) were genotyped with PFGE, MLST and MLVA to determine the diversity index (DI) and congruence (adjusted Rand and Wallace coefficients). Subsequently, isolates from patients admitted to two different ICUs (n = 205), from CF patients (n = 100) and from non-ICU, non-CF patients (n = 58, of which 19 were community acquired) were genotyped with MLVA to determine distribution of genotypes and genetic diversity. …”
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“…METHODS: The indicator testing protocol involved a multi-step and methodological process: 1) The RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method, to test clarity and necessity, 2) data extraction from patients' medical records, to test technical feasibility and reliability, 3) diaries, to test workload, 4) cost-effectiveness modelling, and 5) semi-structured interviews, to test acceptability, implementation issues and unintended consequences. …”
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“…Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) was assessed using the RAND-36, disability with the Barthel Index, depression and anxiety with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and a questionnaire about patient way of life was completed. …”
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“…A panel of stakeholders will be assembled during Sub-Study B to review the themes identified from the focus groups and develop a catalogue of potential patient and family-centred QIs of injury care using the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method (RAM). The QIs developed by the stakeholder panel will be pilot tested in Sub-Study C using surveys of patients and their family members to determine construct validity, intra-rater reliability and clinical sensibility. …”
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“…To assess criterion validity, a smaller sample of 119 older adults completed additional questionnaires: De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale, Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale, RAND-36 physical functioning, and perceived general health item of the EuroQol-5D. …”
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“…RESULTS: When compared to the ground truth, our method detects tissue folds in KiCa with 0.50 adjusted Rand index (ARI), 0.77 average true rate (ATR), 0.55 true positive rate (TPR), and 0.98 true negative rate (TNR); and in OvCa with 0.40 ARI, 0.73 ATR, 0.47 TPR, and 0.98 TNR. …”
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“…The options were scored using a 9-point scale derived from the Rand Corporation and the University of California in the USA. …”
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“…The primary outcome was LBP intensity, secondary outcomes leg pain intensity, ODI, health-related quality of life (RAND-36), lumbar flexibility, sick leaves and use of pain medication. …”
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“…METHODS: In a cross-sectional study, young adults (22–31 years, N = 377) who claimed a disability benefit because of a somatic condition since childhood, completed the Illness Cognition Questionnaire (acceptance-helplessness-benefits), RAND-36 (HRQoL) and HADS (anxiety and depression) online. …”
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“…Consensus on intervention content was achieved using the RAND UCLA appropriateness method and mapped to sociological theories of process and impact. …”
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“…METHODS: The Mandarin Chinese version of the KDQOL-36™ has been translated by Amgen, Inc. and the MAPI Institution following the instrument translation specifications provided by the RAND health. The translated instrument was further reviewed by a Chinese expert panel for content validity and translational equivalence. …”
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