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Disease-specific Instruments

Disease-Specific Instruments is a type of patient-reported outcome measure that focuses on aspects of health affected by a particular disease or condition, distinguished from generic instruments by its targeted assessment of symptoms, impacts, and concerns unique to a specific illness population.

731

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60.5K

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3.7K

Authors

1.4K

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2017–2026

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Publications

731

Validation study of WOMAC: a health status instrument for measuring clinically important patient relevant outcomes to antirheumatic drug therapy in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee.

Nicholas Bellamy, W. Watson Buchanan, Charles H. Goldsmith et al. · PubMed · 1988 · 7.8K citations

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Determining a minimal important change in a disease-specific quality of life questionnaire

Elizabeth F. Juniper · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology · 1994 · 1.8K citations

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A measure of quality of life for clinical trials in chronic lung disease.

Gordon Guyatt, L Berman, Marie Townsend et al. · Thorax · 1987 · 1.7K citations · Full text

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The Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale (MSIS-29): A new patient-based outcome measure

JC Hobart · Brain · 2001 · 1.1K citations · Full text

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St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire: MCID

Paul Jones · COPD Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease · 2005 · 850 citations · Full text

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Authors

3.7K

  1. MB
    Monika Bullinger

    Universität Hamburg, Germany

    9 publications · 472 citations

    9

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  2. TL
    Timothy L. Smith

    Oregon Health & Science University, United States

    8 publications · 377 citations

    8

    h-index

  3. IB
    Ingo Baumann

    Heidelberg University, Germany

    6 publications · 248 citations

    6

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  4. RF
    Ray Fitzpatrick

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 1.1K citations

    6

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  5. MG
    Michael G. Vitale

    Columbia University Irving Medical Center, United States

    5 publications · 326 citations

    6

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Institutions

1.4K

  1. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    18 h-index

    45 publications

    2.2K citations

  2. Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

    Berlin, Germany

    13 h-index

    39 publications

    1.9K citations

  3. Universität Hamburg

    Hamburg, Germany

    13 h-index

    35 publications

    2.2K citations

  4. Erasmus University Rotterdam

    Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    12 h-index

    23 publications

    1.5K citations

  5. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    12 h-index

    28 publications

    4.3K citations

  6. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    12 h-index

    50 publications

    4K citations

  7. Erasmus MC

    Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    12 h-index

    22 publications

    1.1K citations

  8. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    12 h-index

    31 publications

    2.9K citations

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Venues

  1. PubMed

    Repository · 58 publications · 11.9K citations

    30

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  2. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

    HQLO · 40 publications · 1.9K citations

    29

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  3. The Journal of Rheumatology

    10 publications · 424 citations

    10

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  4. The Laryngoscope

    10 publications · 466 citations

    10

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