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01:21Methods of Documentation III: PIE
Problem-intervention-evaluation (PIE) is a systematic approach to documentation used in healthcare settings for clinical decision-making and patient care planning. It is a structured approach to organizing patient data based on problems, interventions, and evaluations. Here's a breakdown of its key features and considerations:
01:29Nursing Interventions II: Selecting and Classifying the Nursing Interventions
Creating and executing a nursing diagnosis helps nurses plan care and guide patient, family, and community interventions. They are developed based on a patient's physical evaluation and support measuring the outcomes. It is not recommended to select random interventions throughout the planning process. Instead, consider the following six essential factors when choosing interventions:
01:22Self-Report Tests of Personality
Self-report inventories are objective personality assessments that use multiple-choice items or numbered scales, typically ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). They are often called Likert scales after Rensis Likert. These inventories are widely used due to their ease of administration and cost-effectiveness. One of the most prominent examples is the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), initially developed in the 1940s to assess abnormal personality traits.
01:05Data Collection III
The physical assessment examines the patient for objective data that defines the patient's condition, and aids in formulating the nursing care plan. The purpose of physical assessment is a health status appraisal, which includes identifying health problems, and establishing a database for nursing intervention.
The principles to begin the physical assessment include conducting a comprehensive or problem-related history in a quiet, well-lit room, emphasizing privacy and comfort for the patient.
The principles to begin the physical assessment include conducting a comprehensive or problem-related history in a quiet, well-lit room, emphasizing privacy and comfort for the patient.
02:16Surveys
Often, psychologists develop surveys as a means of gathering data. Surveys are lists of questions to be answered by research participants, and can be delivered as paper-and-pencil questionnaires, administered electronically, or conducted verbally. Generally, the survey itself can be completed in a short time, and the ease of administering a survey makes it easy to collect data from a large number of people.
01:29Assessment of the Gastrointestinal System II: Health Perception Pattern
Assessing the gastrointestinal (GI) system is a complex process that begins with collecting subjective data. This data, collected through patient interviews, provides crucial insights into the patient's health history, perception patterns, and lifestyle habits, all contributing significantly to GI health.
Health Perception Patterns
Health perception patterns offer valuable insights into a patient's lifestyle habits and how they may impact their GI health. These patterns include:
Health Perception Patterns
Health perception patterns offer valuable insights into a patient's lifestyle habits and how they may impact their GI health. These patterns include:
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Patient perspective: choosing or developing instruments.
John R Kirwan1, James F Fries, Sarah Hewlett
1University of Bristol, Academic Rheumatology Unit, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, UK. john.kirwan@bristol.ac.uk
The Journal of Rheumatology
|August 3, 2011
Summary
Patient perspectives are crucial in rheumatology outcome measures. This paper explores patient-reported outcome (PRO) instruments like PROMISE computer adaptive testing (CAT) and a rheumatoid arthritis fatigue questionnaire, proposing a development pathway.
Area of Science:
- Rheumatology
- Patient-Reported Outcomes
- Health Measurement
Background:
- Previous Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) meetings highlighted the importance of patient perspectives in evaluating intervention outcomes.
- Recognizing this gap, there is a need to incorporate patient-centered approaches into outcome measurement in rheumatology.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present two patient-reported outcome (PRO) instrument approaches for rheumatology research.
- To propose a pathway for the development of new PRO instruments.
Main Methods:
- Discussion of the PROMISE computer adaptive testing (CAT) system.
- Overview of the development of a rheumatoid arthritis-specific questionnaire focused on fatigue.
- Presentation of a tentative proposal for a PRO instrument development pathway.
Main Results:
- Two distinct PRO instrument approaches are outlined: a CAT system and a disease-specific fatigue questionnaire.
- A preliminary framework for developing patient-reported outcome measures is suggested.
Conclusions:
- Patient-reported outcomes are essential for a comprehensive understanding of treatment effectiveness in rheumatology.
- The proposed approaches and development pathway aim to improve the measurement of patient experiences in rheumatology research.