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Protocol of the COSMIN study: COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments by Mokkink, L B, Terwee, C B, Knol, D L, Stratford, P W, Alonso, J, Patrick, D L, Bouter, L M, de Vet, H C W

“…Choosing an adequate measurement instrument depends on the proposed use of the instrument, the concept to be measured, the measurement properties (e.g…”
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Rating the methodological quality in systematic reviews of studies on measurement properties: a scoring system for the COSMIN checklist by Terwee, Caroline B., Mokkink, Lidwine B., Knol, Dirk L., Ostelo, Raymond W. J. G., Bouter, Lex M., de Vet, Henrica C. W.

“…Background The COSMIN checklist is a standardized tool for assessing the methodological quality of studies on measurement properties. It contains 9 boxes, each…”
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Neuropathic pain screening questionnaires have limited measurement properties. A systematic review by Mathieson, Stephanie, Maher, Christopher G, Terwee, Caroline B, Folly de Campos, Tarcisio, Lin, Chung-Wei Christine

“…Abstract Objectives The Douleur Neuropathique 4 (DN4), ID Pain, Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs (LANSS), PainDETECT, and Neuropathic Pain…”
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Giving meaning to the scores of the Amsterdam instrumental activities of daily living questionnaire: a qualitative study by Dubbelman, Mark A, Terwee, Caroline B, Verrijp, Merike, Visser, Leonie N C, Scheltens, Philip, Sikkes, Sietske A M

“…Everyday functioning is a clinically relevant concept in dementia, yet little is known about the clinical meaningfulness of scores on functional outcome…”
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Health‐related quality of life questionnaires in individuals with haemophilia: a systematic review of their measurement properties by Limperg, P.F., Terwee, C.B., Young, N.L., Price, V.E., Gouw, S.C., Peters, M., Grootenhuis, M.A., Blanchette, V., Haverman, L.

“…Background The evaluation of health related quality of life (HRQOL) is essential for a full assessment of the influence of an illness on patients’ lives. The…”
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What is a clinically relevant change on the HIT-6 questionnaire? An estimation in a primary-care population of migraine patients by Smelt, Antonia F H, Assendelft, Willem J J, Terwee, Caroline B, Ferrari, Michel D, Blom, Jeanet W

“…To interpret questionnaire scores, clinicians and researchers need to know what change in score reflects a meaningful change in the condition of an individual…”
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On Assessing Responsiveness of Health-Related Quality of Life Instruments: Guidelines for Instrument Evaluation by Terwee, C B, Dekker, F W, Wiersinga, W M, Prummel, M F, Bossuyt, P M M

“…A lack of clarity exists about the definition and adequate approach for evaluating responsiveness. An overview is presented of different categories of…”
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Clinimetric evaluation of shoulder disability questionnaires: a systematic review of the literature by Bot, S D M, Terwee, C B, van der Windt, D A W M, Bouter, L M, Dekker, J, de Vet, H C W

“…Objective: To identify all available shoulder disability questionnaires designed to measure physical functioning and to evaluate evidence for the clinimetric…”
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Are Factor Analytical Techniques Used Appropriately in the Validation of Health Status Questionnaires? A Systematic Review on the Quality of Factor Analysis of the SF-36 [with Commentary and Response] by de Vet, Henrica C W, Adèr, Herman J, Terwee, Caroline B, Pouwer, François

“…Factor analysis is widely used to evaluate whether questionnaire items can be grouped into clusters representing different dimensions of the construct under…”
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Incidence and prevalence of complaints of the neck and upper extremity in general practice by Bot, S D M, van der Waal, J M, Terwee, C B, van der Windt, D A W M, Schellevis, F G, Bouter, L M, Dekker, J

“…Objective: To study the incidence and prevalence of neck and upper extremity musculoskeletal complaints in Dutch general practice. Methods: Data were obtained…”
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Self-reported physical functioning was more influenced by pain than performance-based physical functioning in knee-osteoarthritis patients by Terwee, Caroline B., van der Slikke, Rienk M.A., van Lummel, Rob C., Benink, Rob J., Meijers, Wil G.H., de Vet, Henrica C.W.

“…To test the hypothesis that self-reported physical functioning is more influenced by pain than performance-based physical functioning. 163 knee-osteoarthritis…”
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Predictors of outcome in neck and shoulder symptoms: a cohort study in general practice by Bot, Sandra D M, van der Waal, Johanna M, Terwee, Caroline B, van der Windt, Daniëlle A W M, Scholten, Rob J P M, Bouter, Lex M, Dekker, Joost

“…An observational prospective cohort study in general practice. To describe the clinical course and to identify predictors of recovery, changes in pain…”
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Current challenges in clinimetrics by de Vet, Henrica C.W, Terwee, Caroline B, Bouter, Lex M

“…Clinimetrics is a methodologic discipline that focuses on the quality of clinical measurements, for example, diagnostic characteristics and disease outcomes…”
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A Randomized Controlled Trial of Orbital Radiotherapy Versus Sham Irradiation in Patients with Mild Graves’ Ophthalmopathy by Prummel, Mark F., Terwee, Caroline B., Gerding, Martin N., Baldeschi, Lelio, Mourits, Maarten P., Blank, Leo, Dekker, Friedo W., Wiersinga, Wilmar M.

“…Radiotherapy is often used in Graves’ ophthalmopathy, but its efficacy has been doubted. We compared its efficacy with sham irradiation in mild ophthalmopathy…”
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Animated Activity Questionnaire (AAQ), a new method of self‐reporting activity limitations in patients with hip and knee osteoarthritis: Comparisons with observation by spouses for construct validity by Peter, W.F., Dagfinrud, H.S., Østerås, N., Terwee, C.B.

“…Objective The aim of the present study was to evaluate the construct validity of the Animated Activity Questionnaire (AAQ) for measuring activity limitations…”
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Psychometric properties of vision-related quality of life questionnaires: a systematic review by De Boer, Michiel R., Moll, Annette C., De Vet, Henrica C. W., Terwee, Caroline B., Völker-Dieben, Hennie J. M., Van Rens, Ger H. M. B.

“…The increased attention for quality of life (QOL) as an outcome measure has led to the development of numerous questionnaires to assess this construct in the…”
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Radiotherapy for Graves' orbitopathy: randomised placebo-controlled study by Mourits, Maarten P, van Kempen-Harteveld, M Loes, García, M Begoña García, Koppeschaar, Hans PF, Tick, Lidwine, Terwee, Caroline B

“…The best treatment (steroids, irradiation, or both) for moderately severe Graves' orbitopathy, a self-limiting disease is not known. We tested the efficacy of…”
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Course and prognosis of elbow complaints: a cohort study in general practice by Bot, S D M, van der Waal, J M, Terwee, C B, van der Windt, D A W M, Bouter, L M, Dekker, J

“…Objective: To describe the course of new episodes of elbow complaints in general practice, and to identify predictors of short term and long term outcome in…”
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Laparoscopic staging and subsequent palliation in patients with peripancreatic carcinoma by NIEVEEN VAN DIJKUM, Els J. M, ROMIJN, Mark G, GOUMA, Dirk J, TERWEE, Caroline B, DE WIT, Laurens Th, VAN DER MEULEN, Jan H. P, LAMERIS, Han S, RAUWS, Erik A. J, OBERTOP, Huug, VAN EYCK, Casper H. J, BOSSUYT, Patrick M. M

“…To test the hypothesis that laparoscopic staging improves outcome in patients with peripancreatic carcinoma compared to standard radiology staging. Diagnostic…”
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Quality of life after curative or palliative surgical treatment of pancreatic and periampullary carcinoma by Nieveen van Dijkum, E. J. M., Kuhlmann, K. F. D., Terwee, C. B., Obertop, H., de Haes, J. C. J. M., Gouma, D. J.

“…Background: Quality of life (QOL) is an important outcome measure after treatment of pancreatic and periampullary carcinoma. The aim of this prospective…”
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