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Development of an Electronic Daily Uterine Fibroid Symptom Diary by Deal, Linda S., Williams, Valerie S. L., Fehnel, Sheri E.

“…Background: In some women, uterine fibroids are associated with severe, disabling symptoms. There is a lack of high-quality evidence supporting the…”
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Development and evaluation of the Daily Assessment of Symptoms – Anxiety (DAS-A) scale to evaluate onset of symptom relief in patients with generalized anxiety disorder by Morlock, Robert J, Williams, Valerie S.L, Cappelleri, Joseph C, Harness, Jane, Fehnel, Sheri E, Endicott, Jean, Feltner, Douglas

“…Abstract Background Fast-acting anxiolytics are important to patients and society. Measuring early onset, however, requires a sensitive and clinically…”
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Alcohol Consumption and Positive Study Practices among African American College Students by dePyssler, Bruce, Williams, Valerie S. L, Windle, Michael

“…This investigation focused on the relation between college student drinking behavior and study skills, behaviors, habits, and attitudes among undergraduate…”
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Psychometric evaluation of a visual analog scale for the assessment of anxiety by Williams, Valerie S L, Morlock, Robert J, Feltner, Douglas

“…Fast-acting medications for the management of anxiety are important to patients and society. Measuring early onset, however, requires a sensitive and…”
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Review and evaluation of patient-centered psychosocial assessments for children with central precocious puberty or early puberty by Williams, Valerie S L, Soliman, Ahmed M, Barrett, Amy M, Klein, Karen O

“…The objective of this study was to assess the current use of patient-centered psychosocial assessments for the evaluation of children with central precocious…”
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Confirmatory psychometric evaluations of the Impact of Weight on Quality of Life–Lite Clinical Trials Version (IWQOL‐Lite‐CT) by Kolotkin, Ronette L., Williams, Valerie S. L., von Huth Smith, Lisa, Meincke, Henrik Hjorth, Qin, Shanshan, Williams, Nicole, Fehnel, Sheri E.

“…Summary The Impact of Weight on Quality of Life–Lite Clinical Trials Version (IWQOL‐Lite‐CT) was developed to assess weight‐related physical and psychosocial…”
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Validation of a new measure of quality of life in obesity trials: Impact of Weight on Quality of Life‐Lite Clinical Trials Version by Kolotkin, Ronette L., Williams, Valerie S. L., Ervin, Claire M., Williams, Nicole, Meincke, Henrik H., Qin, Shanshan, Huth Smith, Lisa, Fehnel, Sheri E.

“…The Impact of Weight on Quality of Life‐Lite (IWQOL‐Lite) is widely used in evaluations of weight‐loss interventions, including pharmaceutical trials. Because…”
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Estimating the prevalence and impact of antidepressant-induced sexual dysfunction in 2 european countries : A cross-sectional patient survey by WILLIAMS, Valerie S. L, BALDWIN, David S, HOGUE, Susan L, FEHNEL, Sheri E, HOLLIS, Kelly A, EDIN, Heather M

“…Sexual dysfunction is a common side effect of antidepressant treatment, but recognition of the problem is variable. The aim of this study was to estimate the…”
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Long-term health-related quality-of-life and symptom response profiles with arformoterol in COPD: results from a 52-week trial by Donohue, James F, Bollu, Vamsi K, Stull, Donald E, Nelson, Lauren M, Williams, Valerie Sl, Stensland, Michael D, Hanania, Nicola A

“…Symptom severity is the largest factor in determining subjective health in COPD. Symptoms (eg, chronic cough, dyspnea) are associated with decreased…”
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Uterine fibroids: a review of health-related quality of life assessment by Williams, Valerie S L, Jones, Georgina, Mauskopf, Josephine, Spalding, James, DuChane, Janeen

“…To summarize the literature describing the impact of uterine fibroids on health-related quality of life (HRQOL), the measures used to assess HRQOL, and related…”
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The Validity and Utility of the BPI Interference Measures for Evaluating the Impact of Osteoarthritic Pain by Williams, Valerie S.L., Smith, Meredith Y., Fehnel, Sheri E.

“…The psychometric properties of the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI), a widely used measure of pain and its impact on functioning, were assessed using data from two…”
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The development and validation of the daily electronic Endometriosis Pain and Bleeding Diary by Deal, Linda S, DiBenedetti, Dana Britt, Williams, Valerie Sl, Fehnel, Sheri E

“…The objective of this study was to develop and validate a daily electronic Endometriosis Pain and Bleeding Diary (EPBD) for assessing treatment-related changes…”
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Psychometric Properties of the CAHPS™ 1.0 Survey Measures by Hays, Ron D., Shaul, James A., Valerie S. L. Williams, Lubalin, James S., Harris-Kojetin, Lauren D., Sweeny, Sheri F., Cleary, Paul D.

“…Objectives. Consumer surveys are being used increasingly to assess the quality of care provided by health plans, physician groups, and clinicians. The purpose…”
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Controlling Error in Multiple Comparisons, with Examples from State-to-State Differences in Educational Achievement by Williams, Valerie S. L., Jones, Lyle V., Tukey, John W.

“…Three alternative procedures to adjust significance levels for multiplicity are the traditional Bonferroni technique, a sequential Bonferroni technique…”
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Development and psychometric evaluation of the Endometriosis Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire by Deal, Linda S., Williams, Valerie S. L., DiBenedetti, Dana Britt, Fehnel, Sheri E.

“…Purpose To develop and psychometrically evaluate the Endometriosis Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire, a patientreported assessment of satisfaction with…”
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Quantitative challenges facing patient-centered outcomes research by Chen, Wen-Hung, McLeod, Lori D, Nelson, Lauren M, Williams, Valerie S L, Fehnel, Sheri E

“…Patient-centered outcomes research collects and analyzes data from patients and other stakeholders to improve health care delivery and outcomes and guide…”
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Development and psychometric evaluation of the Bipolar Functional Status Questionnaire (BFSQ) by Goldberg, Joseph F, McLeod, Lori D, Fehnel, Sheri E, Williams, Valerie SL, Hamm, Lynne R, Gilchrist, Kim

“…Goldberg JF, McLeod LD, Fehnel SE, Williams VSL, Hamm LR, Gilchrist K. Development and psychometric evaluation of the Bipolar Functional Status Questionnaire…”
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Comparison of adequate relief with symptom, global, and responder endpoints in linaclotide phase 3 trials in IBS-C by Camilleri, Michael, Lembo, Anthony J, Lavins, Bernard J, MacDougall, James E, Carson, Robyn T, Williams, Valerie SL, Nelson, Lauren M, Shiff, Steven J, Currie, Mark G, Kurtz, Caroline B, Johnston, Jeffrey M

“…Background Optimal clinical trial endpoints for irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) are uncertain. Objective The objective of this article is to…”
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Psychometric validation of patient-reported outcome measures assessing chronic constipation by Nelson, Lauren M, Williams, Valerie Sl, Fehnel, Sheri E, Carson, Robyn T, MacDougall, James, Baird, Mollie J, Tourkodimitris, Stavros, Kurtz, Caroline B, Johnston, Jeffrey M

“…Measures assessing treatment outcomes in previous CC clinical trials have not met the requirements described in the US Food and Drug Administration's guidance…”
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Item Response Theory for Scores on Tests Including Polytomous Items with Ordered Responses by Thissen, David

“…Methods are described, based on item response theory, that provide scaled scores, or estimates of trait level, for each summed score for rated responses or for…”
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