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Visual analogue scale valid for assessing pediatric anxiety

(HealthDay)—A visual analogue scale (VAS) score is valid for assessing anxiety among children during induction of anesthesia, according to a study published online July 14 in Pediatric Anesthesia.
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Development and Psychometric Testing of the Visual Analogue Scale for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (VAS-IBS)

Background: The aim of this study was to develop and psychometrically test a short, patient-reported questionnaire to be used in clinical practice for patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). The ...
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Visual analogue scales (VAS) as exploratory evaluation of eight dimensions in prostate cancer (PCa) patients aged 60 years and older initiating a gonadotropin-releasing hormone ...

Impact of active surveillance for prostate cancer on the risk of depression and anxiety: Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) from the Vican Prospective Cohort. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the ...
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Quantitative analysis of effectiveness and associated factors of exercise on symptoms in osteoarthritis: a pharmacodynamic model-based meta-analysis

Eligibility criteria RCTs of exercise interventions in patients with knee, hip or hand OA, using Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) subscales or Visual Analogue ...

OKYO Pharma clears key FDA meeting for Urcosimod Phase 2b/3 Trial

OKYO Pharma’s new CEO Robert Dempsey joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce that the company has completed a ...
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Development and Psychometric Testing of the Visual Analogue Scale for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (VAS-IBS)

The time window was set to during the previous week, since that is the same time window as for the Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale (GSRS) and the Psychological General Well-Being Index (PGWB), ...