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3. Cross-cultural validity of the thyroid-specific quality-of-life patient-reported outcome measure, ThyPRO

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Watt, Torquil, Barbesino, Giuseppe, Bjorner, Jakob Bue, Bonnema, Steen Joop, Bukvic, Branka, Drummond, Russell, Groenvold, Mogens, Hegedüs, Laszlo, Kantzer, Valeska, Lasch, Kathryn E., Marcocci, Claudio, Mishra, Anjali, Netea-Maier, Romana, Ekker, Merel, Paunovic, Ivan, Quinn, Terence J., Rasmussen, Åse Krogh, Russell, Audrey, Sabaretnam, Mayilvaganan, Smit, Johannes, Törring, Ove, Zivaljevic, Vladan, and Feldt-Rasmussen, Ulla

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2015

14. Development and content validity of a patient reported outcomes measure to assess symptoms of major depressive disorder

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Lasch Kathryn, Hassan Mariam, Endicott Jean, Piault-Luis Elisabeth, Locklear Julie, Fitz-Randolph Marcy, Pathak Sanjeev, Hwang Steve, and Jernigan Kasey

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Major Depressive Disorder, Patient-Reported Outcomes, Quality of life, Questionnaire development, Psychiatry, RC435-571
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Abstract Background Although many symptoms of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) are assessed through patient-report, there are currently no patient-reported outcome (PRO) instruments that incorporate documented evidence of patient input in PRO instrument development. A review of existing PROs used in MDD suggested the need to conduct qualitative research with patients with MDD to better understand their experience of MDD and develop an evaluative instrument with content validity. The aim of this study was to develop a disease-specific questionnaire to assess symptoms important and relevant to adult MDD patients. Methods The questionnaire development involved qualitative interviews for concept elicitation, instrument development, and cognitive interviews to support content validity. For concept elicitation, ten MDD severity-specific focus group interviews with thirty-eight patients having clinician-confirmed diagnoses of MDD were conducted in January 2009. A semi-structured discussion guide was used to elicit patients' spontaneous descriptions of MDD symptoms. Verbatim transcripts of focus groups were coded and analyzed to develop a conceptual framework to describe MDD. A PRO instrument was developed by operationalizing concepts elicited in the conceptual framework. Cognitive interviews were carried out in patients (n = 20) to refine and test the content validity of the instrument in terms of item relevance and comprehension, instructions, recall period, and response categories. Results Concept elicitation focus groups identified thirty-five unique concepts falling into several domains: i) emotional, ii) cognitive, iii) motivation, iv) work, v) sleep, vi) appetite, vii) social, viii) activities of daily living, ix) tired/fatigue, x) body pain, and xi) suicidality. Concept saturation, the point at which no new relevant information emerges in later interviews, was achieved for each of the concepts. Based on the qualitative findings, the PRO instrument developed had 15 daily and 20 weekly items. The cognitive interviews confirmed that the instructions, item content, and response scales were understood by the patients. Conclusions Rigorous qualitative research resulted in the development of a PRO measure for MDD with supported content validity. The MDD PRO can assist in understanding and assessing MDD symptoms from patients' perspectives as well as evaluating treatment benefit of new targeted therapies.

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2012
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15. The development of the ICIQ‐UAB: A patient reported outcome measure for underactive bladder

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Uren, Alan D., primary, Cotterill, Nikki, additional, Harding, Christopher, additional, Hillary, Christopher, additional, Chapple, Christopher, additional, Lasch, Kathryn, additional, Stroupe, Angela, additional, Deshpande, Chinmay, additional, Delbecque, Laure, additional, Koeveringe, Gommert, additional, Oelke, Matthias, additional, Belal, Mohammed, additional, Bosch, Ruud, additional, Blok, Bertil, additional, Nitti, Victor, additional, Gotoh, Momokazu, additional, Takei, Mineo, additional, Crawford, Bruce, additional, Klaver, Monique, additional, Bongaerts, Dominique, additional, Hakimi, Zalmai, additional, Kos, Ton, additional, and Abrams, Paul, additional

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2019
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21. Evaluation and performance of a newly developed patient-reported outcome instrument for diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome in a clinical study population

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Delgado-Herrera, Leticia, primary, Lasch, Kathryn, additional, Zeiher, Bernhardt, additional, Lembo, Anthony J., additional, Drossman, Douglas A., additional, Banderas, Benjamin, additional, Rosa, Kathleen, additional, Lademacher, Christopher, additional, and Arbuckle, Rob, additional

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2017
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24. The relation of family violence, employment status, welfare benefits, and alcohol drinking in the United States

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Rodriguez, Eunice, Lasch, Kathryn E., Chandra, Pinky, Lee, Jennifer, and Rodriguez, Michael A.

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Welfare recipients -- Employment, Welfare -- Psychological aspects, Family violence -- Demographic aspects -- Psychological aspects, Health, Psychological aspects, Employment, Demographic aspects
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* Objective To examine the contribution of employment status, welfare benefits, alcohol use, and other individual and contextual factors to physical aggression during marital conflict. * Methods Logistic regression models were used to analyze panel data collected in the National Survey of Families and Households in 1987 and 1992. A total of 4,780 married or cohabiting persons reinterviewed in 1992 were included in the analysis. Domestic violence was defined as reporting that both partners were physically violent during arguments. * Results Unemployed respondents are not at greater risk of family violence than employed respondents, after alcohol misuse, income, education, age, and other factors are controlled for; however, employed persons receiving welfare benefits are at significantly higher risk Alcohol misuse, which remains a predictor of violence even after other factors are controlled for, increases the risk of family violence, and satisfaction with social support from family and friends is associated with its decrease. * Conclusions Alcohol misuse has an important effect on domestic violence, and the potential impact of welfare reform on domestic violence needs to be monitored., Summary points * Employed persons receiving welfare benefits are at significantly higher risk of domestic violence * Unemployed respondents are not at greater risk of family violence than employed persons. [...]

Published
2001

27. Cross-cultural validity of the thyroid-specific quality-of-life patient-reported outcome measure, ThyPRO

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Watt, Torquil, primary, Barbesino, Giuseppe, additional, Bjorner, Jakob Bue, additional, Bonnema, Steen Joop, additional, Bukvic, Branka, additional, Drummond, Russell, additional, Groenvold, Mogens, additional, Hegedüs, Laszlo, additional, Kantzer, Valeska, additional, Lasch, Kathryn E., additional, Marcocci, Claudio, additional, Mishra, Anjali, additional, Netea-Maier, Romana, additional, Ekker, Merel, additional, Paunovic, Ivan, additional, Quinn, Terence J., additional, Rasmussen, Åse Krogh, additional, Russell, Audrey, additional, Sabaretnam, Mayilvaganan, additional, Smit, Johannes, additional, Törring, Ove, additional, Zivaljevic, Vladan, additional, and Feldt-Rasmussen, Ulla, additional

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2014
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30. Major Depressive Disorder Patient Reported Outcome Measure

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Lasch, Kathryn Eilene, primary, Hassan, Mariam, additional, Endicott, Jean, additional, Piault-Luis, Elisabeth Carine, additional, Locklear, Julie, additional, Fitz-Randolph, Marcy, additional, Pathak, Sanjeev, additional, Hwang, Steve, additional, and Jernigan, Kasey, additional

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2012
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37. Is hands-on experience more effective than didactic workshops in postgraduate cancer pain education?

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Lasch, Kathryn, Wilkes, Gail, Lee, Jennifer, and Blanchard, Rita

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Background. This study examined the nurse outcomes of a cancer pain education program for nurses of patients from 11 different ethnic groups. Methods. Four hundred ninety six home, hospital, and hospice nurses participated in a one-day workshop or two half-day workshops on cancer pain assessment and management. Of these, 116 were randomized to participate in a bedside-precepted visit with an oncology nurse specialist with pain specialization and a focus group to discuss attitudinal issues. Eighty-six nurses served as controls. Pre-, post- and one-year follow-up tests were administered. Results. Attitudes, knowledge, and application skills significantly improved for workshop-only and enriched-model nurses relative to controls. Conclusion. For postgraduate nurses, daylong cancer pain education workshops were, in the group studied, as effective as hands-on experience in improving cancer pain knowledge and changing attitudes. Both the workshop-only and the enriched-model nurses relative to controls had significantly improved knowledge and changed attitudes towards optimal pain management.

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2000
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39. The Political Culture of Medical Technology Assessment (Nih, Boundary Spanner, Organization).

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Lasch, Kathryn Eilene

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This dissertation explores how medical technology assessment goes forward within the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The underlying assumption is that organizations involved in the implementation of policy are affected by the environment within which they operate. This study employs a political culture model to examine the symbolic environment surrounding the issue of the Federal role vis-a-vis the conduct and transfer of biomedical research and the effect that environment has on the production of Consensus Development Conferences at the NIH. It then employs an organizational process model to examine the relationship between political culture and organizational behavior. A content analysis of the popular and medical press identifies key frames, or interpretive packages in the political culture of medical technology assessment. These frames entail policy prescriptions concerning medical technologies. A content analysis of the Consensus Statements produced at Consensus Development Conferences reveals that issues and recommendations associated with certain frames are more likely to be represented in these statements. An organizational analysis of the decision-making process leading to the development of Consensus Development Conferences examines how OMAR (an administrative unit within the NIH) filters the use of these frames to affect the outcome of conferences in ways that protect NIH's resources and legitimacy. The data collected in this study suggest the importance of analyzing policy within its broader cultural, social, political and economic context. Specifically, the findings support the notion of a link between political culture and policy choice. The issues and recommendations concerning medical technologies in consensus statements reflected the prominence of various frames, or interpretive packages, in the political culture of medical technology assessment. As the prominence of interpretive packages changed over time, the issues raised in consensus statements narrowed reflecting this change. Organizational shaping led to the exclusion and deemphasis of questions which focus on the economic, ethical, or social implications of the use of medical technologies.

Published
1984

40. Job security.

Author

Lasch, Kathryn

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*JOB security
Abstract

Focuses on white male workers' perceptions of job security in the United States. Respondents' emphasis on the material needs in relation to Maslow's hierarchy of needs; Negative impact of having a lack of sense of security on gaining the higher-order satisfactions that gainful employment provides.

Published
1997

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