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The oral health‐related section of the interRAI: Evaluation of test content validity by expert rating and assessment of potential reasons for inaccurate assessments based on focus group discussions with caregivers KU Leuven
OBJECTIVES: To explore the failure of the oral health-related section of the interRAI (ohr-interRAI), this study investigated test content validity (A.) and reasons for inaccurate assessments (B.). BACKGROUND: Poor oral health negatively affects quality of life and is associated with a number of systemic diseases. The interRAI instruments, internationally used for geriatric assessment, should accurately detect oral conditions that require care. ...
Expert judgement in a risk assessment model for Salmonella spp. in pork: The performance of different weighting schemes Hasselt University
A structured expert judgement study was carried out in order to obtain input parameters for a quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) model. This model aimed to estimate the risk of human Salmonella infections associated with the consumption of minced pork meat. judgements of 11 experts were used to derive subjective probability density functions (PDFs) to quantify the uncertainty on the model input parameters. The performance of experts ...
Welfare assessment of laying hens in furnished cages and non-cage systems : assimilating expert opinion Ghent University
It is extremely difficult to carry out an assessment of welfare in an entirely objective manner. The choice of welfare indicators, as well as the assignment of relative weightings to these indicators, both involve a certain degree of subjectivity. The aim of this study was to create a possible method of dealing with this subjectivity, using the opinions of groups of experts to increase the consensus for a protocol for the on-form assessment of ...
Expert Assessment of Tinnitus in Statutory Accident Insurance Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Tinnitus is defined as hearing sensation without external noise source. The aetiology contains also occupational causes such as noise industrial pollution and inner ear trauma, nevertheless the origin of tinnitus is vastly unexplained. For the expert assessment in the public insurance a step-by-step procedure is recommended: Is there a tinnitus? Was the accused cause able to provoke tinnitus? How profound is the insured person hindered in his ...
Environmental impact assessment procedure for deep seabed mining in the area: independent expert review and public participation Ghent University
Expert opinion on NSCLC small specimen biomarker testing - Part 2: Analysis, reporting, and quality assessment KU Leuven
The diagnostic work-up for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) requires biomarker testing to guide therapy choices. This article is the second of a two-part series. In Part 1, we summarised evidence-based recommendations for obtaining and processing small specimen samples (i.e. pre-analytical steps) from patients with advanced NSCLC. Here, in Part 2, we summarise evidence-based recommendations relating to analytical steps of biomarker testing ...
Trends in legal and illegal trade of wild birds : a global assessment based on expert knowledge Ghent University
European evidence-based recommendations for clinical assessment of upper limb in neurorehabilitation (CAULIN): data synthesis from systematic reviews, clinical practice guidelines and expert consensus Hasselt University
Background Technology-supported rehabilitation can help alleviate the increasing need for cost-effective rehabilitation of neurological conditions, but use in clinical practice remains limited. Agreement on a core set of reliable, valid and accessible outcome measures to assess rehabilitation outcomes is needed to generate strong evidence about effectiveness of rehabilitation approaches, including technologies. This paper collates and ...
Clinical assessment, management, and rehabilitation of walking impairment in MS: an expert review Hasselt University
Introduction One of the most common and life-altering consequences of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is walking impairment. The distance, speed, and Gait pattern functions are components of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) and are also predictors of dependency in terms of daily living activities in patients with MS (pwMS). Areas covered This article provides an overview of walking impairment in pwMS, with ...