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Volume 12;  2012

Correspondence

Using patient management as a surrogate for patient health outcomes in diagnostic test evaluation
Lukas P Staub, Sarah J Lord, R John Simes, Suzanne Dyer, Nehmat Houssami, Robert YM Chen, Les Irwig
BMC Med Res Methodol. 2012; 12: 12. Published online 2012 February 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-12
PMCID:
PMC3313870
Abstract Full Text PDF–376K

Technical Advances

Enhanced secondary analysis of survival data: reconstructing the data from published Kaplan-Meier survival curves
Patricia Guyot, AE Ades, Mario JNM Ouwens, Nicky J Welton
BMC Med Res Methodol. 2012; 12: 9. Published online 2012 February 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-9
PMCID:
PMC3313891
Abstract Full Text PDF–417K Supplementary Material
Measuring sidewalk distances using Google Earth
Ian Janssen, Andrei Rosu
BMC Med Res Methodol. 2012; 12: 39. Published online 2012 March 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-39
PMCID:
PMC3359219
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.2M

Research Articles

Risk groups defined by Recursive Partitioning Analysis of patients with colorectal adenocarcinoma treated with colorectal resection
Yun-Jau Chang, Li-Ju Chen, Yao-Jen Chang, Kuo-Piao Chung, Mei-Shu Lai
BMC Med Res Methodol. 2012; 12: 2. Published online 2012 January 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-2
PMCID:
PMC3286393
Abstract Full Text PDF–325K
Comparing multiple competing interventions in the absence of randomized trials using clinical risk-benefit analysis
Alejandro Lazo-Langner, Marc A Rodger, Nicholas J Barrowman, Tim Ramsay, Philip S Wells, Douglas A Coyle
BMC Med Res Methodol. 2012; 12: 3. Published online 2012 January 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-3
PMCID:
PMC3292458
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.2M Supplementary Material
A proof of principle for using adaptive testing in routine Outcome Monitoring: the efficiency of the Mood and Anxiety Symptoms Questionnaire -Anhedonic Depression CAT
Niels Smits, Frans G Zitman, Pim Cuijpers, Margien E den Hollander-Gijsman, Ingrid VE Carlier
BMC Med Res Methodol. 2012; 12: 4. Published online 2012 January 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-4
PMCID:
PMC3317818
Abstract Full Text PDF–333K
Non-linear mixed models in the analysis of mediated longitudinal data with binary outcomes
Emily A Blood, Debbie M Cheng
BMC Med Res Methodol. 2012; 12: 5. Published online 2012 January 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-5
PMCID:
PMC3353200
Abstract Full Text PDF–374K
Prediction intervals for future BMI values of individual children - a non-parametric approach by quantile boosting
Andreas Mayr, Torsten Hothorn, Nora Fenske
BMC Med Res Methodol. 2012; 12: 6. Published online 2012 January 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-6
PMCID:
PMC3292459
Abstract Full Text PDF–752K Supplementary Material
Improvement of maternal Aboriginality in NSW birth data
Fenglian Xu, Elizabeth A Sullivan, Richard C Madden, Deborah Black, Lisa R Jackson Pulver
BMC Med Res Methodol. 2012; 12: 8. Published online 2012 January 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-8
PMCID:
PMC3314542
Abstract Full Text PDF–225K Supplementary Material
Crisis-repair sequences - considerations on the classification and assessment of breaches in the therapeutic relationship
Antje Gumz, Elmar Brähler, Michael Geyer, Rainer Erices
BMC Med Res Methodol. 2012; 12: 10. Published online 2012 February 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-10
PMCID:
PMC3320522
Abstract Full Text PDF–314K Supplementary Material
Quality assessment of expert answers to lay questions about cystic fibrosis from various language zones in Europe: the ECORN-CF project
Daniela d'Alquen, Kris De Boeck, Judy Bradley, Věra Vávrová, Birgit Dembski, Thomas OF Wagner, Annette Pfalz, Helge Hebestreit
BMC Med Res Methodol. 2012; 12: 11. Published online 2012 February 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-11
PMCID:
PMC3311602
Abstract Full Text PDF–281K Supplementary Material
The association between survey timing and patient-reported experiences with hospitals: results of a national postal survey
Oyvind A Bjertnaes
BMC Med Res Methodol. 2012; 12: 13. Published online 2012 February 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-13
PMCID:
PMC3298703
Abstract Full Text PDF–205K
A simple method for estimating relative risk using logistic regression
Fredi A Diaz-Quijano
BMC Med Res Methodol. 2012; 12: 14. Published online 2012 February 15. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-14
PMCID:
PMC3305608
Abstract Full Text PDF–277K
An empirical comparison of methods for analyzing correlated data from a discrete choice survey to elicit patient preference for colorectal cancer screening
Ji Cheng, Eleanor Pullenayegum, Deborah A Marshall, John K Marshall, Lehana Thabane
BMC Med Res Methodol. 2012; 12: 15. Published online 2012 February 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-15
PMCID:
PMC3306749
Abstract Full Text PDF–432K
Graphical modeling of binary data using the LASSO: a simulation study
Ralf Strobl, Eva Grill, Ulrich Mansmann
BMC Med Res Methodol. 2012; 12: 16. Published online 2012 February 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-16
PMCID:
PMC3305667
Abstract Full Text PDF–559K Supplementary Material
Forecasts of COPD mortality in Australia: 2006-2025
Bircan Erbas, Shahid Ullah, Rob J Hyndman, Michelle Scollo, Michael Abramson
BMC Med Res Methodol. 2012; 12: 17. Published online 2012 February 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-17
PMCID:
PMC3355029
Abstract Full Text PDF–431K
Validation of the diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidemia (DHL) knowledge instrument in Malaysia
Pauline SM Lai, Siew Siang Chua, Ching Hooi Tan, Siew Pheng Chan
BMC Med Res Methodol. 2012; 12: 18. Published online 2012 February 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-18
PMCID:
PMC3352255
Abstract Full Text PDF–231K
Should policy-makers and managers trust PSI? An empirical validation study of five patient safety indicators in a national health service
Enrique Bernal-Delgado, Sandra García-Armesto, Natalia Martínez-Lizaga, Begoña Abadía-Taira, Joaquín Beltrán-Peribañez, Salvador Peiró
BMC Med Res Methodol. 2012; 12: 19. Published online 2012 February 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-19
PMCID:
PMC3350386
Abstract Full Text PDF–428K Supplementary Material
Using a single question to assess physical activity in older adults: a reliability and validity study
Dawn P Gill, Gareth R Jones, Guangyong Zou, Mark Speechley
BMC Med Res Methodol. 2012; 12: 20. Published online 2012 February 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-20
PMCID:
PMC3313867
Abstract Full Text PDF–310K
Assessment of public health impact of work-related asthma
Maritta S Jaakkola, Jouni JK Jaakkola
BMC Med Res Methodol. 2012; 12: 22. Published online 2012 March 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-22
PMCID:
PMC3339512
Abstract Full Text PDF–330K Supplementary Material
Comparative effectiveness research on patients with acute ischemic stroke using Markov decision processes
Darong Wu, Yefeng Cai, Jianxiong Cai, Qiuli Liu, Yuanqi Zhao, Jingheng Cai, Min Zhao, Yonghui Huang, Liuer Ye, Yubo Lu, Xianping Guo
BMC Med Res Methodol. 2012; 12: 23. Published online 2012 March 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-23
PMCID:
PMC3348070
Abstract Full Text PDF–310K Supplementary Material
Reasons for and against participation in studies of medicinal therapies for women with breast cancer: a debate
Gero Luschin, Marion Habersack, Irmina-Anna Gerlich
BMC Med Res Methodol. 2012; 12: 25. Published online 2012 March 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-25
PMCID:
PMC3329416
Abstract Full Text PDF–280K
Ongoing monitoring of data clustering in multicenter studies
Lauren B Guthrie, Emily Oken, Jonathan AC Sterne, Matthew W Gillman, Rita Patel, Konstantin Vilchuck, Natalia Bogdanovich, Michael S Kramer, Richard M Martin
BMC Med Res Methodol. 2012; 12: 29. Published online 2012 March 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-29
PMCID:
PMC3313871
Abstract Full Text PDF–354K
Telephone follow-up to a mail survey: when to offer an interview compared to a reminder call
Jeanette Y Ziegenfuss, Kelly R Burmeister, Ann Harris, Stefan D Holubar, Timothy J Beebe
BMC Med Res Methodol. 2012; 12: 32. Published online 2012 March 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-32
PMCID:
PMC3323423
Abstract Full Text PDF–177K
Alternative analyses for handling incomplete follow-up in the intention-to-treat analysis: the randomized controlled trial of balloon kyphoplasty versus non-surgical care for vertebral compression fracture (FREE)
Jonas Ranstam, Aleksandra Turkiewicz, Steven Boonen, Jan Van Meirhaeghe, Leonard Bastian, Douglas Wardlaw
BMC Med Res Methodol. 2012; 12: 35. Published online 2012 March 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-35
PMCID:
PMC3323461
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.7M
Bias and imprecision in posture percentile variables estimated from short exposure samples
Svend Erik Mathiassen, Jens Wahlström, Mikael Forsman
BMC Med Res Methodol. 2012; 12: 36. Published online 2012 March 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-36
PMCID:
PMC3359227
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.4M
Determination of inflammatory biomarkers in patients with COPD: a comparison of different assays
José L López-Campos, Elena Arellano, Carmen Calero, Ana Delgado, Eduardo Márquez, Pilar Cejudo, Francisco Ortega, Francisco Rodríguez-Panadero, Ana Montes-Worboys
BMC Med Res Methodol. 2012; 12: 40. Published online 2012 March 31. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-40
PMCID:
PMC3340310
Abstract Full Text PDF–371K
Getting physicians to open the survey: little evidence that an envelope teaser increases response rates
Jeanette Y Ziegenfuss, Kelly Burmeister, Katherine M James, Lindsey Haas, Jon C Tilburt, Timothy J Beebe
BMC Med Res Methodol. 2012; 12: 41. Published online 2012 March 31. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-41
PMCID:
PMC3350455
Abstract Full Text PDF–147K
Factor structure and psychometric properties of the trier inventory for chronic stress (TICS) in a representative german sample
Katja Petrowski, Sören Paul, Cornelia Albani, Elmar Brähler
BMC Med Res Methodol. 2012; 12: 42. Published online 2012 April 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-42
PMCID:
PMC3350460
Abstract Full Text PDF–263K
Validation of activity questionnaires in patients with cystic fibrosis by accelerometry and cycle ergometry
Katharina C Ruf, Sonja Fehn, Michèle Bachmann, Alexander Moeller, Kristina Roth, Susi Kriemler, Helge Hebestreit
BMC Med Res Methodol. 2012; 12: 43. Published online 2012 April 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-43
PMCID:
PMC3359253
Abstract Full Text PDF–275K Supplementary Material
Results from a blind and a non-blind randomised trial run in parallel: experience from the Estonian Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy (EPHT) Trial
Piret Veerus, Krista Fischer, Matti Hakama, Elina Hemminki
BMC Med Res Methodol. 2012; 12: 44. Published online 2012 April 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-44
PMCID:
PMC3341199
Abstract Full Text PDF–319K
Recruitment using mobile telephones in an Irish general population sexual health survey: challenges and practical solutions
Orla McBride, Karen Morgan, Hannah McGee
BMC Med Res Methodol. 2012; 12: 45. Published online 2012 April 4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-45
PMCID:
PMC3347989
Abstract Full Text PDF–289K
Assessment of reporting quality of conference abstracts in sports injury prevention according to CONSORT and STROBE criteria and their subsequent publication rate as full papers
Uzung Yoon, Karsten Knobloch
BMC Med Res Methodol. 2012; 12: 47. Published online 2012 April 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-47
PMCID:
PMC3349576
Abstract Full Text PDF–274K Supplementary Material
The ARIC predictive model reliably predicted risk of type II diabetes in Asian populations
Calvin Woon-Loong Chin, Elian Hui San Chia, Stefan Ma, Derrick Heng, Maudrene Tan, Jeanette Lee, E Shyong Tai, Agus Salim
BMC Med Res Methodol. 2012; 12: 48. Published online 2012 April 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-48
PMCID:
PMC3353252
Abstract Full Text PDF–522K

Debates

'You give us rangoli, we give you talk': using an art-based activity to elicit data from a seldom heard group
Sabi Redwood, Nicola K Gale, Sheila Greenfield
BMC Med Res Methodol. 2012; 12: 7. Published online 2012 January 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-7
PMCID:
PMC3306744
Abstract Full Text PDF–3.0M
Against quantiles: categorization of continuous variables in epidemiologic research, and its discontents
Caroline Bennette, Andrew Vickers
BMC Med Res Methodol. 2012; 12: 21. Published online 2012 February 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-21
PMCID:
PMC3353173
Abstract Full Text PDF–278K
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