Journal articles: 'Diagnostic Expectations'

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BORDALO, PEDRO, NICOLA GENNAIOLI, and ANDREI SHLEIFER. "Diagnostic Expectations and Credit Cycles." Journal of Finance 73, no. 1 (January 26, 2018): 199–227. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jofi.12586.

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BORDALO, PEDRO, NICOLA GENNAIOLI, RAFAEL LA PORTA, and ANDREI SHLEIFER. "Diagnostic Expectations and Stock Returns." Journal of Finance 74, no. 6 (July 23, 2019): 2839–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jofi.12833.

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Bordalo, Pedro, Nicola Gennaioli, and Andrei Shleifer. "Overreaction and Diagnostic Expectations in Macroeconomics." Journal of Economic Perspectives 36, no. 3 (August 1, 2022): 223–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1257/jep.36.3.223.

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We present the case for the centrality of overreaction in expectations for addressing important challenges in finance and macroeconomics. First, non-rational expectations by market participants can be measured and modeled in ways that address some of the key challenges posed by the rational expectations revolution, most importantly the idea that economic agents are forward-looking. Second, belief overreaction can account for many long-standing empirical puzzles in macro and finance, which emphasize the extreme volatility and boom-bust dynamics of key time series, such as stock prices, credit, and investment. Third, overreaction relies on psychology and is disciplined by survey data on expectations. This suggests that relaxing the assumption of rational expectations is a promising strategy, helps theory and evidence go together, and promises a unified view of a great deal of data.

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Bordalo, Pedro, Nicola Gennaioli, Yueran Ma, and Andrei Shleifer. "Overreaction in Macroeconomic Expectations." American Economic Review 110, no. 9 (September 1, 2020): 2748–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1257/aer.20181219.

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We study the rationality of individual and consensus forecasts of macroeconomic and financial variables using the methodology of Coibion and Gorodnichenko (2015), who examine predictability of forecast errors from forecast revisions. We find that individual forecasters typically overreact to news, while consensus forecasts under-react relative to full-information rational expectations. We reconcile these findings within a diagnostic expectations version of a dispersed information learning model. Structural estimation indicates that departures from Bayesian updating in the form of diagnostic overreaction capture important variation in forecast biases across different series, yielding a belief distortion parameter similar to estimates obtained in other settings. (JEL C53, D83, D84, E13, E17, E27, E47)

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K, Nandini, and Dr A. C. Lokesh. "Elicitation of Hidden Expectations of Customers in Healthcare Service." Galore International Journal of Health Sciences and Research 6, no. 4 (December 31, 2021): 21–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.52403/gijhsr.20211005.

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In healthcare service, the customer feedback is often incomplete unless the unexpressed expectations are captured at the right time. These latent feelings and opinions are the ‘hidden expectations’ which are the quality indicators of the service offered. This short communication paper describes a couple of techniques for elicitation of hidden expectations of customers in the context of healthcare services. As an illustration, the paper depicts the application of these techniques for identification and prioritization of hidden expectations at a diagnostic center. Any organization in healthcare service sector could employ these techniques quickly and conveniently to improve quality of service thereby enhancing customer satisfaction. Keywords: Elicitation, Customer satisfaction, Hidden expectation, MoSCoW, Healthcare.

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Basta, Y. L., K. M. A. J. Tytgat, J. H. G. Klinkenbijl, P. Fockens, and E. M. A. Smets. "Waiting time at a fast-track diagnostic clinic." International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance 29, no. 5 (June 13, 2016): 523–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijhcqa-09-2015-0116.

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Purpose – Guidelines stating maximum waiting times fail to take cancer patients’ expectations into account. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to assess patients’ expectations and experiences with their waiting time at a fast-track clinic. Design/methodology/approach – Patients were selected using a purposeful sampling strategy and were interviewed four times: before the visit; one day after; two weeks after the visit; and one week after starting treatment. Interviews were audiotaped and independently coded by two researchers. Findings – All patients (n=9) preferred a short waiting time before the first visit; they feared that their disease would spread and believed that cancer warrants priority treatment. Six patients experienced the waiting time as short, one had no expectations and two felt they waited longer than expected; three patients changed this evaluation during the study. Six patients received treatment – four preferred to wait before treatment and two wanted to start treatment immediately. Reasons to wait included putting one’s affairs in order, or needing to adjust to the diagnosis. Practical implications – Cancer patients prefer a short waiting time before the first visit but have different expectations and needs regarding waiting time before treatment. Ideally, their expectations are managed by their treating physician to match waiting time reality. Originality/value – This is the first study to assess cancer patients’ waiting time experiences and how these experiences change over time. This study paves the way for establishing a framework to better assess patient satisfaction with oncology care waiting time. An important aspect, is managing patients’ expectations.

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Augustin, Prince, and R. P. Mohanty. "Expectations of professional graduates from organisations: a diagnostic study." International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management 12, no. 2 (2013): 226. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijpqm.2013.055554.

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Warchoł-Sławińska, Ewa, Marzena Furtak-Niczyporuk, Marta Sławińska, Krzysztof Włoch, Marek Kos, and Karolina Wójcik. "Patients’ expectations of general practitioners." Polish Journal of Public Health 127, no. 1 (March 1, 2017): 5–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/pjph-2017-0001.

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Abstract Introduction. General practitioner (GP) plays an important role in the health care system as he is the first person that a patient turns to with his health related problem. The crucial role of the primary health care system is to control risk factors contributing to civilization diseases such as cancer, diabetes or cardiovascular diseases. Aim. The aim of the research was the assessment of the selected aspects of patients’ satisfaction with a GP’s care. Conducted study provided answers to questions about the level of patient’s satisfaction, his expectations and needs in the field of doctor’s care within the primary health care system. Material and methods. Diagnostic poll was used as a method to study public opinion. The poll was based on the research technique in the form of the original questionnaire consisting of 23 closed-ended questions. Study group consisted of 99 primary health care patients from lubelskie voivodship. Results. The majority of the studied group assessed the quality of general practitioners’ services both in cities and rural areas as high. Respondents declared their satisfaction with the availability of diagnostic tests (73%), quality of information about health condition and treatment provided by the doctor (80%), information about how the medicine should be taken and about further treatment (65%) and respect for privacy and dignity (82%). Minority of the researched group was dissatisfied with the quality of general practitioner’s services mainly because of the limited access to diagnostic tests (27%), low quality of information provided by the doctor about method of taking medicine (35%), short time of the doctor’s visit (38%), suggested method of treatment (36%), disrespect for privacy and dignity of a patient (18%) and limited access to medical documentation (24%). Conclusions. There is a need to implement actions that will increase patients’ satisfaction with the medical services provided by general practitioners, especially in the following fields: length of the doctor’s visit, quality of information provided by the doctor, improvement in the patient – doctor relation, full access to medical documentation and promotion of health by doctors.

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Glennie, R. Andrew, Mayilee Canizares, Anthony V. Perruccio, Edward Abraham, Fred Nicholls, Andrew Nataraj, Philippe Phan, et al. "The impact of pathoanatomical diagnosis on elective spine surgery patient expectations: a Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network study." Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine 35, no. 1 (July 2021): 34–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.3171/2020.11.spine201490.

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OBJECTIVE Patients undergoing spine surgery generally have high expectations for improvement postoperatively. Little is known about how these expectations are affected by the diagnosis. The purpose of this study was to examine whether preoperative expectations differ based on diagnostic pathoanatomical patterns in elective spine surgery patients. METHODS Patients with common degenerative cervical/lumbar pathology (lumbar/cervical stenosis, lumbar spondylolisthesis, and cervical/lumbar disc herniation) who had given their consent for surgery were analyzed using the Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network (CSORN). Patients reported the changes they expected to experience postoperatively in relation to 7 separate items using a modified version of the North American Spine Society spine questionnaire. Patients were also asked about the most important item that would make them consider the surgery a success. Sociodemographic, lifestyle, and clinical variables were also collected. RESULTS There were 3868 eligible patients identified within the network for analysis. Patients with lumbar disc herniation had higher expectations for relief of leg pain compared with stenosis and lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis cohorts within the univariate analysis. Cervical stenosis (myelopathy) patients were more likely to rank general physical capacity as their most important expectation from spine surgery. The multinomial regression analysis showed that cervical myelopathy patients have lower expectations for relief of arm or neck pain from surgery (OR 0.54, 0.34–0.88; p < 0.05). Patient factors, including age, symptoms (pain, disability, depression), work status, and lifestyle factors, were significantly associated with expectation, whereas the diagnoses were not. CONCLUSIONS Patients with degenerative spinal conditions consenting for spine surgery have high expectations for improvement in all realms of their daily lives. With the exception of patients with cervical myelopathy, patient symptoms rather than diagnoses had a more substantial impact on the dimensions in which patients expected to improve or their most important expected change. Determination of patient expectation should be individualized and not biased by pathoanatomical diagnosis.

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Abramowitz, G. "Towards a public, standardized, diagnostic benchmarking system for land surface models." Geoscientific Model Development 5, no. 3 (June 5, 2012): 819–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/gmd-5-819-2012.

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Abstract. This work examines different conceptions of land surface model benchmarking and the importance of internationally standardized evaluation experiments that specify data sets, variables, metrics and model resolutions. It additionally demonstrates how essential the definition of a priori expectations of model performance can be, based on the complexity of a model and the amount of information being provided to it, and gives an example of how these expectations might be quantified. Finally, the Protocol for the Analysis of Land Surface models (PALS) is introduced – a free, online land surface model benchmarking application that is structured to meet both of these goals.

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Abramowitz, G. "Towards a public, standardized, diagnostic benchmarking system for land surface models." Geoscientific Model Development Discussions 5, no. 1 (February 20, 2012): 549–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/gmdd-5-549-2012.

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Abstract. We examine different conceptions of land surface model benchmarking and illustrate the importance of internationally standardized evaluation experiments that specify data sets, variables, metrics and model resolutions. We additionally show how essential the definition of a priori expectations of model performance can be, based on the complexity of a model and the amount of information being provided to it, and give an example of how these expectations might be quantified. Finally, we introduce the Protocol for the Analysis of Land Surface models (PALS), a free, online land surface model benchmarking application, and show how it is structured to meet both of these goals.

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Hadef, Djohra, Tahar Khelifi Touhami, and Nadira Bouchair. "Asthma in childhood: evidences and expectations." Batna Journal of Medical Sciences (BJMS) 2, no. 2 (December 30, 2012): 137–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.48087/bjmsra.2015.2208.

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Il est évident que l’asthme est la maladie chronique la plus fréquente chez l’enfant, paradoxalement elle reste sous diagnostiquée donc sous traitée, malgré des recommandations de diagnostic et de prise en charge simplifiées et accessibles avec un arsenal thérapeutique efficace dans la plupart des cas. L’enfant atteint d’asthme doit en principe mener une vie quasiment normale grâce aux thérapeutiques anti-inflammatoires tout en préservant et même en restaurant son capital respiratoire. La prise en charge basée sur le trépied : traitement, prévention et enfin l’immunothérapie spécifique doit donc être précoce et globale basée un partenariat permanent entre le personnel médical et l’enfant, sa famille et le milieu scolaire. L’avenir de ces enfants à l’âge adulte reste le grand souci avec l’espoir de les voir à l’âge adulte avec une fonction respiratoire normale et pourquoi pas guéries.

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Daniels, Natasha Faye, Barry Coughlan, and Robbie Duschinsky. "How UK health care professionals conceptualise parental experiences of the diagnostic process for autism spectrum disorder: A qualitative study." SAGE Open Medicine 9 (January 2021): 205031212110313. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20503121211031310.

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Objectives: Much of the literature on diagnostic experiences of autism focuses on parental perspectives. Few studies have explored how health care professionals conceptualise parental experiences of the diagnostic process. The current study examines clinical perspectives of the diagnostic process with a focus on the perceived impact of assessment on families. Methods: Qualitative interviews were conducted with 25 health care professionals from various National Health Service child and adolescent mental health services and general practices in the United Kingdom. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and data were analysed using a thematic approach. Results: Two main themes were identified: (1) stress and the autism spectrum disorder diagnostic process and (2) expectations of the diagnostic pathway. The main sources of stress perceived by the health care professionals related to diagnostic delay and ambiguity around the diagnostic process, with parents facing significant hurdles in understanding their child’s behaviour. Many health care professionals also reported a struggle to navigate differing expectations of the diagnostic process between parents and clinicians, as well as managing objectivity in the face of significant distress. Parent internalised stigma and guilt was a key component of the health care professional’s perception of sources of stress around the diagnostic process. Conclusion: The vast majority of clinicians recognised the diagnostic pathway as a significant source of stress for parents, with many hurdles and battles to finalise the process.

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Hong, Jenny, Annalijn Conklin, Nick Dragojlovic, Alison Elliott, Jan Friedman, and Larry Lynd. "PP48 Caregiver Perceptions And Experiences Of Diagnostic Genome-Wide Sequencing." International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care 34, S1 (2018): 84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0266462318002106.

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Introduction:The objective of this qualitative analysis was to explore caregiver perceptions and experiences of receiving or not receiving a genetic diagnosis following genome-wide sequencing (GWS) in children with suspected genetic disorders.Methods:One caregiver for each child completed an online survey two weeks after enrolling in the Clinical Assessment of the Utility of Sequencing and Evaluation as a Service (CAUSES) study, beginning in January 2016, and again about six months after receiving the GWS results. The survey covered the caregivers' experiences and quality of life and children's healthcare resource utilization, and provided open-ended questions for comments. The follow-up survey was completed by twenty families who had received a diagnosis with their GWS results and by twenty-two families who had not received a diagnosis. A thematic analysis of the free-text comments from both groups was performed using NVivo 11.4.2.Results:Caregivers from both groups expressed similar experiences of negative socioeconomic effects of caregiving, particularly related to employment and time burden. Caregivers who did not receive a diagnosis with the GWS results were generally hopeful of receiving a diagnosis in the future and reported expectations of a positive benefit from receiving a diagnosis, both in terms of access to additional resources and of positive psychological effects. The absence of a diagnosis was a source of anxiety for many caregivers. By contrast, caregivers who had received a diagnosis reported positive, neutral, and negative psychological effects from the knowledge gained; no participants commented on the consequences for access to additional services or other socioeconomic effects.Conclusions:Our findings suggest that caregivers may have high expectations for what a diagnosis can provide to them and their families, which may not be fully met once a diagnosis is obtained. The study underpins the importance of patient-centered communication of genomic testing results so that families can set realistic expectations of what having a diagnosis will achieve.

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Hilfert-Rüppell, Dagmar, Monique Meier, Daniel Horn, and Kerstin Höner. "Professional Knowledge and Self-Efficacy Expectations of Pre-Service Teachers Regarding Scientific Reasoning and Diagnostics." Education Sciences 11, no. 10 (October 11, 2021): 629. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/educsci11100629.

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Understanding and knowledge of scientific reasoning skills is a key ability of pre-service teachers. In a written survey (open response format), biology and chemistry pre-service teachers (n = 51) from two German universities claimed central decisions or actions school students have to perform in scientific reasoning in the open inquiry instruction of an experiment. The participants’ answers were assessed in a quality content analysis using a rubric system generated from a theoretical background. Instruments in a closed response format were used to measure attitudes towards the importance of diagnostics in teacher training and the domain-specific expectations of self-efficacy. The pre-service teacher lacked pedagogical (didactics) content knowledge about potential student difficulties and also exhibited a low level of content methodological (procedural) knowledge. There was no correlation between the knowledge of student difficulties and the approach to experimenting with expectations of self-efficacy for diagnosing student abilities regarding scientific reasoning. Self-efficacy expectations concerning their own abilities to successfully cope with general and experimental diagnostic activities were significantly lower than the attitude towards the importance of diagnostics in teacher training. The results are discussed with regard to practical implications as they imply that scientific reasoning should be promoted in university courses, emphasising the importance of understanding the science-specific procedures (knowing how) and epistemic constructs in scientific reasoning (knowing why).

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Coppieters, Michel W., Börje Rehn, and Melanie L. Plinsinga. "Patient expectations about a clinical diagnostic test may influence the clinician's test interpretation." Musculoskeletal Science and Practice 54 (August 2021): 102387. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2021.102387.

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Hylind, Robyn, Maureen Smith, Laura Rasmussen-Torvik, and Sharon Aufox. "Great expectations: patient perspectives and anticipated utility of non-diagnostic genomic-sequencing results." Journal of Community Genetics 9, no. 1 (June 27, 2017): 19–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12687-017-0314-8.

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Robinson, P. A., and W. B. Epperson. "Farm animal practitioners' views on their use and expectations of veterinary diagnostic laboratories." Veterinary Record 172, no. 19 (April 23, 2013): 503. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/vr.101366.

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Walentynowicz-Moryl, Katarzyna. "In Front of the Mirror of Social Expectations: Experiences of Women Until They Are Given a Diagnosis of Infertility." Przegląd Socjologii Jakościowej 16, no. 1 (February 29, 2020): 66–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.18778/1733-8069.16.1.05.

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The aim of this article is to overview women’s experiences in view of social expectations about having children. Such expectations are frequently implied in questions about procreation plans. Since the procreative experience was considered by the author as a process, it was possible to reconstruct changes in the meaning that the researched women ascribed to such questions at different stages of this experience, i.e. from the period prior to trying for a child, through the initial stage of trying to conceive, to the diagnostic stage until being given a diagnosis of infertility. At the stage prior to trying for a child, standing in front of the mirror of social expectations, the women saw themselves in the role of future mothers. At the initial stage of trying to conceive, seeing themselves in the mirror, the interviewed women saw themselves as pregnant women in near future. At the diagnostic stage until being given a diagnosis of infertility, the women saw only their uncertain future, i.e. themselves who wanted to have children very much, but were no longer certain whether they would become mothers.

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Dang, Linh, and Briana Mezuk. "Work Expectations and Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms and Passive Suicidal Ideation Among Baby Boomers." Innovation in Aging 5, Supplement_1 (December 1, 2021): 554–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab046.2130.

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Abstract Expectations regarding work (e.g., probability of retiring at a certain age), whether realized or not, may influence mental health, however there is limited quantitative research on this question. This study examined the longitudinal relationship between expectations of full-time work after age 62 and depressive symptoms and passive suicidal ideation among Baby Boomers, a generation that experienced the Great Recession as they neared retirement. Data came from the Health and Retirement Study, 2008 - 2016 (N = 8,954, mean age = 55.3, 52.2% female, 77.8% non-Hispanic White). Clinically-relevant depressive symptoms were indexed by the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI). Expectation (probability) of working after age 62 was modeled continuously (range: 0 to 1). Multivariate mixed-effects logistic regression models of screening positive on the CIDI and passive suicide ideation were fit, separately, adjusting for demographics, household income and wealth, and health characteristics. Respondents working at baseline were less likely to screen positive on the CIDI longitudinally (OR: 0.36, 95% CI: 0.26 - 0.51), and while expectations were inversely associated with screening positive on the CIDI this was not significant after accounting for work status (OR: 0.68, 95% CI: 0.43 - 1.09, p=0.104). Longitudinally, higher expectations of working were inversely associated with passive suicidal ideation (OR: 0.54, 95% CI: 0.32 - 0.92) even after accounting for working status. Future research will examine variation in these relationships by contextual factors like wealth, sex, and race/ethnicity to clarify how these features shape the association between work and mental health for this generation of older adults.

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Luthra, Sahil, Monica Y. C. Li, Heejo You, Christian Brodbeck, and James S. Magnuson. "Does signal reduction imply predictive coding in models of spoken word recognition?" Psychonomic Bulletin & Review 28, no. 4 (April 14, 2021): 1381–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.3758/s13423-021-01924-x.

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AbstractPervasive behavioral and neural evidence for predictive processing has led to claims that language processing depends upon predictive coding. Formally, predictive coding is a computational mechanism where only deviations from top-down expectations are passed between levels of representation. In many cognitive neuroscience studies, a reduction of signal for expected inputs is taken as being diagnostic of predictive coding. In the present work, we show that despite not explicitly implementing prediction, the TRACE model of speech perception exhibits this putative hallmark of predictive coding, with reductions in total lexical activation, total lexical feedback, and total phoneme activation when the input conforms to expectations. These findings may indicate that interactive activation is functionally equivalent or approximant to predictive coding or that caution is warranted in interpreting neural signal reduction as diagnostic of predictive coding.

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Suzuki, Sarah. "The Need for Vascular Laboratory Accreditation Within the Veterans Administration." Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography 36, no. 6 (August 11, 2020): 613–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/8756479320944922.

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Vascular imaging accreditation is a significant platform for clinical diagnostic evaluation and correlation. There is a notifiable disconnect between the private imaging facilities and the federal imaging laboratories. Online medical forums have increased patient expectations which give a visual appearance of underutilization of qualified talent, within the federal imaging field. Encouraging federal leadership to pursue a patient quality centered approach that will increase patient advocacy and elevate the expectations of imaging personnel, for the Veteran patient.

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Trovisco, Vítor, Paula Soares, Ana Preto, Patrícia Castro, Valdemar Máximo, and Manuel Sobrinho-Simões. "Molecular genetics of papillary thyroid carcinoma: great expectations..." Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia & Metabologia 51, no. 5 (July 2007): 643–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0004-27302007000500002.

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Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most prevalent type of endocrine cancer and, in recent epidemiological surveys, one of the types of human cancer whose incidence is growing. Despite the favourable outcome and long survival rates of most patients, some tumours display an aggressive behaviour and may progress to the highly aggressive and lethal, anaplastic thyroid carcinoma. In recent years, several progresses have been made on the molecular characterization of PTC, in general, and in the genetic alterations underlying the histotype diversity of this type of cancer, in particular. This holds true regarding alterations on nuclear DNA as well as mitochondrial DNA. In this review we have summarized the most recent findings in the genetic characterization of PTC, giving a particular emphasis to the genotype-phenotype associations, the prognosis implications, and the diagnostic and therapeutic value of the newly identified genetic markers.

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Houle, Gail Ruppert. "The Diagnostic Conference Planning Questionnaire for Speech-Language Pathology." Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools 21, no. 2 (April 1990): 118–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/0161-1461.2102.118.

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This article presents a tool developed to increase professional effectiveness in supervisory conferencing in speech-language pathology based on the dual areas of role expectations for clinicians and personal needs as derived from Maslow's hierarchy of needs. The conferencing tool is a structuring device for recognizing the needs of the supervisee, stating problems, and agreeing on objectives. Users of the conferencing tool expressed a high degree of satisfaction with conferences and their conferences contained few expressions of unresolved conflict. The tool is appropriately designed for use in the school settings.

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Le Hénaff, Yannick, Stéphane Héas, and Pascal Joly. "Individuals With the Rare Disease Pemphigus: A Quest for Diagnostic." Qualitative Health Research 29, no. 6 (October 8, 2018): 889–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1049732318803590.

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This qualitative study conducted in France of “individuals living with a pemphigus” (ILPs; N = 54) highlights the taxing diagnostic trajectory of those suffering from these rare autoimmune diseases. Beyond enduring a diagnostic period that may prove long, during their numerous medical appointments, these individuals internalize the expectations of the medical professionals who are treating them. In some cases, numerous inconclusive medical tests and, at times, a doctor’s condescension may push the patient toward a process of renunciation. This article relates the ILPs’ critiques of the medical work conducted during the trying diagnostic period.

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Strombeck, Stephen, and Shih-Tung Shu. "Modeling contextually elicited service quality expectations." Managing Service Quality 24, no. 2 (March 4, 2014): 160–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/msq-06-2013-0108.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the critical role that context plays in measuring service quality. Design/methodology/approach – This study replicated an experiment methodology to show that customers perceive an airline service drama as a sequence of scenes. A series of focus groups were then conducted to identify the context-specific set of service quality expectations that customers hold for each of these scenes. Finally, Formal Concept Analysis (FCA), a mathematical modeling technique, was applied to these findings to graphically illustrate how customer expectations for airline service quality vary by service scene. Findings – Results from this study indicate that static measures of service quality are apparently inadequate in explaining customer expectations during more enduring service encounters. The FCA hierarchical model developed in this study revealed profound differences in customer service expectations across the six airline service scenes. These results suggest that more advanced methods for measuring service quality are necessary for service encounters that are longer in duration. Research limitations/implications – This research brings into question a broad spectrum of research which fails to recognize that customers use different reference points in time to evaluate service quality. Practical implications – Researchers and practitioners need accurate and reliable measures of service quality but the findings suggests that measurement specificity and diagnostic capability should not be sacrificed in the pursuit of more robust instruments. Originality/value – This is the first study to empirically demonstrate that customers perceive the airline service encounter as a sequence of scenes. It is also the first study to mathematically model service quality dimensions using FCA.

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Maiti, Kiran Sankar. "Non-Invasive Disease Specific Biomarker Detection Using Infrared Spectroscopy: A Review." Molecules 28, no. 5 (March 2, 2023): 2320. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules28052320.

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Many life-threatening diseases remain obscure in their early disease stages. Symptoms appear only at the advanced stage when the survival rate is poor. A non-invasive diagnostic tool may be able to identify disease even at the asymptotic stage and save lives. Volatile metabolites-based diagnostics hold a lot of promise to fulfil this demand. Many experimental techniques are being developed to establish a reliable non-invasive diagnostic tool; however, none of them are yet able to fulfil clinicians’ demands. Infrared spectroscopy-based gaseous biofluid analysis demonstrated promising results to fulfil clinicians’ expectations. The recent development of the standard operating procedure (SOP), sample measurement, and data analysis techniques for infrared spectroscopy are summarized in this review article. It has also outlined the applicability of infrared spectroscopy to identify the specific biomarkers for diseases such as diabetes, acute gastritis caused by bacterial infection, cerebral palsy, and prostate cancer.

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Matysiak, Klaudia, and Tomasz Perzyński. "The use of selected water resources of Radom regions for tourism and recreation." AUTOBUSY – Technika, Eksploatacja, Systemy Transportowe 24, no. 6 (June 30, 2019): 332–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.24136/atest.2019.172.

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The article presents a description of the possibility of using selected water reservoirs near Radom for tourism and recreation. The authors presented the results of a diagnostic survey on the needs and expectations related to leisure over selected reservoirs.

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Rupp, André A., and Nonie K. Lesaux. "Meeting Expectations? An Empirical Investigation of a Standards-Based Assessment of Reading Comprehension." Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis 28, no. 4 (December 2006): 315–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.3102/01623737028004315.

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The present study was designed to examine the relationship between performance on a standards-based assessment of reading comprehension in fourth grade and performance on a diagnostic battery of component skills of reading for a cohort of children who were followed from kindergarten through fourth grade. The findings demonstrate that the relationship between performance on component skills of reading and the proficiency classifications from the standards-based assessment is generally weak. They also demonstrate that the relationship between the proficiency classifications and a norm-referenced diagnostic measure of reading comprehension is only moderate. Furthermore, the study shows that the broad proficiency-level classifications of the standards-based assessment mask significant heterogeneity in children’s performance on some of the component skills assessed, both within and across proficiency classifications. In turn, the ability of the standards-based assessment results to inform instructional interventions is low. The implications of these findings for instructional planning within standards-based accountability systems are discussed.

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Serrano, Christina I., Vishal Shah, and Michael D. Abràmoff. "Use of Expectation Disconfirmation Theory to Test Patient Satisfaction with Asynchronous Telemedicine for Diabetic Retinopathy Detection." International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications 2018 (October 11, 2018): 1–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7015272.

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Objective. The purpose of the study is to extend research on patient satisfaction with telemedicine services by employing the theoretical framework of Expectation Disconfirmation Theory (EDT) for diabetic retinopathy screenings focusing on rural patients. Method. Adult subjects (n=220) with diabetes were recruited from a single family practice office in rural Iowa. Subjects completed a “pre” survey concerning their forward-looking perceptions of telemedicine prior to using telemedicine for detection of diabetic retinopathy and a “post” survey after they received recommendations from the distant ophthalmologists. Results. All hypotheses of the EDT model were supported. Patient satisfaction is influenced by both patients’ expectations (P<.001) and disconfirmation of expectations (P<.001), and patient satisfaction has a positive impact on patient preference for telemedicine services (P<.001). Overall, patients who received telemedicine services were highly satisfied with telemedicine and developed a favorable disposition towards telemedicine services. Conclusions. The EDT model is a viable framework to study patient satisfaction of telemedicine services. While previous feasibility studies have shown that telemedicine for diabetic retinopathy screenings yields diagnostic efficacy, this study applies a theoretical framework to demonstrate the viability of telemedicine for diabetic retinopathy screenings in rural areas.

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Mizuno, Masashi, Yasuhiro Suzuki, and Yasuhiko Ito. "Future Expectations of Diagnostic Approaches for Treating Endogenous Peritonitis in Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis." Internal Medicine 53, no. 6 (2014): 647. http://dx.doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.53.1827.

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Gallagher, Rollin M. "Do Patient Expectations and Diagnostic Specificity Affect Outcomes in Pharmacological Trials in Pain Medicine." Pain Medicine 6, no. 5 (September 2005): 331–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1526-4637.2005.00065.x.

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Tremblay, Isabelle, Steffany Grondin, Anne-Marie Laberge, Dominique Cousineau, Lionel Carmant, Anita Rowan, and Annie Janvier. "Diagnostic and Therapeutic Misconception: Parental Expectations and Perspectives Regarding Genetic Testing for Developmental Disorders." Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 49, no. 1 (October 4, 2018): 363–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-018-3768-6.

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Muhlen, Constantin von zur, Dominik von Elverfeldt, Karlheinz Peter, and Christoph Hagemeyer. "Single-chain antibodies as diagnostic tools and therapeutic agents." Thrombosis and Haemostasis 101, no. 06 (2009): 1012–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1160/th08-12-0816.

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SummaryOver three decades after the generation of the first mouse monoclonal antibodies by Kohler and Milstein, recombinant antibodies are the fastest growing class of therapeutic proteins. Furthermore, antibodies are key detection reagents in research and diagnostics. Technology improvements have provided several approaches to manufacturing human antibodies with high affinity for biologically relevant targets. Approximately 300 development programs for therapeutic antibodies have been reported in industrial and academic laboratories, and this clearly demonstrates the expectations towards antibody technology. Antibody fragments are a subclass with growing clinical importance. This review focuses on single-chain antibodies as one of the smallest possible format for recombinant antibodies and their use as diagnostic tools and therapeutic agents. We describe the structure, selection and production of single-chain antibodies. Furthermore, we review current applications of antibody fragments focusing on thrombus targeting using fibrin- and platelet-specific single-chain antibodies as well as describing novel noninvasive imaging approaches for the diagnosis of thrombosis and inflammation.

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Kassarjian, Ara. "Hip Hype: FAI Syndrome, Amara's Law, and the Hype Cycle." Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology 23, no. 03 (January 30, 2019): 252–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1677695.

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AbstractFemoroacetabular impingement (FAI) has taken us on a roller-coaster ride of innovation, heightened expectations, disillusionment, and confusing diagnostic and treatment pathways. This article reviews and analyzes the phases of FAI diagnosis and treatment over the past 15 years and discusses its parallels to Amara's law and Gartner's hype cycle.

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del Mar Montoya-Rodríguez, Mª, and Francisco-Javier Molina-Cobos. "Stigmatizing effects of psychological diagnosis in children." European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education 7, no. 1 (February 6, 2017): 47–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1989/ejihpe.v7i1.194.

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Despite the known advantages of the classification of psychological disorders, using formal diagnostic could reduce a story of life and way of behaving to a mere diagnostic label, becoming a tautological explanation that ignores the true explanation of the problem and adds iatrogenic functions and stigmatizing. The present study assesses the influence of diagnostic labels in the performance of psychologists who evaluate the intelligence of a group of children. The Goodenough Test is used for instrumental reasons. The different drawings of a human figure, made by children with standardized psychological development, were labeled as if having been drawn by children with mental retardation, giftedness and normal development. The results show that evaluators, unaware of the falsity of the diagnoses, score the drawings differentially depending on the diagnostic label used. That is, the results evidence the negative influence of a diagnostic label about expectations and treatment to the person diagnosed.

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del Mar Montoya-Rodríguez, Mª, and Francisco-Javier Molina-Cobos. "Stigmatizing effects of psychological diagnosis in children." European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education 7, no. 1 (February 6, 2017): 47–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe7010004.

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Despite the known advantages of the classification of psychological disorders, using formal diagnostic could reduce a story of life and way of behaving to a mere diagnostic label, becoming a tautological explanation that ignores the true explanation of the problem and adds iatrogenic functions and stigmatizing. The present study assesses the influence of diagnostic labels in the performance of psychologists who evaluate the intelligence of a group of children. The Goodenough Test is used for instrumental reasons. The different drawings of a human figure, made by children with standardized psychological development, were labeled as if having been drawn by children with mental retardation, giftedness and normal development. The results show that evaluators, unaware of the falsity of the diagnoses, score the drawings differentially depending on the diagnostic label used. That is, the results evidence the negative influence of a diagnostic label about expectations and treatment to the person diagnosed.

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Healey, Amanda, Heather Trepal, and Kelly Emelianchik-Key. "Nonsuicidal Self-injury: Examining the Relationship Between Diagnosis and Gender." Journal of Mental Health Counseling 32, no. 4 (October 1, 2010): 324–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.17744/mehc.32.4.366740506r458202.

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This study examined the perceptions of counselors in training concerning nonsuicidal self-injurious behaviors (NSSI), diagnosis, and the influence of gender-normative expectations on clinical decision making. Participants were asked to respond to a set of questions after reading a randomly assigned case study. The purpose was to determine the process through which counseling professionals diagnosed adolescents who self-injure and whether the sex of the client influenced the decision. Cases presented were identical except that the sex of the client was altered. It appears that societal expectations associated with biological sex may influence counselor diagnostic decisions at the training level. Implications for diagnosis, counselor training, and future research are presented.

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Ding, Benjamin Tze Keong, and Sathappan S. Sathappan. "Expectations of Singaporean patients concerning activities after total knee arthroplasty." Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare 28, no. 3 (December 13, 2018): 153–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2010105818815514.

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Background: There are many factors that affect the experience and satisfaction of a patient undergoing knee replacement surgery. Objective: This study aims to explore the effects of demographic factors, disease severity and several novel parameters on patients’ expectations in a Singaporean population. Methods: Phone interviews were conducted with 69 patients to measure their expectations before total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Information such as demographics, surgical histories, baseline Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36 (SF-36) score, Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), Lower Extremity Activity Scale (LEAS), kneeling ability, quality of reviews from relatives or friends and histories of any traditional therapies utilised were obtained. Radiological severity of osteoarthritis was graded using the Kellgren–Lawrence scale; discordance with severity of knee pain was recorded. Results: Patients expected TKA to result in pain relief, improved mobility, increased ability to participate in physical activities, and paid employment. On multivariate regression analysis, LEAS, SF-36 physical, KOOS-pain and KOOS-activity of daily living scores remained significant predictors of expectations. Conclusion: The results indicated multiple factors influence patient’s expectations pre-operatively and their satisfaction post-operatively. Better patient outcomes may be achieved by making improvements in understanding and moderating patient expectations. Level of evidence: Diagnostic III

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Júnior, A. Santos, L. F. A. L. Silva, C. E. M. Banzato, and M. E. C. Pereira. "A Qualitative Analysis on What Brazilian Psychiatrists Want from Current Diagnostic Classifications." European Psychiatry 24, S1 (January 2009): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0924-9338(09)70966-6.

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Aims:To analyze the qualitative answers profile of an anonymous standardized survey, with qualitative and quantitative questions, about the Brazilian psychiatrists' perceptions on their use of the multiaxial diagnostic systems ICD 10 and DSM-IV and on their expectations about future revisions of these classifications (ICD-11 and DSM-V).Method:the questionnaire, elaborated by Graham Mellsop (New Zealand), was translated into Portuguese and sent through mail to 1050 psychiatrists affiliated to the Brazilian Psychiatry Association. The quantitative analysis is presented elsewhere.Results:One hundred and sixty questionaries returned (15,2%). From these, 71,1% of the open questions where answered. The most needed and/or desirable qualities in a psychiatric classification were found to be: simplicity, criteria clarity, objectivity, comprehensibility, reliability and ease to use. The axis I of the ICD-10 was reported to be the most used due to its instrumental character in addition to being the official classification, including for legal and bureaucratic purposes. The DSM-IV was also used in the everyday practice, mostly for education and research purposes, by psychiatrists with academic affiliations. The less frequent use of the multiaxial systems was justified by the lack of training and familiarity, the overload of information and by the fact they are not mandatory. It was evaluated that some diagnostic categories must be reviewed, like: mental retardation, eating disorders, personality disorders, sleeping disorders, child and adolescence disorders, affective and schizoaffective disorders.Conclusion:This material offers a systematic panorama about the psychiatrists' opinions and expectations concerning the diagnostic instruments used in the daily practice.

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Sanjeevikumar, P., and Frede Blaabjerg. "Wavelet transform as a postprocessing diagnostic tool for fault identifications of high-voltage direct current transmission system." FACETS 1, no. 1 (March 1, 2017): 17–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/facets-2015-0005.

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This short communication focuses on exploiting the inherent advantages of discrete wavelet transformation (DWT) as a diagnostic tool for post-processing and for identifying the faults that occur in the standard high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) transmission network. In particular, a set of investigations are developed and examined for single-line-to-ground fault on the generation and on the load side converter, and DC-link fault. For this purpose, a standard 12-pulse line-commutated converter (LCC)-HVDC transmission network along with the DWT algorithm is numerically modeled in the MATLAB/PLECS simulation software. Furthermore, in this paper, a set of designed faulty conditions are predicted using the output of DWT and the results of numerical simulation are presented. Results are in good agreement with expectations to prove that DWT is an effective tool for fault diagnostics.

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Beckmann, Jens F. "The Umbrella That Is Too Wide and Yet Too Small: Why Dynamic Testing Has Still Not Delivered on the Promise That Was Never Made." Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology 13, no. 3 (2014): 308–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/1945-8959.13.3.308.

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In this article, I reflect on potential reasons for the seemingly persistent impression that dynamic testing has not delivered on its promise. Potential reasons are embedded in a paradox. On the one hand, validity-related expectations toward dynamic tests seem too broad. This includes fuzziness in defining the diagnostic target constructs, simplistic quantitative focus on conventional validity indices, and overgeneralized expectations regarding incremental validity. At the same time, the focus on dynamic testing seems too narrow. By introducing three tests of cognitive flexibility, I exemplify that dynamic testing has potential which goes beyond the assessment of learning potential in specific subpopulations. My ambition is to help in addressing potential users’ misconceptions about dynamic testing productively.

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Desiere, Frank, Katarzyna Kowalik, Christian Fassbind, Ramy Samir Assaad, Anna K. Füzéry, Damien Gruson, Michael Heydlauf, et al. "Digital Diagnostics and Mobile Health in Laboratory Medicine: An International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine Survey on Current Practice and Future Perspectives." Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine 6, no. 4 (May 13, 2021): 969–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jalm/jfab026.

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Abstract Background A survey of IFCC members was conducted to determine current and future perspectives on digital innovations within laboratory medicine and healthcare sectors. Methods Questions focused on the relevance of digital diagnostic solutions, implementation and barriers to adopting digital technologies, and supplier roles in supporting innovation. Digital diagnostic market segments were defined by solution recipient (laboratory, clinician, patient/consumer, payor) and proximity to core laboratory operations. Results Digital solutions were of active interest for >90% of respondents. Although solutions to improve core operations were ranked as the most relevant currently, a future shift to technologies beyond core laboratory expertise is expected. A key area of potential differentiation for laboratory customers was clinical decision support. Currently, laboratories collaborate strongly with suppliers of laboratory integration software and information systems, with high expectations for future collaboration in clinical decision support, disease self-management, and population health management. Asia Pacific countries attributed greater importance to adopting digital solutions than those in other regions. Financial burden was the most commonly cited challenge in implementing digital solutions. Conclusions Specialists in laboratory medicine are proactively approaching digital innovations and transformation, and there is high enthusiasm and expectation for further collaboration with suppliers and healthcare professionals beyond current core laboratory expertise.

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Cary, Julie A., Chelsea H. Farnsworth, John Gay, and Hillary S. Carroll. "Stakeholder expectations regarding the ability of new veterinary graduates to perform various diagnostic and surgical procedures." Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 251, no. 2 (July 15, 2017): 172–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.2460/javma.251.2.172.

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Manning-Stanley, A. S., and M. Kirby. "A study to investigate undergraduate diagnostic radiographer preferences and expectations of clinical role development: Quantitative findings." Radiography 28, no. 2 (May 2022): 319–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2021.09.010.

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Taylor, Steven, and Jaye Wald. "Expectations and Attributions in Social Anxiety Disorder: Diagnostic Distinctions and Relationship to General Anxiety and Depression." Cognitive Behaviour Therapy 32, no. 4 (November 2003): 166–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16506070310020315.

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Alisic, Eva, Shaminka N. Mangelsdorf, Elizabeth J. Schilpzand, Anna Barrett, Markus A. Landolt, and Matthias R. Mehl. "Can children predict psychological recovery after injury?" Archives of Disease in Childhood 105, no. 12 (September 26, 2019): 1200–1202. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2019-317709.

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While children’s voice is core to paediatric care, their own assessment of future psychological needs is underexplored. We conducted a prospective observational study among children hospitalised for injury in Melbourne, Australia. Their expectations of psychological recovery at baseline (in hospital) were significant and substantial predictors of their quality of life and post-traumatic stress 6 weeks later, suggesting potential diagnostic value.

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Jones, Kirk D. "Unclassifiable interstitial lung disease: a pathologist's perspective." European Respiratory Review 27, no. 147 (February 28, 2018): 170132. http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/16000617.0132-2017.

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Classifying pulmonary fibrotic disease into various diagnostic categories provides the clinician with expectations for both prognosis and proper treatment. Despite years of experience with histological, radiological and clinical guidelines, a group of patients remains with unclassifiable interstitial lung disease. In this article, the possible barriers to classification will be explored, and some strategies will be discussed to aid in overcoming these barriers.

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Gu, Peiqin, Huajun Chen, and Tong Yu. "Ontology-Oriented Diagnostic System for Traditional Chinese Medicine Based on Relation Refinement." Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine 2013 (2013): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/317803.

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Although Chinese medicine treatments have become popular recently, the complicated Chinese medical knowledge has made it difficult to be applied in computer-aided diagnostics. The ability to model and use the knowledge becomes an important issue. In this paper, we define the diagnosis in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as discovering the fuzzy relations between symptoms and syndromes. An Ontology-oriented Diagnosis System (ODS) is created to address the knowledge-based diagnosis based on a well-defined ontology of syndromes. The ontology transforms the implicit relationships among syndromes into a machine-interpretable model. The clinical data used for feature selection is collected from a national TCM research institute in China, which serves as a training source for syndrome differentiation. The ODS analyzes the clinical cases to obtain a statistical mapping relation between each syndrome and associated symptom set, before rechecking the completeness of related symptoms via ontology refinement. Our diagnostic system provides an online web interface to interact with users, so that users can perform self-diagnosis. We tested 12 common clinical cases on the diagnosis system, and it turned out that, given the agree metric, the system achieved better diagnostic accuracy compared to nonontology method—92% of the results fit perfectly with the experts’ expectations.

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Kawooya, Michael G., George Pariyo, Elsie K. Malwadde, Rosemary Byanyima, and Harrient Kisembo. "Assessing the Diagnostic Imaging needs for Five Selected Hospitals in Uganda." Journal of Clinical Imaging Science 1 (November 19, 2011): 53. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2156-7514.90035.

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Introduction: Uganda has limited health resources. It is important to measure the need for imaging in order to set policy and plan for imaging services. Objectives: The first specific objective was to develop and apply four imaging needs indices on a case study basis, in five selected Ugandan hospitals. The indices were: Imaging Load (IL), Imaging Burden (IB), Type Specific Imaging Burden (TSIB), and Disease Specific Imaging Burden (DSIB). The second objective was to explore the perceptions of the patient, referring clinician, and radiologist regarding the values, meaning, and objective of imaging in patient care. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey employing triangulation methodology, conducted in 5 Ugandan hospitals over a period of 3 years during 2005 - 2008. The subjects were divided into four clusters: Obstetrics and gynecology (obs/gynae), surgery, internal medicine, and pediatrics. For the quantitative component of the study, data from case notes was used to calculate the indices. The qualitative component explored the non-measurable aspects of imaging needs from the clinician's, radiologist's, and patient's perspective. Results: A total of 1961 patient case notes were studied. The IB was 460 per 1000 hospital patients per year. The highest TSIB was for ultrasound at 232 per 1000 hospital patients per year, followed by 191 patients for general X-ray. The majority of the patients interviewed had special desires, expectations, and misconceptions. Conclusions: There is a high IB of 460 per thousand patient populations per year, mainly due to ultrasound. The majority of the patients have perceptions, misconceptions, beliefs, and values which influence the need for imaging. There is a need to address the medical and non-tangible imaging needs of the patient and to counteract imaging-related misconceptions and over-expectations. Public awareness of the value, capabilities, limitations, and adverse effects of various imaging modalities need to be addressed to ensure that the patients make informed imaging choices and readily avail themselves of interventions in situations when imaging is crucial, for example in suspected high-risk pregnancy.

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