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Sidani Doran Therapeutic Self-Care Measure
Université de Toronto
This 12-item questionnaire was designed to be completed by nurses while interviewing patients/clients. Each question is answered by choosing a number between 0 and 5. It indicates the patient/client's perception of their level of self-sufficiency in caring for themselves and managing their therapeutic health care needs. It assists the nurse to identify a person's learning needs about managing their health. There are two versions of the tool, one for use in acute care settings such as...Opportunité en vedette
Toronto Bariatric Inter-Professional Psychosocial Assessment Suitability Scale (BIPASS™)
University Health Network
An innovative tool to assess the psychosocial status of patients undergoing bariatric surgery The Toronto BIPASS tool addresses a growing clinical need in obesity care. Bariatric surgery is now recognized as a durable treatment for severe obesity; however, patients require a comprehensive assessment to identify potential challenges for post-surgery lifestyle and diet adherence that could interfere with the health benefits of surgery. For many clinicians, the high rates of psychiatric...Opportunité en vedette
Early Diagnostic Marker for Treatment Response in Rheumatoid Arthritis
University Health Network
Validated protein markers or phosphosignatures discovered in peripheral blood samples of RA patients and in animal models that predict RA, monitor disease progression and response to therapeutics In recent years there has been a burgeoning of biologic therapeutics for the treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). There are currently 6 classes of biologics available for therapeutic use, each targeting a different immune-inflammatory pathway: TNF inhibitors, IL-1 receptor antagonists, B-cell...Opportunité en vedette
Real-Time Liquid Biopsy Cancer Diagnosis and Monitoring
University Health Network
Non-invasive liquid biopsy to diagnose specific cancer subtypes using genome-wide DNA methylation and transcription factor profiles DNA methylation profiles are highly cell-type specific and are disrupted in many diseases, including cancer. Here we introduce Cell-Free Methylated DNA Immunoprecipitation and High-throughput Sequencing (cfMeDIP-seq), a robust picogram - nanogram input method suitable for genome-wide methylome analysis of cell-free DNA (cfDNA). Current detection methods from...Opportunité en vedette
Smart Wound Care (SWC) application
University of Manitoba
Smart Wound Care digital health application.Device and software for measurement and documentation of chronic pressure or venostasis ulcer wounds. This measures of the size and color of the wounds and creates time-course records to document the progress. The information is automatically documented and may be shared between healthcare practitioners, such as a physician and nurses in the field. The system is provided as an “app”, designed for use with a standard smartphone (iOS or android)...Opportunité en vedette
Diagnosing Cognitive Impairment After COVID-19 Infection
Queen's University
Eye-tracking as a non-invasive tool capable of identifying COVID-19 patients at risk for neurological impairmentsOpportunité en vedette
Psychosis Insight Assessment Scale
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Our researchers have developed an easy to administer schizophrenia insight scale. The scale features both self-reported and clinician-rated versions that would be sensitive to small changes in insight over brief periods of time. Additionally, the scale would be able to assess the multidimensionality of insight. A 10 item self-report (VAGUS-SR) and a 5 item clinician-rated version (VAGUS-CR) of the scale were designed, based on previously validated scales, to measure the dimensions of insight...Opportunité en vedette
Glucose Awareness Scale and Insight Scale (GAS)
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Our researchers have developed a novel and easy-to-administer self-report measure of illness awareness in diabetes, a condition attributed to individuals with metabolic syndrome. The measure assesses the core domains of illness awareness, including awareness of need for treatment. With 10-point Likert scales for each item, this scale has the capacity to detect small changes in illness awareness and need for treatment scores. The tool provides a set of questions specific to diabetes that are...Opportunité en vedette
Prostate Cancer Biomarker Assay
Queen's University
A methylated DNA classifier to identify prostate cancer with over 90% sensitivity and specificityOpportunité en vedette