Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Title abbreviation: Adv Clin Exp Med
JCR Impact Factor (IF) – 2.1 (5-Year IF – 2.0)
Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) (2023) – 0.4
Scopus CiteScore – 3.7 (CiteScore Tracker – 4.2)
Index Copernicus  – 171.00; MNiSW – 70 pts

ISSN 1899–5276 (print)
ISSN 2451-2680 (online)
Periodicity – monthly

Open Access
Clockss

Clinical and Research Tools

AHEAD OF PRINT

Polish cross-cultural adaptation of a disease-specific quality-of-life instrument: The Penn Acoustic Neuroma Quality-of-Life Scale

The Penn Acoustic Neuroma Quality-of-Life (PANQOL) scale is a disease specific quality-of-life instrument for vestibular schwannoma (VS). This study aimed to adapt the PANQOL to Polish and evaluate its psychometric properties.

https://advances.umw.edu.pl/en/ahead-of-print/187862/

 

The Polish version of the Hand Function Scoring system

The Hand Function Scoring (HFS) system offers a comprehensive tool for assessing hand functionality, particularly in conditions like carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), which significantly impairs patients' quality of life. The Polish translation and validation of the HFS system aimed to enhance the evaluation of CTS treatment outcomes, bridging subjective patient experiences with objective clinical assessments.

https://advances.umw.edu.pl/en/ahead-of-print/185977/

 

2024

Polish version of the Action Research Arm Test

One of the commonly used upper extremity assessment measures for post-stroke patients is the Action Research Arm Test (ARAT). This test was described by Lyle in 1981, and was based on Carroll’s Upper Extremity Function Test. It was designed for observation of the arm and hand during grasping, gripping, pinching and gross movements in people with cortical damage. Previous studies have shown good psychometric properties of this instrument in stroke patients.

https://advances.umw.edu.pl/en/ahead-of-print/191775/

 

Olfaction-associated quality of life: Polish adaptation and validation of a Questionnaire of Olfactory Disorders (QOD-PL) in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis

The growing interest in olfaction-related quality of life (QoL) resulted in a dedicated measurement tool – the Questionnaire of Olfactory Disorders (QOD). It is a self-monitoring questionnaire that provides subjective information about olfactory disorders. Furthermore, QOD has been shown to have greater specificity in assessing olfaction-related QoL as compared to other instruments, such as the 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36). Monitoring the consequences of olfactory disorders is of particular importance now, in the post-COVID era, when many people struggle with post-infection anosmia. Since QOD is not available in Polish and has no normative data for the Polish population, the present study aimed to check the reliability and validation of the Polish version of QOD (QOD-PL).

https://advances.umw.edu.pl/en/article/2024/33/2/143/

 

2020

Psychometric validation of Corah’s Dental Anxiety Scale in the Polish population

Corah’s Dental Anxiety Scale (DAS) is one of the most popular psychological scales used for diagnosing odontophobia worldwide. Despite being used by Polish researchers, it has never been validated in the Polish population. Also, there are no similar tools that could be used by dentists for screening. The aim of this study was to validate and present the psychometric properties of the Dental Anxiety Scale adapted to Polish. The scale is a self-assessment tool designed to measure odontophobia and dental anxiety.

https://advances.umw.edu.pl/en/article/2020/29/1/45/

 

Veno-occlusive disease in children and adolescents after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: Did the Modified Seattle Criteria fit the characteristics of pediatric population?

In this single-center retrospective study, the accuracy of the Modified Seattle Criteria (MSC) in children and adolescents undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) was assessed, and the MSC were compared to the diagnostic criteria recently established by the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT).

https://advances.umw.edu.pl/en/article/2020/29/3/339/

 

Pain assessment and management in children in the postoperative period: A review of the most commonly used postoperative pain assessment tools, new diagnostic methods and the latest guidelines for postoperative pain therapy in children

Adequate postoperative pain assessment in pediatric patients may significantly improve their comfort and quality of life. Postoperative pain prolongs recovery and hospitalization; therefore, the severity of the pain should be part of a routine assessment. Whichever tool is applied to measure pain, it should take into account the child’s age, language, ethnicity, and cognitive ability. There is no one universal method for pain assessment which is appropriate for every pediatric patient. This article provides a review of the available subjective methods of postoperative pain assessment, including new objective diagnostic methods and the latest guidelines for postoperative pain therapy in a group of pediatric patients.

https://advances.umw.edu.pl/en/article/2020/29/3/365