Validity and reliability of telephone administration of the patient-specific functional scale for the assessment of recovery from snakebite envenomation.

Validity and reliability of telephone administration of the patient-specific functional scale for the assessment of recovery from snakebite envenomation.

OBJECTIVES:Although more than 1.8 million people survive snakebite envenomation each year, their recovery is understudied. Obtaining long-term follow-up is challenging in both high- and low-resource settings. The Patient-Specific Functional Scale (PSFS) is an easily administered, well-accepted patie...

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Main Authors: Rebecca G Theophanous, Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Fan Hui Wen, S Michelle Griffin, Victoria E Anderson, Michael E Mullins, Nicklaus P Brandehoff, Eugenia B Quackenbush, Sean P Bush, Eric A Toschlog, Spencer C Greene, Kapil Sharma, Kurt Kleinschmidt, Nathan P Charlton, S Rutherfoord Rose, Richard Schwartz, Brandon Lewis, Eric J Lavonas, Charles J Gerardo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-12-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007935

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007935

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