The Development of Clinimetrics: Executive Summary and Final Narrative Progress Report

摘要

The objective of this project was to further develop a system called 'Clinimetrics,' which deals with classifying and quantifying clinical information. The processes of 'mensuration' (conversion of observations into primary data) and 'quantification' (arrangement, enumeration, and analysis) of symptoms and their attributes will be further analyzed and improved. Progress was made on a compendium of clinical indices and scales cited in the research/literature that will provide a critical review of some of these indices and scales. An improved system was developed for structuring and classifying medical information including the ability to more precisely define, quantify, and analyze signs, symptoms, and other descriptive clinical information. These kinds of data are now more useful for following the courses of diseases and for predicting clinical outcomes. The structuring and quantification of medical information will also benefit medical education.