Diagnostic Tools and Patient-Reported Outcome Measures: Convergent Approach between Clinical Setting and Research

Dear Colleagues,

Historically, the evaluation of the patient in clinical settings has been supported by subjective and objective sources of information. Currently, the standardization of the procedures has subjected the assessment of the clinical status of the patient and its monitoring to the Evidence-Based paradigm. This is challenging, since many of the symptoms and signs that define different clinical entities are not always well described or even hard to obtain and interpret, such as in the case of some neurological, musculoskeletal or behavioral syndromes.

In recent years, significant research and technological efforts have been made to improve the clinimetric features of the assessment tools to achieve higher quality data extracted from clinical examination in many areas. Furthermore, convergent approaches between subjective and objective assessment tools have improved the definition of clinical entities (i.e.: diagnosis of myofascial syndromes, characterization of biomechanical alterations, neurological syndromes, among others).

In summary, this Special Issue targets any innovative evaluation tool that aims to improve the description and diagnosis of clinical entities in clinical settings and is accompanied by a combination of subjective and objective assessment tools.

Prof. Dr. Francisco Alburquerque-Sendín
Dr. Daiana Priscila Rodrigues-de-Souza
Guest Editors

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