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  1. Article ; Online: Temporal effects of an original myopia song on school children's myopia and awareness: a 3-year prospective study.

    Tong, Liyang / Chen, Jun / Liu, Liqi / Kang, Min / Liao, Xulin / Ying, Ping / Ling, Qian / Zou, Jie / Wei, Hong / Wang, Yixin / Shao, Yi

    Clinical & experimental optometry

    2023  , Page(s) 1–7

    Abstract: ... myopia song in raising school children's awareness of healthier eye use behaviour and on myopia ... in the myopia song group had a significantly shorter AL and less myopic refractive change ... than those in the control group (: Conclusions: An original myopia song performed twice daily in primary schools appeared ...

    Abstract Clinical relevance: Raising children's myopia prevention awareness and behaviour tends to exhibits a protective effect against myopia among schoolchildren.
    Background: To investigate the effect of an original myopia song in raising school children's awareness of healthier eye use behaviour and on myopia prevention.
    Methods: In this prospective randomised control study, two groups of students from one primary schools in Jiangxi, China, were enrolled and monitored from grade 3 to grade 6 (2016-2019). The primary outcome was the change in axial length (AL) after the intervention. Secondary outcomes included changes in spherical equivalent refraction (SER), near work and outdoor time, corrected near and distant visual acuity, visual discomfort score (VDS) and accommodative lag.
    Results: Four hundred students (193 females, 48.25%) aged 9.3 (range 8-10) years with emmetropia to moderate myopia were enrolled. Children in the myopia song group had a significantly shorter AL and less myopic refractive change than those in the control group (
    Conclusions: An original myopia song performed twice daily in primary schools appeared to have a modest effect on myopia control among school-aged children by changing their lifestyles in the long term.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-21
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 639275-1
    ISSN 1444-0938 ; 0816-4622
    ISSN (online) 1444-0938
    ISSN 0816-4622
    DOI 10.1080/08164622.2023.2251975
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  2. Article ; Online: Standardised Outcomes in Nephrology – Chronic Kidney Disease (SONG-CKD)

    Nicole Evangelidis / Benedicte Sautenet / Magdalena Madero / Allison Tong / Gloria Ashuntantang / Laura Cortes Sanabria / Ian H. de Boer / Samuel Fung / Daniel Gallego / Andrew S. Levey / Adeera Levin / Eduardo Lorca / Ikechi G. Okpechi / Patrick Rossignol / Laura Sola / Tim Usherwood / David C. Wheeler / Yeoungjee Cho / Martin Howell /
    Chandana Guha / Nicole Scholes-Robertson / Katherine Widders / Andrea Matus Gonzalez / Armando Teixeira-Pinto / Andrea K. Viecelli / Amelie Bernier-Jean / Samaya Anumudu / Louese Dunn / Martin Wilkie / Jonathan C. Craig / on behalf of the SONG-CKD Investigators

    Trials, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    a protocol for establishing a core outcome set for adults with chronic kidney disease who do not require kidney replacement therapy

    2021  Volume 8

    Abstract: ... decision-making. The Standardised Outcomes in Nephrology – Chronic Kidney Disease (SONG-CKD) aims to establish ... reported in trials. Methods SONG-CKD involves four phases: a systematic review to identify outcomes ...

    Abstract Abstract Background Globally, over 1.2 million people die from chronic kidney disease (CKD) every year. Patients with CKD are up to 10 times more likely to die prematurely than progress to kidney failure requiring kidney replacement therapy. The burden of symptoms and impaired quality of life in CKD may be compounded by comorbidities and treatment side effects. However, patient-important outcomes remain inconsistently and infrequently reported in trials in patients with CKD, which can limit evidence-informed decision-making. The Standardised Outcomes in Nephrology – Chronic Kidney Disease (SONG-CKD) aims to establish a consensus-based core outcome set for trials in patients with CKD not yet requiring kidney replacement therapy to ensure outcomes of relevance to patients, caregivers and health professionals are consistently reported in trials. Methods SONG-CKD involves four phases: a systematic review to identify outcomes (domains and measures) that have been reported in randomised controlled trials involving adults with CKD who do not require kidney replacement therapy; stakeholder key informant interviews with health professionals involved in the care of adults with CKD to ascertain their views on establishing core outcomes in CKD; an international two-round online Delphi survey with patients, caregivers, clinicians, researchers, policy makers and industry representatives to obtain consensus on critically important outcome domains; and stakeholder consensus workshops to review and finalise the set of core outcome domains for trials in CKD. Discussion Establishing a core outcome set to be reported in trials in patients with CKD will enhance the relevance, transparency and impact of research to improve the lives of people with CKD. Trial registration Not applicable. This study is registered with the Core Outcome Measures in Effectiveness Trials (COMET) database: http://www.comet-initiative.org/Studies/Details/1653 .
    Keywords Core outcome set ; Outcomes research ; Patient-centred outcomes ; Clinical trials ; Chronic kidney disease ; Medicine (General) ; R5-920
    Subject code 610
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher BMC
    Document type Article ; Online
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  3. Article ; Online: Composing a new song for trials: the Standardized Outcomes in Nephrology (SONG) initiative.

    Tong, Allison / Craig, Jonathan C / Nagler, Evi V / Van Biesen, Wim

    Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association

    2017  Volume 32, Issue 12, Page(s) 1963–1966

    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-10-19
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 90594-x
    ISSN 1460-2385 ; 0931-0509
    ISSN (online) 1460-2385
    ISSN 0931-0509
    DOI 10.1093/ndt/gfx288
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  4. Article ; Online: The Integrity of Cartilage Hinge in Song 2/3 Lateral Humeral Condylar Fractures in Children: A Retrospective Radiological Study in Two Centers.

    Zhu, Tong / Jia, Guoqiang / Jin, Bin / Liu, Tianjing / Ma, Shuyu / Chen, Jiayuan / Wang, Enbo

    Orthopaedic surgery

    2022  Volume 14, Issue 8, Page(s) 1656–1662

    Abstract: ... to determine the stability of the fracture based on the Song classification, especially for those categorized ... as Song stages 2 and 3. This study aims to define the characteristics of cartilage injury and assess ... the stability of LCFs classified as Song stages 2 and 3 on post-traumatic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI ...

    Abstract Objective: For pediatric lateral condylar fractures (LCFs) of the humerus, it is often hard to determine the stability of the fracture based on the Song classification, especially for those categorized as Song stages 2 and 3. This study aims to define the characteristics of cartilage injury and assess the stability of LCFs classified as Song stages 2 and 3 on post-traumatic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
    Methods: This was a retrospective study based on imaging data, conducted with a short follow-up period. From January 2016 to May 2019, data of all patients with Song 2 and Song 3 LCFs treated at two institutions were collected. Based on the inclusion criteria, a total of 62 patients with Song stage 2/3 LCF were included. All radiographs were selected for observation and classification for comparison by two observers, both experienced pediatric orthopedic surgeons. MRIs scans for comparison were analyzed in three consecutive coronal sections and cross-sections. Patients were treated conservatively with casting or surgically with closed reduction and percutaneous pinning (CRPP).
    Results: Altogether 62 cases between 1.5 to 9 years old were included. Reliability analysis revealed poor, moderate, or good agreement between the two observers (range, 0.149-0.633). Both observers showed moderate or good consistency (range, 0.413-0.611). Among the 62 patients diagnosed with Song stages 2 and 3 fractures on initial radiographs, only two patients (3%) had complete fractures with complete disruption of the cartilage hinge as seen on MRI. The hinge was generally located in the posterior-inferior region of the distal humeral cartilage as indicated on MRI. There was no significant difference between Song stages 2 and 3 with regard to ratio of hinge to total values in any cross-sections, nor was there any significant difference in the completeness of the coronal sections (P > 0.05). Of the 62 patients treated, 50 were managed conservatively with casting and 12 underwent CRPP. Forty-nine of the remaining 60 patients (97%) with incomplete fractures were managed conservatively, while the remaining 11 patients were managed with CRPP. All patients with incomplete fractures showed bone healing and no evidence of lateral condyle displacement on follow-up radiographs.
    Conclusions: The Song stage 2 or 3 classification is not entirely accurate and is inadequate at guiding treatment outcomes. The cartilage hinge was most likely located posteroinferiorly within the distal humeral epiphysis. According to our findings, conservative treatment with an effective cast or splint may be sufficient for bone healing in case of incomplete cartilage fractures.
    MeSH term(s) Cartilage ; Casts, Surgical/adverse effects ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Epiphyses ; Humans ; Humeral Fractures/diagnostic imaging ; Humeral Fractures/surgery ; Humerus ; Infant ; Reproducibility of Results ; Retrospective Studies ; Treatment Outcome
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-22
    Publishing country Australia
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2503162-4
    ISSN 1757-7861 ; 1757-7853 ; 1757-7861
    ISSN (online) 1757-7861 ; 1757-7853
    ISSN 1757-7861
    DOI 10.1111/os.13371
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  5. Article ; Online: Perspectives on ability to work from patients' receiving dialysis and caregivers: analysis of data from the global SONG initiative.

    Rajkumar, Ramya / Baumgart, Amanda / Martin, Adam / Tong, Allison / Evangelidis, Nicole / Manera, Karine E / Cho, Yeoungjee / Johnson, David W / Viecelli, Andrea / Shen, Jenny / Guha, Chandana / Scholes-Robertson, Nicole / Howell, Martin / Craig, Jonathan C

    Journal of nephrology

    2021  Volume 35, Issue 1, Page(s) 255–266

    Abstract: ... through the Standardized Outcomes in Nephrology (SONG-HD) and SONG-PD programs. Our secondary thematic analysis identified ...

    Abstract Background: Patients receiving dialysis have low employment rates, which compounds poorer health and socioeconomic outcomes. Reasons for under- and unemployment remain underexplored. We aimed to describe the perspectives of patients receiving hemodialysis (HD) or peritoneal dialysis (PD) and their caregivers on ability to work.
    Methods: Data was derived from adult patients' and caregivers' responses from 26 focus groups, two international Delphi surveys and two consensus workshops conducted through the Standardized Outcomes in Nephrology (SONG-HD) and SONG-PD programs. Our secondary thematic analysis identified concepts around ability to work.
    Results: Five hundred four patients and 146 caregivers from 86 countries were included. We identified five themes: financial pressures and instability (with subthemes of rationing the budget with increased expenditure, losing financial independence and threatened job security); struggling to meet expectations (burdened by sociocultural norms and striving to protect independence); contending with upheaval of roles and responsibilities (forced to establish a new routine to accommodate work, symptoms disrupting work, prioritizing work and other duties, and adjusting to altered capacity to work); enabling flexibility and control (employment driving decisions about dialysis modality and schedule, workplace providing occupational safety and adaptability, requiring organizational support and planning for a future career); and finding purpose and value (accepting and redefining identity, pride and fulfillment, and protecting mental well-being).
    Conclusions: Employment enabled patients to maintain their identity, independence, financial security and mental health. Symptom burden, workplace inflexibility and juggling roles are major challenges. Interventions addressing motivation, workplace flexibility and safety, and establishing goals and routines could support patients' capacities to work, thereby improving overall well-being and productivity.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Caregivers/psychology ; Employment ; Humans ; Nephrology ; Peritoneal Dialysis ; Renal Dialysis/psychology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-07-09
    Publishing country Italy
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1093991-x
    ISSN 1724-6059 ; 1120-3625 ; 1121-8428
    ISSN (online) 1724-6059
    ISSN 1120-3625 ; 1121-8428
    DOI 10.1007/s40620-021-01105-y
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  6. Article ; Online: A Core Outcome Set for Trials in Glomerular Disease: A Report of the Standardized Outcomes in Nephrology-Glomerular Disease (SONG-GD) Stakeholder Workshops.

    Carter, Simon A / Lightstone, Liz / Cattran, Dan / Tong, Allison / Bagga, Arvind / Barbour, Sean J / Barratt, Jonathan / Boletis, John / Caster, Dawn J / Coppo, Rosanna / Fervenza, Fernando C / Floege, Jürgen / Hladunewich, Michelle A / Hogan, Jonathan J / Kitching, A Richard / Lafayette, Richard A / Malvar, Ana / Radhakrishnan, Jai / Rovin, Brad H /
    Scholes-Robertson, Nicole / Trimarchi, Hernán / Zhang, Hong / Anumudu, Samaya / Cho, Yeoungjee / Gutman, Talia / O'Lone, Emma / Viecelli, Andrea K / Au, Eric / Azukaitis, Karolis / Baumgart, Amanda / Bernier-Jean, Amelie / Dunn, Louese / Howell, Martin / Ju, Angela / Logeman, Charlotte / Nataatmadja, Melissa / Sautenet, Benedicte / Sharma, Ankit / Craig, Jonathan C

    Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN

    2021  Volume 17, Issue 1, Page(s) 53–64

    Abstract: ... decision making. The Standardized Outcomes in Nephrology-Glomerular Disease (SONG-GD) initiative aimed ...

    Abstract Background and objectives: Outcomes reported in trials in adults with glomerular disease are often selected with minimal patient input, are heterogeneous, and may not be relevant for clinical decision making. The Standardized Outcomes in Nephrology-Glomerular Disease (SONG-GD) initiative aimed to establish a core outcome set to help ensure that outcomes of critical importance to patients, care partners, and clinicians are consistently reported.
    Design, setting, participants, and measurements: We convened two 1.5-hour workshops in Melbourne, Australia, and Washington, DC, United States. Attendees were identified purposively with 50 patients/care partners and 88 health professionals from 19 countries; 51% were female. Patients and care partners were from the United States, Australia, and Canada, and had experience of a glomerular disease with systemic features (
    Results: Three themes were identified that supported the proposed core outcomes: limiting disease progression, stability and control, and ensuring universal relevance (
    Conclusions: Workshop themes demonstrated support for kidney function, disease activity, death, life participation, and cardiovascular disease, and these were established as the core outcomes for trials in adults with glomerular disease. Future work is needed to establish the core measures for each domain, with funders and regulators central to the uptake of the core outcome set in trials.
    MeSH term(s) Clinical Trials as Topic ; Congresses as Topic ; Female ; Humans ; Kidney Diseases/therapy ; Kidney Glomerulus ; Male ; Outcome Assessment, Health Care
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-12-30
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2226665-3
    ISSN 1555-905X ; 1555-9041
    ISSN (online) 1555-905X
    ISSN 1555-9041
    DOI 10.2215/CJN.07840621
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  7. Article ; Online: Establishing a Core Outcome Set for Peritoneal Dialysis: Report of the SONG-PD (Standardized Outcomes in Nephrology-Peritoneal Dialysis) Consensus Workshop.

    Manera, Karine E / Johnson, David W / Craig, Jonathan C / Shen, Jenny I / Gutman, Talia / Cho, Yeoungjee / Wang, Angela Yee-Moon / Brown, Edwina A / Brunier, Gillian / Dong, Jie / Dunning, Tony / Mehrotra, Rajnish / Naicker, Saraladevi / Pecoits-Filho, Roberto / Perl, Jeffrey / Wilkie, Martin / Tong, Allison

    American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation

    2020  Volume 75, Issue 3, Page(s) 404–412

    Abstract: ... Outcomes in Nephrology-Peritoneal Dialysis (SONG-PD) initiative aims to establish a core outcome set ... for trials in PD based on the shared priorities of all stakeholders. We convened an international SONG-PD ...

    Abstract Outcomes reported in randomized controlled trials in peritoneal dialysis (PD) are diverse, are measured inconsistently, and may not be important to patients, families, and clinicians. The Standardized Outcomes in Nephrology-Peritoneal Dialysis (SONG-PD) initiative aims to establish a core outcome set for trials in PD based on the shared priorities of all stakeholders. We convened an international SONG-PD stakeholder consensus workshop in May 2018 in Vancouver, Canada. Nineteen patients/caregivers and 51 health professionals attended. Participants discussed core outcome domains and implementation in trials in PD. Four themes relating to the formation of core outcome domains were identified: life participation as a main goal of PD, impact of fatigue, empowerment for preparation and planning, and separation of contributing factors from core factors. Considerations for implementation were identified: standardizing patient-reported outcomes, requiring a validated and feasible measure, simplicity of binary outcomes, responsiveness to interventions, and using positive terminology. All stakeholders supported inclusion of PD-related infection, cardiovascular disease, mortality, technique survival, and life participation as the core outcome domains for PD.
    MeSH term(s) Consensus ; Delphi Technique ; Humans ; Nephrology ; Outcome Assessment, Health Care ; Peritoneal Dialysis/methods ; Research Design
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-01-16
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
    ZDB-ID 604539-x
    ISSN 1523-6838 ; 0272-6386
    ISSN (online) 1523-6838
    ISSN 0272-6386
    DOI 10.1053/j.ajkd.2019.09.017
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  8. Article ; Online: Validation of a Core Patient-Reported Outcome Measure for Fatigue in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis: The SONG-HD Fatigue Instrument.

    Ju, Angela / Teixeira-Pinto, Armando / Tong, Allison / Smith, Alice C / Unruh, Mark / Davison, Sara N / Dapueto, Juan / Dew, Mary Amanda / Fluck, Richard / Germain, Michael J / Jassal, Sarbjit V / Obrador, Gregorio T / O'Donoghue, Donal / Viecelli, Andrea K / Strippoli, Giovanni / Ruospo, Marinella / Timofte, Delia / Sharma, Ankit / Au, Eric /
    Howell, Martin / Costa, Daniel S J / Anumudu, Samaya / Craig, Jonathan C / Rutherford, Claudia

    Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN

    2020  Volume 15, Issue 11, Page(s) 1614–1621

    Abstract: ... the validity and reliability of a new fatigue measure (Standardized Outcomes in Nephrology-Hemodialysis Fatigue [SONG-HD ... that Standardized Outcomes in Nephrology-Hemodialysis is internally consistent (Cronbach : Conclusions: SONG-HD ...

    Abstract Background and objectives: Fatigue is a very common and debilitating symptom and identified by patients as a critically important core outcome to be included in all trials involving patients receiving hemodialysis. A valid, standardized measure for fatigue is needed to yield meaningful and relevant evidence about this outcome. This study validated a core patient-reported outcome measure for fatigue in hemodialysis.
    Design, setting, participants, & measurements: A longitudinal cohort study was conducted to assess the validity and reliability of a new fatigue measure (Standardized Outcomes in Nephrology-Hemodialysis Fatigue [SONG-HD Fatigue]). Eligible and consenting patients completed the measure at three time points: baseline, a week later, and 12 days following the second time point. Cronbach
    Results: In total, 485 participants completed the study across the United Kingdom, Australia, and Romania. Psychometric assessment demonstrated that Standardized Outcomes in Nephrology-Hemodialysis is internally consistent (Cronbach
    Conclusions: SONG-HD Fatigue seems to be a reliable and valid measure to be used in trials involving patients receiving hemodialysis.
    MeSH term(s) Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Factor Analysis, Statistical ; Fatigue/etiology ; Female ; Humans ; Longitudinal Studies ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Patient Reported Outcome Measures ; Psychometrics ; Renal Dialysis/adverse effects ; Reproducibility of Results ; Visual Analog Scale ; Young Adult
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-10-22
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Validation Study
    ZDB-ID 2226665-3
    ISSN 1555-905X ; 1555-9041
    ISSN (online) 1555-905X
    ISSN 1555-9041
    DOI 10.2215/CJN.05880420
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  9. Article ; Online: Polychrome arhat figures dated from the Song Dynasty (960–1279 CE) at the Lingyan Temple, Changqing, Shandong, China

    Yongdong Tong / Youzhen Cai / Xuening Wang / Zhimin Li / Austin Nevin / Qinglin Ma

    Heritage Science, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    2021  Volume 21

    Abstract: ... in the gilding paint layer in the later repainting after the Song Dynasty. This work reports the coexistence ...

    Abstract Abstract Scientific analysis revealed the materials and techniques used in the process of making polychrome sculptures providing a solid foundation for the protection and restoration of the painted statues. In addition, the analyses revealed changes in colour schemes applied to the sculptures can provide the basis for the virtual restoration of the painted statues. In order to carry out scientifically-informed protection and restoration of the Bodhidharma statue from the Lingyan Temple, Changqinq, Shandong, several analytical methods such as optical microscope (OM), Micro-Raman spectroscopy (μ-RS), scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy dispersive X-ray analysis (SEM–EDS) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) were employed. Analyses clearly reveal the information including the stratigraphic structure and the composition of pigment. The use of silver foils and golden yellow pyrophyllite mineral to replace gold foils were found in the gilding paint layer in the later repainting after the Song Dynasty. This work reports the coexistence of emerald green (Cu(C2H3O2)2·3Cu(AsO2)2) and the degradation product lavendulan (NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O) in large areas of the paint stratigraphy and on the surface confirming that the degradation of emerald green is related to the thickness of the paint layer; in thinner paint layers emerald green is transformed in lavendulan, while thicker layers of contain both lavendulan and emerald green, suggesting an environmental source of chlorides.
    Keywords Lingyan Temple ; Arhat statues ; Paint layers ; Scientific analysis ; Fine Arts ; N ; Analytical chemistry ; QD71-142
    Subject code 930
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher SpringerOpen
    Document type Article ; Online
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  10. Article ; Online: Controversy and Debate Series on Core Outcome Sets. Paper 5: Large-scale, mixed-methods, knowledge exchange to establish core outcomes - the SONG approach.

    Carter, Simon A / Tong, Allison / Gutman, Talia / Scholes-Robertson, Nicole / Teixeira-Pinto, Armando / Howell, Martin / Craig, Jonathan C

    Journal of clinical epidemiology

    2020  Volume 125, Page(s) 225–228

    MeSH term(s) Delphi Technique ; Endpoint Determination ; Humans ; Outcome Assessment, Health Care
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-05-13
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 639306-8
    ISSN 1878-5921 ; 0895-4356
    ISSN (online) 1878-5921
    ISSN 0895-4356
    DOI 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2020.05.015
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