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ArticleCureus2024

Goal Attainment Scaling in Patients With Burning Mouth Syndrome: A Real-World Clinical Study Protocol.

Motoko Watanabe, Trang Tu, Takahiko Nagamine, Akira Toyofuku

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 42% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 3 countries.

Motoko WatanabeDepartment of Psychosomatic Dentistry, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, JPN.
Trang TuDepartment of Basic Dental Science, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, VNM.
Takahiko NagamineDepartment of Psychosomatic Dentistry, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, JPN.
Akira ToyofukuDepartment of Psychosomatic Dentistry, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, JPN.
Tokyo Medical and Dental University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is characterized by persistent chronic burning pain. Because BMS shows various symptoms, levels of severity, and treatment outcomes, measuring recovery is difficult in this patient population. Goal attainment scaling (GAS), a flexible and responsive technique for assessing outcomes in complex interventions

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assessmentburning mouth syndromechronic paingoal attainment scalingoral dysesthesiapain management

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PMID38505439
PMCPMC10949830
OpenAlexW4391939982

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