المؤلفون: McLeod, Jane D.^{Aff1, IDs1080302205632w_cor1}, Anderson, Elizabeth M.

المصدر: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 53(9):3475-3492

المؤلفون: Soo Jeong Choi, Su Hyun Kim, Min Sung Lee, Samel Park, Eunjung Cho, Seung Seok Han, Eun Sil Koh, Byung Ha Chung, Kyung Hwan Jeong, Eun Hui Bae, Eun Young Lee, Young Joo Kwon

المصدر: Kidney Research and Clinical Practice, Vol 42, Iss 5, Pp 628-638 (2023)

مصطلحات موضوعية: biopsy, chronic renal insufficiency, fabry disease, kidney diseases, surveys and questionnaire, therapeutics, Internal medicine, RC31-1245, Specialties of internal medicine, RC581-951

الوصف: Background Fabry nephropathy is characterized by a deficiency of lysosomal alpha-galactosidase A, which results in proteinuria and kidney disease. The ineffectiveness of enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) for severe kidney failure highlights the need for early detection and meaningful markers. However, because the diagnosis and treatment of Fabry disease can vary according to the expertise of physicians, we evaluated the opinions of Korean specialists. Methods A questionnaire regarding the management of Fabry nephropathy was emailed to healthcare providers with the experience or ability to treat individuals with Fabry nephropathy. Results Of the 70 experts who responded to the survey, 43 were nephrologists, and 64.3% of the respondents reported having treated patients with Fabry disease. Pediatricians are treating primarily patients with classic types of the disease, while nephrologists and cardiologists are treating more patients with variant types. Only 40.7% of non-nephrologists agreed that a kidney biopsy was required at the time of diagnosis, compared with 81.4% of nephrologists. Thirty-eight of 70 respondents (54.3%) reported measuring globotriaosylsphingosine (lyso-Gb3) as a biomarker. The most common period to measure lyso-Gb3 was at the time of diagnosis, followed by after ERT, before ERT, and at screening. For the stage at which ERT should begin, microalbuminuria and proteinuria were chosen by 51.8% and 28.6% of respondents, respectively. Conclusion Nephrologists are more likely to treat variant Fabry disease rather than classic cases, and they agree that ERT should be initiated early in Fabry nephropathy, using lyso-Gb3 as a biomarker.

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Relation: http://krcp-ksn.org/upload/pdf/j-krcp-22-235.pdf; https://doaj.org/toc/2211-9132; https://doaj.org/toc/2211-9140

URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/0822ccbb1ce045f29d844d257a9978c5

المؤلفون: Natalia Riva, Diego Grandi, Benjamín Cruzat, Ruben Alvarado

المصدر: Medwave, Vol 24, Iss 01, Pp e2746-e2746 (2024)

مصطلحات موضوعية: reliability and validity, surveys and questionnaire, epidemiology, Medicine, Medicine (General), R5-920

الوصف: In clinical practice and population health, it is common to use questionnaires to assess conditions or variables that are not directly observable. However, the construction and validation of these instruments or questionnaires are often poorly understood. This narrative review aims to summarize in a general way the process of construction and validation of these questionnaires in order to have a better understanding of this process, the aspects that are evaluated, and the best way to use them. The validation of questionnaires corresponds to a process of analysis of the questionnaire, aiming to measure a latent variable and its dimensions, which cannot be observed directly. A latent variable can be inferred through a set of specific attributes that are part of it, such as the items of a questionnaire, which are observable. Through a narrative review, this article addresses the fundamental concepts of questionnaire or test validation, latent variables or constructs, reliability and validity studies, and the factors that theoretically affect the latter two characteristics. Examples of these concepts are presented in the text.

وصف الملف: electronic resource

Relation: https://www.medwave.cl/revisiones/metodinvestreport/2746.html; https://doaj.org/toc/0717-6384

URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/f45cd5c2f87a40a1a2a3e29b00a711c1

المؤلفون: Ho Yin Diana Lee, Lin Wai Chan

المصدر: Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Vol 43, Iss 1 (2023)

مصطلحات موضوعية: knowledge, non-invasive prenatal testing, pre-post tests, prenatal genetic counselling, surveys and questionnaire, Gynecology and obstetrics, RG1-991

الوصف: The increasing popularity and expansion of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) to screen for rare conditions beyond common trisomies prompts evaluation of pre-test counselling currently offered. We conducted a prospective survey to assess women’s knowledge of NIPT in those who had undergone NIPT (study group) and those who were planning to have NIPT (control group). Out of the 189 questionnaires analysed, the study group did not show a higher knowledge score compared to the control group (P = 0.097). 44% misunderstood that NIPT can identify more conditions than invasive testing, 69.8% were unaware of the recommended need for nuchal translucency measurement and 52.6% were unaware of the possibility of incidental findings. 31% even considered discussing termination of pregnancy as one of the next steps if NIPT shows high risk for Down syndrome. This study shows that current pre-test counselling is inadequate. Service providers should address these knowledge gaps and assist women to make informed choices.Impact Statement What is already known on this subject? Pre-test counselling for non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) should be conducted to assist women in making an informed consent. What do the results of this study add? Our results show that a significant proportion of women are unaware of the limitations of NIPT. What are the implications of these findings for clinical practice and/or further research? Service providers should improve their pre-test counselling focusing on areas of knowledge deficiencies and misunderstanding on NIPT identified in this study.

وصف الملف: electronic resource

Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/0144-3615; https://doaj.org/toc/1364-6893

URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/17a1a46293be45e8ae53fafb0d6c96c7

المؤلفون: Nale, Djordje^{Aff1, Aff2, IDs00192022052881_cor1}, Skoric, Violeta, Nale, Petar, Babic, Uros^{Aff1, Aff2}, Petrovic, Masa^{Aff2, Aff4}, Radovic, Ivana^{Aff2, Aff5}, Markovic, Jovan, Soldatovic, Ivan

المصدر: International Urogynecology Journal. 33(11):3177-3184

المؤلفون: Brunello, Giulia, Gurzawska-Comis, Katarzyna, Becker, Kathrin, Becker, Jürgen, Sivolella, Stefano, Schwarz, Frank, Klinge, Björn

المصدر: Clinical Oral Implants Research. 32(S21):342-352

مصطلحات موضوعية: COVID-19 pandemic, expert opinion, infection control and prevention, personal protective equipment, surveys and questionnaire

الوصف: OBJECTIVES: The purpose of the present survey is to give an update of European experts' opinion on infection control and prevention in dentistry during second wave of pandemic. The secondary aim was to analyse how experts' opinion changed in the light of the new scientific evidence since the first wave.MATERIAL & METHODS: An anonymous online 14-item questionnaire was sent to a total of 27 leading academic experts in Oral (and Maxillofacial) Surgery from different European countries, who had completed a previous survey in April-May 2020. The questionnaire covered the topics of dental setting safety, personal protective equipment (PPE), and patient-related measures to minimise transmission risk. Data collection took place in November-February 2020/21.RESULTS: 26 experts participated in the follow-up survey. The overall transmission risk in dental settings was scored significantly lower compared to the initial survey (P<0.05), though the risk associated with aerosol generating procedures (AGP) was still considered to be high. Maximum PPE was less frequently recommended for non-AGP (P<0.05), whereas the majority of experts still recommended FFP2/FFP3 masks (80.8%), face shields or goggles (88.5%), gowns (61.5%), and caps (57.7%) for AGP. Most of the experts also found mouth rinse relevant (73.1%) and reported to be using it prior to treatment (76.9%). No uniform opinion was found regarding the relevance of COVID-19 testing of staff and patients.CONCLUSION: With the continuation of dental care provision, transmission risk has been scored lower compared to the first wave of pandemic. However, high risk is still assumed for AGP, and maximum PPE remained advised for the respective treatments.

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URL الوصول: https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-44601
https://doi.org/10.1111/clr.13783
https://mau.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1578760/FULLTEXT01.pdf

المؤلفون: Gaudet, John G., Kull, Corey, Eskenazi, Marc L., Diaper, John, Maillard, Julien, Mollard, Florence, Marti, Christophe, Marcantonio, Edward R., Courvoisier, Delphine S., Walder, Bernhard^{Aff1, IDs12630022022321_cor10}

المصدر: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie. 69(6):726-735

المؤلفون: Dongjun Koo, Ah Ra Lee, Eunjoo Lee, Il Kon Kim

المصدر: Healthcare Informatics Research, Vol 28, Iss 3, Pp 231-239 (2022)

مصطلحات موضوعية: frailty, aged, dyskinesias, surveys and questionnaire, machine learning, Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics, R858-859.7

الوصف: Objectives This paper aimed to use machine learning to identify a new group of factors predicting frailty in the elderly population by utilizing the existing frailty criteria as a basis, as well as to validate the obtained results. Methods This study was conducted using data from the Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort Study (KFACS). The KFACS participants were classified as robust or frail based on Fried’s frailty phenotype and excluded if they did not properly answer the questions, resulting in 1,066 robust and 165 frail participants. We then selected influential features through feature selection and trained the model using support vector machine, random forest, and gradient boosting algorithms with the prepared dataset. Due to the imbalanced distribution in the dataset with a low sample size, holdout was applied with stratified 10-fold and cross-validation for estimating the model performance. The reliability of the constructed model was validated using an unseen test set. The model was then trained with hyperparameter optimization. Results During the feature selection process, 27 features were identified as meaningful factors for frailty. The model was trained based on the selected features, and the weighted average F1-score reached 95.30% with the random forest algorithm. Conclusions The results of the study demonstrated the possibility of adopting machine learning to strengthen existing frailty criteria. As the method analyzes questionnaire responses in a short time, it can support higher volumes of data on participants’ health conditions and alert them regarding potential risks in advance.

وصف الملف: electronic resource

Relation: http://www.e-hir.org/upload/pdf/hir-2022-28-3-231.pdf; https://doaj.org/toc/2093-3681; https://doaj.org/toc/2093-369X

URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/eea156c36f8245209a7d2eb98dcf673e

المؤلفون: RIBEIRO, Mariana Gonzaga Erthal, OLIVEIRA, Emanuelle de Fátima Ferreira, PANTUZO, Mariele Cristina Garcia, CÔRTES, Maria Ilma de Souza Gruppioni, ANDRADE JR., Ildeu

المصدر: Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics. January 2022 27(2)

مصطلحات موضوعية: Life expectancy, Orthodontics, Validation studies, Surveys and questionnaire

الوصف: Introduction: The Sayers and Newton questionnaire was developed in England to assess the child’s and parent’s expectations about orthodontic treatment. Objective: The aim of this study was to carry out the cross-cultural adaptation of the questionnaire for the Brazilian Portuguese language, to test its reliability, and to compare patients’ and their parents’ expectations of orthodontic treatment. Methods: After translation and cross-cultural adaptation, the questionnaire was applied to 98 patients (12-14 years), who had been referred for treatment, and their caregivers. The internal consistency of the instrument was assessed by Cronbach’s Alpha Coefficient and the test-retest reliability, by Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC). Results: Internal reliability was confirmed by a Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 0.75. Test-retest reliability revealed satisfactory reproducibility (ICC = 0.85). The results showed some significant differences between the expectations of the patients and their caregivers (p < 0.05). There were no significant gender differences (p > 0.05). Conclusions: The process of cross-cultural adaptation of the Sayers and Newton questionnaire for the Brazilian Portuguese was concluded. This study demonstrated that this instrument is reliable and applicable to assess the child’s and parent’s expectations about orthodontic treatment in Brazil, and it has acceptable psychometric properties.

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URL الوصول: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2176-94512022000200302

المؤلفون: Kolak Veljko, Ristić Tamara, Melih Irena, Pešić Dragana, Nikitović Ana, Lalović Marija

المصدر: Vojnosanitetski Pregled, Vol 79, Iss 12, Pp 1209-1215 (2022)

مصطلحات موضوعية: dentin sensitivity, risk, serbia, surveys and questionnaire, tooth cervix, Medicine (General), R5-920

الوصف: Background/Aim. Dentine hypersensitivity (DH) is a commonly encountered clinical problem characterized by short, sharp pain which arises from exposed dentine. The aim of this study was to estimate the frequency of cervical DH in adults in Pančevo, Serbia, evaluate the correlation between DH and severity of cervical tooth wear, and investigate the impact of certain etiological factors. Methods. The study included 394 subjects, who were clinically examined and interviewed about potential etiological factors using a specially designed questionnaire. The presence of cervical DH was evaluated using cold air stimulation and Schiff ordinal scale. The severity of cervical tooth wear was evaluated using the Basic Erosive Wear Examination (BEWE). Results were analyzed using χ2 tests and logistic regression at a significance level of p ≤ 0.05. Results. The presence of cervical DH was recorded in 32.9% of the total number of subjects. The χ2 analysis showed a significant association between clinically elicited and questionnaire-declared DH (p < 0.001), but not with the presence of noncarious cervical lesions and the extent of cervical tooth wear. Cervical DH showed a positive correlation with gender (p < 0.001), frequent consumption of citrus fruits (p < 0.001), and energy drinks (p = 0.005). Oral hygiene and other factors were not significantly associated. Conclusion. The prevalence of cervical DH in the investigated sample was relatively high. DH was more prevalent among females and significantly associated with frequent consumption of citrus fruits and energy drinks.

وصف الملف: electronic resource

Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/0042-8450; https://doaj.org/toc/2406-0720

URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/3c3c2816a68242d0b7cfe58748fab637