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2. Mental Health Social Work Practitioner Research: A Narrative Review of Papers Published From One Academic Program.
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Webber, Martin, Moran, Nicola, and Naughton-Doe, Ruth
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HEALTH literacy ,SERIAL publications ,SOCIAL workers ,PROFESSIONAL practice ,SOCIAL services ,HEALTH policy ,PROFESSIONAL peer review ,CONFIDENCE ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,INFORMATION resources ,FAMILIES ,SOCIAL work research ,SYSTEMATIC reviews ,ACADEMIC dissertations ,PSYCHIATRIC social work ,MASTERS programs (Higher education) ,QUALITY assurance - Abstract
Purpose: This narrative review explores papers published in peer-reviewed journals reporting research from a practice research module of a qualifying program to examine their potential contribution to knowledge in mental health social work. Methods: A narrative review was undertaken according to the PRISMA extension for scoping reviews of papers published by the first three cohorts of a practice research module. Results: Eleven papers were included in the review which found, for example, some deficits in practitioners' knowledge, confidence and understanding. The studies were modest and had some common limitations, but a high number of online views indicate that the papers have the potential to impact on practice. Conclusion: This review found that it is possible to use a practice research module of a qualifying program to train social workers to undertake and publish high-quality research which has the potential to influence policy or practice beyond a students' own learning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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3. 'I'm killing myself, but I'm saving the planet': rolling tobacco smokers' perceptions of rolling papers.
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Moodie, Crawford and O'Donnell, Rachel
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SMOKING & psychology ,USER-centered system design ,FOCUS groups ,CONSUMER attitudes ,SURVEYS ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,SMELL ,TOBACCO products ,TASTE - Published
- 2022
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4. A comparison of tablet-based and paper-based venous insufficiency epidemiologic and economic study quality of life/symptom questionnaire for assessment of chronic venous disease.
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Albernaz, Luiz Fernando, Albernaz, Daiane Taís Schlindwein, Zignani, Fernanda Rita, Santiago, Fabricio, de Moura, Regina Marcia Faria, Barroso, Gustavo, Reis e Silva, Alexandre, and Chi, Yung-Wei
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RESEARCH ,STATISTICS ,SAMPLE size (Statistics) ,CHRONIC diseases ,RESEARCH methodology evaluation ,VENOUS insufficiency ,MANN Whitney U Test ,T-test (Statistics) ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,QUALITY of life ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,MEDICAL practice ,STATISTICAL correlation ,DATA analysis ,DATA analysis software ,LONGITUDINAL method - Abstract
Objective: To comparatively evaluate performances of tablet-based versus paper-based Venous Insufficiency Epidemiologic and Economic Study-Quality of Life/Symptom (VEINES-QOL/Sym) questionnaire. Methods: We prospectively evaluated 78 consecutive patients who completed tablet-based and paper-based VEINES-QOL/Sym questionnaires and compared their scores, completion time, data entry time, and ease of use. We used Student's t-test and Wilcoxon test for quantitative variables, Bland–Altman test and kappa coefficient for agreement between questionnaires and patients, respectively. Spearman's correlation coefficient was used to assess correlations. Results: Most participants (83.3%) found it easier to use the tablet device. Less time was needed to complete the tablet-based (median, 4.75; IQR, 3–7 min) than the paper-based (median, 8.3; IQR, 6.3–11.3 min) questionnaire (p <.001). Better educated patients took less time to complete paper-based (p =.003) and tablet-based (p =.001) questionnaires and considered the latter easier to use (p =.010). Conclusions: The tablet-based VEINES-QOL/Sym proved to be an easy-to-use and time-saving tool. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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5. Validation of the Electronic Compassion Competence Scale: Paper-and-Pencil versus Web-Based Questionnaires.
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Hyoung Eun Chang, Youngjin Lee, and Sunyoung Jung
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STATISTICS ,EXPERIMENTAL design ,RESEARCH evaluation ,STATISTICAL reliability ,RESEARCH methodology evaluation ,CROSS-sectional method ,RESEARCH methodology ,COMPASSION ,RANDOMIZED controlled trials ,PEARSON correlation (Statistics) ,CLINICAL competence ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,RESEARCH funding ,INTRACLASS correlation ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,STATISTICAL sampling ,CROSSOVER trials ,NURSING students ,DATA analysis software - Abstract
Purpose: This study aimed to determine the validity and reliability of the electronic Compassion Competence Scale (e-CCS). Methods: A cross-sectional, randomized, two-period crossover design was used. Nursing students from four South Korean universities were surveyed between June 2017 and April 2018. The participants were randomly assigned to one of three groups-paper/paper, electronic/electronic, and paper/electronic or electronic/paper-and a test-retest procedure was implemented. The reliability and validity of the e-CCS were evaluated using linear weighted kappa coefficients and intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs). Internal consistency reliability was verified using linear weighted kappa coefficients and ICCs. Pearson's correlation coefficients between the initial test and retest scores were all statistically significant. Results: The newly developed e-CCS was found to have good reliability and validity. We suggest that future research should increase sample heterogeneity by recruiting diverse age groups, nurses working in different nursing fields, and students from multiple colleges. Conclusion: This electronic instrument will help determine the differences in the level of compassion competence and devise interventions to improve compassion competence in nurses and nursing students. Further studies on enhancing compassion competence among nurses and nursing students may rely on the use of this electronic format. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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6. Comparison between digital and paper urine color to assess hydration status.
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Sekiguchi, Yasuki, Martin, David G., Yoshihara, Ayami, and Casa, Douglas J.
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HYDRATION ,STATISTICS ,HEAT ,RESEARCH evaluation ,URINE ,SPECIFIC gravity ,OXYGEN consumption ,COMPARATIVE studies ,DEHYDRATION ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,RESEARCH funding ,URINALYSIS ,DATA analysis ,OSMOLAR concentration ,STATISTICAL correlation ,DIGITAL diagnostic imaging ,COLOR ,PORTABLE computers - Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate associations between digital urine color and paper urine color with other urine indices to assess hydration status. Methods: Twelve male subjects (mean ± standard deviation; age, 26 ± 8 years; body mass, 57.8 ± 5.3 kg; height, 177.5 ± 8.9 cm; VO
2max , 57.8 ± 5.8 ml·kg−1 ·min−1 ) performed four exercise trials in the heat. Before and following exercise trials, subjects provide urine samples. Urine samples were measured using a digital urine color chart on a portable device screen. Urine samples were also assessed with urine specific gravity (USG), urine osmolality (UOsmo), and a validated paper urine color chart. Results: There were extremely large associations found between digital urine color and paper urine color (r = 0.926, p < 0.001). Correlation coefficients showing associations with USG and UOsmo were similar between digital urine color (USG, r = 0.695, p < 0.001; UOsmo, r = 0.555, p < 0.001) and paper urine color (USG, r = 0.713, p < 0.001; UOsmo, r = 0.570, p < 0.001). Bland–Altman analysis indicated that no proportional bias was observed between digital and paper urine colors (bias, − 0.148; SD of bias, 0.492; 95% LOA, − 1.11, 0.817; p = 0.094). Conclusions: Strong associations were found between digital and paper urine colors with no proportional bias. Furthermore, the degree of associations with USG and UOsmo was similar between digital and paper urine color. These results indicate that digital urine color is a useful tool to assess hydration status and this method could be used as an alternative method to using paper urine color. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2023
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7. The data paper as a sociolinguistic epistemic object: A content analysis on the rhetorical moves used in data paper abstracts.
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Li, Kai and Jiao, Chenyue
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ABSTRACTING ,MANUSCRIPTS ,LINGUISTICS ,SERIAL publications ,THEORY of knowledge ,ACQUISITION of data ,QUANTITATIVE research ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,COMMUNICATION ,CONTENT analysis ,PERIODICAL articles ,STATISTICAL sampling ,IMPACT factor (Citation analysis) - Abstract
The data paper is an emerging academic genre that focuses on the description of research data objects. However, there is a lack of empirical knowledge about this rising genre in quantitative science studies, particularly from the perspective of its linguistic features. To fill this gap, this research aims to offer a first quantitative examination of which rhetorical moves—rhetorical units performing a coherent narrative function—are used in data paper abstracts, as well as how these moves are used. To this end, we developed a new classification scheme for rhetorical moves in data paper abstracts by expanding a well‐received system that focuses on English‐language research article abstracts. We used this expanded scheme to classify and analyze rhetorical moves used in two flagship data journals, Scientific Data and Data in Brief. We found that data papers exhibit a combination of introduction, method, results, and discussion‐ and data‐oriented moves and that the usage differences between the journals can be largely explained by journal policies concerning abstract and paper structure. This research offers a novel examination of how the data paper, a data‐oriented knowledge representation, is composed, which greatly contributes to a deeper understanding of research data and its publication in the scholarly communication system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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8. Top 100 most‐cited oral health‐related quality of life papers: Bibliometric analysis.
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Clementino, Luna Chagas, de Souza, Kethlen Sara Correa, Castelo‐Branco, Millaine, Perazzo, Matheus França, Ramos‐Jorge, Maria Letícia, Mattos, Flávio Freitas, Paiva, Saul Martins, and Martins‐Júnior, Paulo Antônio
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COMPUTER software ,PUBLISHING ,EXPERIMENTAL design ,ORAL health ,BIBLIOMETRICS ,SERIAL publications ,SYSTEMATIC reviews ,CITATION analysis ,QUALITY of life ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,AUTHORSHIP ,EVALUATION - Abstract
Objective: This study assessed the features of the 100 most‐cited papers on oral health‐related quality of life (OHRQoL). Methods: The 100 most‐cited OHRQoL papers were collected from Web of Science, adopting a combined keyword search strategy. Google Scholar and Scopus databases were searched to compare citations. The following data were extracted from papers: title of the paper, number of citations, authorship, country, year of publication, title of the journal, study design, sample size, topic and OHRQoL instruments used. Graphical bibliometric networks were created using VOSviewer software. Results: The number of citations of the top 100 most‐cited OHRQoL papers ranged from 73 to 949. Fifty‐six papers received at least 100 citations and two received more than 400 citations. Most papers were from Canada (23%) and had been published in Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology (37%). David Locker was the most‐cited author (25 papers; 3,521 citations). The cross‐sectional study design was the most common (68%). The impact of oral health conditions on OHRQoL (43%) was the most frequent topic, and the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP) was the most commonly used OHRQoL instrument (48%). Conclusions: This bibliometric analysis highlighted the characteristics of the 100 most‐cited OHRQoL papers, demonstrating that this field is far from saturated. This list of the most‐cited articles can provide a reference point to guide oral health research, education and services. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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9. Adherence to mHealth and Paper-Based Versions of Lifestyle-Integrated Functional Exercise: A Secondary Analysis of Data From the PreventIT Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial.
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Yang, Yang, Boulton, Elisabeth, Taraldsen, Kristin, Mikolaizak, A. Stefanie, Pijnnaples, Mirjam, and Todd, Chris
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EVALUATION of human services programs ,SELF-evaluation ,HOME care services ,MEDICAL care ,PHYSICAL fitness ,PHYSIOLOGICAL adaptation ,COMPARATIVE studies ,PHYSICAL activity ,HEALTH behavior ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,QUALITY of life ,RESEARCH funding ,PATIENT compliance ,TECHNOLOGY ,TELEMEDICINE ,EXERCISE therapy ,BEHAVIOR modification ,SECONDARY analysis ,OLD age - Abstract
The European Commission Horizon 2020 project—PreventIT—evaluated two approaches to delivering Lifestyle-Integrated Functional Exercise (LiFE) programs for maintaining older adults' physical function: the paper-based adapted LiFE and mobile health device delivered enhanced LiFE. A self-reported method was used to measure users' monthly adherence over 12 months. This analysis aimed to explore young seniors' adherence patterns between enhanced LiFE and adapted LiFE groups. Results showed that adherence level decreased with time in both groups. The enhanced LiFE group had slightly higher adherence than the adapted LiFE group during most of the 12 months. However, the overall adherence levels were not significantly different during either intervention or follow-up periods. Monthly self-reported adherence measurement can help to understand users' adherence comprehensively. The comparable adherence levels between both groups indicate mobile health could be an alternative to delivering home-based physical activity for young seniors. However, this feasibility study was not powered to detect differences between groups. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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10. A Machine Learning Model to Predict Citation Counts of Scientific Papers in Otology Field.
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Alohali, Yousef A., Fayed, Mahmoud S., Mesallam, Tamer, Abdelsamad, Yassin, Almuhawas, Fida, and Hagr, Abdulrahman
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DECISION trees ,SERIAL publications ,NATURAL language processing ,BIBLIOMETRICS ,MACHINE learning ,REGRESSION analysis ,RANDOM forest algorithms ,CITATION analysis ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,PREDICTION models ,ARTIFICIAL neural networks ,MEDICAL research ,MEDICAL specialties & specialists ,ALGORITHMS - Abstract
One of the most widely used measures of scientific impact is the number of citations. However, due to its heavy-tailed distribution, citations are fundamentally difficult to predict but can be improved. This study was aimed at investigating the factors and parts influencing the citation number of a scientific paper in the otology field. Therefore, this work proposes a new solution that utilizes machine learning and natural language processing to process English text and provides a paper citation as the predicted results. Different algorithms are implemented in this solution, such as linear regression, boosted decision tree, decision forest, and neural networks. The application of neural network regression revealed that papers' abstracts have more influence on the citation numbers of otological articles. This new solution has been developed in visual programming using Microsoft Azure machine learning at the back end and Programming Without Coding Technology at the front end. We recommend using machine learning models to improve the abstracts of research articles to get more citations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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11. Association of asthma exacerbations with paper mulberry (Broussenetia papyrifera) pollen in Islamabad: An observational study.
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Yusuf, Osman M., Rextin, Aimal T., Ahmed, Bakhtawar, Aman, Rubina, Anjum, Tanveer, Mustafa, Saqib, Nasim, Mehwish, Yusuf, Shahida O., Chun Lin, Zahra, Summan, Pinnock, Hillary, and Schwarze, Jürgen
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PILOT projects ,ASTHMA ,POLLEN ,RETROSPECTIVE studies ,DISEASE incidence ,MANN Whitney U Test ,RISK assessment ,NEBULIZERS & vaporizers ,ENVIRONMENTALLY induced diseases ,PEARSON correlation (Statistics) ,RESEARCH funding ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,CHI-squared test ,PLANT extracts ,EXPIRATORY flow ,DATA analysis software ,DISEASE exacerbation - Abstract
Background Although the role of airborne plant pollen in causing allergic rhinitis has been established, the association of concentrations of paper mulberry (Broussenetia papyrifera) pollens in the air and incidence of asthma exacerbations has not, despite an observed increase in the number of asthma patients attending physician clinics and hospital Accident and Emergency (A&E) Departments during the paper mulberry pollen season. We aimed to assess the association between paper mulberry pollen concentrations (typically peaking in March each year) and asthma exacerbations in the city of Islamabad. Methods We used three approaches to investigate the correlation of paper mulberry pollen concentration with asthma exacerbations: A retrospective analysis of historical records (2000-2019) of asthma exacerbations of patients from the Allergy and Asthma Institute, Pakistan (n = 284), an analysis of daily nebulisations in patients attending the A&E Department of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (March 2020 to July 2021), a prospective peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) diary from participants (n = 40) with or without asthma and with or without paper mulberry sensitisation. We examined associations between pollen data and asthma exacerbations using Pearson correlation. Results We found a strong positive correlation between mean paper mulberry pollen counts and clinical records of asthma exacerbations in patients sensitised to paper mulberry (Pearson correlation coefficient (r) = 0.86; P < 0.001), but not in non-sensitised patients (r = 0.32; P = 0.3). There was a moderate positive correlation between monthly nebulisation counts and pollen counts (r = 0.56; P = 0.03), and a strong negative correlation between percent predicted PEFR and pollen counts in sensitised asthma patients (r = -0.72, P < 0.001). However, these correlations were of low magnitude in the non-sensitised asthma (r = -0.16; P < 0.001) and sensitised non-asthma (r = -0.28; P < 0.001) groups. Conclusions Our three approaches to analysis all showed an association between high paper mulberry pollen concentration in Islamabad and asthma exacerbations. Predicting pollen peaks could enable alerts and mobilise strategies to proactively manage these peaks of asthma exacerbations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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12. Position Paper: fragmented youth healthcare services in the Netherlands endanger treatment of teenage boys with psychiatric disorders.
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IJsselhof, Rinske, Hintjens, Amy, Pelzer, Anne, and Nieuwenhuis, Edward
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MENTAL illness treatment ,HEALTH services accessibility ,MEDICAL care for teenagers ,PSYCHIATRIC treatment ,MENTAL health services ,SUICIDAL ideation ,SEX distribution ,RETROSPECTIVE studies ,PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation ,SEX discrimination ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,SELF-mutilation ,GENDER inequality ,HEALTH equity - Abstract
For children who show strongly deviant behaviour in the Netherlands, a distinction is made between behavioural problems and psychiatric problems. As a result, two different domains have emerged over time, each with its own legal frameworks and inclusion and exclusion criteria. Consequently, there is no well-organized, coherent system for youth mental health care in the Netherlands. This strong dichotomy raises the question whether patients are being admitted to facilities where they are receiving appropriate care. In addition, referral bias can arise, because the type of complaint with which a young person presents is often dependent on the type of coping of the individual and thus, in turn, the gender of the patient. In this Position Paper, we examined the gender distribution at a youth psychiatric high and intensive care (HIC-Y) and other streams of youth care in the Netherlands to explore possible inequities in access to psychiatric care among children and adolescents. Results show that girls are significantly more likely than boys to be admitted to the HIC-Y for suicidal thoughts, self-harm and emotional dysregulation. In fact, girls account for 80% of all admissions, while boys account for only 20%. In contrast, regional and national reports from youth services and probation show a majority of boys being admitted (56–89%). The way care is organized (lack of cross-domain collaboration and the interplay between gender-dependent coping and exclusion criteria) seems to play a role in the underrepresentation of boys in acute psychiatry and their overrepresentation in secure youth care. Based on our research results, the concern is raised whether boys have a greater chance of undertreatment for psychiatric problems. Further research is needed to better understand the underlying factors that contribute to gender bias in psychiatric admissions, and to develop interventions that promote gender equality in healthcare. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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13. Analysis of shared research data in Spanish scientific papers about COVID‐19: A first approach.
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Cerda‐Cosme, Roxana and Méndez, Eva
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PUBLISHING ,COVID-19 ,RESEARCH methodology ,QUALITATIVE research ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,MEDICAL research - Abstract
During the coronavirus pandemic, changes in the way science is done and shared occurred, which motivates meta‐research to help understand science communication in crises and improve its effectiveness. The objective is to study how many Spanish scientific papers on COVID‐19 published during 2020 share their research data. Qualitative and descriptive study applying nine attributes: (a) availability, (b) accessibility, (c) format, (d) licensing, (e) linkage, (f) funding, (g) editorial policy, (h) content, and (i) statistics. We analyzed 1,340 papers, 1,173 (87.5%) did not have research data. A total of 12.5% share their research data of which 2.1% share their data in repositories, 5% share their data through a simple request, 0.2% do not have permission to share their data, and 5.2% share their data as supplementary material. There is a small percentage that shares their research data; however, it demonstrates the researchers' poor knowledge on how to properly share their research data and their lack of knowledge on what is research data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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14. Abstract to publication rate: Do all the papers presented in conferences see the light of being a full publication?
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Grover, Sandeep and Dalton, N
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ABSTRACTING ,AWARDS ,CONFERENCES & conventions ,CASE studies ,MEDICAL research ,POSTERS ,PUBLISHING ,LITERATURE reviews ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics - Abstract
Background: Every year the scientific sessions of Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society (ANCIPS) are marked by presentation of free papers, posters, and award paper sessions, which are usually meant for presentation of new research which is not yet published. Hence, it is expected that these papers will be published in near future so that the scientific literature is distributed and shared with wider audience. Aim: This paper aims to evaluate the abstract to publication rate of papers presented during ANCIPS in the years 2012–2014. Materials and Methods: For this study, all the free papers, posters, and award papers presented during the ANCIPS of 2012–2014 were listed, and electronic searches were carried out to search for published articles. In addition, one of the authors of papers not found in the electronic searches were contacted through E-mail. Results: A total of 1081 papers were presented during the ANCIPS in the 3 year period under study. Of these, 64 were award papers, 622 were free papers, and 395 were posters. Majority (n = 807; 74.6%) of these could be categorized as research data-based presentations; this was followed by case reports/series (203; 18.8%), review of literature (n = 35; 3.3%), and others (n = 36; 3.3%). Overall, only 27% of the papers were published after at least 5 years of the presentation. Of all the award papers, 69.6% of papers were published, whereas only 26.8% of free oral papers and 22.5% of free posters were published. About half (45.6%) of the papers were published in national journals. In terms of indexing, among those which were published, 62.8% were published in Medline-indexed (PubMed-listed) Journals with a mean impact factor of 1. Conclusion: The present study shows that only 27% of the abstracts presented during the ANCIPS are ultimately published as full text articles in the next 5 years. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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15. Wellbeing Outcomes and Risk and Protective Factors for Parents with Migrant and Refugee Backgrounds from the Middle East in the First 1000 Days: A Systematic Review.
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Winter, Amelia Kate, Due, Clemence, and Ziersch, Anna
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MENTAL illness risk factors ,MENTAL illness prevention ,ANXIETY prevention ,PREVENTION of mental depression ,RISK assessment ,MEDICAL information storage & retrieval systems ,EMIGRATION & immigration ,HEALTH services accessibility ,INFANT development ,HEALTH attitudes ,HEALTH status indicators ,RESEARCH funding ,PSYCHOLOGICAL distress ,MATERNAL health services ,PSYCHOLOGY of refugees ,MOTHERS ,CHILD health services ,PARENT attitudes ,POSTPARTUM depression ,HELP-seeking behavior ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,DISEASE prevalence ,LONELINESS ,PARENTING ,FAMILY roles ,FAMILIES ,PREGNANCY outcomes ,POPULATION geography ,EXPERIENCE ,SYSTEMATIC reviews ,MEDLINE ,THEMATIC analysis ,MIGRANT labor ,CHILD development ,PATIENT-professional relations ,PSYCHOLOGY of parents ,ONLINE information services ,SOCIAL support ,PATIENT satisfaction ,PSYCHOSOCIAL factors ,WELL-being ,PSYCHOLOGY information storage & retrieval systems ,MENTAL depression ,SOCIAL isolation ,COMMUNICATION barriers ,COVID-19 pandemic ,PREGNANCY - Abstract
The First 1000 Days (the period from conception to a child's second birthday) is an important developmental period. However, little is known about experiences of parents with refugee and migrant backgrounds during this period. A systematic review was conducted according to PRISMA guidelines. Publications were identified through searches of the Embase, PsycINFO, PubMed, and Scopus databases, critically appraised, and synthesised using thematic analysis. A total of 35 papers met inclusion criteria. Depressive symptomatology was consistently higher than global averages, however maternal depression conceptualisations differed across studies. Several papers reported changes in relationship dynamics as a result of having a baby post-migration. Consistent relationships were found between social and health support and wellbeing. Conceptualisations of wellbeing may differ among migrant families. Limited understanding of health services and relationships with health providers may impede help-seeking. Several research gaps were identified, particularly in relation to the wellbeing of fathers, and of parents of children over 12 months old. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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16. Effectivity of Pregnancy Paper Fan and Android Notification System Toward Knowledge, Attitude, and Adherence of Pregnant Women on Iron Supplements Consumption.
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Widdefrita, Novelasari, Rahmiati, Eka, and Nadira, Nindy Audia
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THERAPEUTIC use of iron ,CELL phones ,STATISTICS ,HEALTH care reminder systems ,SOCIAL media ,MOTIVATION (Psychology) ,IRON in the body ,SMARTPHONES ,PREGNANT women ,QUANTITATIVE research ,HEALTH literacy ,PATIENTS' attitudes ,DIETARY supplements ,PRE-tests & post-tests ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,PATIENT compliance ,WOMEN'S health - Published
- 2023
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17. بررسی انتشار مقاله از پایا ننام ههای دستیاری و کارشناسی ارشد در دانشگاه 1396- علو مپزشکی گیلان طی سا لهای 1387.
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عباس درجانی, صدیقه نوروزمهر, حسن عباسپور, فتانه ایمانی, and سهیل سلطانی پور
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PUBLISHING ,TIME ,RESEARCH methodology ,CROSS-sectional method ,PEER relations ,ACQUISITION of data ,INTERNSHIP programs ,MASTERS programs (Higher education) ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics - Abstract
Background Research theses can have a significant impact on the development of applied sciences, especially when their results are published. Objective This study aims to determine publication rate of papers extracted from the medical residency and master’s degree theses of Guilan University of Medical Sciences (GUMS) during 2008-2018. Methods This is a descriptive cross-sectional study. The data were collected from the medical residency and master’s degree theses of GUMS from 2008 to 2018. Then, they were searched in international and national databases according to the title, keywords, and names of supervisors, advisors, and students. Results Of 774 theses, 449 (58 %) papers had been extracted and published in journals indexed by ISI/ PubMed (41.2%), Scopus (11.8%), BIOSIS, Chemical Abstract, and Embase (0.44%) and others (46.56%). Most of them (98.66%) were original research. Moreover, in 383(85.3%) of the theses, there was no statistician or data advisor. The median time from defending theses to the publication of a paper from them was two years. Conclusion The publication of papers extracted from the theses of GUMS has increased, and more than 50% of them have been published in journals indexed by ISI, PubMed, and Scopus. However, the factors associated with the publication of papers need to be surveyed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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18. Measurement equivalence of the paper-based and electronic version of the Integrated Palliative care Outcome Scale (IPOS): A randomised crossover trial.
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Bolzani, Anna, Kupf, Sophie, Hodiamont, Farina, Burner-Fritsch, Isabel, Bausewein, Claudia, and Ramsenthaler, Christina
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RESEARCH ,RESEARCH evaluation ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,ANALYSIS of variance ,RESEARCH methodology evaluation ,AGE distribution ,RESEARCH methodology ,HEALTH outcome assessment ,COMPARATIVE studies ,RANDOMIZED controlled trials ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,INTRACLASS correlation ,RESEARCH funding ,CROSSOVER trials ,STATISTICAL sampling ,STATISTICAL correlation ,PALLIATIVE treatment ,EVALUATION - Abstract
Background: The Integrated Palliative Care Outcome Scale (IPOS) validly and reliably measures symptoms and concerns of those receiving palliative care. Aim: To determine the equivalence of the paper version with an electronic version of the IPOS (eIPOS). Design: Multicentre randomised crossover trial (NCT03879668) with a within-subject comparison of the two modes (washout period 30 min). Setting/Participants: Convenience sample of specialist inpatient and palliative home care patients aged over 18 years with cancer and non-cancer conditions was recruited. Scores were compared using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC), Bland-Altman plots and via a mixed-effects analysis of variance. Results: Fifty patients were randomised to complete paper-electronic (n = 24) and electronic-paper (n = 26) IPOS with median age 69 years (range 24–95), 56% male, 16% non-cancer. The ICCs showed very high concordance for the total score (ICC 0.99, 95% CI 0.98–1.00), lowest ICCs being observed for symptoms 'Appetite loss' and 'Drowsiness' (ICC 0.95, 95% CI 0.92–0.97). Nine of seventeen items had ICCs above 0.98, as did all subscales. No statistically significant mode, order, age, and interaction effects were observed for IPOS total score and subscales, except for 'Communication' (F
mode = 5.9, p = 0.019). Fifty-eight percent preferred the electronic version. In the group 75+ years, 53% preferred the paper version. Only three entries in the free-text main problems differed between the versions. Conclusion: The very high equivalence in scores and free text between the IPOS and the eIPOS demonstrates that eIPOS is feasible and reliable in an older palliative population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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19. Evaluating the quality of scientific research papers in entrepreneurship.
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Yoganandan, G. and Vasan, M.
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP ,CONCEPTUAL models ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,QUALITY standards ,PERIODICAL publishing - Abstract
The study aims to find the quality of research papers published in the domain of entrepreneurship in India. This study covers 100 research papers. A standardized measurement tool developed by the earlier researchers was used to evaluate the research quality. The data compiled using the measurement tool were analyzed with the support of the SPSS. The statistical tools such as descriptive statistics, Friedman's test, factor analysis, two-sample 't' test, and ANOVA are applied to analyze the data. The study findings reported that the quality of research papers published in the field of entrepreneurship is not up to the quality standards. The quality of multiple-author papers is better than single-author papers. Similarly, the quality of papers published by foreign authors is comparatively better than Indian authors. Further, the quality of papers published with the combination of foreign and Indian authors is substantially good. The quality of papers published in foreign journals is higher as compared with Indian journals. Further, the standard of papers published under the qualitative approach was comparatively better than the quantitative approach. The authors developed a Conceptual Model of Process and Product of Research (YOVA model). This model clearly shows that the whole research process yields six levels of research products. The study recommended that the researchers need to go for international collaborations to improve the quality of the publication. The funding agencies, higher learning institutions and research institutions should focus on enhancing research infrastructure. The study examined the validity of research articles searched by novice researchers in India in Google by using keywords related to entrepreneurship and, as such this non-focused approach is a big impediment to quality research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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20. The competency level of research students in writing research paper: Basis for recalibrating the research curriculum in the junior high school level.
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Real, Julie Ann B.
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ACADEMIC discourse ,EDUCATIONAL objectives ,CRITICAL thinking ,LEARNING goals ,QUANTITATIVE research ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics - Abstract
Writing a research paper is one of the major activities in educational institutions. In order to promote quality, the research writing process should be considered. This study aims to explore the specific research part where the students have difficulty writing the research paper. Identifying the weakest point can lead to the success of the research writing process. This study made an assessment of the competency level of the research students in writing their research paper. It utilized the quantitative descriptive method and followed the purposive sampling technique, wherein the lead researchers and writers were chosen as respondents in the study. Data revealed that females dominated the number of research leaders, and showed that the experimental research design was preferred by the research students. Moreso, it was revealed that students had difficulty in citing related literature and studies; writing the research questions in the Statement of the Problem; interpreting data; and formulating the research title. The recalibration of the research curriculum and integration of research parts with other subjects are recommended. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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21. Hand hygiene monitoring: Comparison between app and paper forms for direct observation.
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Libero, Giulia, Bordino, Valerio, Garlasco, Jacopo, Vicentini, Costanza, and Maria Zotti, Carla
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STATISTICS ,SCIENTIFIC observation ,MOBILE apps ,TIME ,PATIENT monitoring ,CONTENT mining ,INFECTION control ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,HAND washing ,DATA analysis ,DATA analysis software - Abstract
Healthcare‐associated infections (HAIs) are a global public health threat. Italy is one of the countries with the highest prevalence of HAI. Hand hygiene (HH) is a pillar of infection prevention and control. Monitoring HH is necessary to improve HH compliance, and direct observation is considered the gold standard. Transcription and analysis of data collected during direct observation of HH compliance with the WHO paper form are time‐consuming. We collected, during a 9‐day observation period, HH opportunities and compliance both with a smartphone application (SpeedyAudit) and with the WHO paper form. Then, we investigated the difference in the required time for data transcription and analysis between the WHO paper form and the use of the app. The difference in the required time for data transcription and analysis was significant with a mean time of 2 s using the app and about 14–54 min/day using paper form (p =.004) while no significant difference was found in measured compliance rates between the two data collecting methods. HH monitoring with an app is time‐saving, and the app we used was easy to use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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22. How often do US-based schizophrenia papers published in high-impact psychiatric journals report on race and ethnicity?: A 20-year update of Lewine and Caudle (1999).
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Nagendra, Arundati, Orleans-Pobee, Maku, Spahnn, Rachel, Monette, Mahogany, Sosoo, Effua E., Pinkham, Amy E., and Penn, David L.
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SCHIZOPHRENIA risk factors ,PSYCHOSES ,RACE ,ELECTRONIC publishing ,RISK assessment ,SEVERITY of illness index ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,ETHNIC groups ,HEALTH equity - Abstract
Racial and ethnic disparities have been clearly documented in schizophrenia studies, but it is unclear how much research attention they receive among US-based studies published in high-impact journals. The current paper updates Lewine and Caudle's (1999) and Chakraborty and Steinhauer's (2010) works, which quantified how frequently schizophrenia studies included information on race and ethnicity in their analyses. We examined all US-based papers on schizophrenia-spectrum, first-episode psychosis, and clinical high-risk groups, published between 2014 to 2016 in four major psychiatric journals: American Journal of Psychiatry, Journal of the American Medical Association – Psychiatry, Schizophrenia Bulletin, and Schizophrenia Research. Of 474 US-based studies, 62% (n = 295) reported analyses by race or ethnicity as compared to 20% in Lewine and Caudle's (1999) study. The majority of papers (59%) reported sample descriptions, a 42% increase from Lewine and Caudle's (1999) study. Additionally, 47% matched or compared the racial/ethnic composition of primary study groups and 12% adjusted for race (e.g., as a covariate). However, only 9% directly analyzed racial and/or ethnic identity in relation to the primary topic of the paper. While schizophrenia studies report analyses by race and ethnicity more frequently than 20 years ago, there remains a strong need for systematic, nuanced research on this topic. The authors offer recommendations for how to conceptualize and report upon race and ethnicity in schizophrenia research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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23. Freehand drawing activity: a comparison between tablet-finger vs paper&crayon throughout time.
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Paule Ruiz, MPuerto, Sánchez Santillán, Miguel, and Pérez-Pérez, Juan Ramón
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MOBILE apps ,MOTOR ability ,PORTABLE computers ,GRAPHIC arts ,PHYSIOLOGICAL adaptation ,DATA analysis ,RESEARCH funding ,DRAWING ,CLINICAL trials ,INTERVIEWING ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,CHI-squared test ,CREATIVE ability ,TEACHERS ,ONLINE education ,COLLEGE teacher attitudes ,ANALYSIS of variance ,STATISTICS ,COMPARATIVE studies ,VISUAL perception ,DATA analysis software ,CHILDREN - Abstract
The apps for drawing are present in our children's life. Nevertheless, little is known about the impact of mobile technology on the freehand drawing educational activity. There are few works which are contextualised within short periods of time, with teachers who are not theirs and, in some cases, outside the children's classroom. In this paper, we are focussed on the use of technology on freehand drawing activity. Thus, we have compared the graphics produced by 4- and 5-year-old children with paper&crayon in comparison with those with tablet-finger. Children made the drawings during a planned free-drawing activity, in their ordinary classrooms, with their teachers and during five sessions. Assessment of drawings has evidenced tablet feasibility for making graphics. Nevertheless, with the passing of time, quality of graphics (tablet-finger vs paper&crayons), are nearly matched, demonstrating the low impact level technology has on this activity. In addition, if drawings are analysed specifically according to ages, results have shown that both groups have to develop adaptation strategies of visual perceptual skills and fine motor skills for the touch screen in order to obtain the same quality in the drawings made on both support types. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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24. The first impression of conference papers: Does it matter in predicting future citations?
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Lee, Danielle H. and Brusilovsky, Peter
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ATTENTION ,COMMUNICATION ,CONFERENCES & conventions ,STATISTICAL correlation ,INFORMATION resources management ,INFORMATION science ,PUBLISHING ,REGRESSION analysis ,RESEARCH funding ,MATHEMATICAL variables ,SOCIAL media ,CITATION analysis ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics - Abstract
This article explores the factors influencing the future citations of conference papers. We concentrated on the explanatory power of early attention on conference papers for citations collected from Google Scholar and Scopus. The early attention data includes users' online activities in a conference support system: CN3. Bookmarks from the bibliographic management system, Citeulike, were used as a collateral source of early attention. To examine the chronological contributions of 13 factors on citations, a multiple sequential regression analysis was conducted for three timepoints of the publication cycle—paper submission, time of conferences, and months after conferences. Our results illustrate that online readers' early attention of Citeulike bookmarks were found to have the most influence on the future impact of the conference papers. The early attention records from CN3 made noteworthy improvements to explaining both the Google and Scopus citations as well. We also found that the type of papers the number of papers presented at a conference, and the best article award records were significant factors influencing future citations. However, the magnitude of the effects made by online readers' early attention from both sources appears to be larger than these three traditional factors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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25. Pediatric Type 1 Diabetes: A Bibliometric Analysis of the 100 Most-cited Publications.
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Dayal, Devi, Gupta, Brij Mohan, Mamdapur, Ghouse Modin, Vaishya, Raju, Gupta, Atul, and Bansal, Madhu
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TYPE 1 diabetes ,SERIAL publications ,SOCIAL network analysis ,INTERPROFESSIONAL relations ,MENTAL illness ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,TREATMENT effectiveness ,CITATION analysis ,PEDIATRICS ,MEDICAL research ,BIBLIOMETRICS ,QUALITY of life ,PSYCHOLOGICAL stress ,DATA analysis software ,GENETICS ,MENTAL depression ,DISEASE complications - Abstract
Background: The most impactful research on pediatric type 1 diabetes (T1D) remains unknown. Objective: We aimed to evaluate the characteristics and impact of the 100 most-cited articles on pediatric T1D. Materials and Methods: Using a predefined bibliometric strategy, the Scopus database was searched for high-cited papers (HCPs) published from 2001 to 2020. Articles were evaluated for data on the publication year, countries, authors, journals, topics, and types. Social network analysis was performed to visualize the interaction among countries, organizations, and authors using VOSviewer software. Results: The top 100 HCPs received 390 to 4634 citations, averaging 773.5 citations per paper (CPP). The funded HCPs (n = 50) had a higher impact (CPP 791.5). The majority of HCPs (n = 83) were collaborative. Classifying by research type, 65 studies were clinical (n = 65), risk factors (n = 27), epidemiology (n = 26), pathophysiology (n = 16), treatment outcome (n = 13), genetics (n = 12), complications (n = 3), quality of life (n = 2), and prognosis (n = 1). The number of authors involved was 1,101, affiliated with 545 organizations in 27 countries; the USA (n = 64) and the UK (n = 24) were the most productive countries, whereas Australia and the UK were the most impactful. D.M. Nathan and J.M. Lawrence were the most prolific authors, while P. Raskin and J.M. Lachin were the most impactful. Conclusions: High-income countries such as the USA, UK, and Australia contribute significantly to high-impact pediatric T1D research. Funding and collaboration improve the impact of citations in publications. Less researched areas such as treatment outcomes, genetics, complications, quality of life, and prognosis should be the focus of future research on pediatric T1D. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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26. Trends in high‐impact papers in nursing research published from 2008 to 2018: A web of science‐based bibliometric analysis.
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Zhu, Ruifang, Wang, Yaping, Wu, Rui, Meng, Xin, Han, Shifan, and Duan, Zhiguang
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BIBLIOMETRICS ,COMPUTER software ,INTERPROFESSIONAL relations ,NURSING research ,PUBLISHING ,RESEARCH funding ,BIBLIOGRAPHIC databases ,PERIODICAL articles ,CITATION analysis ,IMPACT factor (Citation analysis) ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics - Abstract
Objective: To assess the overall trends in the development and citation impact of high‐impact papers in nursing research worldwide to gain insight into the focus areas of nursing research. Background: Bibliometric method is proved to be effective in analysing the papers' characteristics, and it gained considerable interest from the scientific community in recent years. An analysis of the characteristics and intrinsic patterns of high‐impact papers in nursing research will provide an objective reflection of the research hot spots. Nursing managers can pointedly increase funding amount and strengthen research cooperation in order to put the scientific results into management practice. Methods: Bibliometric methods and visualization software were used to comprehensively analyse high‐impact papers in nursing research in terms of development trends, countries/regions, distribution of subject areas, research institutes, collaborative networks and subject terms. Results: There were 6,886 papers between 2008 and 2018. The number of papers increased from 528 in 2008 to 723 in 2015, and then remained above 600 in 2016 and 2017. These papers were mainly distributed in nursing, oncology, paediatrics, gynaecology, teaching and education, and cardiac and cardiovascular systems and were cited by 128,845 papers that came from 89 Web of Science subject areas. Papers in nursing research accounted for the largest share of these citations. The top five countries in the world in terms of the number of high‐impact papers were the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada and Sweden. The research institutions with the highest number of high‐impact papers worldwide were the University of California System, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of North Carolina, the University of London and the University of Technology Sydney. In this data set, it was shown that research collaborative circles have been formed in the United States, Australia, Canada and Europe; the subject‐term analysis indicated that 'women' and 'students' have always been high‐interest populations for high‐impact papers and that cancer is still one of the greatest threats to human health. Furthermore, the subject terms of high‐impact papers in nursing research have gradually evolved from 'disease' and 'therapy' to 'symptoms'. Conclusion: In recent years, the number of high‐impact papers published each year in nursing research has grown over time. Nursing has been shown to be a highly specialized subject, and the majority of its high‐impact papers have been published by research institutions. Although cross‐regional collaborations are beginning to emerge, there is much room for improvement in this regard. Finally, women, students, cancer and symptomatic care are the current focus areas in nursing research. Implications for Nursing Management: This study informs nursing managers within the nursing research field about subject areas, collaborative networks and hot topics. It is beneficial to pay attention to studies, manage scientific outputs, allocate resources, seek cooperation and improve the work efficiency of scientific research management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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27. Top 100 cited paramedicine papers: A bibliometric study.
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Olaussen, Alexander, Beovich, Bronwyn, and Williams, Brett
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PARAMEDICINE ,SERIAL publications ,FISHER exact test ,CITATION analysis ,T-test (Statistics) ,EMERGENCY medical services ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,CHI-squared test ,DATA analysis software - Abstract
Objective: Understanding the impact different journal articles have in any academic field is important – particularly in emerging professions. A bibliometric analysis like this does not yet exist for paramedicine, despite the rapid increase in its primary literature. The objective of the present study was to identify and analyse the 100 top‐cited articles about paramedicine. Methods: We searched the Scopus database in August 2020 for studies relating to paramedicine. After screening titles and abstracts, we extracted the citation count, journal name, publication year, and country of origin. We manually assessed whether the study was clinical or not, noted the sex of the authors, the profession of first and last authors and the study design used. Results: The median citation count for the top 100 papers in paramedicine was 58 (interquartile range 46–84 citations). The articles were published across 48 different journals, with Resuscitation and Prehospital Emergency Care being the two most frequent. The top‐cited paramedic papers originated from 16 different countries and were written predominantly by medical doctors. Three quarters (73%) of the studies had a clinical focus, and a quarter (26%) were randomised controlled trials. Conclusions: The evolution of paramedicine towards professionalism is backed up by the growth of its own body of knowledge. This analysis of the 100 most cited studies in paramedicine is the first of its kind and highlights that paramedicine articles have a high citation count and are published across numerous journals, but with a relative lack of contribution from paramedic practitioners and female researchers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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28. Analyzing Persian Wikipedia's citations to discover the effectiveness of Persian scientific papers: applied web mining techniques.
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Rahimi, Forough and Danesh, Farshid
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REFERENCE books ,RESEARCH ,SERIAL publications ,BIBLIOMETRICS ,CITATION analysis ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,MEDICAL literature ,WORLD Wide Web ,DATA mining ,MEDICAL research - Abstract
Purpose: The main objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of Persian Scientific Papers (PSPs) on Persian Wikipedia by studying Wikipedia's citations to these papers. Design/methodology/approach: The present study is applied research, which has been performed by the web-mining method, such as downloading web pages, extracting information (references), identifying papers, detecting peer-review journals and calculating the frequency rates. The statistical population included 10,000 Persian Wikipedia Pages (PWPs) that were analyzed in two rounds with a six-month interval. Findings: The number of pages containing the Persian references section was 3,994 and 4,063 out of the 10,000 pages extracted in the first and second rounds. The ratio of pages that cited scientific sources (58 and 67 pages) to the pages extracted from the PWP was equal to 0.58 and 0.67%. The ratio of pages that cited scientific sources to pages with Persian references in each round was equal to 1.45 and 1.64%. The number of references extracted from the PWP in each round equaled 30,441 and 35,891. Eight titles from reputable Persian journals had received at least three citations from Wikipedia. Originality/value: The present study has determined the extent of interaction between science and society (knowledge flow) in the form of citations from Wikipedia articles to articles in peer-reviewed journals. The study of this issue in Persian Wikipedia in more than 2000 Persian peer-reviewed journals shows the originality of the present paper. Studying citation reliability in a collaborative and openly editable platform is another originality of the work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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29. Evaluation of paper-based and web-based food frequency questionnaires for 7-year-old children in Singapore.
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Lai, Jun S., Loh, Jason, Toh, Jia Ying, Sugianto, Ray, Colega, Marjorelee, Tan, Kok Hian, Yap, Fabian Kok Peng, Chong, Yap-Seng, Godfrey, Keith M., and Chong, Mary Foong-Fong
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MOTHERS ,NUTRITIONAL assessment ,RESEARCH methodology evaluation ,INTERNET ,RESEARCH methodology ,FOOD diaries ,PEARSON correlation (Statistics) ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,CHILDREN - Abstract
Advances in technology enabled the development of a web-based, pictorial FFQ to collect parent-report dietary intakes of 7-year-old children in the Growing Up in Singapore Towards healthy Outcomes study. This study aimed to compare intakes estimated from a paper-FFQ and a web-FFQ and examine the relative validity of both FFQ against 3-d diet records (3DDR). Ninety-two mothers reported food intakes of their 7-year-old child on a paper-FFQ, a web-FFQ and a 3DDR. A usability questionnaire collected participants' feedback on the web-FFQ. Correlations and agreement in energy, nutrients and food groups intakes between the dietary assessments were evaluated using Pearson's correlation, Lin's concordance, Bland–Altman plots, Cohen's κ and tertile classification. The paper- and web-FFQ had good correlations (≥ 0·50) and acceptable-good agreement (Lin's concordance ≥ 0·30; Cohen's κ ≥ 0·41; ≥ 50 % correct and ≤ 10 % misclassification into same or extreme tertiles). Compared with 3DDR, both FFQ showed poor agreement (< 0·30) in assessing absolute intakes except micronutrients (web-FFQ had acceptable-good agreement), but showed acceptable-good ability to classify children into tertiles (κ ≥ 0·21; ≥ 40 % and ≤ 15 % correct or misclassification). Bland–Altman plots suggest good agreement between web-FFQ and 3DDR in assessing micronutrients and several food groups. The web-FFQ was well-received, and majority (81 %) preferred the web-FFQ over the paper-FFQ. The newly developed web-FFQ produced intake estimates comparable to the paper-FFQ, has acceptable-good agreement with 3DDR in assessing absolute micronutrients intakes and has acceptable-good ability to classify children according to categories of intakes. The positive acceptance of the web-FFQ makes it a feasible tool for future dietary data collection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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30. Automated analysis of pen-on-paper spirals for tremor detection, quantification, and differentiation.
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Rajan, Roopa, Anandapadmanabhan, Reghu, Nageswaran, Sharmila, Radhakrishnan, Vineeth, Saini, Arti, Krishnan, Syam, Gupta, Anu, Vishnu, Venugopalan Y., Pandit, Awadh K., Singh, Rajesh Kumar, Radhakrishnan, Divya M, Singh, Mamta Bhushan, Bhatia, Rohit, Srivastava, Achal, Kishore, Asha, and Padma Srivastava, M. V.
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STATISTICS ,RESEARCH ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,ANALYSIS of variance ,TASK performance ,HANDWRITING ,ACCELEROMETERS ,DYSTONIA ,MOVEMENT disorders ,TREMOR ,DRAWING ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,PARKINSON'S disease ,SENSITIVITY & specificity (Statistics) ,DATA analysis ,RECEIVER operating characteristic curves ,DATA analysis software ,ALGORITHMS - Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To develop an automated algorithm to detect, quantify, and differentiate between tremor using pen-on-paper spirals. METHODS: Patients with essential tremor (n = 25), dystonic tremor (n = 25), Parkinson’s disease (n = 25), and healthy volunteers (HV, n = 25) drew free-hand spirals. The algorithm derived the mean deviation (MD) and tremor variability from scanned images. MD and tremor variability were compared with 1) the Bain and Findley scale, 2) the Fahn–Tolosa–Marin tremor rating scale (FTM–TRS), and 3) the peak power and total power of the accelerometer spectra. Inter and intra loop widths were computed to differentiate between the tremor. RESULTS: MD was higher in the tremor group (48.9±26.3) than in HV (26.4±5.3; p < 0.001). The cut-off value of 30.3 had 80.9% sensitivity and 76.0% specificity for the detection of the tremor [area under the curve: 0.83; 95% confidence index (CI): 0.75, 0.91, p < 0.001]. MD correlated with the Bain and Findley ratings (rho = 0.491, p = 0 < 0.001), FTM–TRS part B (rho = 0.260, p = 0.032) and accelerometric measures of postural tremor (total power, rho = 0.366, p < 0.001; peak power, rho = 0.402, p < 0.001). Minimum Detectable Change was 19.9%. Inter loop width distinguished Parkinson’s disease spirals from dystonic tremor (p < 0.001, 95% CI: 54.6, 211.1), essential tremor (p = 0.003, 95% CI: 28.5, 184.9), or HV (p = 0.036, 95% CI: -160.4, -3.9). CONCLUSION: The automated analysis of pen-on-paper spirals generated robust variables to quantify the tremor and putative variables to distinguish them from each other. SIGNIFICANCE: This technique maybe useful for epidemiological surveys and follow-up studies on tremor. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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31. A Clash of Culture and Structure: Considering Barriers to Access for People Without Papers.
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Robb, Jaime Shamado
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IMMIGRANTS ,CULTURE ,HEALTH services accessibility ,RESEARCH methodology ,CONVERSATION ,INTERVIEWING ,RULES ,SOCIAL structure ,QUALITATIVE research ,FIELD notes (Science) ,HEALTH insurance ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,THEMATIC analysis ,HEALTH equity ,HEALTH care rationing ,TRUST - Abstract
As the United States' population grows via migration and immigration, with this rise in diverse identities, there has been increasing concern regarding disparities for undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. with limited access to the health system. Given the various constraints involving communication and social structures that undocumented immigrants face, a culture-centered approach is drawn on to investigating how this group goes about navigating a dominant health system given their restricted access. I explore co-constructed themes that emerged through conversations with undocumented immigrants, (people without papers as I call them in this work) living in the United States to gain an understanding as to the structural and cultural limitations faced by this group. By doing qualitative semi-structured interviews with local participants living in the South Florida region, I describe the various features of a complex U.S. health system that undocumented immigrants (people without papers) deemed as important obstacles that limit their willingness to interact with official medical spaces. This work draws on narratives and accounts to shed light on the intersection of disparities this group has to overcome in order to consider entering a medical space to receive the treatment they might need. The findings of this article highlighted the structural violence that certain subaltern groups, such as people without papers experience due to their limited access to foundational systems in their environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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32. A Novel Acoustic Uroflowmetry-Based Mobile App Voiding Diary: Comparison with Conventional Paper-Based Voiding Diary.
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Kim, Jung Kwon, Kim, Hwanik, Ho, Jin-nyoung, Jeong, Seong Jin, and Lee, Sangchul
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ENURESIS ,MOBILE apps ,URINATION ,PATIENT satisfaction ,DIARY (Literary form) ,COMPARATIVE studies ,SURVEYS ,PATIENTS' attitudes ,URODYNAMICS ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,SOUND ,PATIENT compliance ,POLYURIA - Abstract
Objectives. To evaluate the usefulness of a novel acoustic uroflowmetry- (UFM-) based mobile application (app) voiding diary (VD) focusing on the (1) compliance and (2) correlation with a conventional paper-based VD. Materials and Methods. A total of 78 patients were included between December 2019 and June 2020, and a subsequent review of all data was performed. The analyzed data were as follows: (1) survey of convenience/satisfaction/preference comparing the two methods, (2) compliance regarding the completeness of both methods, and (3) correlation of each metric (24-hour urine volume, nocturnal urine volume, nocturnal polyuria index, total number of voids, number of daytime voids, number of nocturnal voids, and maximal bladder capacity) between the two methods. Results. The survey results of convenience, satisfaction, and preference were as follows. With regard to convenience and satisfaction area, higher scores are reported in the mobile app VD (mean ± standard deviation (SD); convenience: 7.47 ± 2.19 [app] vs. 4.20 ± 2.49 [paper]; satisfaction: 7.36 ± 2.17 [app] vs. 5.07 ± 2.65 [paper]). The median score of the overall preference for using the mobile app instead of the paper-based VD was 9 out of 10 (mean ± SD 7.82 ± 2.68). We also found a good correlation between the two methods for nocturnal urine volume (r = 0.55 , p = 0.04), nocturnal polyuria index (r = 0.66 , p = 0.23), total number of voids (r = 0.9 , p = 0.02), number of nocturnal voids (r = 0.83 , p = 0.02), and maximal bladder capacity (r = 0.89 , p = 0.04). Conclusion. The acoustic UFM-based mobile app VD demonstrated favorable findings compared to the conventional paper-based VD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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33. The effectiveness of repairment of traumatic tympanic membrane perforations with cigarette paper.
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Akkoca, Özlem, Kaytez, Selda Kargın, Kaptan, Zeynep, and Özdemir, Coşkun
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EAR surgery ,HEARING ,ACQUISITION of data methodology ,TYMPANIC membrane perforation ,RETROSPECTIVE studies ,TREATMENT effectiveness ,PRE-tests & post-tests ,MEDICAL records ,AUDIOMETRY ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,EVALUATION - Abstract
Copyright of Turkish Journal of Trauma & Emergency Surgery / Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi is the property of KARE Publishing and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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34. A Validity Study of the Digitized Version of the Rapid Automatized Naming Test.
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Kim, Sohyun An, Gotlieb, Rebecca, Rhinehart, Laura V., Pedroza, Veronica, and Wolf, Maryanne
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DIGITAL technology ,READING ,RESEARCH funding ,PHONOLOGICAL awareness ,READABILITY (Literary style) ,DYSLEXIA ,RESEARCH methodology evaluation ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,WORD processing ,COMPARATIVE studies - Abstract
Rapid automatized naming (RAN) is a powerful predictor of reading fluency, and many digitized dyslexia screeners include RAN as an essential component. However, the validity of digitized RAN has not been established. Using a sample of 174 second-graders, this study tested (1) the comparability between paper and digitized versions of RAN and (2) the validity of the digitized version. We found that paper and digital versions were highly correlated, and such correlation was consistent across students' reading levels. Further, the digital RAN predicted children's word reading proficiency as well as the paper version. Moreover, the constructs measured by paper and digital versions of RAN were comparable. We conclude that the digitized RAN is a valid alternative to the traditional paper version for this age group. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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35. The effect of external-focus using a paper balloon on the activity of upper limb and trunk muscles during static and dynamic tasks.
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Murofushi, Koji, Oshikawa, Tomoki, Kaneoka, Koji, Yamaguchi, Daisuke, Hirohata, Kenji, Furuya, Hidetaka, Mitomo, Sho, Akuzawa, Hiroshi, and Yagishita, Kazuyoshi
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SKELETAL muscle physiology ,MUSCLE contraction ,TORSO ,TASK performance ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,WEIGHT lifting ,ELECTROMYOGRAPHY ,EXERCISE therapy - Abstract
BACKGROUND: External focus isometric exercises using a paper balloon can change trunk muscle activation in the chest squeeze; however, it is unknown whether this method affects muscle activities in conventional exercises. OBJECTIVE: To check variations of trunk muscle activity during front plank (static task) and shoulder press (dynamic task) both with and without instruction to avoid crushing an object. METHODS: Twenty-six healthy adult males aged 19–49 were recruited. Ten trunk muscle activities were measured using surface electromyography during a front plank and dynamic shoulder press exercises, both with and without external-focus instruction. RESULTS: Adding the external-focus using the paper balloon to the front plank significantly activated 8 out of the 10 muscles. In the downward shoulder press, 5 out of 10 muscles with 50% 1 RM, 2 out of 10 muscles with 100% 1 RM were significantly activated. CONCLUSIONS: Adding external-focus instruction using paper balloon increases trunk muscles in front plank and shoulder press while possibly improving trunk stability. Novel exercises using paper balloon may efficiently activate specific muscles without external loading thus possibly reducing the stress on the involved joints during exercise. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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36. Computer-Based Cognitive Training vs. Paper-and-Pencil Training for Language and Cognitive Deficits in Greek Patients with Mild Alzheimer's Disease: A Preliminary Study.
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Georgopoulou, Eleni-Nefeli, Nousia, Anastasia, Siokas, Vasileios, Martzoukou, Maria, Zoupa, Elli, Messinis, Lambros, Dardiotis, Efthimios, and Nasios, Grigorios
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COGNITION disorders treatment ,TREATMENT of language disorders ,THERAPEUTICS ,COMPUTERS in medicine ,ALZHEIMER'S disease ,MANN Whitney U Test ,T-test (Statistics) ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,ANALYSIS of covariance ,CHI-squared test ,DATA analysis software ,COGNITIVE therapy ,DISEASE complications - Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to explore whether Computer-Based Cognitive Training (C-BCT) versus Paper-Pencil Cognitive Training (P-PCT) is more beneficial in improving cognitive and language deficits in Greek patients living with Alzheimer's disease (pwAD). Twenty pwAD were assigned to two groups: (a) the C-BCT group, receiving a computer-based cognitive training program using the RehaCom software, and (b) the P-PCT group, which received cognitive training using paper and pencil. The cognitive training programs lasted 15 weeks and were administered twice a week for approximately one hour per session. The analyses of each group's baseline versus endpoint performance demonstrated that the P-PCT group improved on delayed memory, verbal fluency, attention, processing speed, executive function, general cognitive ability, and activities of daily living. In contrast, the C-BCT group improved on memory (delayed and working), naming, and processing speed. Comparisons between the two groups (C-BCT vs. P-PCT) revealed that both methods had significant effects on patients' cognition, with the P-PCT method transferring the primary cognitive benefits to real-life activities. Our findings indicate that both methods are beneficial in attenuating cognitive and language deficits in pwAD. The need for large-scale neurobehavioral interventions to further clarify this issue, however, remains a priority. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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37. بررسی آگاهی، نگرش و عملکرد پرسنل بیمارستان آموزشی ساري در خصوصبازیافت کاغذ و اقتصاد مقاومتی در سال 1396 : یک گزارش کوتاه
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Hasanpour, M., Aghalari, Z., and Jafarian, S.
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RECYCLED paper ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,SARIS - Abstract
Background and Objectives: Paper recycling saves energy, and it is an example of resistance economy. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine knowledge, attitude and practice of Sari Training Hospital personnel on paper recycling and resistance economy. Materials and Methods: In the present descriptive study, conducted in 2017, 151 staff of Sari Training Hospital were selected in census method and their views regarding paper recycling and resistance economy were investigated through a questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and chi-square test were used to analyze the data. Results: 113 people (74.8%) considered recycling as an example of resistance economy. There was also a significant relationship between doing recycling at work and familiarity with the concept of resistance economy (p=0.001). Conclusion: The present study showed that more than 70% of people have adequate knowledge and attitude about paper recycling, but they need training in terms of performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
38. The effect of uncoated paper application on skin moisture, risk of pressure injury and incidence of pressure injury in neurologic intensive care unit patients: A randomized controlled trial.
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Choi, Yoo‐Hyung and Kim, Sung Reul
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INTENSIVE care units ,RESEARCH ,ANALYSIS of variance ,PRESSURE ulcers ,HUMIDITY ,DISEASE incidence ,TERTIARY care ,MANN Whitney U Test ,RISK assessment ,SKIN physiology ,RANDOMIZED controlled trials ,T-test (Statistics) ,REPEATED measures design ,BLIND experiment ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,CHI-squared test ,GLASGOW Coma Scale ,STATISTICAL sampling ,DATA analysis software ,BEDSORE risk factors ,DISEASE risk factors - Abstract
Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of uncoated paper on skin moisture, pressure injury risk and pressure injury incidence in neurological intensive care unit patients. Methods: A randomized controlled design was used. The experimental group (n = 68) received usual care (repositioning every 2 h and use of an air mattress) and application of uncoated paper on the sacral area for 5 days, whereas the control group (n = 67) received only usual care. A repeated measures analysis of variance was used to determine changes in the skin moisture and risk of pressure injury between the groups. A chi‐squared test was used to determine the change in the incidence of pressure injuries for sacral area. Data were collected from 20 October 2017 to 6 March 2018. Results: There were statistically significant differences in the skin moisture and risk of pressure injuries between the experimental and control groups. However, a significant difference was not observed in the incidence of pressure injuries between the groups. Conclusion: The use of uncoated paper may be a valid nursing intervention for the prevention of pressure injuries in neurological intensive care unit patients. SUMMARY STATEMENT: What is already known about this topic? The neurological intensive care unit patients with motor deficits, loss or deterioration of sensory function and decreased consciousness have high risk of pressure injuries.Although various guidelines consider excessive skin moisture as an important cause of pressure injuries, few targeted interventions exist to manage excessive skin moisture. What this paper adds? The uncoated paper application was effective in reducing skin moisture in neurologic intensive care unit patients.In addition, application of uncoated paper application has an effect on risk of pressure injury in neurologic intensive care unit patients. The implications of this paper: The use of uncoated paper may be a valid nursing intervention for the prevention of pressure injuries in neurological intensive care unit patients.Nurses should recognize that pressure injuries are potentially preventable adverse events and use various preventive interventions including skin moisture management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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39. Nursing Students' Attitudes Toward Women With Maternal Substance Use Disorders.
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Renbarger, Kalyn M., Anyango, Jane, and Pannell, Anabella
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SUBSTANCE abuse ,QUALITATIVE research ,NEONATAL abstinence syndrome ,MOTHERS ,CONTENT analysis ,INTERVIEWING ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,RETROSPECTIVE studies ,THEMATIC analysis ,RESEARCH methodology ,STUDENT attitudes ,WOMEN'S health ,NURSING students ,SOCIAL stigma ,PERINATAL period - Abstract
Background: Maternal substance use disorders (SUD) have challenged relationships between women with SUD and their nurses. Nurses have reported biased attitudes toward women with SUD, which can interfere with their care. However, it is not well known how nursing students perceive women with SUD and their infants. This article describes nursing students' attitudes toward women with SUD, which can be used to inform educational strategies. Method: An inductive content analysis was used to analyze 76 reflection papers written by nursing students at a midwestern university. Results: Three main themes were identified: (1) stigma toward women with SUD; (2) concerns for infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome; and (3) influence of clinical experiences on attitudes toward women with SUD. Conclusion: Nursing students need more evidence-based guidance on managing their biases as well as the biases of nurses who work in maternity settings. [J Nurs Educ. 2024;63(10):659–664.] [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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40. Assisting researchers in bibliographic tasks: A new usable, real‐time tool for analyzing bibliographies.
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Dattolo, Antonina and Corbatto, Marco
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SEMANTICS ,BIBLIOGRAPHIC databases ,METADATA ,USER interfaces ,TASK performance ,BIBLIOGRAPHY ,DOCUMENTATION ,BIBLIOGRAPHICAL citations ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,INFORMATION retrieval ,STATISTICAL models ,DATA analysis - Abstract
The amount of scientific papers is growing together with the development of science itself; but, although there is an unprecedented availability of large citation indexes, some daily activities of researchers remain time‐consuming and poorly supported. In this paper, we present Visual Bibliographies (VisualBib), a real‐time visual platform, designed using a zz‐structure‐based model for linking metadata and a narrative, visual approach for showing bibliographies. VisualBib represents a usable, advanced, and visual tool, which simplifies the management of bibliographies, supports a core set of bibliographic tasks, and helps researchers during complex analyses on scientific bibliographies. We present the variety of metadata formats and visualization methods, proposing two use case scenarios. The maturity of the system implementation allowed us two studies, for evaluating both the effectiveness of VisualBib in providing answers to specific data analysis tasks and to support experienced users during real‐life uses. The results of the evaluation are positive and describe an effective and usable platform. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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41. "Diabetes is really simple on paper, but really complicated when you actually have it": Understanding the daily stressors of adolescents living with Type 1 diabetes.
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Rechenberg, Kaitlyn, Geiss, Carley, Koerner, Rebecca, Ríos, Nicole, and Menon, Usha
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TYPE 1 diabetes ,SELF-management (Psychology) ,QUALITATIVE research ,INTERVIEWING ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation ,EXPERIENCE ,PSYCHOLOGICAL stress ,RESEARCH methodology ,TELEPHONES ,ACTIVITIES of daily living ,WELL-being ,BLOOD sugar monitoring ,DISEASE complications ,ADOLESCENCE - Abstract
Purpose: This study aims to explore the daily stressors experienced by adolescents with Type 1 diabetes (T1D) and the perceived impact of those stressors on their self‐management and psychological well‐being. Design and Methods: We conducted semistructured in‐depth telephone interviews using a qualitative descriptive approach with 20 adolescents aged 14–17 years with T1D and analyzed subsequent data using thematic analysis. Results: Participants who were non‐Hispanic white made up 85% of the sample, 75% identified as female and mean age was 15 years. The study identified two key themes: "the everyday stress of living with diabetes" and "managing stress and supporting psychological well‐being." Participants described heightened mental load, the impact of daily activities, stress associated with public diabetes management, and added stress due to COVID‐19. Primary mitigation techniques included family support, peer support networks, activity engagement, and personal acceptance of their condition. Practice Implications: We found that there is a compound effect that occurs with balancing daily disease management with normative activities of daily living. These data will help guide the design of new interventions and tailoring of existing interventions. Future intervention development may include physical exercise, mindfulness training, and stress reducing techniques. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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42. Paper patching for patulous eustachian tube.
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Su Jin Kim, Sun Ae Shin, Ho Yun Lee, and Yong-Ho Park
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EUSTACHIAN tube surgery ,EAR surgery ,IRRIGATION (Medicine) ,EUSTACHIAN tube ,ARTIFICIAL organs ,SURGERY ,PATIENTS ,RETROSPECTIVE studies ,ACQUISITION of data ,TREATMENT effectiveness ,COMPARATIVE studies ,IPRATROPIUM (Drug) ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,MEDICAL records ,PHYSIOLOGIC salines ,EVALUATION - Abstract
Background: Paper patching, a method that places cigarette paper over the most mobile quadrants of the tympanic membrane, is one of the treatment options for patulous eustachian tube (PET). Aims/Objectives: The objective of this study was to compare the outcomes of two different treatment strategies for PET. Material and methods: Twenty-three patients underwent paper patching of the tympanic membrane and 16 patients were treated with nasal saline irrigation with or without ipratropium bromide nasal spray. Medical records were reviewed for resolution of PET symptoms as categorical variables (complete remission, partial remission, or no improvement) with a minimum follow-up of 3 months. Results: Immediately after undergoing paper patching, 20 of the 23 patients (87.0%) reported complete remission (CR). The percentage of CR after paper patching was 82.6% at 1 month and 65.2% at 3 months. A greater percentage of patients reported CR of aural symptoms in the paper patching group than in the nasal irrigation group at both 1 and 3 months after treatment (p < .05). Conclusions and significance: Repetitive paper patching resolves aural discomfort in most PET patients for at least 3 months and can be considered as a first-line treatment option for PET in the outpatient setting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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43. A collaborative approach to develop indicators for quality of care for ST segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction in networks without coronary intervention: A position paper.
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Rodríguez-Ramos, Miguel Alejandro, Santos-Medina, Maikel, Dueñas-Herrera, Alfredo, Prohías Martínez, Juan Adolfo, and Rivas-Estany, Eduardo
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MEDICAL quality control ,ONLINE information services ,CONSENSUS (Social sciences) ,KEY performance indicators (Management) ,MIDDLE-income countries ,SYSTEMATIC reviews ,PATIENT readmissions ,ST elevation myocardial infarction ,HUMAN services programs ,CLINICAL medicine ,INTERPROFESSIONAL relations ,HEALTH care teams ,ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,LOW-income countries ,MEDLINE ,REPERFUSION ,DELPHI method - Abstract
BACKGROUND: Data about performance measures (PM) in patients with ST segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) in low- and middle-income countries is really scarce. One of the reasons is the lack of appropriate measures for these scenarios where coronary intervention is not the standard treatment. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to develop a set of PM and quality markers for patients with STEMI in these countries. METHODS: Two investigators systematically reviewed existing guidelines and scientific literature to identify potential PM by referring to documents searched through PubMed from 2010 through 2019, using terms "Myocardial Infarction", "STEMI", "quality indicator", and "performance measure". A modified Delphi technique, involving multidisciplinary panel interview, was used. A 15-member multidisciplinary expert panel individually rated each potential indicator on a scale of 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest) during three rounds. All indicators that received a median score ≥4.5, in final round without significant disagreement were included as PM. RESULTS: Through the consensus-building process, 84 potential indicators were found, of which 10 were proposed as performance measures and 2 as quality metrics, as follows: Pre-Hospital Electrocardiogram; Patients with reperfusion therapy; Pre-hospital Reperfusion; Ischemic time less than 120 minutes; System delay time less than 90 minutes; In-hospital Mortality; Complete in-hospital Treatment; Complete in-hospital Treatment in patients with Heart Failure; 30 day-Re-admissions; 30 day-mortality; Patients with in-hospital stress test performed; and, Patients included in rehabilitation programs. CONCLUSION: This document provides the official set of PM of attention in ST segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction of the Cuban Society of Cardiology and Cuban National Group of Cardiology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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44. The cost and cost efficiency of conducting a 24-h dietary recall using INDDEX24, a mobile dietary assessment platform, compared with pen-and-paper interview in Viet Nam and Burkina Faso.
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Adams, Katherine P., Bell, Winnie, Somé, Jérome W., Colaiezzi, Brooke, Wafa, Sarah, Rogers, Beatrice, and Coates, Jennifer
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DATABASES ,NUTRITIONAL assessment ,MEDICAL information storage & retrieval systems ,MOBILE apps ,FOOD diaries ,INTERVIEWING ,SURVEYS ,COST analysis ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics - Abstract
The INDDEX24 Dietary Assessment Platform (INDDEX24) was developed to facilitate the collection of 24-h dietary recall (24HR) data. Alongside validation studies in Viet Nam and Burkina Faso in 2019–2020, we conducted activity-based costing studies to estimate the cost of conducting a 24HR among women of reproductive age using INDDEX24 compared with the pen-and-paper interview (PAPI) approach. We also modelled alternative scenarios in which: (1) 25–75 % of dietary reference data were borrowed from the INDDEX24 Global Food Matters Database (FMDB); (2) all study personnel were locally based and (3) national-scale surveys. In the primary analysis, in Viet Nam, the 24HR cost US $111 004 ($755/respondent, n 147) using INDDEX24 and $120 483 ($820/respondent, n 147) using PAPI. In Burkina Faso, the 24HR cost $78 105 ($539/respondent, n 145) using INDDEX24 and $79 465 ($544/respondent, n 146) using PAPI. In modelled scenarios, borrowing dietary reference data from the FMDB decreased the cost of INDDEX24 by 17–34 % (Viet Nam) and 5–15 % (Burkina Faso). With all locally based personnel, INDDEX24 cost more than PAPI ($498 v. $448 per respondent in Viet Nam and $456 v. $410 in Burkina Faso). However, at national scales (n 4376, Viet Nam; n 6500, Burkina Faso) using all locally based personnel, INDDEX24 was more cost-efficient ($109 v. $137 per respondent in Viet Nam and $123 v. $148 in Burkina Faso). In two countries and under most circumstances, INDDEX24 was less expensive than PAPI. Higher INDDEX24 survey preparation costs (including purchasing equipment) were more than offset by higher PAPI data entry, cleaning and processing costs. INDDEX24 may facilitate cost-efficient dietary data collection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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45. The effects of reading on pixel vs. paper: a comparative study.
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Çınar, Murat, Doğan, Dilek, and Seferoğlu, Süleyman Sadi
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PILOT projects ,KRUSKAL-Wallis Test ,ANALYSIS of variance ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,DIGITAL technology ,SMARTPHONES ,MANN Whitney U Test ,SCREEN time ,COMPARATIVE studies ,ACHIEVEMENT tests ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,CHI-squared test ,SCHOOL children ,DATA analysis software ,READING ,EQUIPMENT & supplies - Abstract
The aim of this study was to examine the effects that reading on screens (using digital devices with different screen sizes) and on paper have on reading time and comprehension. The study group was comprised of126 secondary students from a private school. To ensure balance, the participants were assigned into test groups, formed according to the size of the reading device, based on class levels, gender, and average school grade. In the data collection process, a narrative text was transferred to both print and electronic media. Access to the text was provided on paper and three digital devices. There were no time limitations. After reading, participants were given comprehension tests that consisted of twenty multiple-choice questions. Female participants' on-screen comprehension scores were found to be relatively higher compared to their paper comprehension scores. They also acquired better scores as the screen size increased. Conversely, male participants had higher comprehension scores on tablets and smart phones. Participants who read the text on smart phones and tablets completed the tasks in less time compared to other groups. However, the effects of reading modality on comprehension and reading time were not found to be statistically significant in either the male or female groups. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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46. Differences in learning retention and experience of augmented reality notes compared to traditional paper notes in a chiropractic technique course: A randomized trial.
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Cade, Alice E., Stevens, Kirk, Lee, Alan, and Baptista, Lisa
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MEMORY ,AUGMENTED reality ,CHIROPRACTIC education ,MANN Whitney U Test ,LEARNING strategies ,EXPERIENCE ,RANDOMIZED controlled trials ,T-test (Statistics) ,STUDENTS ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,TEACHING aids ,QUALITY assurance ,DATA analysis software ,ALTERNATIVE education ,EDUCATIONAL outcomes - Abstract
To investigate if a written guide or augmented reality (AR) guide improves free recall of diversified chiropractic adjusting technique and to capture participants' impressions of the study in a poststudy questionnaire. Thirty-eight chiropractic students were evaluated for diversified listing (a nomenclature denoting vertebral malposition and correction) recall, pre-AR and post-AR, or written guide review. The vertebral segments used were C7 and T6. Two randomized groups reviewed an original course written guide (n = 18) or a new AR guide (n = 20). A Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney (C7) and t test (T6) compared group differences in reevaluation scores. A poststudy questionnaire was given to capture participants' impressions of the study. Both groups showed no significant differences in free recall scores after reviewing the guides for C7 or T6. The poststudy questionnaire suggested a number of strategies could be used to improve current teaching material such as more detail in the written guides and organizing content into smaller blocks. Use of an AR or written guide does not seem to change participants' free recall ability when used to review diversified technique listings. The poststudy questionnaire was useful to identify strategies to improve currently used teaching material. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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47. Public health insurance for elderly: did researchers recognise health as human right for elderly?
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Agrawal, Gaurav and Mishra, Aditi
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AUTHORS ,BIBLIOMETRICS ,SERIAL publications ,PUBLIC health ,COMMUNITY health services ,MEDICAL care costs ,UNIVERSAL healthcare ,RIGHT to health ,CITATION analysis ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,DATA analysis software ,PERIODICAL articles ,MEDICARE ,INSURANCE ,MEDICAL research ,AUTHORSHIP ,IMPACT factor (Citation analysis) ,OLD age - Abstract
Purpose: This study aims to shed some light on the subject matter of the exploration of public medical coverage and elderly done as such far across the world. To achieve this objective, a comprehensive bibliometric examination was used to investigate papers published between the years 1960 and 2020. An aggregate of 366 papers was selected and analysed for the same. The investigation endeavours to recognise the journals with outstanding performance in this field, distribution of papers concerning the year of their publication, most referred to papers. Then various maps depicting bibliometric networks are provided, namely, the joint-authorship network map, inter-country joint-authorship network map and keyword co-occurrence network map. Design/methodology/approach: To achieve the objective of this study, the Scopus database was used for comprehending the vast magnitude of information about numerous papers included in this paper. VOSviewer has been used to create a joint-authorship network map, inter-country joint-authorship network map and keywords concurrences network map. Findings: The result of this investigation demonstrates that the highest number of publications came out in the year 2019, the most notable journal is Journal of Aging and Social Policy, and the most referred to research paper is about long-term care insurance (LTCI) in Japan. The USA is the most productive nation with the most elevated number of papers published under its name. Tamiya N. has teamed up with the highest number of authors, which is 29. Again the USA is the nation that participated with the highest number of authors of different countries in the research paper. Originality/value: This paper accord with the current writing on public health insurance and elderly. A much far-reaching and solid image of this sector is given using the bibliometric analysis technique. The authors keen on directing future exploration on this topic can take guidance from the results of this study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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48. Burnout and Nursing Care: A Concept Paper.
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Parola, Vitor, Coelho, Adriana, Neves, Hugo, Bernardes, Rafael A., Sousa, Joana Pereira, and Catela, Nuno
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PSYCHOLOGICAL burnout ,WELL-being ,WORK environment ,NURSING ,NURSES' attitudes ,SOCIAL support ,RESEARCH methodology ,WORK-life balance ,NURSE-patient relationships ,CONCEPTUAL structures ,NURSING career counseling ,PARADIGMS (Social sciences) ,HOSPITAL nursing staff ,STRESS management ,MENTAL depression ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,EMOTIONS ,INTENTION ,NEEDS assessment ,ANXIETY ,PATIENT safety ,HEALTH self-care - Abstract
Burnout comprises a series of undetermined physical and psychosocial symptoms caused by an excessive energy requirement at work—it is a crisis in relationships with work itself and not necessarily a concern with underlying clinical disorders related to workers. Professions involving human interactions commonly involve emotional engagement, especially when the cared-for person needs assistance and support, as is the primary concern in the nursing profession. To some extent, the acknowledgment of the phenomena of burnout and how it affects people is sometimes addressed from a biomedical perspective. This concept paper aims to describe the burnout concept and reflect on the impact on nurses. Our intention with this reflection, considering the burnout impact on nurses, is to support a paradigm change in the prevention and management of burnout in healthcare contexts, promoting and fostering the well-being of nurses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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49. Usability and Emotions of Mental Health Assessment Tools: Comparing Mobile App and Paper-and-Pencil Modalities.
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Liu, Yang S., Hankey, Jeffrey, Lou, Nigel Mantou, Chokka, Pratap, and Harley, Jason M.
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COMPETENCY assessment (Law) ,STATISTICS ,ANALYSIS of variance ,MOBILE apps ,USER interfaces ,MULTIVARIATE analysis ,COMPARATIVE studies ,SEX distribution ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,RESEARCH funding ,ANALYSIS of covariance ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,EMOTIONS ,DATA analysis ,TELEMEDICINE - Abstract
Users' experiences in mental health assessment are multifaceted, including their emotional experiences. Yet, studies of mobile apps for psychiatric assessment have centered on diagnostic accuracy and perceived usability, with little consideration of the impact of user emotional experiences. In this study, we focused on users' perceived usability and emotions and compared the user experience of a paper-and-pencil and an app-based collection of mental health screening questionnaires: EarlyDetect. The System Usability Scale (SUS) and modality-directed emotion questionnaires were administered using paper-and-pencil or iPad. Modality was assigned pseudo-randomly on patients' first visit at a referral-based mental health clinic. We found that patients assigned to the iPad app reported a significantly higher SUS score than patients assigned to paper-and-pencil, qualified by a modality-by-gender interaction where modality effects were significant for men but not for women. Moreover, enjoyment was positively linked to perceived usability, whereas boredom, frustration, and anxiety were negatively linked to usability. Our findings illustrate the added value of studying user experience applied to psychiatric assessments, where both emotions and gender-specific user experience should be taken into consideration. We further discuss the implications for psychiatric assessments via app versus traditional data collection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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50. Validation of the INDDEX24 mobile app v. a pen-and-paper 24-hour dietary recall using the weighed food record as a benchmark in Burkina Faso.
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Rogers, Beatrice, Somé, Jérome W., Bakun, Peter, Adams, Katherine P., Bell, Winnie, Carroll II, David Alexander, Wafa, Sarah, and Coates, Jennie
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NUTRITIONAL assessment ,MOBILE apps ,RURAL conditions ,CROSS-sectional method ,FOOD diaries ,WOMEN ,NUTRITIONAL requirements ,INTERVIEWING ,SOFTWARE architecture ,BENCHMARKING (Management) ,COMPARATIVE studies ,COST effectiveness ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,WRITTEN communication - Abstract
Effective nutrition policies require timely, accurate individual dietary consumption data; collection of such information has been hampered by cost and complexity of dietary surveys and lag in producing results. The objective of this work was to assess accuracy and cost-effectiveness of a streamlined, tablet-based dietary data collection platform for 24-hour individual dietary recalls (24HR) administered using INDDEX24 platform v. a pen-and-paper interview(PAPI) questionnaire, with weighed food record (WFR) as a benchmark. This cross-sectional comparative study included women 18–49 years old from rural Burkina Faso (n 116 INDDEX24; n 115 PAPI). A WFR was conducted; the following day, a 24HR was administered by different interviewers. Food consumption data were converted into nutrient intakes. Validity of 24HR estimates of nutrient and food group consumption was based on comparison with WFR using equivalence tests (group level) and percentages of participants within ranges of percentage error (individual level). Both modalities performed comparably estimating consumption of macro- and micronutrients, food groups and quantities (modalities' divergence from WFR not significantly different). Accuracy of both modalities was acceptable (equivalence to WFR significant at P < 0·05) at group level for macronutrients, less so for micronutrients and individual-level consumption (percentage within ±20 % for WFR, 17–45 % for macronutrients, 5–17 % for micronutrients). INDDEX24 was more cost-effective than PAPI based on superior accuracy of a composite nutrient intake measure (but not gram amount or item count) due to lower time and personnel costs. INDDEX24 for 24HR dietary surveys linked to dietary reference data shows comparable accuracy to PAPI at lower cost. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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