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The utilisation of legal instruments by United Nations actors to restrict the exposure of children to unhealthy food and beverage marketing: a qualitative content analysis of UN instruments
IntroductionUnited Nations (UN) agencies are influential global health actors that can introduce legal instruments to call on Member States to act on...
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Instruments for measuring nursing research competence: a COSMIN-based sco** review
AimThe aim of this sco** review was to evaluate and summarise the measurement properties of nursing research competence instruments and provide a...
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Laparoscopy training of novices with complex curved instruments using 2D- and 3D-visualization
PurposeBeside many advantages, disadvantages such as reduced degrees of freedom and poorer depth perception are still apparent in laparoscopic...
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Which Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) instruments are currently used in Germany: a survey
BackgroundThe Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) records geriatric syndromes in a standardized manner, allowing individualized treatment...
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Measurement Instruments Assessing Multi-Faceted Stigma Regarding Sexual and Gender Minorities: A Systematic Review of Psychometric Properties
Stigma against sexual and gender minorities (SGM) populations has serious negative health effects for SGM populations. Despite the growing need for...
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Comparing Generic Paediatric Health-Related Quality-of-Life Instruments: A Dimensionality Assessment Using Factor Analysis
BackgroundWidely used generic instruments to measure paediatric health-related quality of life (HRQoL) include the EQ-5D-Y-5L, Child Health Utility 9...
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An organizational framework for patient-reported outcome instruments in dermatologic surgery: a systematic review and qualitative analysis
Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) describe measures of a patient’s experience throughout medical care as reported by the patient (Mercieca-Bebber et...
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Image-based recognition of surgical instruments by means of convolutional neural networks
PurposeThis work presents a novel camera-based approach for the visual recognition of surgical instruments. In contrast to the state of the art, the...
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Measurement invariance and adapted preferences: evidence for the ICECAP-A and WeRFree instruments
BackgroundSelf-report instruments are used to evaluate the effect of interventions. However, individuals adapt to adversity. This could result in...
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Utility of articulating instruments as an alternative to robotic devices in laparoscopic right hemicolectomy
Laparoscopic complete mesocolic excision with central vessel ligation has been widely accepted for its oncological benefits in colon cancer surgery....
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Quality of life assessment instruments in children and adolescents with neuromuscular diseases: a systematic sco** review
Objective(1) To identify instruments used to assess quality of life (QoL) in children and adolescents with neuromuscular diseases; (2) To identify...
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An overview of nursing and midwifery leadership, governance structures, and instruments in Africa
BackgroundInvestment in nursing and midwifery leadership and governance are key suggested approaches by the World Health Organization (WHO) Africa...
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Content Comparison of Quality-of-Life Instruments Used in Economic Evaluations of Sleep Disorder Interventions: A Systematic Review
BackgroundAssessment of quality of life (QoL) in people living with sleep disorders using questionnaires is necessary to compare intervention...
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Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of seventeen widely-used assessment instruments for child and adolescent mental health in Greece
BackgroundIn the context of Greece, many instruments measuring constructs pertinent to child and adolescent mental health lacked a locally-validated,...
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Instruments to assess post-intensive care syndrome assessment: a sco** review and modified Delphi method study
BackgroundThe assessment of post-intensive care syndrome (PICS) is challenging due to the numerous types of instruments. We herein attempted to...
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An empirical comparison of sleep-specific versus generic quality of life instruments among Australians with sleep disorders
PurposeIn Australian adults diagnosed with a sleep disorder(s), this cross-sectional study compares the empirical relationships between two generic...
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Psychometric properties of health-related quality of life instruments used in survivors of critical illness: a systematic review
Background and objectivesHealth-related quality of life (HRQoL) is a patient-reported measure of health status. However, research on the psychometric...
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A Review of Commonly used Health-Related Quality of Life instruments in Gynecological Cancer Survivors
The number of cancer survivors is increasing steadily due to an aging population, continuing improvement in early detection, and treatment....
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Legal and regulatory instruments for NCD prevention: a sco** review and descriptive analysis of evaluations in OECD countries
ContextPublic health law is an important tool in non-communicable disease (NCD) prevention. There are different approaches available for achieving...
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Impact of support instruments in medial closed-wedge distal femoral osteotomy: a finite element analysis
IntroductionMedial closed-wedge distal femoral osteotomy (MCWDFO) is a valuable treatment approach for lateral knee osteoarthritis with femoral...
