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Further development and evaluation of a questionnaire targeting person-centred outpatient care for persons with long-term conditions
AimTo further develop the Person-Centred Care instrument for outpatient care (PCCoc), evaluate its user-friendliness and content validity, and to...
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Reliability and validity of the 6-item Headache Impact Test in chronic migraine from the PROMISE-2 study
PurposeWe examined the reliability and validity of the 6-item Headache Impact Test (HIT-6) specifically on patients with chronic migraine (CM) from...
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Psychometric properties of the Kidney Disease Quality of Life short form 36 (KDQOL-36) scale for the assessment of quality of life in Colombian patients with chronic kidney disease on dialysis
PurposeConsidering the importance of incorporating quality of life (QoL) construct during the health care of patients with stage 5 chronic kidney...
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Development and validation of the patient-reported outcome for older people living with HIV/AIDS in China (PROHIV-OLD)
BackgroundThe involvement of quality of life as the UNAIDS fourth 90 target to monitor the global HIV response highlighted the development of...
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Validation of the psychosocial consequences of screening in lung cancer questionnaire in the international lung screen trial Australian cohort
BackgroundEvaluation of psychosocial consequences of lung cancer screening with LDCT in high-risk populations has generally been performed using...
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Psychometric validity and reliability of the 10- and 2-item Connor–Davidson resilience scales among a national sample of Americans responding to the Covid-19 pandemic: an item response theory analysis
PurposePsychometric validity/reliability of 10-item and 2-item abbreviations of the Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC-10; CD-RISC-2) was...
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Isodoses—a set theory-based patient-specific QA measure to compare planned and delivered isodose distributions in photon radiotherapy
BackgroundThe gamma index and dose–volume histogram (DVH)-based patient-specific quality assurance (QA) measures commonly applied in radiotherapy...
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Parallel exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis of the Hungarian Fear of COVID-19 Scale in a large general population sample: a psychometric and dimensionality evaluation
BackgroundThis study aims to confirm validity and reliability of the Hungarian version of Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) and evaluate its...
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Evaluation of two weight stigma scales in Malaysian university students: weight self-stigma questionnaire and perceived weight stigma scale
BackgroundThis study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire (WSSQ) and Perceived Weight Stigma Scale...
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Reliability, validity, and simplification of the Chinese version of the Global Pain Scale in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
BackgroundPersistent pain is the most reported symptom in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA); however, effective and brief assessment tools are...
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Assessment tools for patient-reported outcomes in multiple myeloma
BackgroundPatients with multiple myeloma experience severe symptom burden. Patient participation in self-reporting is essential as medical staff’s...
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“Was Test Designed for Africans?” Health Literacy and African Immigrants
BackgroundImmigrants experience barriers to accessing and utilizing health care. Language and cultural differences regarding health and healing...
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Development and validation of the health-related quality of life instrument for Chinese infertile couples: a mixed-methods study protocol
BackgroundInfertility and its treatment have negative impacts on a couple’s marital relationship, sexual life, psychological state and interpersonal...
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The Patient Activation Measure-13 (PAM-13) in an oncology patient population: psychometric properties and dimensionality evaluation
BackgroundAccurate assessment and enhancement of health-related skills among oncology patients are pivotal for optimizing cancer care. The Patient...
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Using theory of change to develop an intervention theory for designing and evaluating behavior change SDApps for healthy eating and physical exercise: the OCAPREV theory
BackgroundConnected health devices and applications (referred to hereafter as “SDApps” - Smart devices and applications) are being portrayed as a new...
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Affective and cognitive theory of mind in patients with cervical dystonia with and without tremor
Theory of mind (ToM) refers to an individual's ability to attribute mental states to predict and explain another person's behavior. It has been shown...
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The effect of two different types of music played to cancer patients during chemotherapy on anxiety, nausea, and satisfaction levels
PurposeTo investigate the effect of two different types of music on anxiety, nausea, and satisfaction levels in cancer patients receiving...
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Inter- and intra-species conversion efficacies of Norwegian prion isolates estimated by serial protein misfolding cyclic amplification
Prion diseases, including chronic wasting disease (CWD) in cervids, are fatal neurodegenerative disorders caused by the misfolding of cellular prion...
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Adaptation and validation of the Chinese version of the lung cancer screening health belief scales
BackgroundHealth belief is an important factor affecting lung cancer screening in high-risk population, but the research based on Chinese cultural...
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What factors predict physicians' utilization behavior of contrast-enhanced ultrasound? Evidence from the integration of the Theory of Planned Behavior and Technology Acceptance Model using a structural equation modeling approach
BackgroundThe promotion of early diagnosis is undoubtedly effective in reducing the burden of disease. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is a...
