Article
Education & Educational Research
Edgar Valencia
Summary: Biasing factors studies examine evaluation data to identify biased teaching evaluations. Differential item functioning analysis is used to assess gender bias in faculty evaluations.
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Oriana Perez, Tatyana Garza, Olivia Hindera, Alicia Beltran, Salma M. Musaad, Tracey Dibbs, Anu Singh, Shria Chug, Amy Sisson, Anil Kumar Vadathya, Tom Baranowski, Teresia M. O'Connor
Summary: This study aims to systematically review validated measurement tools for screen media use that have been compared to an objective gold standard tool. The results showed that self or parent report of screen media use had lower correlations with the gold standard compared to technology-based measures and video observation. However, further research is needed to develop practical and objective measures of diverse types of screen media use to better understand their impact on the development and health of children and adults.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Tarquino Sanchez, Jaime Leon, Raquel Gilar-Corbi, Juan-Luis Castejon
Summary: The study aims to validate a rating scale for student evaluation of teaching and present a methodological procedure to reduce these scales. Results showed highly correlated factors between long and short versions of the scales, high reliability and validity indexes, and moderate but significant correlations with academic performance.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Hamid Sharif Nia, Erika Sivarajan Froelicher, Lida Hosseini, Mansoureh Ashghali Farahani
Summary: This systematic review assessed the methodological quality and psychometric properties of hardiness scales. The findings suggest that the family caregivers' hardiness scale, Japanese Athletic Hardiness Scale, Occupational Hardiness Questionnaire, and Children's Hardiness Scale are the best tools for assessing hardiness in specific populations. The Dispositional Resilience Scale (DRS-15) and The Personal Views Survey (PVS III-R) are frequently used and suitable scales for measuring hardiness in the general population.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Maria Angeles Gomariz, Joaquin Parra, Maria Paz Garcia-Sanz, Maria Angeles Hernandez-Prados
Summary: This study examines how teachers facilitate family participation in schools, using a theoretical model and a questionnaire. The results indicate that the assistance provided by teachers plays a crucial role in improving parental involvement in schools.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Zorica Suica, Frank Behrendt, Szabina Gaumann, Ulrich Gerth, Arno Schmidt-Trucksass, Thierry Ettlin, Corina Schuster-Amft
Summary: This article provides a systematic review of the current status and psychometric properties of imagery ability evaluation methods. The study found that the quality of most assessments is insufficient or indeterminate, and further revisions and validations are needed. Additionally, the majority of the studies only evaluated students, indicating a need for cross-disciplinary validation studies involving older populations. These findings can assist clinicians, coaches, teachers, and researchers in selecting appropriate imagery ability assessments based on the focus and quality of the assessments.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Yayra Dzakadzie, Frank Quansah
Summary: This study examined the occurrence of unit non-response in online teaching evaluation and its impact on the reliability of evaluation data. Results showed that unit non-response among students was common, and higher rates of non-response were associated with increased measurement errors and reduced response reliability. Therefore, it is important for higher education administrators to raise awareness among students and address the issue of unit non-response.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Psychology, Clinical
Jonathan Schaffir, Vivian Pramataroff-Hamburger
Summary: Psychosomatic obstetrics and gynecology (POG) is a broad field with no consensus on the best practices for teaching and assessing knowledge, or even which topics to include. This paper aims to suggest best practices by examining existing literature on educational methodology. It considers learning objectives, curriculum delivery, and assessment methods. Establishing guidelines for teaching POG may benefit learners at different levels and in various settings.
JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOMATIC OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Noelleen Kiprillis, Richard Gray, Lisa McKenna
Summary: This study conducted a rapid review to evaluate the psychometric properties of measurement tools for horizontal violence. Six measures were identified to have good psychometric properties, with most included studies being methodologically robust. The Negative Acts Questionnaire-Revised was found to be the most extensively tested tool in different settings.
JOURNAL OF EVALUATION IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
(2022)
Review
Nursing
Steven Smet, Sebastian Probst, Samantha Holloway, Anika Fourie, Hilde Beele, Dimitri Beeckman
Summary: This systematic review systematically identified assessment tools for chronic wounds and investigated their measurement properties. The review provided summaries of the data for each assessment tool, offering insights into the quality of evidence supporting their validity and reliability.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES
(2021)
Review
Hematology
Rezan Abdul-Kadir, Keith Gomez
Summary: This systematic review investigated the prevalence and management of bleeding symptoms associated with gynecological and obstetric issues in women with Congenital factor VII (FVII) deficiency. The results showed that women with FVII deficiency often experience heavy menstrual bleeding, ovarian bleeding, and postpartum hemorrhage, which can impact their quality of life. However, the management of these bleeding complications is inconsistent due to the lack of treatment guidelines.
JOURNAL OF THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Yi Li, Chunfen Yang, Wenyan Liao, Shuangjian Yang, Wenjuan Tong, Li Li, Hui Lan, Dong Yang
Summary: The experimental group using an online teaching mode combined with case studies and the MOOC platform showed advantages in quality assessment of complete medical record writing and the ability assessment of diagnosis and analysis of typical obstetrics and gynecology cases. However, their score in professional knowledge was lower than the control group. The experimental group expressed higher satisfaction in enhancing learning interest, problem-solving ability, communication and clinical thinking abilities, team cooperation awareness, and independent innovation ability compared to the control group.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2022)
Article
Surgery
Adam D. Shellito, Christian de Virgilio, Amy H. Kaji, Darrel W. Harrington, Jamie M. Robertson, Nicole K. Zern, David A. Spain, Karen J. Dickinson, Douglas S. Smink, Nancy L. Cho, Timothy Donahue, Cary B. Aarons, Jukes P. Namm, Farin Amersi, Tiffany N. Tanner, Edgar Shields Frey, Benjamin T. Jarman, Brian R. Smith, Jeffrey M. Gauvin, Karen J. Brasel, Edgardo S. Salcedo, Kenric Murayama, V. Prasad Poola, Ebondo Mpinga, Kenji Inaba, Kristine E. Calhoun
Summary: There is considerable variability in faculty teaching evaluation instruments among general surgery programs, with no evaluation tool addressing all ACGME standards according to expert assessments. Significant differences were found in the effectiveness of evaluating the 5 ACGME standards, with teaching abilities and professionalism rated the highest and scholarly activities the lowest.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY
(2021)
Article
Pediatrics
Sophie M. Phillips, Carolyn Summerbell, Helen L. Ball, Kathryn R. Hesketh, Sonia Saxena, Frances C. Hillier-Brown
Summary: The evidence base for measuring sleep of pre-school aged children is limited, with most studies focusing on comparing parental reported tools and accelerometers, but the validity of accelerometers for this age group is still uncertain. Future research should prioritize assessing the validity, reliability, and feasibility of accelerometers in order to improve the quality of sleep assessment studies.
FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS
(2021)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Steffen Tietz, Laura Bodenbeck, Fabian Riedel, Markus Wallwiener, Andre Hennigs, Sabine Heublein
Summary: This study investigated the changes in students' attitude towards online learning in Gynecology and Obstetrics during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study also examined the variables that impacted students' satisfaction with digital learning. The results showed that items related to content-related quality of teaching, organization of teaching, and subjective learning success were relevant predictors for overall satisfaction with courses. Fears and changes due to the pandemic also played a role for a subgroup of students. Factors related to technical quality of teaching, interactions with teachers and students, or advantages of web-based learning appeared to play a subordinate role for overall satisfaction with digital teaching. Comparisons of ratings over time revealed that teaching evaluations almost remained the same.
ARCHIVES OF GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Maarten P. M. Debets, Milou E. W. M. Silkens, Karen C. J. Kruijthof, Kiki M. J. M. H. Lombarts
Summary: This study explores the strategies used by novel physician-led organizations to address physicians' professional performance and achieve high quality and safe care. The study found that actively managing and monitoring performance, building a collective mindset, professionalizing selection and onboarding, improving occupational well-being, and harmonizing working procedures are the five main strategies employed. The execution of these strategies is influenced by physicians' support, trusting relationships with hospital administrators, and the organizational maturity of the organizations.
BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Andreas Rieckmann, Piotr Dworzynski, Leila Arras, Sebastian Lapuschkin, Wojciech Samek, Onyebuchi Aniweta Arah, Naja Hulvej Rod, Claus Thorn Ekstrom
Summary: This study presents the Causes of Outcome Learning approach, which aims to discover combinations of exposures that lead to an increased risk of specific health outcomes. The approach involves a computational phase using a non-negative model, risk decomposition, and clustering individuals. Applying this approach enables the identification of complex causes and informs targeted public health interventions.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yusuke Okubo, Akihiro Nishi, Karin B. Michels, Hiroki Nariai, Robert J. Kim-Farley, Onyebuchi A. Arah, Kazuhiro Uda, Noriko Kinoshita, Isao Miyairi
Summary: Japan's healthcare policy of providing financial incentives to medical facilities for not prescribing antibiotics resulted in a significant reduction in inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions without adverse health care consequences.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Iris Jansen, Milou E. W. M. Silkens, Gerbrich Galema, Hester Vermeulen, Suzanne E. Geerlings, Kiki M. J. M. H. Lombarts, Renee E. Stalmeijer
Summary: This study aimed to understand the guiding role of nurses in residents' workplace learning and explore the perceptions and reasons of residents and nurses regarding this role. The results showed that nurses provided more support and guidance in learning from patient care compared to the perceptions of residents. Additionally, nurses indicated that attending physicians did not always involve them in guiding residents, while residents perceived nurses to be involved.
Article
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Alina Smirnova, Saad Chahine, Christina Milani, Abigail Schuh, Stefanie S. Sebok-Syer, Jordan L. Swartz, Jeffrey A. Wilhite, Adina Kalet, Steven J. Durning, Kiki M. J. M. H. Lombarts, Cees P. M. van der Vleuten, Daniel J. Schumacher
Summary: By analyzing electronic health record data, it is possible to use adjusted data to assess residents' clinical performance in pediatric emergency medicine and identify opportunities for quality improvement.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Paul Brendel, Aracelis Torres, Onyebuchi A. Arah
Summary: Traditional multiple-bias adjustment involves adjusting for biases one at a time, while a novel alternative approach is to simultaneously adjust for all biases using imputation and/or regression weighting. A simulation study showed that using correct bias parameters can yield unbiased effect estimates, and even incorrect specification of bias parameters still resulted in less bias compared to observed biased effects. Simultaneous multi-bias analysis is a useful method to investigate and understand how multiple biases can affect initial effect estimates, enhancing the validity and transparency of real-world evidence obtained from observational, longitudinal studies.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Helen T. Orimoloye, Naveen Qureshi, Pei-Chen Lee, Chia-Kai Wu, Chai Saechao, Noah Federman, Chung-Yi Li, Beate Ritz, Onyebuchi A. Arah, Julia E. Heck
Summary: This study in Taiwan found that maternal anemia during pregnancy is related to childhood cancer. Nutritional anemia increases the risk of childhood cancer, while non-nutritional anemias do not.
PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kirsten F. A. A. Dabekaussen, Renee A. Scheepers, Erik Heineman, Adam L. Haber, Kiki M. J. M. H. Lombarts, Debbie A. D. C. Jaarsma, Jo Shapiro
Summary: Unprofessional behavior is a common issue in healthcare organizations and has negative impacts on trust, patient safety, the clinical learning environment, and clinician well-being. This study aims to investigate the types, frequency, sources, and targets of unprofessional behavior among healthcare professionals. The findings provide important insights for developing training and remediation initiatives to address specific types of professionalism lapses.
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Rosa Bogerd, Milou E. W. M. Silkens, Debby G. Keuken, Rutger J. Hassink, Jose P. S. Henriques, Kiki M. J. M. H. Lombarts
Summary: This study is the first to comprehensively examine the well-being of cardiologists and its determinants, including both positive and negative dimensions. A national, multicenter, self-administered web-based questionnaire was conducted to collect data. The study found that workload, work-home interference, and team atmosphere predicted the negative dimensions of well-being, while autonomy predicted cardiologists' professional fulfillment. Physician-patient interactions, person-job fit, and individual resilience affected both dimensions. Dutch cardiologists scored relatively high on professional fulfillment and average on work exhaustion and interpersonal disengagement.
CURRENT PROBLEMS IN CARDIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Anne Gaml-Sorensen, Nis Brix, Katia Keglberg Haervig, Christian Lindh, Sandra Sogaard Tottenborg, Karin Sorig Hougaard, Birgit Bjerre Hoyer, Andreas Ernst, Linn Hakonsen Arendt, Pernille Jul Clemmensen, Jens Peter Ellekilde Bonde, Tine Brink Henriksen, Gunnar Toft, Onyebuchi A. A. Arah, Cecilia Host Ramlau-Hansen
Summary: Maternal vitamin D levels during pregnancy may have an impact on reproductive health in male offspring, affecting testes volume and total sperm count. This study found that lower maternal vitamin D levels during pregnancy were associated with decreased testes volume and lower total sperm count in adult sons. The findings were supported by continuous models, spline plots, and instrumental variable analysis. Maternal vitamin D levels above 75 nmol/L during pregnancy may be beneficial for testes function in adult sons.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Anne Gaml-Sorensen, Nis Brix, Andreas Ernst, Lea Lykke Harrits Lunddorf, Christian Lindh, Gunnar Toft, Tine Brink Henriksen, Onyebuchi A. Arah, Cecilia Host Ramlau-Hansen
Summary: This study investigated whether the season of first trimester or maternal 25-hydroxyvitamin D-3 levels were associated with pubertal timing in children. The results showed that children of mothers who had their first trimester during November-April or had lower 25(OH)D-3 levels had earlier pubertal timing.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Douglas E. Morrison, Roch Nianogo, Vladimir Manuel, Onyebuchi A. Arah, Nathaniel Anderson, Tony Kuo, Moira Inkelas
Summary: An agent-based model was developed to help school districts understand infection dynamics and the impact of preventive measures on outcomes. This model provides insights for policymakers on the effects of different interventions and infection risks on educational outcomes.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Substance Abuse
Ryan D. Assaf, Marjan Javanbakht, Pamina M. Gorbach, Onyebuchi A. Arah, Steven J. Shoptaw, Ziva D. Cooper
Summary: Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, sharing prepared cannabis and cannabis-related paraphernalia was common. However, this study found that sharing of cannabis decreased during the pandemic, possibly due to risk mitigation strategies to prevent COVID-19 transmission.
HARM REDUCTION JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Melissa Soohoo, Onyebuchi A. Arah
Summary: Time-varying uncontrolled confounding can have a substantial impact on observed effect estimates. Given the importance of longitudinal studies in guiding public health, the impact of time-varying uncontrolled confounding should be recognized and evaluated using quantitative bias analysis.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Catherine Psaras, Annette Regan, Roch Nianogo, Onyebuchi A. Arah, Marissa J. Seamans
Summary: This study examined the impact of the 2011/2012 ACIP pertussis recommendation on pertussis incidence and mortality among US infants. The results suggest that the recommendation may have led to a decrease in pertussis incidence, but had no significant effect on infant pertussis mortality.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)