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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Younyoung Choi, Joo Yeon Shin
Summary: Meaning in life is crucial for psychological well-being and positive youth development. This study validates the Korean version of the Meaning in Life in Children Questionnaire and provides evidence for its validity and reliability in measuring meaning in life among South Korean elementary school students.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Meiru Jiang, Xiaojun Cao, Qinqin Huang, Siqi Wu, Xu Chen
Summary: This study aimed to examine the structure of sibling relationships among preschool children in China and develop a questionnaire. Through literature review, interviews, and expert reviews, a questionnaire covering dimensions of sibling interaction, acceptance, warmth, and rivalry was developed. The results showed that the questionnaire exhibited good reliability and validity for evaluating sibling relationships among preschool children.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
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Orthopedics
Lise Grethe Kjono, Rikke Munk Killingmo, Orjan Nesse Vigdal, Margreth Grotle, Kjersti Storheim
Summary: This study aimed to assess the validity and reliability of the Norwegian version of the Physical Workload Questionnaire (PWQ) among patients with musculoskeletal disorders. The results of exploratory factor analysis and hypothesis testing demonstrated good structural validity and internal consistency. The test-retest reliability analysis also showed high reliability. Therefore, the PWQ can be used to evaluate physical workload in patients with musculoskeletal disorders.
BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS
(2022)
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Education & Educational Research
Shirin Ghanavati, Hamid Reza Baradaran, Seyed Kamran Soltani Arabshahi, Shoaleh Bigdeli
Summary: This study developed a Persian questionnaire to measure clinical uncertainty, validated its content and structural validity through in-depth interviews and statistical analysis. The questionnaire consists of five main clinical uncertainty dimensions and has high reliability and validity.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Javier Brazo-Sayavera, Salome Aubert, Joel D. Barnes, Silvia A. Gonzalez, Mark S. Tremblay
Summary: The study found that there are gender differences in compliance with physical activity guidelines and recreational sedentary behavior among children and adolescents from Latin-American countries, with boys being more likely to meet the recommendations compared to girls.
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Pediatrics
Aslihan Besparmak, Nese Kaya
Summary: This study aims to adapt the Food Literacy Questionnaire for school children into Turkish and evaluate its reliability and validity. The questionnaire was tested on 303 students aged 12-14 in Kayseri, Turkey. The results showed that the Turkish version of the questionnaire had good validity and reliability, making it suitable for assessing food literacy levels in Turkish children.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2023)
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Radka Buzgova, Radka Kozakova
Summary: The objective of this study was to develop and evaluate a quality of life questionnaire for patients with progressive neurological diseases in the advanced stage, and analyze its reliability and validity. The results showed that the PNDQoL questionnaire had acceptable reliability in all domains and was suitable for advanced stage patients. It can be used to analyze the impact of the disease and its treatment on patients' life.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Xiangchun Zhang, Anni Wang, Tingyu Guan, Yi Kuang, Yuyi Zhang, Fangqi Wu
Summary: This study aimed to test the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Walsh Family Resilience Questionnaire (WFRQ-CE) among community-dwelling disabled elderly individuals. Convenience sampling was used to select 566 dyads of disabled elderly individuals and their caregivers. The results showed that the WFRQ-CE had good reliability and validity among community-dwelling disabled elderly individuals.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Chunfeng Zhang, Ling Li, Catherine Jan, Xiang Li, Jia Qu
Summary: The study found that receiving more years of education, instead of age, may be a risk factor associated with myopia progression in youths.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Masahiro Takeshima, Hidenobu Ohta, Tomoko Hosoya, Masakazu Okada, Yukako Iida, Aiko Moriwaki, Hidetoshi Takahashi, Yoko Kamio, Kazuo Mishima
Summary: The study found that as school grade increased, children's sleep duration decreased, and there was a certain association between sleep habits/disorders and emotional/behavioral problems among school-age children, with sleep symptoms at wake time being the most important factor.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
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Oncology
Shuheng Zhai, Nanfang Xu, Shanshan Liu, Zhongjun Liu, Xiaoguang Liu, Feng Wei
Summary: This study conducted a cross-cultural adaptation of the SOSGOQ questionnaire for 76 Chinese patients with spinal metastases, showing that the SOSGOQ is a reliable and effective tool for evaluating HRQoL, and surgical treatment can significantly improve patients' HRQoL.
FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Phonsuda Chanthavisouk, Mike T. I. John, Danna I. Paulson, Swaha I. Pattanaik
Summary: The improvement of patients' oral health-related quality of life is the main goal of oral health care professionals. However, assessing this quality of life is challenging due to the large number of available instruments. This study explores the available instruments and suggests consolidating them into a single four-dimensional metric to assess the impact of oral health.
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Andrea M. Kriska, Bonny Rockette-Wagner, Sharon L. Edelstein, George A. Bray, Linda M. Delahanty, Mary A. Hoskin, Edward S. Horton, Elizabeth M. Venditti, William C. Knowler
Summary: The study found that physical activity can lower the incidence of diabetes, with the lifestyle intervention group having significantly higher levels of physical activity compared to the metformin or placebo group.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Shamay S. M. Ng, Tai Wa Liu, Lily Y. W. Ho, Nga Huen Chan, Thomson W. L. Wong, Joshua Tsoh
Summary: Social support plays an important role in stroke rehabilitation, and the MSPSS-C is a valid tool for assessing perceived social support among chronic stroke survivors. This study examined the psychometric properties of the MSPSS-C in Chinese people with stroke and found that stroke patients had lower levels of perceived social support compared to those without stroke.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Jorge Gaete, Daniela Valenzuela, Maria Ines Godoy, Cristian A. Rojas-Barahona, Christina Salmivalii, Ricardo Araya
Summary: This study provided evidence of the validation of the OBVQ-R questionnaire in Chile, showing that the victimization and perpetration subscales had a two-factor structure and good reliability. Item Response Theory analysis indicated that verbal bullying was the most prevalent form of bullying, with cyberbullying and sexual bullying showing higher severity. Differential item functioning analysis by gender revealed that boys generally responded with lower-severity parameters compared to girls for most items related to bullying.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
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Pathology
Alexa A. Freedman, Carol J. Hogue, Carmen J. Marsit, Augustine Rajakumar, Alicia K. Smith, Robert L. Goldenberg, Donald J. Dudley, George R. Saade, Robert M. Silver, Karen J. Gibbins, Barbara J. Sto, Radek Bukowski, Carolyn Drews-Botsch
PEDIATRIC AND DEVELOPMENTAL PATHOLOGY
(2019)
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Sport Sciences
Patricia Cheung, Padra Franks, Michael Kramer, Carolyn Drews-Botsch, Jean Welsh, Christi Kay, Paul Weiss, Julie Gazmararian
JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND MEDICINE IN SPORT
(2019)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Patricia C. Cheung, Julie A. Gazmararian, Michael R. Kramer, Carolyn D. Drews-Botsch, Jean A. Welsh
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2019)
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Karen J. Gibbins, Halit Pinar, Uma M. Reddy, George R. Saade, Robert L. Goldenberg, Donald J. Dudley, Carolyn Drews-Botsch, Alexa Ann Freedman, Lauren M. Daniels, Corette B. Parker, Vanessa Thorsten, Radek Bukowski, Robert M. Silver
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PERINATOLOGY
(2020)
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Ophthalmology
Scott R. Lambert, George Cotsonis, Lindreth DuBois, Azhar Nizam, Stacey J. Kruger, E. Eugenie Hartmann, David R. Weakley, Carolyn Drews-Botsch
JAMA OPHTHALMOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Ophthalmology
Elias I. Traboulsi, Carolyn D. Drews-Botsch, Stephen P. Christiansen, Ann U. Stout, E. Eugenie Hartmann, Scott R. Lambert
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Ophthalmology
Deborah K. VanderVeen, Carolyn D. Drews-Botsch, Azhar Nizam, Erick D. Bothun, Lorri B. Wilson, M. Edward Wilson, Scott R. Lambert
Summary: The study found that delayed IOL implantation leads to a more predictable refractive outcome at age 101/2 years, although the range of refractive error remains large.
JOURNAL OF CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE SURGERY
(2021)
Editorial Material
Ophthalmology
Carolyn D. Drews-Botsch, Scott R. Lambert
JAMA OPHTHALMOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Rheumatology
Joseph McDonald, Amy Cassedy, Mekibib Altaye, Jennifer Andringa, Ashley M. Cooper, Carolyn Drews-Botsch, George Engelhard, Theresa Hennard, Gary N. Holland, Kirsten Jenkins, Scott R. Lambert, Jessi Lipscomb, Courtney McCracken, Deborah K. McCurdy, Najima Mwase, Sampath Prahalad, Jessica Shantha, Erin Stahl, Virginia Miraldi Utz, A. Adrienne Walker, Steven Yeh, Sheila T. Angeles-Han
Summary: Pediatric uveitis can have negative effects on quality of life, functioning, and mental health in children. The impact varies depending on the type of uveitis. Including vision-specific measures can provide a better understanding of the effects of uveitis.
ARTHRITIS CARE & RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Ophthalmology
Sharon F. Freedman, Allen D. Beck, Azhar Nizam, Deborah K. Vanderveen, David A. Plager, David G. Morrison, Carolyn D. Drews-Botsch, Scott R. Lambert
Summary: Long-term follow-up of infants undergoing cataract removal showed an increasing risk of glaucoma-related adverse events over time, but the development of glaucoma (or glaucoma suspect) post-surgery was not associated with worse visual outcomes at age 10.
JAMA OPHTHALMOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Ophthalmology
Jessica G. Shantha, Sara C. Auld, Casey Anthony, Laura Ward, Max W. Adelman, Cheryl L. Maier, Kenneth W. Price, Jesse Jacob, Tolulope Fashina, Casey Randleman, Lucy T. Xu, Joshua Barnett, Ofer Sadan, Prem A. Kandiah, Jay B. Varkey, Colleen S. Kraft, Nadine Rouphael, Susanne Linderman, Rafi Ahmed, Carolyn Drews-Botsch, Jesse J. Waggoner, Max Weinmann, David J. Murphy, Steven Yeh
Summary: Retinopathy in severe COVID-19 patients is associated with greater systemic morbidity involving multiple organs and is linked to coagulation dysfunction and inflammation.
OCULAR IMMUNOLOGY AND INFLAMMATION
(2021)
Article
Rheumatology
Meghan Angley, Carolyn Drews-Botsch, Tene T. Lewis, Martina Badell, S. Sam Lim, Penelope P. Howards
Summary: This study found that among African American women, there is an increased risk of adverse perinatal outcomes even before a clinical diagnosis of SLE.
ARTHRITIS CARE & RESEARCH
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Alexa A. Freedman, Carol J. Hogue, Carmen J. Marsit, Augustine Rajakumar, Alicia K. Smith, Katherine L. Grantz, Robert L. Goldenberg, Donald J. Dudley, George R. Saade, Robert M. Silver, Karen J. Gibbins, Radek Bukowski, Carolyn Drews-Botsch
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Alison L. Cammack, Carol J. Hogue, Carolyn D. Drews-Botsch, Michael R. Kramer, Brad D. Pearce
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH JOURNAL
(2019)