Rabah, Ayah Le Boterff, Quentin Carment, Loïc Bendjemaa, Narjes Térémetz, Maxime Dupin, Lucile Cuenca, Macarena Mas, Jean-Louis Krebs, Marie-Odile Maier, Marc A.
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Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
Background We developed five tablet-based tasks (applications) to measure multiple components of manual dexterity. Aim: to test reliability and validity of tablet-based dexterity measures in healthy participants. Methods Tasks included: (1) Finger recognition to assess mental rotation capacity. The subject taps with the finger indicated on a virtua...
Helleman, Jochem Bakers, Jaap N E Pirard, Evelien van den Berg, Leonard H Visser-Meily, Johanna M A Beelen, Anita
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Journal of neurology
Home-monitoring of spirometry has the potential to improve care for patients with a motor neuron disease (MND) by enabling early detection of respiratory dysfunction and reducing travel burden. Our aim was to evaluate the validity and feasibility of home-monitoring vital capacity (VC) in patients with MND. We included 33 patients with amyotrophic l...
Printza, Athanasia Triaridis, Stefanos
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European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Babaee, Taher Esfandiari, Elham Rouhani, Naeimeh Nakhaee, Masoomeh Saeedi, Marjan Hedayati, Zahra Jalali, Maryam Moradi, Vahideh
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Spine deformity
To assess the reliability and validity of the Persian version of the Italian Spine Youth Quality of Life (P-ISYQOL) questionnaire. Forward/backward translations and cultural adaption processes of the ISYQOL questionnaire into Persian were conducted by an expert committee. We recruited 178 adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) and Scheuermann'...
Choi, Shin Woo Bae, Joo-Yul Shin, Young Ho Moon, Sung Ho Kim, Jae Kwang
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Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery
This study aimed to assess the reliability and validity of the modified McGowan grading system and to determine its ability to distinguish the severity of cubital tunnel syndrome (CuTS) between the different grades. We prospectively enrolled 39 consecutive patients with CuTS from March 2018 to December 2020. Inter- and intra-observer reliability wa...
Zhou, Xinyi Cai, Yaochun Huang, Wanyi Chen, Qishan
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BMC Psychology
Background Perceived partner responsiveness (PPR) refers to the belief that the relational partner knows and is sensitive and supportive. Instead of translating the English version of the Perceived Partner Responsiveness Scale (PPRS) into Chinese, this study aimed to construct and analyze the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Pe...
Yaghi, Nathalie Boulos, Christa Baddoura, Rafic Abifadel, Marianne Yaghi, Cesar
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Nutrition Journal
Background Food frequency questionnaires (FFQ) is an easy and inexpensive tool that can be used to evaluate nutrient and dietary trends of groups and individuals. Few studies in the East Mediterranean region tailored FFQs to describe dietary intakes of older adults. The purpose of the study is therefore to assess the validity and reproducibility of...
Ghanavati, Shirin Baradaran, Hamid Reza Kamran Soltani Arabshahi, Seyed Bigdeli, Shoaleh
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BMC Medical Education
Background Despite the fact that clinicians face uncertainty in their decisions, there is no comprehensive framework to measure it in medical practices which is the knowledge gap especially for Iran. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the reliability and validity of a Persian questionnaire which is designed to measure different determining asp...
Kim, Sae-Hyung Cho, Dongwook
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BMC Psychology
Background Leisure satisfaction has been one of primary variables to explain an individual’s choice of leisure and recreational activities’ participation. The Leisure Satisfaction Scale (LSS)-short form has been widely utilized to measure leisure and recreation participants’ satisfaction levels. However, limited research has been studied on the LSS...
Mori, Yoko Sasaki, Miki Ogata, Yasuko Togari, Taisuke
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BMC Research Notes
Objective A reliable and valid tool is required to assess home healthcare nurses’ job satisfaction for evaluating and improving the work environment and clinical practice of home healthcare. This study aimed to develop and examine the Japanese version of the Home Healthcare Nurses’ Job Satisfaction Scale (HHNJS-J). The Home Healthcare Nurses’ Job S...
