Purpose: To investigate associations between older drivers' perceived vision-related night-driving difficulties and night-time driving performance measured on a closed-road circuit. Methods: Participants included 26 older drivers (71.8 ± 6.3 years) who reported vision-related night-driving difficulties assessed with the vision and night driving que...
The aim of this study is an evaluation of the Italian dentists&rsquo / knowledge regarding COVID-19 and their perception of the risks associated with COVID-19, their attitude in resuming their activities, and how they judge the institutional intervention on a health and economic basis. Methods: This research evaluated Italian dentists from 11 to 18...
Published in Japanese journal of clinical oncology
We conducted a questionnaire survey of oncology specialists to investigate the frequency of administration of different drugs for the management of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in Japan in 2015. Our group published Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in 2017 (CIPN-GL2017). In these guid...
The adoption of a vegetarian diet has been associated with positive health outcomes. However, few studies evaluate the effect of this eating pattern on quality of life. Moreover, no specific instrument for the vegetarian population to measure the quality of life is available worldwide. Therefore, this study aimed to elaborate and validate a specifi...
Objective: This study aimed to validate a nutrition knowledge questionnaire appropriate for use in Australia. Design: Nutrition knowledge is essential in establishing and maintaining strategies that reduce the burden of disease and promote wellbeing. The General Nutrition Knowledge Questionnaire (GNKQ) was developed in the United Kingdom in 1999 an...
The purpose of this study was to define if Outcomes Expectations for Exercise (OEE) and Decisional Balance (DB) scales predict adherence to guided exercise programs and associate with the improvement in physical performance in the dialysis population. Participants (n = 40 / age 63.6 ± / 12.5 years) completed OEE and DB questionnaires before r...
Background : Providing patients an opportunity to give feedback to optometry students on their communication and interpersonal skills allows for a unique learning opportunity. The aim of the current project was to determine if the Doctors’ Interpersonal Skills Questionnaire (DISQ) was suitable for use with optometry students in a large teaching cli...
Published in Clinical & experimental optometry
Providing patients an opportunity to give feedback to optometry students on their communication and interpersonal skills allows for a unique learning opportunity. The aim of the current project was to determine if the Doctors' Interpersonal Skills Questionnaire (DISQ) was suitable for use with optometry students in a large teaching clinic and if it...
Published in JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
Background During the first week of March, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak reached more than 100 countries with over 100,000 cases. Health care authorities have already initiated awareness and preparedness activities worldwide. A poor understanding of the disease among health care workers (HCWs) may result in delayed treatment and ...
