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The Impact of the COVID‐19 Pandemic on Childhood Cancer Survival: A Population‐Based Assessment of Survival Patterns Between 2015 and 2023 in Germany

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Numerous international studies have reported declines in new cancer diagnoses, delayed diagnoses and disruptions in cancer treatment following the implementation of COVID‐19 pandemic public health measures, raising concerns that these effects may ultimately contribute to increased cancer mortality.
Friederike Erdmann, Maike Wellbrock, Javier Louro, Arndt Borkhardt, Martin Schrappe, Claudia Trübenbach, Desiree Grabow, Cécile M. Ronckers, Joachim Schüz   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Psychometric Properties of the MBI-SS for South African university students

SA Journal of Industrial Psychology
Orientation: Student burnout has become increasingly evident among university students. However, to measure student burnout accurately in the South African context, it is essential to use validated, fair and unbiased instruments.
Jorina Smit, Karina Mostert, Charlize du Toit, Leon De Beer, Arnold B. Bakker   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Venetoclax‐Based Therapy as a Bridge to Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Relapsed or Refractory Pediatric Acute Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Relapsed and/or refractory (R/R) pediatric acute leukemia carries a dismal prognosis, largely driven by chemoresistance to conventional salvage therapy. The BH3‐mimetic venetoclax, combined with chemotherapy or hypomethylating agents, has demonstrated efficacy in small clinical trials.
Katherine S. Colman, Deborah Meyran, Vajiranee Malalasekera, Heather Weerdenburg, Janine Campbell, Rachel Conyers, Stacie Wang, Hannah Walker, Seong Lin Khaw, Diane Hanna   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bone Mineral Density After Contemporary Treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia: A Matched Cross‐Sectional Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Reduced bone mineral density (BMD) has been reported in survivors of childhood and young adult acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL); however, data from cohorts treated with contemporary protocols and including matched controls remain limited.
Karen Schow Jensen, Mette Tiedemann Skipper, Niels Holtum Birkebæk, Kjeld Schmiegelow, Thomas Leth Frandsen, Bente Langdahl, Rikke Beck Jensen, Asger Roer Pedersen, Christian Mølgaard, Liv Andrés‐Jensen, Birgitte Klug Albertsen   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk of bias assessment shown as percentages for each item.

, 2022
Risk of bias assessment shown as percentages for each item.
Wenjuan Shao (12090985), Yimin Zhang (418374), Han Qi (10717608), Hanyue Zhang (6185090)   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Comparative Study of Some Item Bias Detection Methods [PDF]

Journal of Islamic Studies, 1998
Several methods of item bias detection indices were introduced in the last decades. The IRT methods were said to be more elegant compared to others. However, due to some practical difficulties, the search for an alternative method is necessary.
Abdullah A. AI-Qataee
doaj  

Assessing the adequacy of self-reported alcohol abuse measurement across time and ethnicity: cross-cultural equivalence across Hispanics and Caucasians in 1992, non-equivalence in 2001–2002

BMC Public Health, 2009
Background Do estimates of alcohol abuse reflect true levels across United States Hispanics and non-Hispanic Caucasians, or does culturally-based, systematic measurement error (i.e., measurement bias) affect estimates?
Carle Adam C
doaj   +1 more source

Parents of Youth With Cancer Report on Their Psychosocial Care: iSTEPPP Survey Finds Alignment and Gaps With Standards

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The Standards for Psychosocial Care for Children with Cancer and Their Families guide the provision of comprehensive psychosocial care. Parallel to research characterizing implementation of the Standards from the perspective of providers, this study examines implementation of the Standards from the perspective of parents of youth ...
Emily M. Pariseau, Kimberly Buff, Michele A. Scialla, Kimberly S. Canter, Lori Wiener, Victoria Sardi‐Brown, Julia B. Tager, Kamyar Arasteh, Anne E. Kazak   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Invariance and item bias of the Mental Health Continuum Short-Form for South African university first-year students

African Journal of Psychological Assessment
Over the last decade, higher education institutions (HEIs) have become increasingly interested in student well-being. However, since the student population is very diverse in South Africa, questionnaires measuring the well-being of students must be ...
Karina Mostert, Leon de Beer, Ronalda de Beer   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Item parameter estimations for multidimensional graded response model under complex structures

Frontiers in Education, 2022
Item parameter recovery in the compensatory multidimensional graded response model (MGRM) under simple and complex structures with rating-scale item response data was examined.
Olasunkanmi James Kehinde, Shenghai Dai, Brian French   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source