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Development and validation of a new patient-reported outcome measure for patients with pressure ulcers: the PU-QOL instrument. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
BACKGROUND: Patient-reported outcome (PRO) data are integral to patient care, policy decision making and healthcare delivery. PRO assessment in pressure ulcers is in its infancy, with few studies including PROs as study outcomes.
Gorecki, C   +41 more
core   +1 more source

Sodium Oxybate Alters Sleep Architecture and Reduces Emotional Selectivity in Memory‐Related Responses

open access: yesJournal of Sleep Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sleep supports memory consolidation. Non‐rapid eye movement (NREM) and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep have been proposed to support, respectively, declarative memory consolidation and the integration of the memory affective dimension. Here, we used sodium oxybate (SXB) to modify the NREM/REM proportion during one sleep night and assessed ...
Laure Colin   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

INTEGRATING MUSIC ITEMS IN GIFTED SCREENING TEST: VALIDATION STRATEGIES IN MALAYSIA

open access: yesStudia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai. Musica
This study investigates the integration of music-related components into a gifted screening test to enhance the identification of artistic and music giftedness.
Md Jais ISMAIL   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring the Latent Trait and the Measurement Properties of Korean World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF Measure Applied to Cancer Survivors

open access: yesPhysical Therapy Korea, 2023
Background: In general, measurement qualities of cross-culturally adapted quality of life (QOL) measures are altered in many aspects, although versions of them are well-validated measures.
Bongsam Choi
doaj   +1 more source

plink: An R Package for Linking Mixed-Format Tests Using IRT-Based Methods [PDF]

open access: yes
The R package plink has been developed to facilitate the linking of mixed-format tests for multiple groups under a common item design using unidimensional and multidimensional IRT-based methods.
Jonathan P. Weeks
core  

How Mental Concepts Shape Sleep: Introducing the Mental Concept Reactivation Hypothesis of Sleep

open access: yesJournal of Sleep Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sleep problems affect a substantial proportion of individuals, and negative thoughts, rumination, and worry are considered key factors underlying persistence and severity. While extensive research has examined how these states disrupt sleep before falling asleep, much less is known about how mental concepts, including thoughts, expectations ...
Anna Zoé Wick, Björn Rasch
wiley   +1 more source

Deconstructing therapy outcome measurement with Rasch analysis of a measure of general clinical distress: the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Rasch analysis was used to illustrate the usefulness of item-level analyses for evaluating a common therapy outcome measure of general clinical distress, the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R; Derogatis, 1994).
Beltyukova, Svetlana A.   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Reactivating a Relaxation Exercise During Sleep to Influence Cortical Hyperarousal in Individuals With Frequent Nightmares

open access: yesJournal of Sleep Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT High‐frequency EEG activity during sleep, reflecting cortical hyperarousal, has recently been incorporated into aetiology models of nightmares. However, its precise role remains insufficiently understood because experimental approaches to manipulate hyperarousal during sleep are limited.
C. Sayk   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Revised Mixed-Approach Rubric for the Quality of Academic Posters

open access: yesPharmacy
The quality of posters at pharmacy conferences can vary. We created a mixed-approach rubric (MAR) for poster quality. Evidence from multiple sources (systematic review, further analysis of rater scores, verbal feedback from raters) showed the need to ...
Michael J. Peeters   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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