Estimation of loneliness in students with visual impairments [PDF]
Background/Aim. Loneliness is becoming more frequent, especially in young people. Some authors believe that visual impairments increase the risk of loneliness. Empirical data on its manifestation in persons with visual impairments are contradictory.
Stanimirović Dragana V.+3 more
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Children’s Food and Drink Purchasing Behaviour ‘‘Beyond the School Gate’’ : The Development of a Survey Module [PDF]
Copyright © 2013 Wendy J.Wills et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly ...
Bromley, C.+5 more
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Background: Pruritus, or itch, is a prevalent symptom causing profound health burden in many dermatological and non-dermatological disorders. Several itch questionnaires have been created to assess itch.
Hao-Jui Weng+9 more
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Knowledge assessment of the importance of corneal biomechanics in glaucoma among physicians, ophthalmologists, and glaucoma specialists [PDF]
Objective: To assess the knowledge of healthcare professionals about corneal biomechanics in glaucoma and identify knowledge gaps for educational focus.
Rodrigo Brazuna+7 more
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A survey on sleep questionnaires and diaries [PDF]
Sleep assessment is a fundamental part of health evaluation. In fact, many diseases (such as obesity, diabetes, or hypertension, as well as psychiatric, neurological, and cardiovascular diseases) produce sleep disorders that are often used as indicators, diagnosis (symptoms), or even as predictors (eg, for depression) of health.
Ibáñez Del Valle, Vanessa+2 more
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Health sciences library workshops in the COVID era: librarian perceptions and decision making
Objective: We sought to determine how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted academic health sciences library workshops. We hypothesized that health sciences libraries moved workshops online during the height of the pandemic and that they continued to offer ...
Nell Aronoff+3 more
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Do patient surveys work? The influence of a national survey programme on local quality-improvement initiatives [PDF]
Objectives: To assess current attitudes towards the national patient survey programme in England, establish the extent to which survey results are used and identify barriers and incentives for using them.
Reeves, R., Seccombe, I.
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The repeatability of self-reported exposure after miscarriage [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The Avon Longitudinal Study of Pregnancy and Childhood is a prospective study of women who were resident in Avon and who were expected to deliver a baby between April 1991 and December 1992.
Farrow, A+3 more
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Questionnaire surveys of dentists on radiology [PDF]
Survey by questionnaire is a widely used research method in dental radiology. A major concern in reviews of questionnaires is non-response. The objectives of this study were to review questionnaire studies in dental radiology with regard to potential survey errors and to develop recommendations to assist future researchers.A literature search with the ...
Shelley, A. M., Brunton, P., Horner, K.
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Description and performance of two diet quality scores based on the Nova classification [PDF]
OBJECTIVE To describe two low-burden diet quality scores and evaluate their performance in reflecting the dietary share of the least and most processed foods defined within the Nova food system classification.
Caroline dos Santos Costa+8 more
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