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Díaz-Oreiro, López, Quesada, and Guerrero. "Standardized Questionnaires for User Experience Evaluation: A Systematic Literature Review." Proceedings 31, no. 1 (November 20, 2019): 14. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019031014.
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Standardized questionnaires are one of the methods used to evaluate User Experience (UX). Standardized questionnaires are composed of an invariable group of questions that users answer themselves after using a product or system. They are considered reliable and economical to apply. The standardized questionnaires most recognized for UX evaluation are AttrakDiff, UEQ, and meCUE. Although the structure, format, and content of each of the questionnaires are known in detail, there is no systematic literature review (SLR) that categorizes the uses of these questionnaires in primary studies. This SLR presents the eligibility protocol and the results obtained by reviewing 946 papers from four digital databases, of which 553 primary studies were analyzed in detail. Different characteristics of use were obtained, such as which questionnaire is used more extensively, in which geographical context, and the size of the sample used in each study, among others.
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NAKADATE, Toshio. "Comparison of responses to two standardized respiratory questionnaires." INDUSTRIAL HEALTH 24, no. 3 (1986): 117–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.2486/indhealth.24.117.
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Makević-Đurić, Mirjana, and Milivoje Đurić. "Skrining of developmental disorders in children By using the standardized questionnaires "Ages & Stages questionnaires" (ASQ-3)." Zdravstvena zastita 52, no. 3 (2023): 46–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.5937/zdravzast52-45939.
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Introduction/Aim: By introducing a questionnaire for screening developmental disabilities in early childhood, developmental delay would be detected in time thus enabling prompt intervention. The standardized questionnaire "Ages and Stages Questionnaire" (ASQ-3) has been used for more than 30 years all over the world, and in Serbia it was standardized under the name "Uzrasti i razvoj deteta" (URD). The aim of our study was to identify children with developmental disabilities in early childhood using the standardized ASQ-3 questionnaire in primary pediatric practice, so that the appropriate treatment would be started on time. Methods: This study included 31 subjects aged 9-36 months. The subjects were divided into age groups and the standardized ASQ-3 questionnaire was used for each child. The obtained data were analyzed with the help of a computer program for statistical analysis of data (SPSS, version 20), and the methods of descriptive statistics were used. Results: The obtained results showed that 71% of the subjects suffered from developmental disorders, which demanded additional learning activities or further diagnostics. In 45.2% of the subjects, deviations from normal development were discovered in at least one of the examined areas, which demanded additional learning activities and further monitoring of children (that is, they had results in the grey zone), and in 25.8% of the subjects, deviations demanded consultations with experts for further assessment and treatment (that is, they had results in the black zone). Conclusion: The introduction of standardized ASQ-3 questionnaires as a mandatory clinical instrument in primary pediatric practice would enable early recognition of children with deviations from normative development, when early stimulation of development would begin, and the need for re-evaluation, supplementary diagnostics and early intervention support would be established.
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Oden, Dr Kristy, Dr Michelle Nelson, and Dr Marilyn Lee. "Virtual Standardized Patient." International Journal for Innovation Education and Research 6, no. 6 (June 30, 2018): 67–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol6.iss6.1059.
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Background: Higher education nursing programs include a physical/health assessment course that prepares graduates to provide excellent care based on data collected through assessment. Finding a teaching strategy that engages students as well as educates them in health assessment techniques is a challenge that all nurse educators share.
Objectives: The objectives of this study were to determine the level of engagement and learning that occurred with undergraduate and graduate students who participated in a health assessment course that included the use of an online virtual standardized patient (VSP).
Design: Quantitative, descriptive survey research was utilized to determine student nurses’ perception of the use of VSP in a physical assessment course.
Setting/Participants: Students in a traditional on-campus BSN program and students in an online RN to BSN and MSN program were included in this study.
Methods: After receiving IRB approval, course leaders provided students a standardized questionnaire of two (2) multiple choice and six (6) Likert-style questions. The questions evaluated the participants’ ease of use, comparison of interaction between online virtual and live human patients, ability to perform an exam on a virtual patient, and ability to communicate with a virtual patient. Questionnaires were administered to volunteers in the three identified health assessment courses (BSN, RN-BSN, and MSN). Also evaluated was the participant’s perception of their ability to transfer knowledge from the VSP to the live patient. All students participated in the VSP with completion of the questionnaire optional.
Results: Findings in this study generally supported the educational value of using a virtual standardized patient in teaching both undergraduate and graduate students’ health assessment. Variations between the groups were found.
Conclusion: Use of a virtual standardized patient is a positive teaching strategy for teaching health assessment in both undergraduate and graduate nursing programs.
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Germans, S., G. L. Van Heck, and P. P. G. Hodiamont. "How to choose the best screening instrument for personality disorder for your specific practice." European Psychiatry 26, S2 (March 2011): 1019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0924-9338(11)72724-9.
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IntroductionPersonality disorders (PD) are common in psychiatric services and can adversely affect the management and outcome of mental illnesses. Therefore assessment of the personality is an essential part of initial psychiatric examination. To diagnose a PD takes time and competence. A screening instrument in the diagnostic phase can be a solution.AimThe goal of the study was to provide clinicians a powerful screening tool for personality disorders that is ‘quick and dirty’.MethodNine screening instruments were studied in a prospective, observational, test development study with a random sample of Dutch psychiatric outpatients, using the SCID-II as the gold standard. There were three short questionnaires (Standardized Assessment of Personality- Abbreviated Scale (SAPAS), Iowa Personality Disorder Screen (IPDS), Short version of the SCID-II), three longer questionnaires (the SCID-II Personality Questionnaire, the NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI), Inventory of Interpersonal Problems (IIP-PD/C;) one short semi structured interview (Quick Personality Assessment Schedule (PAS-Q.) and two informant interviews (Standardised Assessment of personality (SAP), the Standardized Assessment of Personality- Abbreviated Scale for informants (SAPAS-INF)) involved.ResultsThe three short questionnaires and the semi structured interview were very useful for determining the presence/absence of PD. The other instruments can be used in particular situations for example to determine a specific PD or if the patient is not able to accomplish the test.ConclusionBefore deciding which screening instrument for PD is the best for your practice, you have to consider psychometric values as well as practical circumstances.
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Scholl, D. T., P. Dobbelaar, A. Brand, F. Brouwer, and M. Maas. "Standardized Protocol to Develop Dairy Farm Management Questionnaires for Observational Studies." Journal of Dairy Science 75, no. 2 (February 1992): 615–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.3168/jds.s0022-0302(92)77799-6.
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Lipkin, P. H., and H. Gwynn. "Improving Developmental Screening: Combining Parent and Pediatrician Opinions With Standardized Questionnaires." PEDIATRICS 119, no. 3 (March 1, 2007): 655a—656. http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2006-3529.
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Beasley, Kenneth A., Ling Xu De Young, and Gerald B. Brock. "Current status of standardized questionnaires in the measurement of erectile dysfunction." Current Urology Reports 1, no. 4 (December 2000): 285–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11934-000-0008-2.
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Díaz-Oreiro, Ignacio, Gustavo López, Luis Quesada, and Luis A. Guerrero. "UX Evaluation with Standardized Questionnaires in Ubiquitous Computing and Ambient Intelligence: A Systematic Literature Review." Advances in Human-Computer Interaction 2021 (May 4, 2021): 1–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5518722.
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Background. Standardized questionnaires are well-known, reliable, and inexpensive instruments to evaluate user experience (UX). Although the structure, content, and application procedure of the three most recognized questionnaires (AttrakDiff, UEQ, and meCUE) are known, there is no systematic literature review (SLR) that classifies how these questionnaires have been used in primary studies reported academically. This SLR seeks to answer five research questions (RQs), starting with identifying the uses of each questionnaire over the years and by geographic region (RQ1) and the median number of participants per study (how many participants is considered enough when evaluating UX?) (RQ2). This work also aims to establish whether these questionnaires are combined with other evaluation instruments and with which complementary instruments are they used more frequently (RQ3). In addition, this review intends to determine how the three questionnaires have been applied in the fields of ubiquitous computing and ambient intelligence (RQ4) and also in studies that incorporate nontraditional interfaces, such as haptic, gesture, or speech interfaces, to name a few (RQ5). Methods. A systematic literature review was conducted starting from 946 studies retrieved from four digital databases. The main inclusion criteria being the study describes a primary study reported academically, where the standardized questionnaire is used as a UX evaluation instrument in its original and complete form. In the first phase, 189 studies were discarded by screening the title, abstract, and keyword list. In the second phase, 757 studies were full-text reviewed, and 209 were discarded due to the inclusion/exclusion criteria. The 548 resulting studies were analyzed in detail. Results. AttrakDiff is the questionnaire that counts the most uses since 2006, when the first studies appeared. However, since 2017, UEQ has far surpassed AttrakDiff in uses per year. The contribution of meCUE is still minimal. Europe is the region with the most extended use, followed by Asia. Within Europe, Germany greatly exceeds the rest of countries (RQ1). The median number of participants per study is 20, considering the aggregated data from the three questionnaires. However, this median rises to 30 participants in journal studies while it stays in 20 in conference studies (RQ2). Almost 4 in 10 studies apply the questionnaire as the only evaluation instrument. The remaining studies used between one and five complementary instruments, among which the System Usability Scale (SUS) stands out (RQ3). About 1 in 4 studies analyzed belong to ubiquitous computing and ambient intelligence fields, in which UEQ increases the percentage of uses when compared to its general percentage, particularly in topics such as IoT and wearable interfaces. However, AttrakDiff remains the predominant questionnaire for studies in smart cities and homes and in-vehicle information systems (RQ4). Around 1 in 3 studies include nontraditional interfaces, being virtual reality and gesture interfaces the most numerous. Percentages of UEQ and meCUE uses in these studies are higher than their respective global percentages, particularly in studies using virtual reality and eye tracking interfaces. AttrakDiff maintains its overall percentage in studies with tangible and gesture interfaces and exceeds it in studies with nontraditional visual interfaces, such as displays in windshields or motorcycle helmets (RQ5).
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Neugebauer, Jan, Valérie Tóthová, and Jitka Doležalová. "Use of Standardized and Non-Standardized Tools for Measuring the Risk of Falls and Independence in Clinical Practice." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 6 (March 20, 2021): 3226. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18063226.
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(1) Background: The use of standardized tools is regarded as the basis for an evidence-based assessment. The tools enable monitoring of complex events and the effectiveness of adopted interventions. Some healthcare facilities use standardized tools such as the Morse Fall Scale, but many use non-standardized tools created based on patient needs. Our study question was, why are non-standardized tools used when standardized tools are more beneficial and can be statistically evaluated and compared to other results; (2) Methods: We used a quantitative, non-standardized questionnaire to survey 1200 nurses, which was representative sample for the entire Czech Republic. All questionnaires were assessed in two phases (a) the frequency evaluation and descriptive analysis, and (b) hypotheses testing and correlation analyses; (3) Results: We found that the Conley Scale, Barthel test, and IADL test were preferred by many nurses. Furthermore, we found that nurses using standardized assessment scales noticed risk factors significantly more frequently but regarded the increased complexity of care to be psychologically demanding. (4) Conclusions: In patients with physical disabilities, both types of tools (internal non-standardized and standardized) are used to assess the risk of falls and independence; nurses generally welcomed the increase use of standardized tools in their facilities.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Standardized questionnaires":
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Cherkaoui, Zineb. "Optimisation des parcours de soins des patients complexes en vue d’une prise en charge pour pathologies hépato-bilio-pancréatiques : mise en place du « Diagnostic en un jour », mode d’évaluation et résultats." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Strasbourg, 2023. http://www.theses.fr/2023STRAJ123.
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Bien prendre en charge le bon patient au bon moment au bon endroit selon les dernières recommandations des sociétés savantes est aujourd’hui la préoccupation de chaque professionnel de santé dans le but d’améliorer l’état de santé des populations. A travers la mise en place du parcours de soins innovant accéléré «Diagnostic en un jour» pour les pathologies hépato-biliopancréatiques aux Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg et la réalisation d’une étude comparative au parcours classique avec respectivement 330 vs 152 patients, l’efficacité́ et la soutenabilité́ financière de celui-ci sont prouvées. Nous montrons la possible diffusion de ce modèle à plus grande échelle pour d’autres pathologies et régions. Par ailleurs, la démarche VBHC appliquée à travers les questionnaires standardisés établis pour les cancers du foie et du pancréas permettra le recueil des résultats qui impotent aux patients PROMs et cliniques CROMs ayant pour objectif de tendre vers la pertinence et l’excellence des soinsNowadays, taking good care of the right patient at the right time in the right place according to the latest guidelines established by professional societies is the main concern of each health care provider, aiming to improve populations’ state of health. From the example of the innovative and accelerated care pathway “Oneday diagnosis” for hepatobiliary and pancreatic diseases taking place in Strasbourg university hospital and the comparative study to ordinary pathway with respectively 330 vs 152 patients, we demonstrated its efficiency and sustainability. We confirmed the possible replication elsewhere and for other pathologies. Furthermore, the application of the VBHC concept through standardized questionnaires for liver and pancreatic cancers would allow to collect outcomes that matter to patients PROMs and clinical outcomes CROMs with the objective of reaching relevant and excellent care
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Dales, Robert Edgar. "The ability of a standardized respiratory symptom questionnaire to predict airway reactivity as measured by bronchial challenge /." Thesis, McGill University, 1985. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=64490.
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Bakhtiari, Hossein. "Evaluation of Thermal Comfort and Night Ventilation in a Historic Office Building in Nordic Climate." Licentiate thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Energisystem och byggnadsteknik, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-33941.
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Envelopes with low thermal performance are common characteristics in European historic buildings resulting in insufficient thermal comfort and higher energy use compared to modern buildings. There are different types of applications for the European historic buildings such as historic churches, historic museums, historic theatres, etc. In historic buildings refurbished to offices, it is vital to improve thermal comfort for the staff. Improving thermal comfort should not increase, preferably reduce, energy use in the building. The overall aim in this research is to explore how to improve thermal comfort in historic buildings without increasing, preferably reducing, energy use with the application of non-intrusive methods. This is done in form of a case study in Sweden. Thermal comfort issues in the case study building are determined through a field study. The methods include field measurements with thermal comfort equipment, data logging on BMS, and evaluating the occupant’s perception of a summer and a winter period indoor environment using a standardized questionnaire. According to questionnaire and thermal comfort measurements results, it is revealed that the summer period has the most dissatisfied occupants, while winter thermal comfort is satisfactory – but not exceptionally good. Accordingly, natural heat sinks could be used in form of NV, as a non/intrusive method, in order to improve thermal comfort in the building. For the historic building equipped with mechanical ventilation, NV strategy has the potential to both improve thermal comfort and reduce the total electricity use for cooling (i.e. electricity use in the cooling machine + the electricity use in the ventilation unit’s fans). It could decrease the percentage of exceedance hours in offices by up to 33% and reduce the total electricity use for cooling by up to 40%. The optimal (maximum) NV rate (i.e. the potential of NV strategy) is dependent on the thermal mass capacity of the building, the available NV cooling potential (dependent on the ambient air temperature), COP value of the cooling machine, the SFP model of the fans (low SFP value for high NV rate is optimal), and the offices’ door scheme (open or closed doors).
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Souza, Thamires da Fonseca de. "Especificidade e sensibilidade do Questionário de Transtorno do Desenvolvimento da Coordenação - Brasil para crianças de 8 a 10 anos." Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2016. https://repositorio.ufscar.br/handle/ufscar/7283.
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Different instruments meet the criteria of the Manual Diagnostic and Statistical of Mental Disorders (DSM) for the diagnosis of Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) have been used by researchers. Among them, the most recognized and employed questionnaire today for screening is the Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire (DCDQ), a questionnaire for parents developed in Canada. This was translated and adapted to Brazilian culture, however its scoring system was not standardized for Brazilian children. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of the questionnaire to a group of children aged 8, 9 and 10 years using as gold standard the Movement Assessment Battery for Children Test (Mabc-2) engine test also identify the cutoff point for each specific age and correlate the scores of both tests between gender and between economic classes. It is a descriptive study transversal - exploratory, with a quantitative approach. The participants were 100 children enrolled in the municipal school system of Rio Claro -SP, where had their motor skills evaluated using the DCDQ-Brazil and Mabc-2, and their socioeconomic conditions verified by Criterion Brazil. The data collected were subjected to statistical analysis of association and the cutoff set by the Youden index and Roc curve (Receiver Operator Characteristic). The results reveal the DCDQ-Brazil does not have satisfactory validity to the Brazilian context analyzed in the sample at the ages of 8 and 10 years the ages of 8 and 10 years, with its higher cutoff points the cutoff points defined in this study, in a proportion ranging 4-7 points. Also found, contrary to what area of the studies show, girls and boys do not have significant difference when evaluated in DCDQ-Brazil and Mabc-2, and no association between the results of the instruments and the socioeconomic classification of participants was detected, suggesting socioeconomic status does not imply engine performance and incidence of DCD. It was possible to ascertain the use of Mabc-2 instruments and DCDQ-Brazil together enables check for data favor the evaluation of the specificity and sensitivity of DCDQ-Brazil for a group of children aged 8 and 10 years. For future research it is suggested further data on the age of 9 years to use the Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire form adapted to Brazilian children between 8 to 10 years promoting the early identification process of the DCD.
Diferentes instrumentos que atendam aos critérios do Manual Diagnóstico e estatístico de Transtornos Mentais (DSM) para o diagnóstico do Transtorno do Desenvolvimento da Coordenação (TDC) vêm sido utilizados por pesquisadores da área. Dentre eles, o questionário mais reconhecido e empregado na atualidade para a triagem é o Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire (DCDQ), um questionário para pais desenvolvido no Canadá. Este foi traduzido e adaptado para a cultura brasileira, no entanto seu sistema de pontuação não foi padronizado para as crianças brasileiras. Diante disso, esta pesquisa teve como objetivo principal avaliar a sensibilidade e a especificidade do questionário para um grupo de crianças de 8, 9 e 10 anos utilizando como padrão ouro o teste motor Movement Assessment Battery for Children Test (Mabc-2), também identificar o ponto de corte para cada idade específica e correlacionar as pontuações de ambos os testes entre gênero e entre as classes econômicas. Trata-se de um estudo de caráter transversal descritivo - exploratório, com abordagem quantitativa. Participaram da pesquisa 100 escolares matriculados na rede de ensino municipal de Rio Claro-SP, os quais tiveram suas habilidades motoras avaliadas por meio do DCDQ-Brasil e Mabc-2, e suas condições socioeconômicas verificadas pelo Critério Brasil. Os dados coletados foram submetidos à análise estatística de associação e os pontos de corte definidos através do índice de Youden e curva Roc (Receiver Operator Characteristic). Os resultados revelam que o DCDQ-Brasil não possui validade satisfatória para o contexto brasileiro analisado na amostra nas idades de 8 e 10 anos, sendo seus pontos de corte mais altos que os pontos de corte definidos nessa pesquisa, numa proporção que varia de 4 a 7 pontos. Também verificou-se que, diferentemente do que estudos da área apontam, meninas e meninos não apresentaram diferença significativa quando avaliados no DCDQ-Brasil e Mabc- 2, e nenhuma associação entre os resultados dos instrumentos e a classificação socioeconômica dos participantes foi detectada, o que sugere que a condição socioeconômica não implica no desempenho motor e incidência do TDC. Foi possível averiguar que o uso dos instrumentos Mabc-2 e DCDQ-Brasil em conjunto possibilita verificar a presença de dados que favorecem a avaliação da especificidade e sensibilidade do DCDQ-Brasil para um grupo de crianças de 8 e 10 anos. Para futuras investigações sugere-se aprofundar os dados relativos à idade de 9 anos a fim de utilizar o Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire de forma adaptada às crianças brasileiras na faixa de 8 a 10 anos favorecendo o processo de identificação precoce do TDC.
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Silva, Melinda Lee E. "A comparison of objective, standardised parent-administered questionnaires to that of subjective screening practices for the early detection of developmentaal delay in at-risk infants." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10539/9229.
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MSc (Med), Child Health Neurodevelopment, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the WitwatersrandBackground The early identification of developmental disorders facilitates early intervention, improving childhood outcomes. Parent-administered questionnaires have been recommended for this purpose. The PEDS COMBINED, which includes the Parents Evaluation of Developmental Status (PEDS) and PEDS Developmental Milestones (PEDS:DM), and the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) are parent-administered questionnaires with good psychometric properties. It has not been determined if they identify the same infants at-risk for developmental delays however. It is also not know how South African paediatricians monitor childhood development. Objective To compare the ASQ, PEDS COMBINED and South African paediatricians’ subjective assessment (PSA) of neonatal intensive care graduates at 6-months corrected age. To identify trends in developmental screening practices, including the knowledge and use of parentadministered screening tools, in a diverse group of paediatricans working in Gauteng, South Africa. Methods Developmental screening and referral practices of paediatricians were ascertained by analysis of a short questionnaire sent to participating paediatricians. Concordance between the questionnaires and PSA was determined using the kappa coefficient (κ) and Test of Symmetry (κ ≤ 0.4 indicating poor agreement; κ ≥ 0.75 indicating excellent agreement). Results Concordance between the ASQ and PEDS COMBINED was 90.7% (κ = 0.82, ρ = 0.05). The PSA showed poor concordance with both PEDS COMBINED and ASQ (κ = 0.28, ρ = 0.03 and κ= 0.26, ρ = 0.01 respectively). The ASQ and PEDS COMBINED identified 40% and 42% of the cohort with developmental concerns and the PSA identified 6%. Only 13% of paediatricians used specific guidelines for developmental assessment and none used, or could name any parent-administered questionnaire. Conclusion There is excellent agreement between the ASQ and PEDS COMBINED in identifying the same children with developmental concerns. Paediatricians identified significantly fewer infants and showed statistically significant poor agreement with both questionnaires. Most paediatricians in Gauteng, South Africa are not using standardized screening tools to detect developmental delay and have poor knowledge regarding these tools.
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Veselý, Vojtěch. "Úrazovosti u hráčů florbalu s dřívější zkušeností s ledním hokejem." Master's thesis, 2015. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-336783.
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Title: Accident rate at floorball players with previous experience with ice hockey. Objectives: To determine whether there is an increased rate of injuries of ankle joint at floorball players with previous experience with ice hockey than at floorball players without this experience. To evaluate the impact of the operation of ice hockey, the sport with permanently fixed foot in the skate, at followed up playing of floorball at the top level. Methology: For the purposes of this thesis was compiled multiple-standard questionnaire - questionnaire form. The research sample consisted of 100 probands - the first group of 25 probands top floorball players who have played at least 5 years of ice hockey at the highest level, the second group 25 floorball extra-league players, third group of 25 professional ice hockey players. Last fourth group consisted of 25 probands athletes meeting the conditions of at least 3 times a week training and 1 championship match - non focus on ice hockey and floorball. The resulting data were first analyzed and clearly captured in tables in Microsoft Office Word 2003. Then were analyzed only data relating to the ankle joint injuries in floorball players using statistical methods to confirm the hypothesis - method of association - association coefficient, Chi-square test....
Books on the topic "Standardized questionnaires":
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Riberas, Zulma T. Prices received standardized questionnaire research project. [Fairfax, Virginia?]: United States Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Research and Development Division, 2004.
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Converse, Jean M. Survey questions: Handcrafting the standardized questionnaire. Beverly Hills: Sage Publications, 1986.
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Houtkoop, Hanneke. Interaction and the standardized survey interview: The living questionnaire. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000.
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Suhova, Elena. University education in modern conditions: a psychologist's view. ru: INFRA-M Academic Publishing LLC., 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.12737/1989269.
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The monograph presents a study of various aspects of university education in modern socio-economic conditions, based on standardized tests and targeted questionnaires developed by the author. Recommendations are given on reserves for improving the effectiveness of education at the university, pedagogical interaction.
It is recommended for teachers of universities, institutions of secondary vocational education, students, undergraduates, postgraduates.
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Houtkoop-Steenstra, Hanneke. Interaction and the Standardized Survey Interview: The Living Questionnaire. Cambridge University Press, 2009.
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Houtkoop-Steenstra, Hanneke. Interaction and the Standardized Survey Interview: The Living Questionnaire. Cambridge University Press, 2000.
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Houtkoop-Steenstra, Hanneke. Interaction and the Standardized Survey Interview: The Living Questionnaire. Cambridge University Press, 2005.
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Houtkoop-Steenstra, Hanneke. Interaction and the Standardized Survey Interview: The Living Questionnaire. Cambridge University Press, 2000.
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Houtkoop-Steenstra, Hanneke. Interaction and the Standardized Survey Interview: The Living Questionnaire. Cambridge University Press, 2000.
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Tran, Thanh V., Tam Nguyen, and Keith Chan. Process and Critical Tasks of Cross-Cultural Research. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190496470.003.0002.
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The overall process of cross-cultural instrument development and assessment are discussed in this chapter. Research instrument is defined as a systematic and standardized tool for data collection. It includes all types of research questionnaires and standardized scales. There are three methods of cross-cultural research instrument development: adopting an existing instrument, adapting or modifying an existing instrument, and developing a new instrument. In order to develop a cross-culturally valid questionnaire or instrument, the concepts or constructs selected for the investigation must be clearly defined and bear the same meanings across the selected cultural groups. No good questionnaire can be developed without clear definitions. This is a matter of utmost importance for all levels of cultural comparative research and evaluation whether it is a gender or racial/ethnic comparison within one society or across nations.
Book chapters on the topic "Standardized questionnaires":
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Bijlsma, Hannah. "The Quality of Student Perception Questionnaires: A Systematic Review." In Student Feedback on Teaching in Schools, 47–71. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75150-0_4.
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AbstractStudent perceptions of teaching are promising for measuring the quality of teaching in primary and secondary education. However, generating valid and reliable measurements when using a student perception questionnaire (SPQ) is not self-evident. Many authors have pointed to issues that need to be taken into account when developing, selecting, and using an SPQ in order to generate valid and reliable scores. In this study, 22 SPQs that met the inclusion criteria used in the literature search were systematically evaluated by two reviewers. The reviewers were most positive about the theoretical basis of the SPQs and about the quality of the SPQ materials. According to their evaluation, most SPQs also had acceptable reliability and construct validity. However, norm information about the quality rating measures was often lacking and few sampling specifications were provided. Information about the features of the SPQs, if available, was also often not presented in an accessible way by the instrument developers (e.g., in a user manual), making it difficult for potential SPQ users to obtain an overview of the qualities of available SPQs in order to decide which SPQs best fit their own context and intended use. It is suggested to create an international database of SPQs and to develop a standardized evaluation framework to evaluate the SPQ qualities in order to provide potential users with the information they need to make a well-informed choice of an SPQ.
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Rotaru, Oana Alexandra, Silviu Vert, Radu Vasiu, and Diana Andone. "Standardised Questionnaires in Usability Evaluation. Applying Standardised Usability Questionnaires in Digital Products Evaluation." In Communications in Computer and Information Science, 39–48. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59506-7_4.
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von Maurice, Jutta, Sabine Weinert, Hans-Peter Blossfeld, Cordula Artelt, and Hans-Günther Rossbach. "The BiKS-Study on “Educational Processes, Competence Development, and Formation of Educational Decisions in Preschool and School Age”: General Outline of Research Questions and Design of the BiKS-3-18 and the BiKS-8-18 Studies." In Educational Processes, Decisions, and the Development of Competencies from Early Preschool Age to Adolescence, 1–19. Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-43414-4_1.
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AbstractBiKS is an interdisciplinary longitudinal large-scale study on educational processes, competence development, and the formation of educational decisions. It consists of two panel studies: BiKS-3-18 started in September 2005 with 547 children at age 3 and followed these children till age 18 with 13 panel waves. BiKS-8-18 started in March 2006 with 2,395 students in grade 3 and followed them till age 18 with 11 panel waves. Both samples were drawn in selected cities and regions in Bavaria and Hesse (Germany) following a multi-step sampling procedure. Besides individual development of competencies, school-relevant attitudes, and educational decisions, special attention is given to the family, preschool, and school as important learning environments. The instrumentation follows a multi-informant perspective where possible and includes standardized competence tests, questionnaires, and observational methods. Moreover, some subsamples are studied with in-depth qualitative methods. Data are documented and available to the scientific community free of charge. This chapter provides a general introduction to the interdisciplinary research unit BiKS and its main aims. Moreover, it presents an overview of the two longitudinal BiKS studies BiKS-3-18 and BiKS-8-18.
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Looks, Hanna, Jannik Fangmann, Jörg Thomaschewski, María-José Escalona, and Eva-Maria Schön. "Towards a Standardized Questionnaire for Measuring Agility at Team Level." In Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, 71–85. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78098-2_5.
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AbstractContext: Twenty years after the publication of the agile manifesto, agility is becoming more and more popular in different contexts. Agile values are changing the way people work together and influence people’s mindset as well as the culture of organizations. Many organizations have understood that continuous improvement is based on measurement.Objective: The objective of this paper is to present how agility can be measured at the team level. For this reason, we will introduce our questionnaire for measuring agility, which is based on the agile values of the manifesto.Method: We developed a questionnaire comprising 36 items that measure the current state of a team’s agility in six dimensions (communicative, change-affine, iterative, self-organized, product-driven and improvement-oriented). This questionnaire has been evaluated with respect to several expert reviews and in a case study.Results: The questionnaire provides a method for measuring the current state of agility, which takes the individual context of the team into account. Furthermore, our research shows, that this technique enables the user to uncover dysfunctionalities in a team.Conclusion: Practitioners and organizations can use our questionnaire to optimize collaboration within their teams in terms of agility. In particular, the value delivery of an organization can be increased by optimizing collaboration at the team level. The development of this questionnaire is a continuous learning process with the aim to develop a standardized questionnaire for measuring agility.
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Gonçalves da Silva e Souza, Priscilla, and Edna Dias Canedo. "Improving Usability Evaluation by Automating a Standardized Usability Questionnaire." In Design, User Experience, and Usability: Theory and Practice, 379–95. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91797-9_27.
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Minge, Michael, and Manfred Thüring. "The MeCUE Questionnaire (2.0): Meeting Five Basic Requirements for Lean and Standardized UX Assessment." In Design, User Experience, and Usability: Theory and Practice, 451–69. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91797-9_33.
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Devlin, Nancy, Simon Pickard, and Jan Busschbach. "The Development of the EQ-5D-5L and its Value Sets." In Value Sets for EQ-5D-5L, 1–12. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89289-0_1.
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AbstractThis chapter introduces the EQ-5D-5L questionnaire and its development by the EuroQol Group. The availability of the EQ-5D-5L, and the growing evidence of its pivotal role as a measurement system, generated a demand for ‘values’ to accompany it that would enable the use of EQ-5D-5L data in the estimation of quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) and other applications where EQ-5D-5L profile data needs to be summarised by a single number. Chapter 1 sets out the main aim of the book: to provide an accessible source of information and guidance to support users of EQ-5D-5L and its value sets. Specifically, the book aims to improve users’ understanding of how EQ-5D-5L value sets are generated using the internationally standardised EQ-VT protocol; to raise awareness of the characteristics and properties of value sets; and to inform users’ choice of which value set to select for which purpose, and how that choice may affect analysis. The chapter concludes with an overview of the content of the book.
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Getuli, Vito, Valentina Fornasari, Alessandro Bruttini, Tommaso Sorbi, and Pietro Capone. "Evaluation of Immersive VR Experiences for Safety Training of Construction Workers: A Semi-Qualitative Approach Proposal." In CONVR 2023 - Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Construction Applications of Virtual Reality, 288–97. Florence: Firenze University Press, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.36253/979-12-215-0289-3.27.
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The diffusion of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and advanced visualization technologies in the increasingly digitalised construction sector is fostering the development and implementation of disruptive approaches for workforce Health and Safety (H&S) training. Project-specific risks, safety procedures and information can be administered through immersive Virtual Reality (VR) experiences where construction site environments and activities are reproduced without exposing the trainees to real hazards. However, despite numerous research and industry applications demonstrating the potential benefits of these technologies, a standardized framework and methodology for the evaluation of VR safety training effectiveness for construction workers is still lacking hence hindering its large scale-adoption and recognition from policymakers. Within the scope of previous authors contributions on the development and implementation of BIM-based VR experiences for construction workers’ safety training, this paper aims to address the evaluation of their effectiveness proposing a novel semi-qualitative approach based on the integration of trainees’ subjective and objective data. A post-experience evaluation questionnaire is developed to collect trainees’ direct and qualitative feedback about the experience immersivity and perceived safety content transfer. Furthermore, the integration with trainees’ spatial tracking data is proposed to complement the qualitative feedback with the quantitative evaluation of their use of the virtual space for safety training purposes. The application of the presented approach in case study is currently undergoing and the related results will be subject of future contributions
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Getuli, Vito, Valentina Fornasari, Alessandro Bruttini, Tommaso Sorbi, and Pietro Capone. "Evaluation of Immersive VR Experiences for Safety Training of Construction Workers: A Semi-Qualitative Approach Proposal." In CONVR 2023 - Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Construction Applications of Virtual Reality, 288–97. Florence: Firenze University Press, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.36253/10.36253/979-12-215-0289-3.27.
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The diffusion of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and advanced visualization technologies in the increasingly digitalised construction sector is fostering the development and implementation of disruptive approaches for workforce Health and Safety (H&S) training. Project-specific risks, safety procedures and information can be administered through immersive Virtual Reality (VR) experiences where construction site environments and activities are reproduced without exposing the trainees to real hazards. However, despite numerous research and industry applications demonstrating the potential benefits of these technologies, a standardized framework and methodology for the evaluation of VR safety training effectiveness for construction workers is still lacking hence hindering its large scale-adoption and recognition from policymakers. Within the scope of previous authors contributions on the development and implementation of BIM-based VR experiences for construction workers’ safety training, this paper aims to address the evaluation of their effectiveness proposing a novel semi-qualitative approach based on the integration of trainees’ subjective and objective data. A post-experience evaluation questionnaire is developed to collect trainees’ direct and qualitative feedback about the experience immersivity and perceived safety content transfer. Furthermore, the integration with trainees’ spatial tracking data is proposed to complement the qualitative feedback with the quantitative evaluation of their use of the virtual space for safety training purposes. The application of the presented approach in case study is currently undergoing and the related results will be subject of future contributions
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Sauro, Jeff, and James R. Lewis. "Standardized usability questionnaires." In Quantifying the User Experience, 185–248. Elsevier, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-802308-2.00008-4.
Conference papers on the topic "Standardized questionnaires":
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Schröder, S., NM Weiss, A. Heinrichs, and R. Mlynski. "Standardized questionnaires for the diagnostic of Eustachian tube dysfunction." In Abstract- und Posterband – 89. Jahresversammlung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für HNO-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie e.V., Bonn – Forschung heute – Zukunft morgen. Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1640589.
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Dominas, Nina, and Johannes Schultz. "The use of standardized patient questionnaires in hereditary angioedema." In 94th Annual Meeting German Society of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery e.V., Bonn. Georg Thieme Verlag, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1767544.
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Pinheiro, Angelo Bernard, and Christopher Kuiper. "Application and Use of Standardized Safety Questionnaires for Contractor Management in Upstream Oil and Gas." In SPE Americas E&P Health, Safety, Security, and Environmental Conference. Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/141140-ms.
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Koopmann, Marisa, Bernhard Wandtner, Michael Thorwarth, and Karsten Nebe. "Measuring Subjective Usability of Medical Devices - Questionnaire Development and Evaluation." In 14th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2023). AHFE International, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1003489.
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Safety and effectiveness are major usability concerns for the development process of medical devices. Other relevant factors like user satisfaction or overall user experience (UX) are sometimes neglected as they are not required from a regulatory perspective, nor can they be evaluated well through the classical approach of usability testing. Usability/UX questionnaires can measure these subjective variables, however, only few researchers have addressed the development of standardized questionnaires for medical products. This two-parted research aims to further close this gap. First, numerous attributes of usability/UX were researched and then critically evaluated by usability experts (N=9) with practical experience in healthcare. The constructs relevant and applicable were then divided into clusters and items were newly created or carefully chosen from existing questionnaires and then condensed to a 70-item raw version of the questionnaire. In the second part of this study, nurses (N=106) from South Africa, UK, and USA evaluated a dialysis device, providing responses to the questionnaire statements alongside the System Usability Scale (SUS) for validation purposes. Psychometric analysis showed that the average internal reliability across the eleven subscales was α = .70 and ranged from .48 to .84. Seven items were chosen to be eliminated because of their weak item discrimination and difficulty which would lead to an increase of internal reliability. The initial scores for 9 out of the 11 subscales moderately correlated with the SUS (r = .53 to .60) with a significance of α < .05. Overall, the results indicate that the newly developed questionnaire could be feasible to close the identified gap. Nevertheless, the modified questionnaire ought to be validated with a larger sample size and across a broader range of medical products.
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Elferinga, Achim, Cornelia Rollia, Urs Müllerb, Özgür Tamcanb, and Anne F. Mannionc. "Maladaptive Back Beliefs and Low Back Pain in Nurses: A Longitudinal Study." In Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics Conference. AHFE International, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.54941/ahfe100514.
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This population-based longitudinal questionnaire study examined whether back beliefs predicted increased low back pain (LBP) one year after baseline, comparing the phenomenon in nurses versus other participants. A random sample of 2’860 individuals participated. At one-year follow-up 1’445 questionnaires were returned. At baseline and follow-up, back beliefs were assessed with the Back Beliefs Questionnaire (BBQ) and LBP was assessed using a standardized pain intensity item and pain manikin. Cross-lagged structural equation modeling was used to estimate the prospective risk path from BBQ at baseline to LBP at follow-up. A model comparison test evaluated whether paths differed between 59 nurses and 1’383 other respondents. The cross-lagged path model fitted the empirical data well (CFI = 0.91; RMSEA = 0.04). In nurses, the longitudinal path from BBQ to LBP at follow-up (β=0.30, p=.013) and the cross-sectional association between BBQ and LBP at follow-up (β = 0.42, p = .031) were more positive than in others (longitudinal path: β = 0.05, p = .023; cross-sectional path: β = 0.06, p = .062). The biopsychosocial model of LBP and maladaptive back beliefs should be addressed in educational occupational health interventions for nurses.
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Minten, Alex. "Transformational Leadership and Job Satisfaction." In Organizations at Innovation and Digital Transformation Roundabout. University of Maribor Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.18690/978-961-286-388-3.39.
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There has always been discussion about how transformational leadership influences empoyees` job satisfaction and by doing so positively influences their performance. It is the main goal of this paper to analyze the influence of transformational leadership on job satisfaction. The data used for the analysis was collected via standardized internet survey in German. In the survey two standardized questionnaires were used: The SAZ (Scale for measuring job satisfaction) and the LSA (Leadership Style Assistant). The results demonstrate a statistically significant correlation between transformational leadership and job satisfaction with a beta of 0.417 (p<.01). Next to the main finding, it can be shown, that the influence of transformational leadership on job satisfaction is stronger for male employees with higher education. It can be shown, that transformational leadership is a way to improve empoyees` job satisfaction although individual employees react different depending on gender and education. That can be explained by different expectations on leadership as well as the influence of leadership on work organization, flexibility and inspiration.
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Khaled, Salma, Peter Haddad, Majid Al-Abdulla, Tarek Bellaj, Yousri Marzouk, Youssef Hasan, Ibrahim Al-Kaabi, et al. "Qatar - Longitudinal Assessment of Mental Health in Pandemics (Q-LAMP)." In Qatar University Annual Research Forum & Exhibition. Qatar University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.29117/quarfe.2020.0287.
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Aims: Q-LAMP aims to identify risk factors and resilience factors for symptoms of psychiatric illness during the pandemic. Study strengths include the 1-year longitudinal design and the use of standardized instruments already available in English and Arabic. The results will increase understanding of the impact of the pandemic on mental health for better support of the population during the pandemic and in future epidemics. Until an effective vaccine is available or herd immunity is achieved, countries are likely to encounter repeated ‘waves’ of infection. The identification of at-risk groups for mental illness will inform the planning and delivery of individualized treatment including primary prevention. Methodology: Longitudinal online survey; SMS-based recruitment and social media platforms advertisements e.g. Facebook, Instagram; Online consent; Completion time for questionnaires: approx. 20 to 30 minute; Baseline questionnaire with follow up at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months; Study completion date: Sept. 2021. Inclusion criteria: Currently living in Qatar; Qatari residents: citizens and expatriates; Age 18 years; read Arabic or English (questionnaire and consent form available in both languages). Instruments: Sociodemographic questionnaire including personal and family experience of COVID-19 infection; Standard instruments to assess psychiatric morbidity including depression, anxiety and PTSD; research team-designed instruments to assess social impact of pandemic; standard questionnaires to assess resilience, personality, loneliness, religious beliefs and social networks. Results: The analysis was based on 181 observations. Approximately, 3.5% of the sample was from the sms-recruitment method. The sample of completed surveys consisted of 65.0% females and 35.0% males. Qatari respondents comprised 27.0% of the total sample, while 52% of the sample were married, 25% had Grade 12 or lower level of educational attainment, and 46.0% were unemployed. Covid-19 appears to have affected different aspects of people’s lives from personal health to living arrangements, employment, and health of family and friends. Approximately, 41% to 55% of those who responded to the survey perceived changes in their stress levels, mental health, and loneliness to be worse than before the pandemic. Additionally, the wide availability of information about the pandemic on the internet and social media was perceived as source of pandemic-related worries among members of the public. Conclusion: The continued provision of mental health service and educational campaigns about effective stress and mental health management is warranted.
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Lisboa, Fabiana Christina Araújo Pereira, Lucimara Priscila Campos Veras, Régis Resende Paulinelli, and João Batista de Sousa. "COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE DEGREE OF PATIENT SATISFACTION AFTER BREASTCONSERVING SURGERY WITH OR WITHOUT ONCOPLASTIC SURGERY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS." In Brazilian Breast Cancer Symposium 2022. Mastology, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.29289/259453942022v32s2010.
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Objective: A systematic review was carried out on the comparative analysis of the degree of satisfaction of patients undergoing breast-conserving surgery for the treatment of breast cancer, with and without oncoplastic surgery, in addition to performing a meta-analysis to integrate the results of studies carried out with different questionnaires to arrive at a summary measure that could homogenize and categorize this complex comparative analysis arising from such diverse quantitative collection methods. Methods: Systematic review with literature searches in MEDLINE (by PubMed), EMBASE, ClinicalTrials, Scopus, Web of Science, BVS, and OpenGrey. The Joanna Briggs Institute tools were used to evaluate the methodological quality of the studies. Data were summarized through meta-analyses using a random effects model and considered relative risk (RR) measures and their confidence intervals (95%CI). Results: After eligibility assessment, we included 6 studies in the systematic review and in the quantitative analysis, encompassing a total of 1,110 patients. The studies included seemed to have an overall good methodological quality. There was no statistically significant difference in the aesthetic outcome between women who underwent oncoplastic and conservative surgery (RR=0.98; 95%CI 0.91–1.04). Patients undergoing conservative surgery with oncoplastic surgery have more advanced staging, greater tumor size, and resected specimen weight compared to classical surgery. In addition, a higher frequency of breast tumor location is unfavorable to the best aesthetic result (central, medial, or inferior). Conclusion: The degree of patient satisfaction with conservative surgery, with or without oncoplastic surgery, is similar between the groups. The time elapsed from the surgery to the measurement of the outcome, and the tumor conditions seem to have an impact on this result. There is no specific or standardized questionnaire to assess patient satisfaction with conservative surgery, bringing limited and controversial results. Standardization in the quantification of these data in further studies is suggested.
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Turturean, Monica, and Ciprian Turturean. "COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF TRAINING NEEDS OF STUDENTS." In eLSE 2012. Editura Universitara, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.12753/2066-026x-12-058.
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The purpose of the study is to identify the training needs of students and ways in which higher education aims can be achieved. The study is based on data obtained from the application of a sample survey which studies the opinion of students regarding the quality of education process. The sample survey was applied to a non-probabilistic sample. Students were randomly selected from two universities: \\\\\\\"Alexandru Ioan Cuza\\\\\\\" University of Iasi and \\\\\\\"Stefan cel Mare\\\\\\\" University of Suceava. The investigative technique used was the auto-questionnaire survey administered in group. The sample size was 446 students (257 students from „Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi and 189 from „Stefan cel Mare” University of Suceava. Each student completed simultaneously two non-standardized questionnaires. The results of the study were very interesting and unexpected and we will show some of them below: there is a student dissatisfaction regarding the way in which the higher education level is done, which involves: conditions (material and not only) provided by universities (13.2%), lack of interest from students and teachers too, poor practice, tense relations teacher-student (12.4%), a moral profile of teacher less appropriate to its mission, courses contain too old information or inconsistent with market demands, etc. A very interesting aspect in is that students have not very different opinions, although they are part of different universities with different profiles, which means that it is a state of dissatisfaction overall, although in different situations, students expressed their satisfaction regarding some teaching activities, related to how they are evaluated, etc. As a conclusion, it is useful to know that this study may be a part of a more complex research conducted at national level. Thus, significant differences were recorded can be a basis for future studies, surveys, in which can be proposed various hypotheses that could explain there results.
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Wu, Xintong, Tianren Luo, Shuping Xiong, Yuanyuan Liu, and Meng Li. "Introduction of Distractions in Immersive Virtual Reality Laparoscopic Surgery Training – a Pilot Study." In 13th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2022). AHFE International, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1002607.
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Reducing human errors by surgeons is of great importance to patient safety. The main drawback of current VR laparoscopic surgery training is that it only focuses on improving the proficiency of basic surgical skills while lacking the true representation of the busy and chaotic OR surroundings. Multiple distractions were introduced into this study to explore the influence on the laparoscopic surgery training process. A VR headset displayed a video of a laparoscopy procedure recorded by a 360° camera in a real OR, which contains various distractions occurring during the surgery. Ten surgical trainees performed a standardized training task in the virtual OR under both non-distractive and distractive conditions. Questionnaires, videos and semi-structured interviews were used to collect data. The results showed that the introduction of distractions significantly reduced participants' task performance (p<0.001) and increased their mental workload (p=0.001). Participants also showed different degrees of sensitivity to various distractions. In addition, most participants raised the need for system personalization. This VR-based immersive virtual OR demonstrated its potential to enhance surgeons' ability to deal with distractions in laparoscopic training. Future work will focus on improving the personalization and interactivity of the system, thereby increasing the training efficiency.Keywords: Immersive virtual reality; Surgical training; Distractions; Human error; Cognitive Workload
Reports on the topic "Standardized questionnaires":
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Sandleris, Guido. Standardized Sovereign Debt Statistics for Latin America and the Caribbean: 2010. Inter-American Development Bank, January 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0009217.
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This report updates data on gross and net public debt for countries in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region up to June and December 2010. Gross public debt refers to the total debt of the central government and the central bank, excluding the latter's monetary liabilities and its short-term debt issued for the purpose of monetary regulation. Net public debt subtracts from the previous amount, Central Banks holdings of public debt and international reserves.The data in this report was collected from questionnaires sent to the LAC countries debt offices in April 2011. A record twenty-three countries completed the questionnaire for this report. These countries were: Argentina, The Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Uruguay and Venezuela. This report is organized as follows. Section 1 summarizes the new developments regarding public debt during 2010. It also presents summary cross country tables for relevant variables. Section 2 displays, in a nutshell, basic information on sovereign debt level and composition by country, as well as information on benchmark bonds and the most recent debt issuances. Section 3 shows more detailed country data in the Data Tables. Finally, the Methodological Appendix in Section 4 describes the debt concepts included in this report, and attaches the questionnaire sent to each country debt office to gather the data.
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Crespi, Gustavo, Charlotte Guillard, Mónica Salazar, and Fernando Vargas. Harmonized Latin American Innovation Surveys Database (LAIS): Firm-Level Microdata for the Study of Innovation. Inter-American Development Bank, March 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0004040.
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To create and promote comprehensive regional innovation policy, it is important to have valid, comparable, and standardized innovation survey data from different countries in Latin America. The Harmonized Latin American Innovation Surveys Database (LAIS) contains nearly 690 variables and 119,900 observations at the firm level. Data are from 30 national innovation surveys conducted between 2007 and 2017 in 10 Latin American countries. The dataset increases the number of countries of the region with publicly available microdata about innovation at the firm level. The corresponding IDB technical note describes how criteria were applied to identify and select variables, whose data measure the same underlying concept, from substantially diverse innovation survey methods and questionnaires used in different Latin American countries. The availability of these data will allow more scholars to research innovation in Latin American firms and address long-standing unanswered questions about the relative importance a variety of factors driving innovation decisions in Latin American firms.
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Giuliano, Fernando, and Guido Sandleris. Standardized Sovereign Debt Statistics for Latin America and the Caribbean. Inter-American Development Bank, April 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0009212.
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Public Debt levels and composition differ as well among LAC countries. Using data up to the end of 2008 this report will present these cross-country differences and will also highlight the similarities and general trends for the region as a whole. We use as input the information provided by the public debt offices of the region in response to a questionnaire specially created for this purpose. The questionnaire intended to compile up-to-date standardized public debt statistics to conduct crosscountry comparisons over clear, objective and homogeneous definitions of public debt.
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Giuliano, Fernando, and Guido Sandleris. Standardized Sovereign Debt Statistics for Latin America and the Caribbean: 2009. Inter-American Development Bank, August 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0009085.
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This report updates data on gross public debt for countries in the Latin American and Caribbean region up to December 2009. The data in this report were collected from a questionnaire sent to the LAC debt offices in April, 2010.
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Wichowska, Anna Maria. The effects of the shrinking process of Polish cities in their budgets. University Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.31648/uwme67a388e1724489e9d1e3168ff3e4369.
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The scientific activity included 17 direct standardized interviews conducted using a survey questionnaire with treasurers of 10% of randomly selected shrinking cities in Poland. The result of the scientific activity was the verification of the first version of the survey questionnaire (Kwestionariusz wywiadu.pdf) and the creation of its final version (Kwestionariusz ankiety.pdf). As a result of the scientific activity, it was possible to obtain aggregate data - treasurers' answers to the questions included in the first version of the questionnaire (Wyniki.xlsx). The preparation of the research was preceded by a literature review (Literatura przedmiotu.pdf).
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Fernando, Giuliano, and Guido Sandleris. Standardized Sovereign Debt Statistics for Latin America and the Caribbean: I Sem 2009. Inter-American Development Bank, November 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0009213.
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This report updates on gross public debt for countries in the LAC region up to June 2009. The data presented in this report was collected from a questionnaire sent to the LAC debt offices in August of 2009. The report summarizes the new developments regarding public debt, and presents summary cross country tables for relevant variables.
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Gómez Vidal, Analía, Fabiana Machado, and Darcia Datshkovsky. Water and Sanitation Services in Latin America: Access and Quality Outlook. Inter-American Development Bank, April 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0003285.
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Tracking progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is critical to evaluate how far the water and sanitation sector is from achieving these targets, and to guarantee that the solutions and strategies implemented get everyone closer to them. But this is not a simple task. To truly assess collective progress towards achieving SDG 6 (and all other goals), it is fundamental to count on standardized measures that help track all types of access, their reliability, and their quality. Existing data tend to lack comparability across sources and locations because they rely on different definitions and categories. Samples are often not representative of all groups within the population. More developed areas are more likely to collect data, which results in the overrepresentation of groups that enjoy better services. Still in some areas and for some categories of information data is not available at all. In response to these challenges, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) partnered with the Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) to gather nationally representative and comparable data in 18 countries in the region. The goal of this effort was to provide an initial outlook of the current landscape of water and sanitation services in the region, using two batteries of questions in the LAPOP questionnaire for the 2018-2019 wave. The main message that arises is that the Latin American and the Caribbean region faces a wide range of challenges, that vary both across and within countries. Some areas face the primary challenge of closing access gaps, while others display higher deficiency in service quality, such as continuity. The gaps in quality of services, in particular, are not clearly perceived by users. In general, levels of satisfaction with the services received is quite high among the population, much higher than warranted by the objective measures of service quality. This raises important issues for accountability in the sector. If users are mostly satisfied with the current state of affairs, it is unlikely they will pressure governments and utilities to improve service delivery. A more in-depth analysis is required to understand the reasons behind these opinions and possible ways to raise awareness.
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Perera, Duminda, Ousmane Seidou, Jetal Agnihotri, Mohamed Rasmy, Vladimir Smakhtin, Paulin Coulibaly, and Hamid Mehmood. Flood Early Warning Systems: A Review Of Benefits, Challenges And Prospects. United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, August 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.53328/mjfq3791.
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Floods are major water-related disasters that affect millions of people resulting in thousands of mortalities and billiondollar losses globally every year. Flood Early Warning Systems (FEWS) - one of the floods risk management measures - are currently operational in many countries. The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction recognises their importance and strongly advocates for an increase in their availability under the targets of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, despite widespread recognition of the importance of FEWS for disaster risk reduction (DRR), there’s a lack of information on their availability and status around the world, their benefits and costs, challenges and trends associated with their development. This report contributes to bridging these gaps by analyzing the responses to a comprehensive online survey with over 80 questions on various components of FEWS (risk knowledge, monitoring and forecasting, warning dissemination and communication, and response capabilities), investments into FEWS, their operational effectiveness, benefits, and challenges. FEWS were classified as technologically “basic”, “intermediate” and “advanced” depending on the existence and sophistication of FEWS` components such as hydrological data = collection systems, data transfer systems, flood forecasting methods, and early warning communication methods. The survey questionnaire was distributed to flood forecasting and warning centers around the globe; the primary focus was developing and least-developed countries (LDCs). The questionnaire is available here: https://inweh.unu.edu/questionnaireevaluation-of-flood-early-warning-systems/ and can be useful in its own right for similar studies at national or regional scales, in its current form or with case-specific modifications. Survey responses were received from 47 developing (including LDCs) and six developed countries. Additional information for some countries was extracted from available literature. Analysis of these data suggests the existence of an equal number of “intermediate” and “advanced” FEWS in surveyed river basins. While developing countries overall appear to progress well in FEWS implementation, LDCs are still lagging behind since most of them have “basic” FEWS. The difference between types of operational systems in developing and developed countries appear to be insignificant; presence of basic, intermediate or advanced FEWS depends on available investments for system developments and continuous financing for their operations, and there is evidence of more financial support — on the order of USD 100 million — to FEWS in developing countries thanks to international aid. However, training the staff and maintaining the FEWS for long-term operations are challenging. About 75% of responses indicate that river basins have inadequate hydrological network coverage and back-up equipment. Almost half of the responders indicated that their models are not advanced and accurate enough to produce reliable forecasts. Lack of technical expertise and limited skilled manpower to perform forecasts was cited by 50% of respondents. The primary reason for establishing FEWS, based on the survey, is to avoid property damage; minimizing causalities and agricultural losses appear to be secondary reasons. The range of the community benefited by FEWS varies, but 55% of FEWS operate in the range between 100,000 to 1 million of population. The number of flood disasters and their causalities has declined since the year 2000, while 50% of currently operating FEWS were established over the same period. This decline may be attributed to the combined DRR efforts, of which FEWS are an integral part. In lower-middle-income and low-income countries, economic losses due to flood disasters may be smaller in absolute terms, but they represent a higher percentage of such countries’ GDP. In high-income countries, higher flood-related losses accounted for a small percentage of their GDP. To improve global knowledge on FEWS status and implementation in the context of Sendai Framework and SDGs, the report’s recommendations include: i) coordinate global investments in FEWS development and standardise investment reporting; ii) establish an international hub to monitor the status of FEWS in collaboration with the national responsible agencies. This will support the sharing of FEWS-related information for accelerated global progress in DRR; iii) develop a comprehensive, index-based ranking system for FEWS according to their effectiveness in flood disaster mitigation. This will provide clear standards and a roadmap for improving FEWS’ effectiveness, and iv) improve coordination between institutions responsible for flood forecasting and those responsible for communicating warnings and community preparedness and awareness.
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Socioeconomic Surveys for Urban Development and Water Projects: A Guidebook. Asian Development Bank, November 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.22617/tim220433-2.
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This guidebook provides practical tips and resources for conducting quality socioeconomic surveys to enhance the effectiveness of urban development and water projects. It explains the importance of high-quality socioeconomic surveys to strengthen project design, ensure robust due diligence, and inform evidence-based policies. Focusing on urban development and water projects, the guidebook discusses common mistakes made with socioeconomic surveys and provides good practices for implementing high quality face-to-face and digital surveys. It includes a standardized set of annotated questionnaires that consist of basic questions as well as expanded questions that enable a more robust understanding of project impacts.
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Latin America and the Caribbean Standardized Public Debt Database: Data as of December 2019. Inter-American Development Bank, November 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0002864.
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The LAC Debt Group believes that to have sound regional policy it is important to have valid, comparable, and standardized data on Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Therefore, at the core of the initiative is the development of a standardized sovereign debt database to help debt managers, policy makers, and other actors of financial markets, analyze the composition of public debt in LAC. The information presented in this database is provided by the Debt Management Offices of 26 LAC countries in response to a questionnaire specifically created to allow comparability of data. The questionnaire is intended to compile up-to-date standardized statistics to conduct cross-country comparisons over clear, objective, and homogeneous definitions of public debt.