The last two decades have seen a wave of legislative reforms in the regulation of the sex industry in many countries around the world. One particularly con
Finally, we performed a preliminary assessment of the psychometric properties of a modified version of the Primary Care Assessment Survey (PCAS),31 which was originally designed for use in primary care populations, within this sample of patients with advanced cancer and their caregivers. Methods ...
The study was approved and overseen by the Copernicus Group Independent Review Board (approval code: ADE2-15-166). Interview process Qualitative, face-to-face interviews of up to 75 minutes were conducted with adult patients with XLH at a centralized location (an annual patient day organized by...
This study describes the experience of a large integrated health system and provides in-depth descriptions of individuals who initiated the California End
The descriptive analysis offers an initial insight into end users’ perceptions of various aspects of wooden construction, as outlined in the survey dimensions. Depending on the wording of the questions, the Likert scale responses convey different viewpoints on the aspects in question, leading to perc...
The whole sample was divided into two groups, according to the presence or absence of a diagnosis for CKD. Figure 1. Prevalence of kidney diseases in patients who started dialysis before 30 years of age. Prevalence of diseases were Alport syndrome (n = 4, 2.76%), amyloidosis (n = 1, ...
Finally, the questionnaire was piloted among 30 of the eligible participants. Slight modifications in wording were made based on feedback from the pilot group. In the PHC-MoH, the internal consistency reliability for the four culture types, using Cronbach's alpha, was 0.76 for group culture, ...
Keywords: hypertension control, adherence, social support, Nepal Introduction Hypertension is the most common risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs).1 Globally it affects about 40% of the population and causes approximately 7.6 million deaths every year.2 Despite the availability of effective ...
This study compares prevalence and types of medical end-of-life decisions between the Dutch-speaking and French-speaking communities of Belgium. This is the first nationwide study that can make these comparisons and the first measurement after implementa
To address the limitations of prior research, this study compares self-report and digital trace data drawn from a sample of adolescents to assess the accuracy, directional bias, and convergent validity of two types of self-report measurements of smartphone use that are widely used in research: da...