Descriptive statistics and chi-square tests were used to calculate two-sided p values, and a significance level of 0.05 was regarded as significant. The null hypothesis in each case was “no difference between the countries”. For the Likert scale questions, 5, 6 and 7 were considered to ind...
Other questions that arise, in the light of these findings, include: Would it be advisable to surgically treat these patients earlier? If so, when? From a health policy Eye Outcomes after cataract surgery JM Quintana et al 703 Table 2 Bivariate analysis of VF-14 changes Age (years) o65 ...
As specified below, for specific article types, it may be necessary to explain the use of statistics in more detail than usual. Changes to authorship Authors must carefully consider and finalize the list and order of authors upon manuscript submission. Any changes to the authorship list can only...
The environment is similar to MS Word: in addition to editing text, you can also comment on figures/tables and answer questions from the Copy Editor. Web-based proofing provides a faster and less error-prone process by allowing you to directly type your corrections, eliminating the potential ...
Second, there has been wide dissemination of frameworks for posing causal questions and elaborating the assumptions needed to answer them.1-41 These frameworks have supported the refinement of existing methods and the development of new methods that promise to deliver results that have a causal ...
The interviews were audio recorded and a notebook was available to take notes or/and write questions that emerged from the answers [30]. The research team developed a semi-structured interview guide with open-ended questions, drawing upon existing literature to inform the data collection process....
With full histories available at the touch of a button, will tired interns and residents cut corners, neglecting to ask their own questions? EMRs must be a tool for improving patient care rather than a crutch or a hindrance to the primary work of caring for patients. ...
The characteristics of both types of questions were in agreement with the EMQ only and MCQ only examinations, as described above. Statistical analyses Statistical analyses were performed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, Version 20.0. Armonk, NY:...
We report descriptive statistics as number and percentage (categorical variables) or as mean and standard deviation (continuous variables). We used the Knowledge regarding management of patients living with obesity Mean score for knowledge was 10.5 out of 18 (58%, SD = 2.1, n =...
Yet, a wave of biology-dependent and imaging-dependent issues is still untackled pointing towards the key question: “how does an ischemic stroke evolve?” Paving the way for potential answers to this question, both magnetic resonance (MRI) and CT (computed tomography) images have been used ...