Browsing by Subject "validity"
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A cross-national study of violence-related behaviors in adolescents
(American Medical Association (AMA), 2004-06-01)Background: Violent behavior among adolescents is a significant problem worldwide, and a cross-national comparison of adolescent violent behaviors can provide information about the development and pattern of physical ... -
A qualitative study of the development of health literacy capacities of participants attending a community-based cardiovascular health programme
(MDPI AG, 2018-06-02)Health literacy is a critical determinant of health, which can empower individuals and lead to engagement in collective health promotion action and is also a crucial component in the self-management of illness. The current ... -
A randomised controlled trial of an exercise plus behaviour change intervention in people with multiple sclerosis: the step it up study protocol
(Springer Nature, 2014-12-01)Background: Exercise has consistently yielded short-term, positive effects on health outcomes in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). However, these effects have not been maintained in the long-term. Behaviour change ... -
A sketch of the implicit relational assessment procedure (irap) and the relational elaboration and coherence (rec) model
(Springer Nature, 2010-07-01)The current article outlines a behavior-analytic approach to the study of so-called implicit attitudes and cognition. The Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP), the conceptual basis of which was derived from ... -
Changes in children's food group intake from age 3 to 7 years: comparison of a ffq with an online food record
(Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2014-04-29)Few studies have investigated the relative validity of FFQ in young children and no study has investigated the relative validity of changes in children's food intake in a longitudinal context. The aim of the present study ... -
Cohort study on clustering of lifestyle risk factors and understanding its association with stress on health and wellbeing among school teachers in malaysia (cluster) – a study protocol
(Springer Nature, 2014-06-17)Background: The study on Clustering of Lifestyle risk factors and Understanding its association with Stress on health and wellbeing among school Teachers in Malaysia (CLUSTer) is a prospective cohort study which aims to ... -
Do patients with angina alone have a more benign prognosis than patients with a history of acute myocardial infarction, revascularisation or both? findings from a community cohort study
(BMJ, 2008-07-31)Aim: To compare prognosis for patients with a diagnosis of angina alone to patients postacute myocardial infarction (AMI) and/or revascularisation and/or angina. Design: Community-based retrospective cohort study. Setting: ... -
Effect of tailored practice and patient care plans on secondary prevention of heart disease in general practice: cluster randomised controlled trial
(BMJ, 2009-10-29)Objective To test the effectiveness of a complex intervention designed, within a theoretical framework, to improve outcomes for patients with coronary heart disease. Design Cluster randomised controlled multicentre ... -
Getting the balance right: a randomised controlled trial of physiotherapy and exercise interventions for ambulatory people with multiple sclerosis
(Springer Nature, 2009-07-16)Background : People with Multiple Sclerosis have a life long need for physiotherapy and exercise interventions due to the progressive nature of the disease and their greater risk of the complications of inactivity. The ... -
Intradialytic blood volume monitoring in ambulatory hemodialysis patients: a randomized trial
(American Society of Nephrology (ASN), 2005-04-20)Complications related to inadequate volume management are common during hemodialysis. This trial tested the hypothesis that availability of an intradialytic blood volume monitoring (IBVM) device improves fluid removal, ... -
Monitoring of individual needs in diabetes (mind)-2: follow-up data from the cross-national diabetes attitudes, wishes, and needs (dawn) mind study
(American Diabetes Association, 2012-07-26)OBJECTIVE-To test the effects of implementing computer-assisted Monitoring of Individual Needs in Diabetes (MIND) in routine diabetes care on psychological status and glycemic control, identify predictors of poor psychological ... -
Monitoring of individual needs in diabetes (mind): baseline data from the cross-national diabetes attitudes, wishes, and needs (dawn) mind study
(American Diabetes Association, 2011-01-25)OBJECTIVE-To test the feasibility and impact of implementing the computer-assisted Monitoring of Individual Needs in Diabetes (MIND) procedure, which is aimed at improving recognition and management of the psychological ... -
The health behaviour in school-aged children (hbsc) study: methodological developments and current tensions
(Springer Nature, 2009-07-30)Objectives: To describe the methodological development of the HBSC survey since its inception and explore methodological tensions that need to be addressed in the ongoing work on this and other large-scale cross-national ... -
The implicit relational assessment procedure (irap ) and the malleability of ageist attitudes
(Springer Nature, 2009-10-01)The current study examined the malleability of implicit attitudes using the Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP). In Experiment 1, "similar" and "opposite" were presented as ... -
The implicit relational assessment procedure: exploring the impact of private versus public contexts and the response latency criterion on pro-white and anti-black stereotyping among white irish individuals
(Springer Nature, 2010-01-01)The current research comprised two experiments that employed the Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP) as a measure of implicit racial attitudes. White Irish participants were exposed to blocks of trials that ... -
These shoes are made for walking: sensitivity performance evaluation of commercial activity monitors under the expected conditions and circumstances required to achieve the international daily step goal of 10,000 steps
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-05-11)Introduction Physical activity is a vitally important part of a healthy lifestyle, and is of major benefit to both physical and mental health. A daily step count of 10,000 steps is recommended globally to achieve an ... -
To what extent does the health professions admission test-ireland predict performance in early undergraduate tests of communication and clinical skills? – an observational cohort study
(Springer Nature, 2013-05-10)Background: Internationally, tests of general mental ability are used in the selection of medical students. Examples include the Medical College Admission Test, Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences Admission Test and ... -
Trends in overweight prevalence among 11-, 13- and 15-year-olds in 25 countries in europe, canada and usa from 2002 to 2010
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2015-03-24)Background: The purpose of this study was to assess recent changes in the prevalence of overweight (including obesity) among 11-, 13 and 15-year-olds in 33 countries from 2002 to 2010. Methods: Data from 25 countries from ... -
Validation of the dutch version of the quick mild cognitive impairment screen (qmci-d)
(Springer Nature, 2015-10-02)Background: Differentiating mild cognitive impairment (MCI) from dementia is important, as treatment options differ. There are few short (<5 min) but accurate screening tools that discriminate between MCI, normal ...