Translation, transcultural adaptation, and validation of two questionnaires on shared decision making

construction and validation of translation metacognitive strategy questionnaire and its application to translation quality

like any other learning activity, translation is a problem solving activity which involves executing parallel cognitive processes. the ability to think about these higher processes, plan, organize, monitor and evaluate the most influential executive cognitive processes is what flavell (1975) called “metacognition” which encompasses raising awareness of mental processes as well as using effectiv...

construction and validation of the translation teacher competency test and the scale of students’ perceptions of translation teachers

the major purpose of this study was to develop the translation teacher competency test (ttct) and examine its construct and predictive validity. the present study was conducted in two phases: a qualitative phase as well as a quantitative phase. in the first phase of the study, the author attempted to find out the major areas of competency required for an academic translation teacher. the second...

Effect of Shared Decision-making on Decisional Conflict and Uptake of First-trimester Screening Tests

Introduction: Several factors influence women’s decision to take First Trimester Screening (FTS) tests. These factors are associated with the ambivalence of women toward undergoing screening tests.  Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effect of Shared Decision-Making (SDM) about undergoing FTS on Decisional Conflict (DC) immediately after consultation and uptake of FTS. Materials a...

Assessing Practitioners’ and Patients’ Needs Regarding Shared Decision-Making and Decision Aids

       Background: As part of the process of developing a decision aid for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) according to the Ottawa Decision Support Framework, we were interested in the level of ‘decisional conflict’ of hand surgeons and patients with CTS. This study addresses the null hypothesis that there is no difference between surgeon and patient decisional conflict with respect to test and tr...

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