OBJECTIVE To explore the feasibility of digital photography for primary cervical cancer screening in a low-resource setting in El Salvador. METHODS Three independent examiners performed Pap test, visual inspection, digital camera assessment and colposcopy on each subject. RESULTS Lesions were detected in 99 of 504 patients (20%) by visual inspection, 72/504 (14%) by DART and 90/504 (18%) by...

BACKGROUND The feasibility of implementation is insufficiently considered in clinical guideline development, leading to human and financial resource wastage. AIMS To develop (a) an empirically based standardised measure of the feasibility of complex interventions for use within mental health services and (b) reporting guidelines to facilitate feasibility assessment. METHOD A focused narrati...

Multiple-choice questions are a gold-standard tool in medical school for assessment of knowledge and are the mainstay of licensing examinations. However, multiple-choice questions items can be criticized for lacking the ability to test higher-order learning or integrative thinking across multiple disciplines. Our objective was to develop a novel assessment that would address understanding of pa...

Purpose Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) have been incorporated into clinical trials for many symptoms and medical conditions. A transition from paper-based capture of PROs to electronic PROs (ePROs) has recently started. This study reports on the feasibility of ePRO assessment in a prospective registry including molecular data for patients with advanced breast cancer. Methods As part of the PR...

Purpose. Development and scientific substantiation of the methodological approach expediency communications informatization service enterprises integration compatibility at association, thus elaborating practical recommendations for that application. Methodology. A combination integral assessment methods, computational constructive method, structural-logical qualitative system analysis synthesi...

Utilization of renewable energy in Aceh is still limited mainly to small-scale electricity through micro-hydro and solar power plants, accounting for less than 1% the composition. Sabang stands out as a region with significant wind potential, boasting speed 8 m/s an average density 537 W/m2 windiest 10% region. Therefore, explore viability harnessing energy, pre-feasibility study needed. This a...