PURPOSE Teaching evaluation tools can be used to provide feedback to medical educators and help them improve their teaching skills. The purpose of this study was to develop a clinical teaching evaluation tool and test its efficacy. METHODS The draft tool was developed based on clinical education literature and was modified by the stakeholder groups. To examine the quality of the instrument, c...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Obstructive eustachian tube (ET) dysfunction is a common condition associated with various otologic symptoms. The current lack of a diagnostic gold standard makes diagnosis and evaluation at follow-up difficult. The aim of the study was to determine the value and discriminative power of the seven-item Eustachian Tube Dysfunction Questionnaire (ETDQ-7) in patients with obst...

OBJECTIVE To examine the validity and reliability of Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) scales for healthful eating for persons at risk for diabetes. DESIGN Cross-sectional, using a self-administered questionnaire. SETTING Community in the Midwest. PARTICIPANTS 106 adults who self-identified based on one or more American Diabetes Association diabetes risks. VARIABLES MEASURED Behavioral, ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the validity and reliability of a nutrition knowledge questionnaire for adults in California. METHODS A convenience sample of adults was recruited for cognitive interviews. A mail-based survey of 400 randomly selected addresses was used to assess internal consistency (Cronbach α). Researchers assessed content validity (Student t test) and test-retest reliability (Pearso...

BACKGROUND The Pfeffer Functional Activities Questionnaire (PFAQ) is a validated instrument used in Chile to diagnose dependency in older people. AIM To suggest a shorter and easier version of the PFAQ, with appropriate levels of sensitivity and specificity, which may be applied to the general older population. MATERIAL AND METHODS Three Chilean surveys applied to older people were used, na...

UNLABELLED Examinations at the Faculty of Medicine of Mu'tah University are based on a single best answer multiple-choice questions (MCQs) format. However, the reliability of this examination format has not been determined. OBJECTIVE Using an examination of obstetrics and gynaecology as a model, this study aims to analyze the difficulty (facility) index, the discriminatory power and reliabili...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to compare the accuracy, reproducibility, efficacy and effectiveness of measurements obtained using digital models with those obtained using plaster models. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 20 digital models were produced by the Ortho Three-dimensional Models (O3DM) Laboratory and their software (O3DM version 2) was used to obtain measurements. Identical p...

OBJECTIVES There is a growing need for studies to measure how patients feel supported in their autonomy. The Health Care Climate Questionnaire (HCCQ) is an instrument to assess the physician's support to motivate the patient to take personal responsibility for his/her health. The aim of this study was to translate the HCCQ into German and validate the translated version, called the HCCQ-Deutsch...

Literature shows that some health outcomes (e.g., eating, breathing, and speaking) are directly related to posture. Evidence of outcomes mediated by wheelchair seated posture is limited to interface pressure, physical function, and wheelchair skills and safety. This study's purpose was to develop and validate a rapid, low-burden, paper-pencil assessment of wheelchair seated posture for research...

OBJECTIVE The American Diabetes Association advocates insulin regimens for youth with type 1 diabetes that involve adjusting insulin dose based on carbohydrate intake and blood glucose level. Implementing these regimens requires knowledge about carbohydrate content of foods and subsequent calculations of insulin dose, skills that may be difficult to gauge in practice. Therefore, we sought to de...