BACKGROUND AND AIMS Family history is used extensively to estimate the risk of colorectal cancer but there is considerable potential for recall bias and inaccuracy. Hence we systematically assessed the accuracy of family history reported at interview compared with actual cancer experience in relatives. METHODS Using face to face interviews, we recorded family history from 199 colorectal cance...

Background and aims: Family history is used extensively to estimate the risk of colorectal cancer but there is considerable potential for recall bias and inaccuracy. Hence we systematically assessed the accuracy of family history reported at interview compared with actual cancer experience in relatives. Methods: Using face to face interviews, we recorded family history from 199 colorectal cance...

BACKGROUND Most assessments of the quality of postgraduate training are based on anonymised questionnaires of trainees. We report a comprehensive assessment of the quality of training at a large postgraduate psychiatry training institute using non-anonymised face-to-face interviews with trainees and their trainers. METHODS Two consultant psychiatrists interviewed 99 trainees and 109 trainers....

This paper examines the Internet’s impact on social relationships: the number of face-to-face friends, hours socializing face-to-face with household members, and the number of name-identifiable neighbors. Data were collected in the year 2000 by telephone interview with 2,096 U.S. households. The findings suggest that the Internet’s effects are too heterogeneous to be captured by a simple model....

Users with visual impairments face challenges when interacting with the increasingly ubiquitous touchscreens of mobile devices. As an alternative, wearable technology has the potential to provide unobtrusive input that can facilitate effective non-visual interaction. In this preliminary work, we explore the intersection of wearable technology and accessibility with a wristband prototype for con...

ABSTRACT Professional engagement helps students develop professional judgment, connect their coursework to the “real world,” and explore accounting-related careers. Internships often provide a route these benefits, but some cannot complete internships. The Pathways Commission calls for new, creative approaches engagement. In ethics interview exercise, engage with professionals single interview....

Collection of sensitive data with the use of video-enhanced, computer-assisted, self-administered interviews (V-CASI) has the potential to reduce interview bias and improve the validity of the study. The purpose of this study was to compare responses to sensitive questions elicited by V-CASI and by face-to-face interview (FTFI) methods. Women attending a New Orleans, Louisiana, public family pl...

Drawing from theory and research on perceived stigma (Pryor, Reeder, Yeadon, & Hesson-McInnis, 2004), attentional processes (Rinck & Becker, 2006), working memory (Baddeley & Hitch, 1974), and regulatory resources (Muraven & Baumeister, 2000), the authors examined discrimination against facially stigmatized applicants and the processes involved. In Study 1, 171 participants viewed a computer-me...