BACKGROUND Death by neurological criteria is often misunderstood by laypersons even though they make decisions about withdrawal of care and organ donation. No validated questionnaire for determining laypersons' understanding of brain death exists. Such a tool could be useful in clinical, educational, and research settings. METHODS Brain death experts and a focus group of laypersons were used ...

STUDY DESIGN Translation and validation of the Early Onset Scoliosis-24 Questionnaire (EOSQ-24). OBJECTIVE To cross-culturally adapt the American English version of the EOSQ-24 into Spanish language, and to assess its reliability and discriminative validity. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Treatment of early-onset scoliosis (EOS) seeks to improve natural history and health-related quality of lif...

Because the two main models and instruments used to evaluate psychosocial factors at work were developed and applied primarily in developed countries, there are still questions about their properties in less economically developed countries. In this study, a Spanish version of the Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ) was tested in Colombia. Cross-sectional studies, with self-administered surveys, we...

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...

Se evaluó el uso del Coeficiente Alfa de Cronbach en una muestra artículos publicados desde año 2000-2017 (n = 111) por cuatro revistas científicas mexicanas enfocadas la educación. La metodología consistió extraer información para compararla con ciertos criterios sugeridos psicometría. Los resultados mostraron que mayoría los autores no usaron apropiadamente este coeficiente. De lo cual se ded...

OBJECTIVE to develop and validate an instrument to evaluate the knowledge of health professionals about domestic violence on children. METHOD this was a study conducted with 194 physicians, nurses and dentists. A literature review was performed for preparation of the items and identification of the dimensions. Apparent and content validation was performed using analysis of three experts and 2...

BACKGROUND A need for improved patient safety, quality of care, and accountability has prompted the development of competency-based educational processes. Assessment tools related to bronchoscopy training, however, have not yet been developed or validated. PURPOSES To determine whether 25 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) extracted from the free, Web-based Essential Bronchoscopist (EB) learnin...