Background: Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is characterized by high levels of eosinophils in the esophageal mucosa. Patients with the disease present with a range of symptoms, including dysphagia (difficulty swallowing). The aim of this analysis was to assess the psychometric properties of the Dysphagia Symptom Questionnaire (DSQ), a patientreported outcome (PRO) measure of dysphagia associated...

Introduction: Patient satisfaction is regarded as an important outcome of health care that contributes to better patient compliance and consequently offers improved clinical outcomes Dental school clinics must regulate both the academic classes in balance without hampering needs students.
 Objectives: To develop a reliable valid Nepali version Satisfaction Questionnaire (DSQ-N).
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The 40-item version of the Defense Style Questionnaire (DSQ-40) is a widely used selfreport measure of defense mechanisms. A previous study, however, has suggested that 12 items out of 40 are lacking in face validity. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of a shortened version of the DSQ-40, deleting the items with insufficient face validity (DSQ-28), in a no...

BACKGROUND Dusuqing granules (DSQ) have been used in the treatment of bacterial pneumonia clinically, with remarkable benefits. This study was initiated to explore the effects of DSQ on pulmonary inflammation by regulating nuclear factor (NF)-κB/mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling in bacterial pneumonia rats. METHODS Rat model was duplicated with Klebsiella pneumonia by a one-ti...

Defense Style Questionnaire (DSQ) is a self-report instrument designed to measure defense mechanisms. Although commonly used, the DSQ-40 has not been validated in early adolescent populations. The present study sought to determine the factor validity of the DSQ-40 in a sample of Greek primary school students (N = 265). Further, it aimed to investigate the relationship between defense mechanisms...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the factor structure and measurement invariance of the Diabetes Stress Questionnaire (DSQ), a measure of diabetes-specific stress, across sex, age (<9th grade vs. ≥9th grade), and glycemic control (optimal vs. suboptimal). METHODS Data from 318 adolescent participants were pooled from four archival data sets and the ongoing Predicting Resiliency in Youth with Type 1 Diab...

We use a combination of numerical simulations and laboratory experiments to study the timedependent collective diffusion coefficient Dsq, td in concentrated colloidal suspensions. At short times, the particle configuration is frozen, and Dsq, td probes the temporal and spatial evolution of hydrodynamic interactions, via their effects on the particle velocities. We find that Dsq, td exhibits a s...

The Defense Style Questionnaire (DSQ) has undergone numerous revisions in an effort to improve reliability and validity. More recently, another version, the DSQ-60, was designed to be congruent with the DSM-IV. The present study examined the underlying structure of the DSQ-60 using both exploratory and confirmatory factor analytic procedures. The scale was administered to a group of students at...

The aim of this study is to describe the translation and adaptation process of the Defense Style Questionnaire (DSQ-40) into Brazilian-Portuguese version. The instrument has also contended validation evaluation. Methods: The first version of the scale was presented to five individuals with different schooling for language adaptation. Afterwards the instrument was presented to three experts that...