Methodological considerations when analysing and interpreting real-world data

Methodological considerations when translating “burnout”☆

No study has systematically examined how researchers address cross-cultural adaptation of burnout. We conducted an integrative review to examine how researchers had adapted the instruments to the different contexts. We reviewed the Content Validity Indexing scores for the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey from the 12-country comparative nursing workforce study, RN4CAST. In the int...

Learning from Data Some Real World Considerations

Screening for hypogonadism: real-world considerations

www.trendsinmenshealth.com TRENDS IN UROLOGY & MEN’S HEALTH NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2016 Testosterone, the most important androgen produced by the testes, plays an integral role in male health.1,2 Hypogonadism, or a low circulating level of testosterone, is associated with sexual dysfunction, and lower testosterone levels correlate with greater severity of erectile dysfunction.3 Testosterone levels d...

Smog, Cognition and Real-World Decision-Making

Cognitive functioning is critical as in our daily life a host of real-world complex decisions in high-stakes markets have to be made. The decision-making process can be vulnerable to environmental stressors. Summarizing the growing economic and epidemiologic evidence linking air pollution, cognition performance and real-world decision-making, we first illustrate key physiological and psychologi...

Interpreting science in the real world for sustainable land application.

Today's land application practices are designed to effectively treat wastes, and have evolved from earlier practices that centered on cheap disposal with less regard for environmental protection. The major objectives of this paper are to (i) review how current land application practices, and our understanding of them, have evolved over time and (ii) explore how science is used (and sometimes mi...