OBJECTIVES The objectives of this study were to define the components of a skilled low-cavity non-rotational vacuum delivery (occiput anterior, vertex at station +2 or below and less than 45-degree rotation from midline) and to facilitate the transfer of skills from expert to trainee obstetricians. DESIGN Qualitative study using interviews and video recordings. SETTING Two university teachi...

background: polycystic ovary syndrome (pcos) is the most common endocrinopathy affecting up to one in every five women of reproductive age. the majority of researches on pcos focus on its biomedical aspects, often overlooking and neglecting women’s own perceptions and experiences. objectives: this study aimed to explore women’s perception and experiences that influence their personal gender rol...

Main results In the first 3 months after the interview people were more likely to have further tests, less likely be treated and more likely to have their diagnoses changed by their physician than people in the control group (p < 0.001 for all). Nurse administered interviews significantly increased the likelihood of reducing medication (p=0.002) and initial dosage (p < 0.017) at 3–6 month follo...

BACKGROUND Northwestern Nicaragua has a high prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) of unknown cause among young adult men. In addition, frequent occurrence of urinary tract infections (UTI) among men and a dysuria syndrome described by sugarcane workers as "chistata" are both reported. This study examines health professionals´ perceptions regarding etiology of these conditions and their tr...

Several companies with experience in web development were interviewed about aspects of software engineering (SE) when developing Web applications. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to investigate their development processes, quality assurance (including metrics used) and tool support. The interviews are a first stage of empirical assessment. Among research observations identified are the...

In 2010, the authors developed, tested, and released a reliable and valid instrument that can be used to assess the quality of inexperienced teachers’ TPACK by examining their detailed written lesson plans. In the current study, the same instrument was tested to see if it could be used to assess the TPACK evident in experienced teachers’ planning in the form of spoken responses to semi-structur...

Demographers who use survey data and census data from health and demographic surveillance areas can gain substantially from expanding their repertoire of methods to make use of qualitative methods. Similarly, those who conduct and analyse data primarily from semi-structured interviews or focus groups can benefit from information provided by survey research. This paper presents a systematic mixe...

A major impediment in global user interface development is that there is inadequate empirical evidence for the effects of culture in the usability engineering methods used for developing these global user interfaces. This paper presents a controlled study investigating the effects of culture on the effectiveness of structured interviews in international usability evaluation. The experiment cons...

The method of structured interviewing is an appropriate means of conducting a primary investigation when beginning a programme of research involving di erent empirical techniques because (i) interviewing experienced users from academia and industry should determine if academics are exploring issues that industrialists deem important, (ii) interviewing users from industry helps provide external ...

The objective of this study was to identify and specify the problems of children with epidermolysis bullosa. The questions explored were: (i) What do children with epidermolysis bullosa experience as the most difficult problems; (ii) What is the impact of these problems on their daily life; and (iii) Do these experiences differ between mildly and severely affected children? Qualitative research...