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This paper describes the qualitative technique approach in an attempt to understand child personality with regards to social networking sites. It was applied during the user requirement phase. We used a probes diary approach to collect qualitative data from selected children. Seven children from 10-13 years old participated in the study and completed the diary. In this paper, we describe about ...

Quantitative diary methods are longitudinal approaches that involve the repeated measurement of aspects of peoples' experience of daily life. In this article, we outline the main characteristics and applications of quantitative diary methods and discuss how their use may further research in the field of medical education. Quantitative diary methods offer several methodological advantages, such ...

STUDY OBJECTIVES To examine the validity of self-reported survey estimates of sleep patterns in adolescents through a comparison of retrospective survey descriptions of usual school- and weekend-night sleep habits with diary-reported sleep patterns and actigraphically estimated sleep behaviors over a subsequent week. DESIGN AND SETTING High school students completed a Sleep Habits Survey abou...

The purpose of this study is to enhance the feasibility of daily peak-flow monitoring of asthmatic children by proposing a daily asthma care diary. This diary is designed to daily record asthma symptoms and to take care of asthmatic children's condition. The proposed asthma diary consists of two parts functioning collaboratively: the peakflow meter and the data collection station. The peak flow...