BACKGROUND The Delphi method has been widely applied in many study areas to systematically gather experts' input on particular topic. Recently, it has become increasingly well known in health related research. This paper applied the Fuzzy Delphi method to enhance the validation of a questionnaire pertaining chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) risk factors among metal industry workers. ...

Researchers measure the significance of hip fracture by the patient's impairment. The patient's quality of life (QOL) is usually also substantially affected. However, there is no specific quality of life (QOL) questionnaire for patients with hip fractures. This study was designed to determine whether adding a new set of specific questions about hip fracture to the World Health Organization Qual...

As part of a study to assess the impact on tertiary biology students of changes to the NSW HSC biology curriculum, we developed a questionnaire to survey student conceptions of biology. This required the creation of multiple Likert-scale items in two sub-scales: (i) fragmented conception of biology (e.g., Biology is just the study of facts); and (ii) cohesive conception of biology (e.g., Biolog...

BACKGROUND Proximity of food stores is associated with dietary intake and obesity; however, individuals frequently shop at stores that are not the most proximal. Little is known about other factors that influence food store choice. The current research describes the development of the Food Store Selection Questionnaire (FSSQ) and describes preliminary results of field testing the questionnaire....

This study aims to identify the effect of job satisfaction on deviance workplace behavior (DWB) in terms education level and age aspects employees at Muhammadiyah University Yogyakarta. The sample used was 118 from faculty bureau work units In this study, variable measured by a questionnaire S.Crow, et al (2012) which consisted 6 question items with indicators satisfaction, reward, involvement ...

Nurses require greater autonomy and participation in decision making, nurse participation in decision making in an organization varies depending on many factors, including the influence of nurse manager leadership and collaboration with physicians. Aim. The aim of the current study was to assess dominant leadership styles , level of decision making autonomy among critical care nurses and relati...

background: it is believed that improved safety culture/climate is a fundamental element to accident prevention. therefore, development a scale to assess safety climate is a step towards accident control. the purpose of this study was to construct a persian safety climate questionnaire. methods: the study took place in tehran and esfahan oil refineries in iran in 2010. an initial questionnaire ...

OBJECTIVES To develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of a Chinese questionnaire which assesses the barriers and enablers to commencing insulin in primary care patients with poorly controlled Type 2 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHOD Questionnaire items were identified using literature review. Content validation was performed and items were further refined using an expert panel. Fo...

OBJECTIVE To develop a self-report inventory to quantify satisfaction with hearing aids. DESIGN The inventory was developed in several stages. To determine the elements that are most important to satisfaction for most people, we conducted structured interviews and then designed a questionnaire. Hearing aid owners responded to the questionnaire, indicating the relative importance of 14 differe...

BACKGROUND The ICH E7 guideline intends to improve the knowledge about medicines in geriatric patients. As a legislative document, it might not reflect the needs of healthcare professionals. This study investigated what information healthcare professionals, regulatory agencies and pharmaceutical industries consider necessary for rational drug prescribing to older individuals. METHODS AND FIND...