BACKGROUND Food behaviours, attitudes, environments and knowledge are relevant to professionals in childhood obesity prevention, as are dietary patterns which promote positive energy balance. There is a lack of valid and reliable tools to measure these parameters. The aim of this study was to determine the reliability and relative validity of a child nutrition questionnaire assessing all of the...

background an absolute prerequisite to the effective management of dementia is its early diagnosis. successful dementia screening requires precise and sensitive instruments that can be completed even by illiterate elderly people. objectives the aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the persian version of the cognitive state test (cost). materials and methods this meth...

The application of patient safety goals is a mandatory system that must be implemented by nurses in hospitals so guaranteed. Increasing the level knowledge and work motivation expected to support expectations efforts minimize unexpected events. high incidence hospital illustrates still lack understanding importance safety. Knowing relationship between with attitude supporting implementation inp...

Method: A verbal autopsy questionnaire was used to interview close relatives of women within the reproductive age group who had died of pregnancy-related complications in the Sokoto metropolis during the preceding two years. A multistage sampling method using simple random sampling at each step was used to select areas of study within the Sokoto metropolis. Data analysis was carried out using a...

BACKGROUND Vitiligo is a disease that significantly impairs quality of life. Previous studies have shown that vitiligo has an impact that may not correlate with the size and extent of depigmentation, indicating a need for an independent measure of the psychosocial burden. AIMS To develop a rating scale to assess the psychosocial impact of vitiligo. METHODS The study was undertaken in three ...

BACKGROUND Cardiovascular risk assessment is usually based on traditional risk factors and risk assessment algorithms. However, a number of risk markers that might provide additional predictive power have been identified. Endothelial function determined by digital reactive hyperemia peripheral arterial tonometry (RH-PAT) and carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) have both been proposed as...

STUDY DESIGN Psychometric assessment. OBJECTIVES To determine test-retest reliability and concurrent validity of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) in patients after total hip arthroplasty or total knee arthroplasty. BACKGROUND Despite recognized benefits of regular physical activity, little is known about the physical activity level of patients after total hip arthrop...

INTRODUCTION The useful capabilities of information and communication technologies for improving health services are becoming widely known. However many of the managers and policymakers of health systems are not yet familiar with these technologies, their dimensions and applications and the advantages of these new technologies for creating added value in health systems. Therefore the goal of th...

In this study, we aimed to investigate the reactive changes in diffusion tensor imaging (DTI)-derived diffusion metrics of the anterior thalamic nucleus (AN), a relaying center for the Papez circuit, in early idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) patients with memory impairment, as well as its correlation with the patients' neuropsychological performances. In total, 28 probable iNPH p...

This study aims to determine the pattern of hypertension therapy, effectiveness monotherapy and combination relationship between patient characteristics therapy with in Prolanis patients Banyumas, used a descriptive analytic design. Data were collected retrospectively for 4 months 1 month prospectively. The population this was all hypertensive participating at 12 health centers Banyumas. Sampli...