OBJECTIVE Assessments of NSAID use based on authoritative guidelines typically overlook patients' views and nuances of medical history. Our objective was to develop an assessment tool that incorporates these aspects, and technical items, for quality of care assessments in NSAID users. METHODS Patients newly referred to a university hospital were interviewed by a nurse using an agreed template...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE A substantial number of clinical fMRI examinations inadequately assess language localization or lateralization, usually due to patient movement and suboptimal participation. We hypothesized that a prescan interview of the patient by the radiologist would reduce the fraction of nondiagnostic scans. MATERIALS AND METHODS A single noise score for each acquisition was produ...

In the autumn of 1980 Oerek Walcott toured Wales as the recipient of the Welsh Arts Council's International Writer's Prize. This interview was conducted during that visit. Interviewer: Ned Thomas. This journal article is available in Kunapipi: http://ro.uow.edu.au/kunapipi/vol3/iss2/7

METHODS. Each parent/child pair was assigned to 1 of 3 self-reporting modes: audio computer-assisted self-interview (ACASI), face-to-face interview with a member of the study staff, or self-administered paper-and-pencil questionnaire. The same mode was administered at each study visit for any given parent/child pair: baseline and at 1, 2, 3, and 4 months. Corticosteroid metered-dose inhalers we...

The present study examined the impact of Information Communication Technology [ICT] on a group of university students' academic performance in an Indonesian English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom. As the platform of the ICT usage in this current study, English learning websites was used as the independent variable. Academic performance (students' score on pre and post test) was used the ...

OBJECTIVE To study the effectiveness of adding lamotrigine to the treatment of inpatient geriatric patients with bipolar disorder (BD) who were in the depressed phase and had been on lithium and valproate for at least 3 months. METHOD Lamotrigine was started at 25 mg given at bedtime, with weekly incremental increases of 12.5 mg daily until a total dosage of either 75 mg or 100 mg was obtaine...

AIM To investigate the levels of impulsiveness, and the relationship between the binge eating disorder (BED) and the levels of impulsiveness in obese individuals. METHODS Two hundred and forty-one obese patients who were included in the study and candidate for bariatric surgery (weight loss surgery) were clinically interviewed to identify the BED group, and patients were divided into two grou...

BACKGROUND To date, there is no published data showing a correlation between the National Residency Matching Program Ranklist position and performance in residency. PURPOSE The background was to assess whether a residency applicant selection process is able to predict the subsequent performance of candidates during residency. METHODS Over a period of 3 academic years, resident candidates we...

BACKGROUND Conflicting evidence exists about the relationship between psychotic symptoms and suicidality in mood disorders. We aimed to investigate the lifetime suicidality and its relationship with dimensions of the psychotic spectrum over the lifespan among subjects with bipolar I (BD I) or major depressive disorder (MDD). METHODS 147 Consecutive out- and inpatients with BD I or MDD present...

BACKGROUND The Vulnerable Attachment Style Questionnaire (VASQ) was developed to provide a brief self-report tool to assess adult attachment style in relation to depression and validated against an existing investigator-based interview (Attachment Style Interview--ASI). This paper describes the development and scoring of the VASQ and its relationship to poor support and major depression. METH...