Methods Individuals who underwent clinical genetic testing for Lynch syndrome at Dana Farber Cancer Institute were enrolled in a longitudinal questionnaire study eliciting information on perceived cancer risk, cancer worry, cancer screening and health behaviors prior to testing and after a clinical visit at which genetic test results were disclosed. Level of genetic test specific distress was a...

Background: Alcohol dependence (AD) is a major reason for morbidity and visits to emergency medical settings. However, the detection of AD is often difficult or overlooked. This study aimed to develop a brief screening questionnaire in Hindi language for detection of AD in an emergency medical setting. Methods:  The authors in consultation devised a set of questions related to AD in the Hindi l...

In the present study, we explore the analyses of coping strategy for IT digital divide on the elementary campus. The questionnaire was distributed by stratified random sampling. The cases included 39 schools and 150 teachers. The study adopted the questionnaire of “SWOT Strategic Analysis for Digital Divide” to investigate the digital learning environment on campus and to understand teachers’ o...

Methods A two-arm RCT was embedded into the follow-up of older adults as part of the UK Casper Plus trial and Casper Cohort. At 4 months follow-up, participants were randomised to receive either a questionnaire or a questionnaire + post-it note requesting completion. Logistic regression and time-to-event analyses were used to assess attrition. Results were combined with those of a previous embe...

Aim. To develop and validate a questionnaire for detecting atopic dermatitis in infants and small children from the age of 2 months. Methods. Parents to 60 children answered a written questionnaire prior to a physical examination and individual semistructured interview. Qualitative and quantitative analyses of validity, sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values of the questionnaire were p...

Questionnaires to assess goal orientation are widely used. However, recent research indicates some shortcomings. Most significantly, questionnaire data are unable to capture developments and changes in students ́ goal orientation during the learning process. Therefore, it seems appropriate to supplement questionnaire data with online measures that directly tackle students’ behavior. We analyzed ...

OBJECTIVE Schizotypal personality traits are associated with schizophrenia spectrum disorders, and individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorders demonstrate increased dopamine transmission in the striatum. The authors sought to determine whether individual differences in normal variation in schizotypal traits are correlated with dopamine transmission in the striatum and in extrastriatal bra...

The following Paper describes an experiment which analyses in how far specific learner, set by questionnaire, types show congruent behaviour in a concrete learning situation. The undertaken a priori subdivision in surfaceand deep-strategic learner types based on established models (Schmeck, 1988; Mandl & Friedrich, 1992; Krapp, 1993). First a group of 52 learners worked with the hypermedia prog...