ABSTRACT Purpose: To develop and validate a new test of specific technical skills required for microsurgical varicocelectomy. Materials and Methods: An electronic questionnaire was sent to 558 members of the Brazilian Society of Urology for the validation of the task-specific checklist (TSC) for assess...
SUMMARY: Postgraduate refresher courses may address deficiencies in the gross anatomy preparedness of medical graduates. However, the literature does not offer a method to identify such deficiencies. Our aim is to develop and validate a scale to measure the gross anatomy preparedness of medical graduates...
Background: Equations for the evaluation of fat-free mass (FFM) and fat mass (FM) with Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) were formulated in Caucasian populations. International recommendations suggest that population-specific equations should be formulated. Aim: To validate an equation previously fo...
Background: Self-efficacy is a psychological variable closely related to healthy behaviors. One of the most widely used instruments to measure this variable is the general self-efficacy scale (GSES). In Chile, the only psychometric study of this scale has important analytical limitations. Aim: To assess ...
BACKGROUND: The original structure of the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) has been contested in several languages. OBJECTIVE: To assess the structural validity of the Brazilian version of WOMAC among patients with knee osteoarthritis. DESIGN AND SETTING: Structura...
Resumen Introducción: El ángulo QRS-T espacial es la diferencia entre el vector del QRS y la T. Se conoce el valor diagnóstico y pronóstico de este marcador en enfermedades cardíacas. Es prioritario determinar si estas mediciones son reproducibles con confiabilidad en nuestro medio. Métodos: En...
SUMMARY BACKGROUND: The Normalization Measure Development (NoMAD) tool is used to determine the contextual determinants in the process of implementing complex health interventions. The aim of this study is to translate and culturally adapt NoMAD to Brazilian Portuguese. METHODS: The cross-cultural adap...
The study aims to assess: 1) reliability test-retest and error measures of quantitative variables of Timed Up and Go (TUG) testing collected with the inertial sensor wireless Wiva® Science (TUGis), and 2) the agreement of TUGis and the timed method (TUGs) and ...
RESUMO Objetivo: Avaliar a reprodutibilidade intra e interexaminador das mensurações da resistência e das complacências estática e dinâmica do sistema respiratório em pacientes sob ventilação mecânica. Métodos: Trata-se de estudo analítico realizado com indivíduos com idade ≥ 18 anos...