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Development and validation a task-specific checklist for a microsurgical varicocelectomy simulation model

Int. braz. j. urol; 46 (5), 2020
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...

Development and validation of a scale to measure the gross anatomy preparedness of medical graduates

Int. j. morphol; 38 (5), 2020
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...

Validación y generación de ecuaciones para estimar masa grasa corporal en adultos chilenos, formuladas a partir de bioimpedanciometría, en un amplio rango de edad e índice de masa corporal

Rev. méd. Chile; 148 (10), 2020
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...

Escala de autoeficacia general: reevaluación de su evidencia de confiabilidad y validez en Chile

Rev. méd. Chile; 148 (10), 2020
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 ...

Structural validity of the Brazilian version of the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index among patients with knee osteoarthritis

Säo Paulo med. j; 138 (5), 2020
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...

Acuerdo inter- e intraobservador de la cuantificación del ángulo QRS-T espacial calculado por el método de transformación visual. Estudio piloto

Rev. colomb. cardiol; 27 (5), 2020
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...

Cross-cultural adaptation of the NoMAD questionnaire to Brazilian Portuguese

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...

Inertial sensor and Timed Up and Go test in elderly women with bone demineralization: a reliability and agreement study

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 ...

Reprodutibilidade das mensurações da mecânica respiratória em pacientes sob ventilação mecânica invasiva

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...