Assessing Validity of the Original and Rasch Versions of the Central Sensitization Inventory with Psychophysical Tests in People with Knee Osteoarthritis.

Objective: To determine the extent of agreement between the original Central Sensitization Inventory (CSI) and the Rasch-calibrated version (RC-CSI) and to explore the association of both versions with psychophysical tests and their respective sensitivity and specificity.

Methods: Patients with knee osteoarthritis who were enrolled in a multicenter cohort study in Montreal, Canada, completed the original CSI, the RC-CSI, and psychophysical tests (i.e.

The pattern of physical disability and determinants of activities of daily living among people with diabetes in Bangladesh.

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus itself is a known predictor of physical disability and impairment in activities of daily living (ADL); however, there are existing controversies about the factors explaining the association between diabetes and disability. Therefore, we assessed the possible determinants associated with ADL impairment among people with diabetes in Dhaka city, Bangladesh.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study among 480 people with diabetes aged between 50 and 70 years, and attended a tertiary level hospital in Dhaka city.

Puff or pass: do social media and social interactions influence smoking behaviour of university students? A cross-sectional mixed methods study from Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Objective: To determine whether the odds of being a smoker differ based on social media use and social interactions among urban university students in Bangladesh.

Hypothesis: Social media use and social interactions influence the smoking behaviour of Bangladeshi university students, particularly in starting and maintaining cigarette smoking.

Design And Setting: A cross-sectional study using mixed methods on 600 student smokers and non-smokers recruited from two public and two private universities in Dhaka, Bangladesh, a lower middle-income country with limited resources.