Study Design: Qualitative studies.
Objective: To develop clear and specific administration and scoring procedures for the Spinal Cord Independence Measure Version 3.0 as a performance-based and interview assessment.
Setting: Research lab.
Methods: Modified Delphi Technique survey methods were used in this study. Previously developed SCIM-III administration and scoring procedures for performance-based and interview versions were presented to clinicians experienced in SCI and SCIM-III using the Qualtrix (Qualtrics, Provo, UT) online survey platform. Summary and descriptive statistics were used to assess the percent agreement survey responses.
Results: Three survey rounds were necessary to achieve 80% agreement or above for the performance-based version. Two survey rounds were necessary to achieve 80% agreement or above on the interview version.
Conclusions: This study describes the development of standardized administration and scoring procedures for the self-care and mobility sub-scales of the SCIM-III as a performance-based and interview version.
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Neurosurg Rev
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Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Affiliated Taizhou People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Zhou shan hui shui Community,199 Hailing South Road, Taizhou, Jiangsu Province, 225300, China.
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the Marshall University School of Medicine, Huntington, West Virginia.
Objectives: The objectives were to determine intensive care unit (ICU) incidence of broncho-aspiration (BA) and the effect of monitoring BA prevention protocols.
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Arch Gynecol Obstet
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Department of Gynecologic Oncology, İzmir Democracy University School of Medicine, Buca Seyfi Demirsoy Education and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey.
Purpose: Investigating the impact of radiotherapy on urinary incontinence and pelvic floor dysfunction in endometrial cancer patients.
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J Perinat Neonatal Nurs
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Author Affiliations: Department of Children Health and Disease Nursing, Nursing Faculty, Selçuk University, Konya, Türkiye (Drs Taş Arslan and Küçükoğlu); Department of Medical Services and Techniques, First and Emergency Aid Program, Vocational School of Health Services, Kırsehir Ahi Evran University, Kırsehir, Türkiye (Ms Tar Bolacalı); Department of Medical Services and Techniques, Dialysis Program, Vocational High School, Lokman Hekim University, Ankara, Türkiye (Ms Tanrıkulu); and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Konya City Hospital, Konya, Turkey (Ms Ertürk).
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Methods: The population of this descriptive, cross-sectional, and relation-seeking multicenter study consisted of nurses working in 5 neonatal intensive care units located in 3 provinces of Türkiye. Data were collected using the Information Form, which included nurses' sociodemographic information and internal-external factors affecting evidence-based care practices, the Evidence-Based Nursing Attitude Questionnaire (EBNAQ).
Front Neurol
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Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Objective: To develop and validate an explainable machine learning (ML) model predicting the risk of hemorrhagic transformation (HT) after intravenous thrombolysis.
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