Background To investigate the feasibility, the ease of implementation, and the extent to
which community health workers with little experience of data collection could be trained …

Residents in a neighborhood view physical disorders as a potential incubator for negative
incidents. Even though the disorders may not directly bring serious crime to the …

Data on land use change and socioeconomic dynamics in developing countries are often
collected via paper-and-pencil interviewing (PAPI). This article reviews a computer-aided …

With the advent of online and app-based studies, researchers in psychology are making
increasing use of repeated subjective reports. The new methods open up opportunities to …

As a result of the coronavirus 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, clinical research for substance use
disorders (SUDs) has been impeded due to widespread stay-at-home mandates limiting the …

Sexual behavior and substance use represent major threats to the health and well-being of
South African adolescents, especially in light of the high prevalence of HIV infection in this …

Objective To compare users' speed, number of entry errors and satisfaction in using two
current devices for electronic data collection in clinical research: handheld and laptop …

The OSCE is a proven instrument for testing practical skills of students, not only in the
(veterinary) medical field. At the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation …

Assessment of practical clinical skills is essential in the health fields. Objective Structured
Clinical Exams (OSCEs), where examiners assess students performing clinical procedures …

Background Commonly applied measures of symptoms of anxiety are not sensitive to
disease-specific anxiety in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) …