Self-monitoring Questionnaires Research Articles

Olfaction-associated quality of life: Polish adaptation and validation of a Questionnaire of Olfactory Disorders (QOD-PL) in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis.

The focus on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in medical research is becoming more and more intensive, with attention being paid to the patient's subjective feelings and assessment of one's health status. Smell disorders can significantly impact human life. The Questionnaire of Olfactory Disorders (QOD) is a self-monitoring questionnaire that provides subjective information about olfactory disorders. This study aimed to check the reliability and validation of the Polish version of QOD (QOD-PL) for use in patients with olfactory impairment in Poland. A total of 158 patients (76 females, mean age (Mage) 45.97 ±16.37 years), suffering from chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), whose olfactory function was measured using the Sniffin' Sticks test (SST), were studied. All patients completed 3 validated questionnaires: Importance of Olfaction (IO), Sino-Nasal Outcome Test-22 (SNOT-22) and QOD-PL. Internal consistency and test-retest reliability of the entire QOD-PL scale were good (Cronbach's α = 0.88). The convergent validity of the QOD-PL and its subscales correlated with IO and SNOT-22. The life quality statements in the QOD-PL (QOD-PL-LQ) score, its negative statements, and the mean score for VAS scales were significantly and positively correlated with all symptoms measured with SNOT-22 and none of the IO scales. The QOD-PL is a reliable, valid and important tool for assessing HRQOL in patients with olfactory disorders. However, it is important to note that not all of its subscales can be considered and interpreted separately.

Social and pedagogical assistance strategies employment of university graduates

Introduction. In the context of socio-economic changes in the world, reflecting significant transformations in the field of labor and youth employment, the demand for optimal employment of university graduates as a significant indicator of the quality of professional training of young specialists and replenishment of the labor market with a qualified labor force that ensures the implementation of progressive development goals of the world community is actualized. At the same time, universities pay insufficient attention to socio-pedagogical assistance to the employment of graduates and its strategies that increase the effectiveness of the first entry of young people into labor activity, their adaptation opportunities and competitive advantages in the labor market. Purpose of the article: the purpose of the article: to develop and experimentally test strategies for socio-pedagogical assistance to the employment of university graduates. Research methods. The experiment was attended by 448 senior students of Russian universities. A set of valid diagnostic methods was used to determine the level of formation of a culture of employment of students as a result of the implementation of strategies: a test conversation to identify complex knowledge about productive employment; survey in the field of professional plans and readiness for upcoming employment; self-monitoring questionnaire; methodology for studying the motivation of a professional career; self-efficacy scale; methodology for assessing career orientations; methodology for studying the need for self-development; methodology for assessing self-presentation skills. The validity of the obtained data was tested using Pearson χ2 criteria. Results. As a result of the development and implementation of a set of strategies for socio-pedagogical assistance to the employment of university graduates in the experimental group, a significant increase in the level of formation of the culture of employment of students was recorded (χ2 emp = 17.584) compared to students of the control group who did not show positive dynamics in the level of measured professional and personal characteristics (χ2 emp = 0.238) during experimental work. The data suggest a positive increase in high and medium levels of student employment culture. Discussion and conclusion. It was revealed that the use of strategies of social and pedagogical assistance to the employment of university graduates (updating the professional and personal potential of young specialists; sociopedagogical orientation of students to successful self-presentation; activating professional self-determination and the right to choose; scaffolding) determines the effectiveness of the formation of a culture of employment for students and sets a benchmark for increasing their competitiveness in the labor market.

The effectiveness of life skills training on children's self-monitoring behavior and creative thinking

Aim: The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of life skills training on children's self-monitoring behavior and creative thinking. Methods: The current research was a quasi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group and a two-month follow-up. The statistical population was 9 to 11-year-old children in Tehran in 2018, after screening with Humphrey's (1982) and Abedi's creative thinking (2010) self-monitoring questionnaires, 40 children were selected based on the purposive sampling method. The experimental group was designated to Seyedabadi's life skills training intervention (2009) during ten 45-minute sessions. Data were analyzed using repeated measures variance. Results: The findings of this research indicated that the life skills training intervention is effective on children's self-monitoring (F=22.29, P=0.001) and creative thinking (F=18.02, P=0.001) in the post-test phase and this effect is also stable in the follow-up phase (P=0.05). Conclusion: The foundations of knowledge, skills and attitudes are shaped through childhood, and their importance and necessity have been accepted for the general and the specific; Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to every educational development and innovation since the early years of childhood, and to build planning for childhood stage, and beyond on a strong foundation.

Metacognitive Skills and Problem-Solving

The purpose of this study is to investigate the metacognitive strategies that middle school students used in the process of solving problems individually. The study group consisted of 37 middle school students in the eighth grade. The students were asked one non-routine word problem, and their written answers were collected. After solving the problem, the students filled out a self-monitoring questionnaire that requested them to reflect retrospectively on the metacognitive strategies they employed for the problem. In order to obtain detailed data, semi-structured interviews were conducted with six students, three of whom gave correct responses and the other three gave wrong answers to the problem. The data was analyzed through the model of metacognitive activity during problem-solving. The results showed that metacognitive skills have a significant effect on students’ problem-solving success. The study found that students with high metacognitive skills tend to solve the problem correctly by using appropriate strategies, mathematical notations and logical reasons. The results also revealed that students with poor metacognitive skills have difficulties in understanding the problem, selecting appropriate strategies, and finding correct answer. Although the students thought the opposite, it was concluded that their habits of checking, detecting, and correcting mistakes in their solutions were poor.

Perioperative mobile application for mothers undergoing Cesarean delivery: a prospective cohort study on patient engagement.

PurposeGiving birth is the most common reason for hospital admission, with Cesarean delivery being the most frequently performed inpatient surgery. Through a needs assessment and iterative design process involving patients and obstetric anesthesiologists, we previously developed a mobile application, C-Care, for patients undergoing Cesarean delivery. The focus of C-Care is perioperative education and self-monitoring of potential anesthetic complications. This study aimed to obtain feedback on patient engagement with C-Care.MethodWe conducted a prospective cohort study of patients ≥ 18 yr (n = 36) undergoing elective Cesarean delivery. Anonymous usage data were recorded for 30 days. On postoperative days 1–5, participants received daily self-monitoring questionnaires within C-Care. Fourteen days after surgery, participants received an online survey regarding satisfaction and use of C-Care.ResultsThirty-five out of 36 participants visited the application after orientation, with a median [interquartile range (IQR)] age of 32 [31–36] yr. Each participant visited the application a median of 15 [9–31] times over 30 days and completed a median of 3 [2–4] out of five self-monitoring questionnaires. Each participant viewed a median of 4 [2–7] out of eight education topics, with the most viewed patient education topics being “Controlling Pain” and “The First Few Days”. Visits to the application were highest in the first week postpartum. Of the 18 respondents who completed the day 14 survey, 83% (n = 15) participants would recommend C-Care to other women, and the median participant satisfaction score was 7.5 out of 10 (range, 2–10).ConclusionMost participants used this mobile application for patient education and self-monitoring after elective Cesarean delivery. Insights into patient engagement with C-Care after Cesarean delivery could help design more effective perioperative mobile telehealth programs.Trial registrationwww.ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03746678); registered 5 November 2018.Supplementary InformationThe online version of this article (10.1007/s12630-020-01907-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

To Keep Myself on Track: The Impact of Dietary and Weight Monitoring Behaviors on Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery

Background: Dietary and weight monitoring are effective strategies for weight loss among individuals using dietary and lifestyle weight management techniques. This study aimed to (1) examine self-monitoring behaviors in bariatric surgery patients, (2) identify the effect of self-monitoring behaviors on postsurgery weight loss, and (3) describe patients' explanations for performing self-monitoring behaviors. Methods: Thirty participants (24 women, 6 men) scheduled for either gastric bypass (n = 11) or sleeve gastrectomy (n = 19) were recruited to participate in a year-long, observational study of dietary and weight management behaviors. Twenty-nine completed self-monitoring questionnaires presurgery; 22 participants were available at the 6- and 23 were available at the 12-month follow-up. Results: Baseline dietary and weight monitoring behaviors positively correlated with performance of those behaviors at 12 months (p < 0.05). Dietary monitoring behaviors at 12 months were positively correlated to total we...

Metacognitive Skills of Malaysian Students in Non-Routine Mathematical Problem Solving

Abstract Metacognitive skills play an important role in solving mathematical problems. However, there is a lack of empirical studies on the role of metacognitive skills in solving mathematical problems, particularly non-routine ones. Therefore, this study was undertaken to identify students' metacognitive skills and the impact of such skills on non-routine mathematical problem solving. By using a quantitative method, a total of 304 students in Johor Bahru district were involved in the study. A Self-Monitoring Questionnaire (SMQ) and a mathematical test were used in data collection. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean, the Mann-Whitney U test, and the Kruskal-Wallis H test. Results showed that the level of the students' performance in solving non-routine mathematical problems was very low. There was also a significant difference in the metacognitive skills among students with different performance levels in solving non-routine mathematical problems, and we concluded that these metacognitive skills should be emphasised in this process.

Predicting self-monitoring skills using textual posts on Facebook

The popularity of the social networking site Facebook (FB) has grown unprecedented during the past five years. The research question investigated is whether posts on FB would also be applicable for the prediction of users’ psychological traits such as self-monitoring (SM) skill that is supposed to be linked with users’ expression behavior in the online environment. We present a model to evaluate the relationship between the posts and SM skills. The aim of this study is twofold: first, to evaluate the quality of responses to the Snyder’s Self-Monitoring Questionnaire (1974) collected via the Internet; and secondly, to explore the textual features of the posts in different SM-level groups. The prediction of posts resulted in an approximate 60% accuracy compared with the classification made by Snyder’s SM scale. The variable “family” was found the most significant predictor in structured textual analysis via Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC). The emoticons and Internet slangs were extracted as the most robust classifiers in the unstructured textual analysis. We concluded that the textual posts on the FB Wall could partially predict the users’ SM skills. Besides, we recommend that researchers always check the validity of Internet data using the methodology presented here to ensure the data is valid before being processed.

Researching students’ strategies, episodes, and metacognitions in mathematical problem solving

The purpose of this study was to investigate the problem solving strategies, problem solving episodes, and metacognitions of five Turkish high school freshmen and explore the interplay of these on their problem solving success in mathematics. Participants worked on ten problems selected among the released mathematical literacy items used in Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2003. The research data had been collected through clinical interviews and a self-monitoring questionnaire filled by the participants. The data were coded and analysed according to a framework adopted from various researchers in the field. Our results have confirmed that the problem solving success is too complex to be clarified by a unique property or behaviour of the solver. It requires overcoming various obstacles to reach a successful result. Therefore, not only the students should have the required mathematical knowledge and a good repertoire of different problem solving strategies, but also they should know when and how to use those strategies, along with monitoring and regulating their problem-solving processes using their metacognitive skills.

Therapeutic Interactive Voice Response for chronic pain reduction and relapse prevention

We developed Therapeutic Interactive Voice Response (TIVR) as an automated, telephone-based tool for maintenance enhancement following group cognitive–behavioral therapy (CBT) for chronic pain. TIVR has four components: a daily self-monitoring questionnaire, a didactic review of coping skills, pre-recorded behavioral rehearsals of coping skills, and monthly personalized feedback messages from the CBT therapist based on a review of the patient’s daily reports. The first three components are pre-recorded and all four can be accessed remotely by patients via touch-tone telephone on demand. Following 11 weeks of group CBT, 51 subjects with chronic musculoskeletal pain were randomized to one of two study groups. Twenty-six subjects participated in 4 months of TIVR, while a control group of 25 subjects received standard care only. The TIVR group showed maximum improvement over baseline at the 8-month follow-up for seven of the eight outcome measures; improvement was found to be significant for all outcomes ( p ⩽ .001). Between-group analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) revealed significantly greater improvement for the experimental group at both 4- and 8-month follow-ups for most of the outcomes. Results demonstrate that TIVR can be used to decrease pain, improve coping and decrease likelihood of relapse into pain behavior. Preliminary analysis of medication usage suggests that the superior outcome of the TIVR group was unlikely to be a consequence of differential medication use.

(804): Computerized telephone-based therapeutic tool for chronic pain reduction and relapse prevention

We tested whether the Therapeutic Interactive Voice Response (TIVR) system can be used to prevent relapse into pain behavior. Following 11 weeks of CBT, fifty subjects with chronic musculoskeletal pain were randomized to two groups. Twenty-five subjects participated in 4 months of Therapeutic IVR (TIVR), while a control group of twenty-five subjects received standard care only. TIVR is an automated phone system designed to reinforce pain coping skills learned in group CBT. TIVR has four components: a daily self-monitoring questionnaire, didactic review of coping skills, prerecorded behavioral rehearsals of coping skills, and monthly therapist feedback.

Using the Internet for psychological research: personality testing on the World Wide Web.

The Internet is increasingly being used as a medium for psychological research. To assess the validity of such efforts, an electronic version of Gangestad & Snyder's (1985) revised self-monitoring questionnaire was placed at a site on the World Wide Web. In all, 963 responses were obtained through the Internet and these were compared with those from a group of 224 undergraduates who completed a paper-and-pencil version. Comparison of model fit indices obtained through confirmatory factor analyses indicated that the Internet-mediated version had similar psychometric properties to its conventional equivalent and compared favourably as a measure of self-monitoring. Reasons for possible superiority of Internet data are discussed. Results support the notion that Web-based personality assessment is possible, but stringent validation of test instruments is urged.

Recognition of Nonexplicitly Presented Odors

This research was designed to check to what extent naive subjects can recognize odors in a situation similar to those of daily life. The odors were presented nonexplicitly and without any warning to memorize them for a later recognition task. Different intensities of noise were used to verify whether these affect the olfactory recognition task by modifying arousal and check whether a situation made more unpleasant by a louder noise produces changes in subjects' evaluations of the pleasantness of the odors presented. Also, subjects' personality traits were measured on extraversion-introversion and self-monitoring questionnaires. The three odors (Eucalyptolus, linalile acetate, bornile acetate) were recognized just under 50% of the time and were recognized differently. The number of recognitions did not vary significantly by sex or noise conditions; the most intense noise affected only the number of false alarms. Pleasantness scores differed only among the different odors. High self-monitoring subjects tended to have fewer recognitions; scores on extraversion-introversion produced no significant effect.