Simplified Chinese Research Articles

Objective ages of acquisition for 3300+ simplified Chinese characters.

We report the construction of two age-of-acquisition (AoA) norms for 3300+ characters in simplified Chinese, which make up about 99% of the texts used in daily life. We determined a character's AoA according to the time in which the character is formally learned in two sets of leading textbooks of Chinese in compulsory education, published respectively on the basis of the 2001 and 2011 national curriculum. Apart from having a significantly larger coverage of characters than previous norms, the current norms also outperformed them in explaining accuracy and reaction times in four large-scale databases for character decision, character naming, or character handwriting, even after controlling for the effects of frequency, number of meanings, and number of strokes. The explanatory advantage of the current norms suggests that, compared to earlier norms, the current norms capture more up-to-date character AoAs; these findings also highlight the diachronic nature of some lexical variables such as AoA and frequency. The developed objective AoA norms can be used for subsequent research on Chinese character recognition or production.

Reliability and validity of simplified Chinese version of the Italian spine youth quality of life questionnaire in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis

BackgroundThe Italian Spine Youth Quality of Life (ISYQOL) questionnaire is used to evaluate health-related quality of life in adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis. The study aimed to undertake the process of cultural adaptation of the ISYQOL questionnaire into Simplified Chinese.MethodsTranslate from Italian into Simplified Chinese. It involved 138 adolescents whose Cobb angle ranged between 20 and 40 degrees, 50 wearing the brace and 88 not wearing the brace. Statistical analysis calculated the reliability, floor effects, and ceiling effects of the ISYQOL. After that, construct validity was measured by analyzing the ISYQOL relationship Scoliosis Research Society-22 patient Questionnaire (SRS-22).ResultsThere were no floor or ceiling effects in the ISYQOL questionnaire. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient evaluated for Internal consistency was 0.75 in the no-treated group and 0.88 in the brace-treated group. Intraclass correlation coefficients assessed with the use of the test-retest method were 0.72 in the no-treated group and 0.80 in the brace-treated group. A strong relationship exists between the ISYQOL measure and SRS-22 scores (rho = 0.62; p < 0.01), reflecting the high validity of the questionnaires. Both ISYQOL and SRS-22 scores showed no statistical difference between groups wearing and not wearing the brace (p > 0.05).ConclusionsTrans-cultural validation in Chinses language showed the reliability and validity of the ISYQOL.

Evaluation of an Online Course in 5 Languages for Inpatient Cardiac Care Providers on Promoting Cardiac Rehabilitation: REACH, EFFECTS, AND SATISFACTION.

Evidence proves that health care providers should promote cardiac rehabilitation (CR) to patients face-to-face to increase CR enrollment. An online course was designed to promote this at the bedside; it is evaluated herein in terms of reach, effect on knowledge, attitudes, discussion self-efficacy and practices, and satisfaction. Design was observational, one-group pre- and post-test. Some demographics were requested from learners taking all language versions of the 20-min course: English, Portuguese, French, Spanish, and simplified Chinese, available at: https://globalcardiacrehab.com/CR-Utilization. Investigator-generated items in the pre- and post-test and evaluation survey administered using Google Forms were based on Kirkpatrick's training evaluation model. The course was initiated by 522 learners from 33 of 203 (16%) countries; most commonly female (n = 341, 65%) nurses (n = 180, 34%) from high-income countries (n = 259, 57%) completing the English (n = 296, 57%) and Chinese (n = 108, 21%) versions. A total of 414 (79%) learners completed the post-test and 302 (58%) completed the evaluation. Median CR attitudes were 5 of 5 on the Likert scale at pre-test, suggesting some selection bias. Mean CR knowledge ([7.22 ± 2.14]/10), discussion self-efficacy ([3.86 ± 0.85]/5), and practice ([4.13 ± 1.11]/5) significantly improved after completion of the course (all P < .001). Satisfaction was high regardless of language version ([4.44 ± 0.64]/5; P = .593). This free, open-access course is effective in increasing CR knowledge, self-efficacy, and encouragement practices among participating inpatient cardiac providers, with high satisfaction. While testing impact on actual CR use is needed, it should be more broadly disseminated to increase reach, in an effort to increase patient enrollment in CR, to reduce morbidity and mortality.

Valence and arousal ratings for 11,310 simplified Chinese words.

This study reports valence and arousal ratings for 11,310 simplified Chinese words, including 9774 two-character words, 949 three-character words, and 587 four-character words. These affective ratings are validated through comparisons with prior ratings of smaller word samples. All but four words included in this study are from the MEgastudy of Lexical Decision in Simplified CHinese (MELD-SCH) database. As age-of-acquisition ratings and concreteness ratings have recently become available for large portions of words in the MELD-SCH, the affective ratings not only further enrich the database as a valuable research tool, but also allow us to gain insight into a range of psycholinguistic constructs based on normative ratings of a large set of Chinese words. Cross-language comparisons of the valence ratings between Chinese words and English words appear to indicate cultural and sociopolitical influences reflected in affect representations.

Comparing online travel review platforms as destination image information agents

Online travel reviews have been extensively used as an important data source in tourism research. Typically, data for online travel review research is collected only from one platform. However, drawing definite conclusions based on single platform analyses may thus produce biases and lead to erroneous conclusions and decisions. Therefore, this research verifies whether or not there are discrepancies and commonalities between different travel review platforms. In this study, five native Chinese travel review platforms were selected: Ctrip; Qyer; Mafengwo; Tuniu; and Qunar. Using a mixed content analysis method, the destination image of Finland was extracted from 10,197 travel reviews in Simplified Chinese as the destination image is a popular topic in online review research. Results show Finland’s destination image representation varies between Chinese travel review platforms. This discrepancy is especially prominent in the dimension of functional and mixed functional-psychological destination attributes. Significant theoretical contributions and managerial implications for the analysis of online travel reviews and destination image research are discussed.

Validation of the Chinese Version of the Coronary Artery Disease Education Questionnaire - Short Version: A Tool to Evaluate Knowledge of Cardiac Rehabilitation Components.

Background:Patient education is the first step in implementing a cardiac rehabilitation (CR) program and a powerful tool for promoting behavioral changes in cardiac patients. In China, the clinical workload is so heavy that a short and reliable tool for assessing disease-related knowledge is needed for targeted patient education.Objective:The aim of this study was to translate, adapt and validate the Chinese version of the Coronary Artery Disease Education Questionnaire – Short Version (CADE-Q SV).Methods:The CADE-Q SV was translated to simplified Chinese and culturally adapted to the Chinese context. The translated version was reviewed by a committee of seven experts in cardiovascular disease, and the content validity of the questionnaire was established. The psychometric properties of the questionnaire were analyzed considering the responses of 240 CR patients. The Kuder-Richardson-20 (KR-20) coefficient and Cronbach’s alpha were used to assess internal consistency. The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was used to assess test-retest reliability. The criterion-related validity was evaluated by determining whether there were differences in the total scores of patients with different educational levels. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to assess the factor structure.Results:Three items from the original version were adapted to reflect Chinese culture. The content validity index was 0.94. The KR-20 score was 0.856. All ICC values were > 0.70. The knowledge scores of patients with different educational levels were significantly different, indicating that the criterion-related validity of the Chinese CADE-Q-SV was acceptable. CFA validated the five-factor structure of the Chinese CADE-Q-SV.Conclusion:The Chinese CADE-Q SV questionnaire has good reliability and validity. This short, efficient tool can be completed quickly, assess disease-related knowledge in cardiovascular patients and serve as a reference for individualized patient education in China. It can also be used to evaluate the effectiveness of CR-related patient education interventions.

WeChat Official Account Analysis of Music Users

The purpose of this study is to explore the user's attention to music knowledge in our media era. The data of this study come from a WeChat official account called "learning music", which has more than ten thousand official account users. Time correlation analysis and statistical analysis were used to evaluate the data. The results are as follows: the official account of music information is mainly concerned with new users. The new attention of the daily users is relatively stable, and the daily users' use of official account numbers and reading pictures and text information are relatively random. The proportion of male to female users is close to the official account number. Compared with the proportion of the population, the female users' attention to music information is relatively high. The majority of users in simplified Chinese are concerned, which is related to the location of official account. Android system and apple system are the main terminals used by users.

A group of homoeopathic medicines for COVID-19: A systematic review of clinical features

Background: Historically, several homoeopathic medicines are known to have attributed a significant role in the control and management of infectious epidemic diseases. Objectives: This study aimed to compile a list of prospective homoeopathic medicines for the treatment and prophylaxis of the COVID-19 epidemic by conducting a systematic review and statistical analysis of clinical characteristics of this emerging coronavirus disease. Materials and Methods: A> systematic review protocol was developed according to the reporting items of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses statement. Articles for review were selected from PubMed, World Health Organization database, MedRxiV, and BioRxiv. Studies in English and simplified Chinese from December 2019 to March 26 2020 were included. Data on clinical characteristics, laboratory and CT chest results of COVID-19 were extracted and analysed. Several symptoms and their intensity were statistically analysed. Results: Seventy-three studies were included. Amongst COVID-19 patients, fever (119.869 ± 24.425 [95% confidence intervals: 71.149–168.589]), dry cough (91.028 ± 19.555 [52.007–130.050]) and dyspnoea (24.594 ± 5.949 [12.722–36.465]) were the most common symptoms. Leucopenia (16.06 ± 5.07 [5.95–26.18]) in blood, ground-glass opacity (62.23 ± 18.82 [24.74–99.72]), patchy (21.48 ± 12.36 [3.13–46.11]) and consolidation (18.67 ± 9.18 [0.373–36.968]) in the lungs were observed. The selected sign and symptoms were repertorised, which resulted in a list of multiple homoeopathic medicines as potential medicines for COVID-19, led by Arsenic Album (94.59%) and Bryonia alba (91.89%). Conclusion: Considering the current clinical manifestations, this is a pioneer study related to finding a plausible list of homoeopathic medicines that might help the profession in the treatment as well as to select a prophylactic of COVID-19 disease.

The Mental Health Implications of a Local Epidemic: Early Experience with the COVID-19 Outbreak in Wuhan, China

Purpose: This article presents national survey data related to the mental health of participants (N = 13,824) from every province in the People’s Republic of China, in the period of early February, during the early days of the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus. The goal was to examine stress and anxiety levels, even as the virus was spreading across the country. This goal was facilitated by data collected specifically from Wuhan city, which was the geographical epicenter of the outbreak, Hubei, the province in which Wuhan is located, and the rest of China. Methods: The survey included a series of validated measures of mental health, as well as measured constructs such as stress and anxiety, depression, sleep, workplace wellness and social cohesion. To the extent possible, the measures had been previously validated in China and were available in Simplified Chinese, although some measures were created for the unique characteristics of the viral outbreak. The survey was distributed electronically through a network of researchers. Results: The measures were generally reliable, with expected inter-correlations. The factor structure of the Symptom Checklist-90 items was generally consistent with its conceptual dimensions. Mostly importantly, the study revealed a gradient of mental health outcomes, with participants from the city of Wuhan having the highest scores on most mental health measures, with the great Hubei province similar or slightly lower, and the rest of China having elevated, but lower scores on most outcomes. Sleep disturbance also revealed a similar gradient, with participants in the epicenter reporting the most sleep disturbance. Discussion: These results reveal the ability to capture the mental health of citizens during a viral outbreak, and the sensitivity of measures to the mental challenges such an outbreak brings. The gradient of responses revealed the spreading effect of the COVID-19 outbreak, and suggests that worse mental health is highly likely to be an outcome as a pandemic spreads. These results suggest that health officials need to attend to not only the physical and direct effects of a viral pandemic, but also to the importance of the mental health of their citizens.

Intensified Online Opinion Clashes with Salient Group Identity

We collect data from Hong Kong’s foremost news media outlets’ Facebook pages from 2019 to 2020 to examine clashes of opinion on the social media platform. We find that specific writing habits signify users’ backgrounds and elicit group segregation cues from readers. An increase in pro-police comments written in Simplified Chinese induces a more polarized reaction from the opposite side compared with comments written in Traditional Chinese. The opposite side produces more anti-police comments and demands for regional independence in response. However, content generated by suspected internet water armies alleviates the clashes. The results reveal the factors that affect opinion polarization on social media platforms. They demonstrate the need for debiasing intervention and regulation.

Traditional Chinese medicine for COVID-19 pandemic and emerging challenges: An online cross-sectional survey in China

BackgroundWe aimed to investigate use of infection control behaviours, preventative and therapeutic interventions, and outcomes among respondents to an online survey during the COVID-19 pandemic in China. MethodsThe survey was designed by an international team, translated and adapted to simplified Chinese, including 132 kinds of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) preparation recommended by guidelines. It was distributed and collected from February to May 2021, with data analysed by WPS spreadsheet and wjx.cn. Descriptive statistics were used to describe demographics and clinical characteristics, diagnosis, treatments, preventative behaviours and interventions, and their associated outcomes. ResultsThe survey was accessed 503 times with 341 (67.8%) completions covering 23 provinces and four municipalities in China. Most (282/341, 82.7%) respondents reported no symptoms during the pandemic and the majority (290/341, 85.0%) reported having a SARS-CoV-2 PCR test at some point. Forty-five (13.2%) reported having a respiratory infection, among which 19 (42.2%) took one or more categories of modern medicine, e.g. painkillers, antibiotics; 16 (35.6%) used TCM interventions(s); while seven respondents combined TCM with modern medicine. All respondents reported using at least one behavioural or medical approach to prevention, with 22.3% taking TCM and 5.3% taking modern medicines. No respondents reported having a critical condition related to COVID-19. ConclusionWe found evidence of widespread use of infection control behaviours, modern medicines and TCM for treatment and prevention of COVID-19 and other respiratory symptoms. Larger scale studies are warranted, including a more representative sample exploring TCM preparations recommended in clinical guidelines.

중국어와 한국어의 문장 부호 규정 비교 - 두호와 돈호 vs 쉼표

This research puts the revised Korean and Chinese punctuation rules with reference to the comma in Chinese and Korean. As known, the core function of the Chinese and Korean commas refers to a short pause in sentences. In terms of the function and role of punctuation in written context, a wide range of recent research has paid attention to their disparities and similarities between the two languages. In the educational context, accuracy and understanding of puncutation rules should be educated, for they can represent different semantic changes depending on the context. With regard to the use of punctuation in context, regulations concerning punctuation have recently been amended. Chinese punctuation rules are recently revised in 2011: "General Rules for Function" (GB/T 15834 2011) and the Simplified Chinese, and "Hangul Matchumbeop" in 2017. The research puts forth that the similarities and disparities between the two languages should be increasingly studied, since Korean Chinese learners often make punctuational mistakes in their written works. Conclusively, Chinese learners should clearly understand the accurate function and usage of punctuation, paying attention to semantic differences in written context.

Cross-cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Simplified Chinese Version of the Copenhagen Neck Function Disability Scale.

A cross-sectional study. Th aim of this study was to translate and cross-culturally adapt Copenhagen Neck Function Disability Scale into a Simplified Chinese version (CNFDS-C), and evaluate the reliability and validity of CNFDS-C in patients with nonspecific chronic neck pain. The CNFDS is a reliable and valid evaluation instrument for chronic neck pain. However, Simplified Chinese version of CNFDS hasn't been validated. A total of 150 participants were included in this study. Internal consistency was estimated according to Cronbach alpha. Test-retest reliability was assessed by intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC). Construct validity was analyzed by correlations between CNFDS-C and the Neck Disability Index (NDI), Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) as well as the short form (36) health survey (SF-36). The original version of the CNFDS was cross-culturally adapted and translated into Simplified Chinese. CNFDS-C was indicated to have excellent reliability (Cronbach alpha = 0.810, ICC = 0.927). Moderate to substantial correlations between CNFDS-C and NDI (r = 0.642, P < 0.001), VAS (r = 0.581, P < 0.001), as well as Physical Function (r = -0.583, P < .001), Role Physical (r = -0.478, P < 0.001), Bodily Pain (r = -0.610, P < 0.001), and General Health (r = -0.439, P < 0.001) subscales of SF-36 were observed. CNFDS-C was demonstrated to have acceptable reliability and validity in patients with nonspecific chronic neck pain, which could be recommended for patients in Chinese mainland.Level of Evidence: 3.

A Study on Differences between Simplified and Traditional Chinese Based on Complex Network Analysis of the Word Co-Occurrence Networks.

Currently, most work on comparing differences between simplified and traditional Chinese only focuses on the character or lexical level, without taking the global differences into consideration. In order to solve this problem, this paper proposes to use complex network analysis of word co-occurrence networks, which have been successfully applied to the language analysis research and can tackle global characters and explore the differences between simplified and traditional Chinese. Specially, we first constructed a word co-occurrence network for simplified and traditional Chinese using selected news corpora. Then, the complex network analysis methods were performed, including network statistics analysis, kernel lexicon comparison, and motif analysis, to gain a global understanding of these networks. After that, the networks were compared based on the properties obtained. Through comparison, we can obtain three interesting results: first, the co-occurrence networks of simplified Chinese and traditional Chinese are both small-world and scale-free networks. However, given the same corpus size, the co-occurrence networks of traditional Chinese tend to have more nodes, which may be due to a large number of one-to-many character/word mappings from simplified Chinese to traditional Chinese; second, since traditional Chinese retains more ancient Chinese words and uses fewer weak verbs, the traditional Chinese kernel lexicons have more entries than the simplified Chinese kernel lexicons; third, motif analysis shows that there is no difference between the simplified Chinese network and the corresponding traditional Chinese network, which means that simplified and traditional Chinese are semantically consistent.

“The Laryngectomee Guide” Philippine Edition

Dear Editor,&#x0D; I am happy to announce that “The Laryngectomee Guide” Philippine Edition is available now in paperback and eBook. The eBook is FREE. The translation from English to Tagalog was supervised by Professor Alfredo Pontejos Jr. from the University of the Philippines, Philippine General Hospital, Manila.&#x0D; The Guide provides practical information that can assist laryngectomees with medical, dental and psychological issues. It contains information about side effects of radiation and chemotherapy; methods of speaking; airway, stoma, and voice prosthesis care; eating and swallowing; medical, dental and psychological concerns; respiration; anesthesia; and travelling. The American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery made the English edition available for free download on their website: http://www.entnet.org/content/laryngectomee-guide&#x0D; The e-book of the Philippine version of the Guide is available free at: http://bit.ly/2ILzesc&#x0D; Paperback copies of the Guide are available at: http://bit.ly/39IDwvC&#x0D; The guide is also available in 20 additional languages - English, Russian, Turkish, Greek, Italian, Bulgarian, Romanian, Bosnian, Arabic, Spanish (4 styles), Portuguese, French, Persian (Farsi), Korean, Japanese, Indonesian and traditional and simplified Chinese: https://dribrook.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-laryngectomee-guide-is-available-in.html&#x0D; I hope that the Guide would be helpful to laryngectomees and their medical providers in the Philippines.

Evaluating the Solution Focused Wellness for HIV Intervention for Women: A Pilot Study 🇨🇳 🇹🇼 🇫🇷 🇮🇱 🇮🇷 🇷🇺 🇪🇸

Women living with HIV experience a gender gap in wellness outcomes in the U.S., and women of color are particularly vulnerable to this gap. To address this, the Solution Focused Wellness for HIV (SFWH) intervention for women was created. In this paper, we report the quantitative results of the most recent SFWH pilot study. The seven-session, group intervention was provided to (N=14) women living with HIV to evaluate it for effectiveness. Results showed the intervention was associated with significant multidimensional wellness improvements between baseline and five-week follow up. Participants’ CD4 and Viral Load counts did not change significantly. To improve access to the intervention and increase retention in HIV care in the community, further adaptations of the SFWH are planned. Chinese (Simplified) (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y6CFiYI2TzzW5kDllIDlM1jEHGhHGgYG/view?usp=drive_link) Chinese (Traditional) (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jwjw6hxw6OaKSwXbZAm-K2pXUiUd9Cke/view?usp=drive_link) French (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BDSKwbLnnknbRc3IJnC5W4DwgIjtHF_u/view?usp=drive_link) Hebrew (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R8kiNFNP1MnaTYXHIK4cfbD20u7S3ELO/view?usp=drive_link) Persian (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rsN_BjylvSHaqShmt0Fh7V7dsPh4i2XH/view?usp=drive_link) Russian (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nMvOuJCOy65ZXTMrcIV5jblju7s8G6z6/view?usp=drive_link) Spanish (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Vb53YeSdyTZPl8Zcllv2tzOhT-w4Q7NA/view?usp=drive_link)

A Broad Overview of Solution Focused Severe Trauma &amp; Stress Recovery Work, With the Introduction of Two Additional SF Instruments to Promote Thriverhood 🇨🇳 🇹🇼 🇫🇷 🇮🇱 🇮🇷 🇷🇺 🇪🇸

The purpose of this paper is to show how the author’s solution focused (SF) work with both adult survivors of child abuse and neglect; and, adult trauma survivors, has developed from Yvonne Dolan’s severe trauma recovery work (Dolan, 1998). Dolan’s major contribution to this way of working is acknowledged; and, her three-stage Victim – Survivor –Thriver continuum detailed, with an emphasis on the Thriver stage. Other contemporary practitioners’ work is described, in brief, also. From the author’s clinical work with survivors of trauma, over some 25 years, it has become clear that clients need to understand more fully what thriverhood is about, in order to move towards it more effectively. Psychoeducation in the form of in-session verbal information and typed sheets to take away, has proved to be helpful in most cases. Some recent neuroscientific research, with specific reference to neuroplasticity is referred to, to demonstrate how clients improve through this specialist SF application. The handouts ‘What Thriving is Like’ (Figure 1) and ‘The Thriver Progress Questionnaire’ (Figure 2) are more advanced materials to help clients have a better understanding of both what is possible and how to be thriving more fully. It is the author’s intention also, to encourage more practitioners, equipped with the additional tools referred to, to take up the challenge of those important and rewarding work. Russian full article (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UTwEpWDEc0gTIotzHEO-g1pUQET_miME/view?usp=sharing) Chinese (Simplified) (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PrecoGaMpry5FIx6ihDjEAJCHFN1aayG/view?usp=drive_link) Chinese (Traditional) (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1M1NrT9bj17FuJ0BFoyoTdaUOAhja09bS/view?usp=drive_link) French (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cmh3t0hpTrp5QxJ4IPD_kvKs2Vvdzc9l/view?usp=drive_link) Hebrew (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Mz2SGfMbVJGPI04R_VDWNmenjOn7lH5Y/view?usp=drive_link) Persian (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mn22oYIy9RH-YHaR88LlCNd6UsyZJITb/view?usp=drive_link) Russian (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pKqZbNXJJtnZOK_SHXetAXps8bvRZCdv/view?usp=drive_link) Spanish (https://drive.google.com/file/d/11wlDQ1pRlv_dyuls6WQbufTovHFcOH9o/view?usp=drive_link)

Steve De Shazer’s Theory Development 🇨🇳 🇹🇼 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇮🇱 🇮🇷 🇷🇺 🇪🇸 🇸🇪

This paper traces developments in Steve de Shazer’s theoretical thinking from 1969 until his passing in 2005. After reviewing his definition of “theory,” we organize developments in his theorizing into 4 phases, distilling from each the axioms he continued to hold until his death. For each axiom, we indicate how it is foundational to an understanding of SFBT and, therefore, contributes to distinguishing SFBT from other talk therapies. We stay close to de Shazer’s writings by frequently quoting from his many articles and 6 books. We conclude with a summary of what we believe are the 6 enduring axioms of his theory of SFBT, the striking features of how he developed his theories over the years and the new lens he left us for viewing therapy interactions, and one example of research that promises to expand his theoretical legacy. Chinese (Simplified) (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DXzVL1haQqm6RBgzFisM_n09wywP40TF/view?usp=drive_link) Chinese (Traditional) (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tLkCTzBFZkK3JXsCtL0RPyOPIXFAKKeE/view?usp=drive_link) German (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TXICrsw95db_zF5czAhM6Gg2FlQ-yc9H/view?usp=drive_link) Hebrew (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nUp6NuWyJCr9E1Cb5WA1TcdAJyUwdFSy/view?usp=drive_link) Persian (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IIEROTktjTC5n_0jp7GnoZBKe9Tqe6vD/view?usp=drive_link) French Abstract (https://journalsfp.org/article/75029-steve-de-shazer-s-theory-development-fr-de/attachment/170375.pdf) Russian (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1otQnoXZ_p5FpH_I0ATDXmQYNCp3f2QMO/view?usp=drive_link) Spanish (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FySbXm0A0-th3bmEy7y225X9NHX_oMMx/view?usp=drive_link) Swedish Abstract (https://journalsfp.org/article/75029-steve-de-shazer-s-theory-development-fr-de/attachment/170377.pdf)

Back to Basics: A Solution Focused Take on Using and Teaching Basic Communication Skills for Health Care Professionals 🇨🇳 🇹🇼 🇫🇷 🇮🇱 🇮🇷 🇷🇺 🇪🇸

This project proposes that immediately teaching health care professionals basic communication skills in a Solution Focused way will provide therapeutic benefits for both client and care provider. Firstly, this article focuses on the development of a small set of core principles for Solution Focused work, easily explained to any audience. Secondly, it addresses the question “how can basic communication skills be applied immediately in a Solution Focused way?” Chinese (Simplified) (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mU6azn0p6ItM3G6wFEUPyfKUYCoub_vi/view?usp=drive_link) Chinese (Traditional) (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qVdjIKW7TJNLVbIuHSv3iZn-81RZd510/view?usp=drive_link) French (https://drive.google.com/file/d/107u9n8BHYuwG0DswAfpCce8glS1ju-4b/view?usp=drive_link) Hebrew (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MDPLRv7Hs-SkbVKKg6fK7sISp4EuzNpz/view?usp=drive_link) Persian (https://drive.google.com/file/d/15lBkonkCVmqWaSqLf7SHtJ80mN4NdDsn/view?usp=drive_link) Russian (https://drive.google.com/file/d/11Enld3w3o_eTOuUGZv-NfX6pcuhF4n-q/view?usp=drive_link) Spanish (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qUP7Hf2-3-BOkPoQmOrVbRfOepee7GO8/view?usp=drive_link)

Linguistic validation of the simplified Chinese version of the US National Cancer Institute\u2019s patient-reported outcomes version of the common terminology criteria for adverse events (PRO-CTCAE\u2122)

BackgroundThe aim of this study was to translate and linguistically validate the U.S. National Cancer Institute’s Patient-Reported Outcomes version of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (PRO-CTCAE™) into Simplified Chinese for use in Singapore.MethodsAll 124 items of the English source PRO-CTCAE item library were translated into Simplified Chinese using internationally established translation procedures. Two rounds of cognitive interviews were conducted with 96 cancer patients undergoing adjuvant treatment to determine if the translations adequately captured the PRO-CTCAE source concepts, and to evaluate comprehension, clarity and ease of judgement. Interview probes addressed the 78 PRO-CTCAE symptom terms (e.g. fatigue), as well as the attributes (e.g. severity), response choices, and phrasing of ‘at its worst’. Items that met the a priori threshold of ≥20% of participants with comprehension difficulties were considered for rephrasing and retesting. Items where < 20% of the sample experienced comprehension difficulties were also considered for rephrasing if better phrasing options were available.ResultsA majority of PRO-CTCAE-Simplified Chinese items were well comprehended by participants in Round 1. One item posed difficulties in ≥20% and was revised. Two items presented difficulties in < 20% but were revised as there were preferred alternative phrasings. Twenty-four items presented difficulties in < 10% of respondents. Of these, eleven items were revised to an alternative preferred phrasing, four items were revised to include synonyms. Revised items were tested in Round 2 and demonstrated satisfactory comprehension.ConclusionsPRO-CTCAE-Simplified Chinese has been successfully developed and linguistically validated in a sample of cancer patients residing in Singapore.