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Body Composition Assessment in Pediatric Obesity: Reliability, Validity, and Clinical Applications
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Adipose tissue and skeletal muscle have unique metabolic roles. Despite body mass index for age and sex (BMI z-score) being historically widely used to evaluate and monitor health status in children with obesity, it does not depict adiposity and muscularity (or their changes) during growth or...
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Determining Reliability and Validity of the Modified Gingival Index when Reviewed in an Image-based Survey Format
DownloadFall 2019
Gingivitis affects 50-90% of the Canadian adult population, with the accumulation of dental plaque being the most common cause. Clinically, gingivitis is characterized by red, swollen gums, bleeding upon stimulation, and a loss of stippled, knife-edged margins. Gingivitis will not necessarily...
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Evaluation of Frailty Assessment Tools and their Measurement Properties in Chronic Kidney Disease
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Background: Frailty is three to seven times more common in people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) than in those with normal kidney function. Although frailty and its impact in CKD is well-recognized, the measurement properties of the tools used to assess this syndrome are not known. The aim of...
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Examining the Validity of a Synthesized Summary Measure for Caries Detected Using the International Caries Detection and Assessment System
DownloadSpring 2018
Background: The International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS) was developed as a standardized system based on the best available evidence for detecting early and later stages of carious lesions. The aim of developing this system was to improve the quality of collected data on...
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Fall 2010
Commonly in clinical settings, the patient’s posture is visually evaluated by the clinician using anatomical landmark references. However, this measurement is subjective and not quantifiable. Photogrammetry to assess posture was thought to be a possible good clinical alternative to the other...
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Promoting Activity Behaviour in Adults with Multiple Sclerosis: Feasibility, Preliminary Efficacy and Evaluation of Activity Measurement Tools
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Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the largest cause of non-traumatic neurological disability in young adults. Canada has one of the highest rates of MS in the world, with nearly 1 in every 385 Canadians living with the disease. People with MS deal with a broad range of symptoms including...
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The validity, reliability and time requirement of study model analysis using cone-beam computed tomography generated virtual study models
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Objectives: To investigate the validity, reliability and time spent on performing a full orthodontic study model analysis (SMA) on Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT)-generated dental models (Anatomodels) compared with conventional Plaster models and a subset of Extracted Premolars. Methods:...
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Using the Ottawa Surgical Competency Operative Room Evaluation (O-SCORE) in a Canadian Plastic Surgery Program
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Competency-based medical education has overtaken the traditional apprenticeship model of medical education. This shift toward competence-based training demands a higher number of assessments per trainee. Current assessment methods in Plastic Surgery have not been well studied. Numerous assessment...