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Web-based discussion forums reveal the person-centered relevance and importance of tinnitus

Hall DA, Hibbert A, Vesala M, Kerr M, Harrison S, Core Outcome Measures in Tinnitus (COMiT)

Prog Brain Res, 2021;260:205-221.

PMID: 33637218 DOI: 10.1016/bs.pbr.2020.12.001

An increasing number of health researchers are recognizing the benefits of crowdsourcing. Web-based discussion forums are well suited for collecting qualitative research data with tinnitus participants and forum posts can be evaluated using thematic analysis. The present study reports an innovative use of such qualitative data contributed by a group of 148 people with tinnitus and tinnitus professionals through the crowdsourcing platform Tinnitus Talk. While the primary research question was focused on defining symptom concepts, discussions were broad-ranging and extended far beyond this topic. Thematic analysis of the discussion conducted by two analysts identified three novel emerging themes and these were not pre-planned according to the moderator's script. These were (i) the lived experience of tinnitus, (ii) perspectives on interventions for tinnitus, and (iii) the experience of participating in a web discussion forum. These unexpected themes contribute to a richer and more in-depth understanding of tinnitus seen through the eyes of those who experience it on a daily basis. Findings are important since spontaneous themes presumably reflect issues that are of personal relevance and importance to the participants. They therefore give insights into future research directions and have implications for patient-centered counseling strategies that could be effective in clinic.

Matched MeSH terms: Qualitative Research

British Journal of Biomedical Science in 2020. What have we learned?

Brown NW, Orchard G, Rhodes A

Br J Biomed Sci, 2020 Oct;77(4):159-167.

PMID: 33252323 DOI: 10.1080/09674845.2020.1827578

Each year the British Journal of Biomedical Science publishes a 'What have we learned' editorial designed to introduce readers within the major disciplines of laboratory medicine to developments outside their immediate area. In addition it is designed to inform a wider readership of the advances in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. To this end, in 2020 the journal published 39 articles covering the disciplines within Biomedical Science in the 4 issues comprising volume 77. These included a review of COVID-19 in this issue, 27 original articles, 6 Biomedical Science 'In Brief' and 4 case histories. 27 of the articles involved molecular techniques, with one of these comparing results with a mass spectrometry based method. The preponderance of molecular genetic studies gives us a good idea of the likely future direction of the disciplines.

Matched MeSH terms: Peer Review, Research/trends*; Biomedical Research/trends*

Experiences of international travel in patients with psychotic illness: a case series

Maher S, Mikic Z, McDonald C, Flaherty GT, Hallahan B

Ir J Psychol Med, 2023 Jun;40(2):127-133.

PMID: 31969203 DOI: 10.1017/ipm.2019.52

OBJECTIVES: To identify factors influencing successful international travel among patients with psychotic illness.

METHODS: Eight individuals participated in a semi-structured interview of 15-20-minute duration with a clinician in relation to their recent experience of international travel. Clinical files were reviewed and a case series was compiled.

RESULTS: Four individuals engaged in international travel without any adverse effects. Four other individuals experienced significant psychotic and/or affective symptoms while travelling. Treatment non-adherence, a lack of awareness of how to obtain support and limited or no pre-travel planning were noted in these individuals.

CONCLUSIONS: Pre-travel counselling, treatment adherence, provision of information packages relating to their mental illness and having contact details of their treating mental health team increase the likelihood of successful international travel in patients with psychotic illness. Travelling with a companion may reduce fear of relapse.

Matched MeSH terms: Research

Fulltext Perspective: Peer Evaluation of Recommendations for CONSORT Guidelines for Randomized Controlled Trials in Nutrition

Weaver C, Ahles S, Murphy KJ, Shyam S, Cade J, Plat J, et al.

Adv Nutr, 2023 Nov 21.

PMID: 37996044 DOI: 10.1016/j.advnut.2023.100154

Creating effective dietary guidance requires a rigorous evidence base that is predominantly developed from robust clinical trials or large-scale cohort studies, with the quality of the data available depending on the completeness and accuracy of their reporting. An international group of academics from 14 institutions in 12 different countries and on 5 continents, working on behalf of the Federation of European Nutrition Societies within its "Improving Standards in the Science of Nutrition" initiative, reviewed the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) statement checklist as it pertains to nutrition trials. This perspective piece documents the procedure followed to gain input and consensus on the checklist previously published by this group, including its presentation and interrogation at the International Union of Nutritional Sciences International Congress of Nutrition 2022 (IUNS-ICN 22), inputs from a survey of journal editors, and its piloting on 8 nutrition trials of diverse designs. Overall, the initiative has been met with considerable enthusiasm. At IUNS-ICN 22, refinements to our proposal were elicited through a World Café method discussion with participating nutrition scientists. The contributing journal editors provided valuable insights, and the discussion led to the development of a potential tool specific to assess adherence to the proposed nutrition extension checklist. The piloting of the proposed checklist provided evidence from real-life studies that reporting of nutrition trials can be improved. This initiative aims to stimulate further discussion and development of a CONSORT-nutrition-specific extension.

Matched MeSH terms: Research Design*; Research Report*

Fulltext Bridging minds and policies: supporting early career researchers in translating computational psychiatry research

Marzuki AA, Lim TV

Neuropsychopharmacology, 2024 May;49(6):903-904.

PMID: 38418567 DOI: 10.1038/s41386-024-01834-1

Matched MeSH terms: Research Personnel; Translational Medical Research/methods; Translational Medical Research/trends

Fulltext Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences' Performance Status in 2018

Zulkapli NA, Abdullah JM

Malays J Med Sci, 2019 Jul;26(4):1-4.

PMID: 31496888 DOI: 10.21315/mjms2019.26.4.1

The Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences (MJMS) would like to present a brief report of its progress in 2018 with a purpose to provide a clear picture of how it has performed so far. This report may considered as a helpful information, especially, to future authors who wish to submit their articles to MJMS. This report summarised the information of the total of original manuscripts received based on manuscript type, authors' country of origin and total of original manuscripts received by month. It also reveals the statistics of the final decisions made based on manuscript type, the accept-reject ratio by the editor and the time taken from submission to decision for all manuscripts submitted throughout 2018.

Matched MeSH terms: Peer Review, Research

Fulltext Building partnership in oral cancer research in a developing country: processes and barriers

Zain RB, Ghani WM, Razak IA, Latifah RJ, Samsuddin AR, Cheong SC, et al.

Asian Pac J Cancer Prev, 2009 Jul-Sep;10(3):513-8.

PMID: 19640201

BACKGROUND: The rising burden of cancer in the developing world calls for a re-evaluation of the treatment strategies employed to improve patient management, early detection and understanding of the disease. There is thus an increasing demand for interdisciplinary research that integrates two or more disciplines of what may seemed to be highly unrelated and yet very much needed as strategies for success in research. This paper presents the processes and barriers faced in building partnerships in oral cancer research in a developing country.

METHODS: A case study was undertaken in a developing country (Malaysia) to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the situation leading to the formation of a multidisciplinary research partnership in oral cancer. Following the formalization of the partnership, further evaluation was undertaken to identify measures that can assist in sustaining the partnership.

RESULTS: The group identifies its strength as the existence of academia, research-intensive NGOs and good networking of clinicians via the existence of the government's network of healthcare provider system who are the policy makers. The major weaknesses identified are the competing interest between academia and NGOs to justify their existence due to the lack of funding sources and well trained human resources.

CONCLUSIONS: With the growing partnership, the collaborative group recognizes the need to develop standard operating procedures (SOPs) and guidelines for the sharing and usage of resources in order to safeguard the interest of the original partners while also attending to the needs of the new partners.

Matched MeSH terms: Biomedical Research*

Ethical issues in stem cell research

Chin JJ

Med J Malaysia, 2003 Mar;58 Suppl A:111-8.

PMID: 14556358

Like most cutting edge medical technology, human stem cell research raises a number of difficult and important ethical issues and concerns, requiring potential benefits to be balanced against the need to protect the rights and welfare of citizens. Much of the debate involves research using embryonic stem (ES) cells, which in turns revolves around the moral status of the human embryo, and the level of respect and protection that should be accorded. This is an especially sensitive issue in pluralistic societies where different, if not conflicting, cultural and religious perspectives exist. Another contentious issue as far as the derivation of ES cells is concerned is the intent involved in producing the embryos, specifically whether it is ethically permissible to allowing embryos to be made solely for the purpose of research. These and several other relevant ethical issues will be discussed, including a comparison of guidelines and positions adopted in different countries.

Matched MeSH terms: Embryo Research/ethics*

Fulltext Questionnaire in clinical research and practice

Lim TO

Med J Malaysia, 2001 Sep;56(3):269-70.

PMID: 11732069

Matched MeSH terms: Research*

Medicine in Malaysia: general surgery

Jalleh RP

Med J Malaysia, 1995 May;50 Suppl A:S72-4.

PMID: 10968021

Matched MeSH terms: Research/trends

Fulltext Health research in Malaysia: overview and future directions

Jegathesan M, Suleiman AB

Southeast Asian J. Trop. Med. Public Health, 1992 Dec;23(4):570-1.

PMID: 1298063

Matched MeSH terms: Research*

Fulltext Medical research in Malaysia

Chandrasekharan N

Med J Malaysia, 1984 Mar;39(1):1-4.

PMID: 6513835

Matched MeSH terms: Research*

Fulltext Orthopaedic research in Malaysia: our legacy and some thoughts on future directions

Harwant S

Med J Malaysia, 2001 Dec;56 Suppl D:3-4.

PMID: 14569757

Matched MeSH terms: Research/trends*

Research in clinical medicine

Lim KJ

Med J Malaya, 1969 Dec;24(2):83-4.

PMID: 4244147

Matched MeSH terms: Research*

Fulltext A review of Malaysian experience in tissue engineering research and development: an online database study using scopus

Muhammad Aa’zamuddin Ahmad Radzi, Nur Syamimi Mohd. Azharuddin, Abdulrezak Abdulahi Hashi, Azran Azhim, Munirah Sha’ban

International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 2018;2(3):507-516.

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Tissue engineering (TE) research serves to overcome the major obstacles in organ transplantation. This paper summarizes the progress of TE in Malaysia. The online database of Elsevier’s SCOPUS was accessed. Publications related to TE from 1960 till 2017 were scrutinized. The results show an increasing trend in tissue engineering research and development in Malaysia. The search result identified and examined 264 original article publications. It is hoped that the outcomes of this study could serve as a point of reference for researchers on the status of TE research and development in Malaysia. The findings of this study could assist TE researchers in Malaysia to identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and obstacles towards further enhancement in their activities. Consolidating, realigning and re-strategizing those initiatives should also be seen within the context of nurturing potential and budding researchers in TE.

Matched MeSH terms: Research; Research Personnel

Guidelines for reporting the quality of clinical case reports in Endodontics: a development protocol

Nagendrababu V, Chong BS, McCabe P, Shah PK, Priya E, Jayaraman J, et al.

Int Endod J, 2019 Jun;52(6):775-778.

PMID: 30586165 DOI: 10.1111/iej.13067

Case reports are used to communicate interesting, new or rare condition/s, innovative treatment approaches or novel techniques. Apart from informing readers, such information has the potential to contribute towards further scientific studies and the development of newer management modalities. In that context, it is important that case reports are presented accurately and deliver all the necessary and pertinent information to the reader. Reporting guidelines are used to inform authors of the quality standards required to ensure their manuscripts are accurate, complete and transparent. The aim of this project is to develop and disseminate new guidelines - Preferred Reporting Items for Case reports in Endodontics (PRICE). The primary aim is to aid authors when constructing case reports in the field of Endodontics to ensure the highest possible reporting standards are adopted. The project leaders (PD and VN) formed a steering committee comprising six additional members. Subsequently, a five-phase consensus process will be used. The steering committee will develop the PRICE guidelines (PRICE checklist and flow chart) by identifying relevant items (quality standards) derived from the CAse REport guidelines and Clinical and Laboratory Images in Publications principles, focussing on the content of case reports. Following this, the steering committee will identify a PRICE Delphi Group (PDG) consisting of 30 members including academicians, practitioners, and members of the public. The individual items (components) of the PRICE checklist will be evaluated by the PDG based on a 9-point Likert scale. Only items scored between 7 and 9 by 70% or more members will be included in the draft checklist. The Delphi process will be continued until a consensus is reached and a final set of items agreed by the PDG members. Following this, a PRICE Face-to-Face meeting group (PFMG) will be formed with 20 members to achieve a final consensus. The final consensus-based checklist and flow chart will be evaluated and approved by selected members of the PDG and PFMG. The approved PRICE guidelines will be published in relevant journals and disseminated via contacts in academic institutions and national endodontic societies, as well as being presented at scientific/clinical meetings.

Matched MeSH terms: Research Report*

Fulltext The value of stories in qualitative interviews: using narrative inquiry as a methodology

JEFFREY, YEE KHONG LOONG

Malaysian Journal of Qualitative Research, 2019;5(1):17-27.

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The research interview is a common method of choice for collecting data, particularly within the qualitative research tradition. This is because it lends well to the emergent nature and exploratory aims of qualitative research. Detailed accounts of what and how things happened, and who was involved, that is elaborate stories, can be located in interview responses. This is irrespective of whether or not the stories were deliberately elicited or regardless of the methodological stance adopted by the researcher. The ubiquity of stories therein signals the need for researchers using qualitative interviews to be cognizant of the narratives surrounding these stories and the analytical value they hold in their research. This paper presents the philosophical underpinnings and strategy of narrative inquiry, and illustrates how methods of collection and analysis can be shaped in concert with the methodology

Matched MeSH terms: Research Design; Qualitative Research

Fulltext Methodological dilemma in qualitative research in education

ROHAIDA MOHD. SAAT, HIDAYAH MOHD FADZIL

Malaysian Journal of Qualitative Research, 2019;5(2):41-46.

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This paper discusses methodological dilemma that arise in qualitative research, specifically in education field. It outlines the broad principles that underpin good qualitative research and the aspects of practice that qualitative researchers should consider when designing, conducting, and disseminating their research. Two primary methodological dilemma are (i) lack of objectivity, and (ii) issue of generalizability in qualitative research. The aim of this paper is to argue the dilemmas and encourage researchers to examine the relevance of qualitative issues to their own research. These dilemmas could be taken as important consideration for others who wish to conduct qualitative research in education.

Matched MeSH terms: Research Personnel; Qualitative Research

Fulltext Design of Experiment on Concrete Mechanical Properties Prediction: A Critical Review

Chong BW, Othman R, Putra Jaya R, Mohd Hasan MR, Sandu AV, Nabiałek M, et al.

Materials (Basel), 2021 Apr 09;14(8).

PMID: 33918757 DOI: 10.3390/ma14081866

Concrete mix design and the determination of concrete performance are not merely engineering studies, but also mathematical and statistical endeavors. The study of concrete mechanical properties involves a myriad of factors, including, but not limited to, the amount of each constituent material and its proportion, the type and dosage of chemical additives, and the inclusion of different waste materials. The number of factors and combinations make it difficult, or outright impossible, to formulate an expression of concrete performance through sheer experimentation. Hence, design of experiment has become a part of studies, involving concrete with material addition or replacement. This paper reviewed common design of experimental methods, implemented by past studies, which looked into the analysis of concrete performance. Several analysis methods were employed to optimize data collection and data analysis, such as analysis of variance (ANOVA), regression, Taguchi method, Response Surface Methodology, and Artificial Neural Network. It can be concluded that the use of statistical analysis is helpful for concrete material research, and all the reviewed designs of experimental methods are helpful in simplifying the work and saving time, while providing accurate prediction of concrete mechanical performance.

Matched MeSH terms: Research Design; Empirical Research

Fulltext The Lancet Commission on Gender and Global Health

Hawkes S, Allotey P, Elhadj AS, Clark J, Horton R

Lancet, 2020 08 22;396(10250):521-522.

PMID: 32763153 DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31547-6

Matched MeSH terms: Biomedical Research*

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