Yogarabindranath Swarna Nantha

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Is it wrong to report an unavoidable unblinded reading of tuberculin sensitivity test (TST), even if took appropriate steps to mitigate it?

We conducted a study to ascertain Mantoux reaction among diabetic patients. Since we conducted the work in a diabetic clinic, we found it difficult to blind the subjects (from investigators or...

05 May 2016 956 2 View

Can I perform a validation of scale into a different language but avoid conducting construct validity temporarily?

I conducted the validation of a scale into another language and it seems to mirror the findings of the original and other international results. However, I was not able to conduct a construct...

01 January 2016 8,906 1 View

What is the Mantoux test (TST) cut-offs for diabetics and non-diabetics in an intermediate to high TB burden country?

CDC guidelines state that in populations with risk factors (DM), the cut-off has to be set at 10mm. But if there were no risk factors (or only HT or dyslipidaemia), what would be the cut-offs then?

08 August 2015 2,532 4 View

Using the Theory Planned Behaviour framework, how do we identify which items to remove from the indirect measures of a construct in a questionnaire?

We compared the composite scores of the indirect and direct measures (attitude/subjective norm/perceived control). They were all strongly correlated. But in some journal articles, authors seem to...

06 June 2015 2,522 8 View

What do you conclude when you have a paired t-test result that is significant but with a high standard deviation (about half the value of the mean)?

The skewness and kurtosis of the data was within limits that can be considered normal (-1 to 1). Do you still conclude that the results are significant but stating that a larger sample size would...

05 May 2015 5,805 4 View

The Questionnaire Conundrum - Is there a way to ensure that a questionnaire is answered satisfactorily well?

Recently, we embarked on a research project that involves the assessment of the intention of primary care physicians in providing sickness certification to patients. We rigorously conducted pilot...

02 February 2015 3,577 10 View

Which would be the best journal to publish health service related research work?

Currently working on sickness certification behaviour amongst physicians using a psychological scale. Was wondering which would be the best journal to submit my research findings to. Any suggestions?

11 November 2014 297 2 View

Do I need any permission to use a validated questionnaire that is widely avaliable in the public domain?

I was wondering if I need to get permission from the principal investigator to use a questionnaire that is widely available in the public domain and published by the same researcher. If the...

11 November 2014 5,941 1 View