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I cannot decide whether smoking is a moderator or mediator in the relationship between high blood pressure and heart disease. Could you please help me identify the differences between moderator and mediator?

I cannot decide whether smoking is a moderator or mediator in the relationship between high blood pressure and heart disease. Could you please help me identify the differences between moderator an ...

PW Chan

18 August 2021

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May I use the severity of patients’ illness as a control variable in examining the effect of a certain medical social service?

May I use the severity of patients’ illness as a control variable in examining the effect of a certain medical social service?

PW Chan

18 August 2021

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When measuring the effect of an end-of-life service on patients, can I use the death rate as an indicator of DV?

When measuring the effect of an end-of-life service on patients, can I use the death rate as an indicator of DV?

Rocky Chan

18 August 2021

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May I ask what exactly does a control variable mean?

May I ask what exactly does a control variable mean?

Rocky Chan

18 August 2021

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Can I use a nominal group technique among the family caregivers in the hospital?

Can I use a nominal group technique among the family caregivers in the hospital?

Lucus Wong

18 August 2021

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It seems focus groups and nominal groups are very similar. What are their differences?

It seems focus groups and nominal groups are very similar. What are their differences?

Lucus Wong

18 August 2021

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Following the previous post, could you please elaborate more on the nominal group technique?

Following the previous post, could you please elaborate more on the nominal group technique?

Tony Cheung

18 August 2021

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When assessing patients’ perceived challenges, could you please tell me what kind of technique a front-line social worker could easily adopt?

When assessing patients’ perceived challenges, could you please tell me what kind of technique a front-line social worker could easily adopt?

Tony Cheung

18 August 2021

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Is there any limitation about using service statistics for medical social services?

Is there any limitation about using service statistics for medical social services?

Nancy

18 August 2021

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What is the strength of using service statistics?

What is the strength of using service statistics?

Nancy

18 August 2021

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Could you please give an example of using service statistics in the medical setting?

Could you please give an example of using service statistics in the medical setting?

Denise Chan

18 August 2021

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Might I ask what does using service statistics mean?

Might I ask what does using service statistics mean?

Denise Chan

18 August 2021

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Hi, I realized that it seems the concept “outcome” is different from the term “output”. Taking the grandparent training project as an example, what is the “outcome’ referable?

Hi, I realized that it seems the concept "outcome" is different from the term "output". Taking the grandparent training project as an example, what is the “outcome’ referable?

CouldYip

26 August 2021

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I have designed a large-scale survey about the life satisfaction of low-income families in Hong Kong. Is it appropriate to use the electronic survey through mobile phones?

I have designed a large-scale survey about the life satisfaction of low-income families in Hong Kong. Is it appropriate to use the electronic survey through mobile phones?

Realistic

20 August 2021

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Questions about program evaluation and impact assessment (PE & IA)?

Dear MEL participants, Hello everyone! We are going to meet Prof. Aron Shlonsky this week (17&18 Oct). Do you have any problems or issues in program evaluation and impact assessment? Pleas ...

jml88min

15 October 2019

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Question about the programme evaluation

Can someone recommend me a basic guide book for programme evaluation? We are an NGO in mainland China and providing services for young drug abusers in rural China. We learnt about your pro ...

Jessica

9 October 2019

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