Journal of clinical epidemiology
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Multicenter Study
Preconsent education about research processes improved African Americans' willingness to participate in clinical research.
To determine whether preconsent education about research processes and protections affects the willingness of African Americans to participate. ⋯ Preconsent education may improve the willingness of African Americans to participate in clinical research and may address important concerns about research participation.
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To cross-culturally adapt the Short Form of the McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ) into Brazilian-Portuguese and test the clinimetric properties of the newly developed SF-MPQ and the previously cross-culturally adapted Brazilian-Portuguese Long Form of the McGill Pain Questionnaire (LF-MPQ). ⋯ The Brazilian-Portuguese versions of the MPQ were found to be reproducible, valid, and responsive for the assessment of pain in patients with musculoskeletal conditions.