Most useful innovation in #BMJ Core #GRADE series are algoritms to take your though #riskofbias, #imprecision, and #inconsistency. But #indirectness – nothing until publication last month of an indirectness algorithm we developed after publication of the series.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41386580/
aini: "Why Yes = No in East Asia 🇯🇵🇰🇷🇨🇳" | #ArtOfPoliteness #ImportanceOfFace #PositiveFace #NegativeFace #PeoplePleasing #SocialHierarchies #HighContextCultures #SoftRejections #Indirectness #GroupHarmony #PolitenessTheory #PowerDistance #Wakimae #ConfucianPhilosophy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRWw...
If you are using #GRADE to rate #CertaintyofEvidence for diagnostic tests this article that deals with study design, #RiskofBias, and #indirectness provides crucial guidance.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32060007/
Core #GRADE guidance today in the #BMJ addresses the essentials of evaluating #indirectness with respect to patients (old vs young), interventions (fully versus partially adherent), comparators (placebo vs active) and outcomes (surrogate vs patient-important).
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
Todays #WordOfTheDay is: Circumlocution
Synonyms for this word are #circumlocution, #wordiness, #verbosity, #periphrasis, #redundancy, #evasion, #indirectness, #prolixity, #rambling, #roundaboutness, #overexplaining, #diffuseness, #equivocation, #longwindedness, #beatingaroundthebush
Bavelas on indirectness, body movement and more: Web.uvic.psyc.bavelas.html
#Indirectness #DelicateTopics