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        <![CDATA[<p>Research papers related to the ISQOLS SIG "Measurement And Metrics"</p><p><em>Episode covers 2026-05-07 – 2026-05-14.</em></p><p><b>Top papers</b></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/68751678a5724219cdf79f245d7fa285a5b04c49" rel="noopener">Age-friendliness of a provincial city: Results from the validation of the AFCCQ for use in a New Zealand context</a></li><li><a href="https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/d70b7fa791c281067bab7489c0bec1e701d35413" rel="noopener">Women’s Empowerment Metric for National Statistical Systems (WEMNS): Development and psychometric assessment of a face-to-face survey module</a></li><li><a href="https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/5c0728510589caba2981f5d12a0a10df7ebdba6f" rel="noopener">Keeping Older people healthy, deSigning and evaluating effective HEalth Services to maintain functional AbIlity (KOSHESAI); study protocol for a multimethod, prospective, hybrid implementation-effectiveness study</a></li><li><a href="https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/e45ba1a46eee871ceda49863f4caa206fba3a233" rel="noopener">Teacher wellbeing in schools: a systematic review of job demands and job resources</a></li><li><a href="https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/826b95b8b72c5bfcf1fde54cace5837b695f6d93" rel="noopener">Health Data Literacy in Canada: The Missing Metric in a Data-Rich Era</a></li></ul><p><strong>Themes:</strong> mental health, public health, machine learning, wellbeing, quality of life, older adults, depression, sustainable development</p><p><strong>Methods:</strong> survey, qualitative, quantitative, machine learning, RCT, systematic review</p><p><b>In the news</b></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.signal49.ca/insights/why-we-need-to-rebuild-work-around-wellbeing/" rel="noopener">signal49.ca — Why We Need to Rebuild Work Around Wellbeing</a></li><li><a href="https://www.deel.com/blog/performance-management-trends/" rel="noopener">deel.com — 9 Performance Management Trends and How They'll Boost ... - Deel</a></li><li><a href="https://www.globalwellnesssummit.com/trendium/neurowellness-one-of-the-biggest-wellness-trends-of-2026/" rel="noopener">globalwellnesssummit.com — Neurowellness––One of the Biggest Wellness Trends of 2026</a></li><li><a href="https://globalwellnessinstitute.org/global-wellness-institute-blog/2026/04/16/music-for-health-and-wellbeing-initiative-trends-for-2026/" rel="noopener">globalwellnessinstitute.org — Music for Health and Wellbeing Initiative Trends for 2026</a></li><li><a href="https://shorensteincenter.org/resource/redefining-local-how-young-americans-engage-with-television-news-across-platforms/" rel="noopener">shorensteincenter.org — Redefining Local: How Young Americans Engage with Television ...</a></li><li><a href="https://huntington-careers.com/search/jobdetails/total-rewards-program-manager/a28a1a09-4c69-48c0-b0b1-e1d1107c68a2" rel="noopener">huntington-careers.com — Total Rewards Program Manager | Columbus, OH | Huntington</a></li></ul><p><b>Upgrade to Premium</b></p><p>The premium version of this podcast covers all 40 research articles and 2 news stories selected for the episode. <a href="https://paperboy.fm/podcasts/measurement-and-metrics/subscribe" rel="noopener">Subscribe to the premium podcast</a>.</p><p><em>Generated by paperboy.fm.</em></p>]]>
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