báo cáo hóa học:" Psychometric properties of the DISABKIDS Chronic Generic Module (DCGM-37) when used in children undergoing treatment for cancer" pdf

... RESEARC H Open Access Psychometric properties of the DISABKIDS Chronic Generic Module (DCGM-37) when used in children undergoing treatment for cancer Margareta af Sandeberg 1,2* , ... Wettergren 1 Abstract Background: The aim was to evaluate data quality and psychometric properties of an instrument for measurement of health-related quality of li...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 16:20

... arthritis [17], indicating good acceptability and effort efforts by the informants in filling out the ques- tionnaires. The low frequency of the floor effect in the domains sug- gests that the instrument ... appropriate for the aspects tested. In the evaluation of the face validity the instrument was considered appropriate for the study population on the...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20

... to” no pain” for the pain severity index and “does not interfere” for the function interfer- ence index. For the WOMAC, the floor effect after THR was very large for the subscales pain and stiffness. ... of the hip and an important indication for undergoing THR, Therefore, a systematic evaluation of self-reported pain and the impact of pain using the BPI coul...

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... settings of Tanza- nia. This necessitated reestablishment of the psychometri- cal properties and a further evaluation of the validity of the OIDP scale. When used in personal interviews, the Kiswahili ... occur- Percentage of the main oral problems causing an impact on the eight performances according to place of residenceFigure 2 Percentage of the main ora...

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... were instructed to complete the scale in the morning upon awakening. The baseline scores were computed as the average rating over the 7 days prior to taking study medi- cation. The end of treatment ... studies, the primary efficacy measure was end- point mean pain score defined as the mean of the last 7 pain diary entries while the patient was on study medica- tion...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 18:20

... considerable risk of obtaining disabil- ity pension in the future [45]. Therefore, the difference between and change in categories of the Disability Scale were used for discriminate purposes in the analysis. Gait ... dizziness, rather than the origin of dizziness, should probably be the indication for using the questionnaire. It was favourable that the partic...

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Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20

... adequate sta- bility of the instrument. The 7-day interval between inter- views was important in diminishing the probability of systemic alterations in the clinical condition of the patient. It is ... Cancer Module was determined by comparing the scores for patients in treatment and those off treatment. Analysis was performed employing the Mann-Whitney test. A...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 22:20

... at end-point. This provided a very preliminary indication of the W-BQ12's sensitivity to change, (there was no signifi- cant finding for the GWBI). This is in line with results of a study in which ... (higher scores indicating better well- being). Other questionnaires Other questionnaires were also completed in these studies including the Nottingham Health Profile [30],...

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... measurement properties, including validity of the subscales and reliabil- ity of the subscale and composite scores. The findings sup- port the use of the OPSAT-Q as a treatment satisfaction measure in clinical ... the higher reliability of the second method, we report the findings for this method only. For calculating the CSS, all of the OPSAT-Q items ar...

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