... higher with the OES than with the DASH questionnaire The aim ofthe present study was to develop and evaluate the reliability, validityandresponsivenessofthe Dutch language version ofthe OES ... after the therapy to increase the possibility of observing a change between the first administration and third administration ofthe OES The OES refers to the period ofthe past weeks”, andthe ... three ofthe modules were used for the present analysis Lastly, thevalidityofthe Dutch OES was measured by calculating the correlation between the Dutch OES, QuickDASH, the VAS for pain and the...
... confirmed the reliability, validityandresponsivenessofthe IRLS [19] The IRLS consists of 10 questions concerning the patient's symptoms andthe impact of these symptoms on daily activities and ... maintained their normal treatment regimen throughout the 2-week study, yielding few changes) The aim ofthe present study, therefore, was to assess the reliability, validityandresponsivenessofthe ... patients with moderate and severe RLS) The combination of these results indicates the clinical validityofthe RLSQoL in mild, moderate and severe groups [12] Theresponsivenessofthe RLSQoL to change...
... performed with the assistance of relatives who accompanied them andof rheumatology nurses at the clinics The patients were asked whether they understood the 20 items from the eight domains ofthe Thai ... from the baseline values andthe values at month To assess theresponsivenessofthe Thai HAQ and other parameters, the differences between baseline and month scores were used for calculating the ... ICC ofthe Thai HAQ was 0.89 (95% CI 0.84 to 0.92) For each domain ofthe Thai HAQ, the estimates of ICC ranged from 0.77 to 0.87 The mean and SD of each domain ofthe Thai HAQ at baseline and...
... time Some ofthe time All ofthe time Knee pain present at night: None ofthe time Some ofthe time All ofthe time Knee pain worse on movement: None ofthe time Some ofthe time All ofthe time ... measures of health and quality of life [2] Only three ofthe five instruments that incorporate the views of patients have been adequately evaluated for reliabilityandvalidityOf these, the Knee ... of change The results of comparisons with other instruments and knee-related questions are evidence for thevalidityofthe KQoL-26 The high level of correlation with the Lysholm Knee Score and...
... subscales on one hand andthe assumed convergence criteria on the other We assessed the discriminant validity by applying the Mann-Whitney U-test to check whether ICS sum- and subscales and self-regulation ... terms of importance and manageability, and two additional items addressing perceptions of coldness/chillness and warmth ('thermo coherence') In the moderate correlation ofthe two items ofthe thermo ... mistletoe therapy [35] In fact, we can confirm strong correlations between the SRQ andthe ICS and inner resilience and coherence scaleand moderate with the thermo coherence scale Despite these...
... degrees of clinician-reported symptom severity These findings demonstrate the clinical validityofthe EAPIQ The EAPIQ scales correlated higher with the scales ofthe miniRQLQ than with the items of ... Results of tests of item convergent validity, item discriminant validity, reliability, and floor and ceiling effects for the EAPIQ (total sample) Item-level EAPIQ scale No of Items Scale- level Reliability ... bother' or 'frequency of bother' items, they were combined in the scoring The 'intensity of bother' and 'frequency of bother' items were summed, not multiplied because known-group validity testing...
... HRQOL measures: the D-39S andthe RAND-12 We collected other HRQOL measures to validate the DQOL, including the D-39S andthe RAND-12 The D-39S is a short-form (23 items) ofthe D-39, which is ... scores for the DQOL andthe D-39S and higher scores for the RAND-12 # PHC: physical health composite; MHC: mental health composite the RAND-12 the discriminative ability ofthe DQOL andthe D-39S ... estimated a standard error of measurement (SEM) which accounts for reliabilityofthe DQOL and standard deviation of patients under the investigation SEM was estimated by a standard deviation ofthe DQOL...
... in hand size over time and to assess the intra-tester reliabilityandvalidityofthe circumferential measurement of measuring hand size by comparing it with the “gold standard” approach of water ... –examine thereliabilityandvalidityof both the figure of eight method and volumeter method of measuring hand size when used by an experienced lymphoedema practitioner and to validate the results of ... arm, the right side ofthe chest (including the right lung andthe right side ofthe heart) and a small part ofthe liver This right lymphatic duct then drains the lymph into the right venous angle...
... scales, and confirm face validity, the respondents ofthe pilot study respond the questionnaire and provided concerns related to the items andthe scales The comments were evaluated andthe items and ... satisfy the conflicting demands of my colleagues and juniors RC2 I’m not able to satisfy the demands of clients and others, because they are opposite to each other RC3 The expectations of my seniors ... items andthe scales were accordingly reformulated and clarified 2.5.4 Statistical analysis Based on the survey conducted of 400 employees, an average and standard deviation of each scaleofthe job...
... amplifications of RpCAbr and RpCAtr with 18S amplification The number of cycles on the y-axis is the difference between the number of cycles required to amplify each transcript andthe number of cycles ... histological sections corroborated these findings with the detection of RpCAtr mRNA in both the epidermal cytoplasm ofthe branchial filaments and in the cytoplasm ofthe trophosomal bacteriocytes We ... melanogaster sequences and, on the other hand, the other D melanogaster sequences more closely related to the CAVI vertebrate isoforms (CAa, CAb and D melanogaster-3) or to the mosquitoe sequences...
... ofthe debate In 2006 the then Secretary ofthe Department ofthe Prime Minister and Cabinet, Dr Peter Shergold, described the ‘Children Overboard’ affair andthe mistreatment of Cornelia Rau and ... Nevertheless, the APS Values are the artefact of legislation, and reflect the views ofthe executive andthe Parliament at a particular point in time about the conduct of public administration Their ... found andthe arguments are duly made The government points to the independence of its sources andthe moderation of its policy The policy becomes draft legislation; andthe quality ofthe data...
... by the Nordic countries, in particular Finland and to some extent Sweden; the second by the US andthe UK, andthe third by Australia Biotechnology governance in Sweden and Finland The Scandinavian ... state The paper compares three cases of governance ofthe biotechnology sector: Finland and Sweden, the USA andthe UK, and Australia The aim is to integrate research on innovation systems (the ... Lofgren & Benner The Political Economy oftheNew Biology’ – preliminary draft only The Political Economy oftheNew Biology’: Biotechnology andthe Competition State Abstract The central...
... assess the test familiarization andreliability over several days Both 6-MWT performed on the second day ofthe study (one in the morning andthe other in the afternoon) have been used to assess the ... is observed until the end ofthe test (Table 4) The 6-MWT intensity corresponded to 79.6 Ϯ 4.5% of ˙ the VO2max, 85.8 Ϯ 2.5% ofthe HRmax, and 78.0 Ϯ 6.3% ˙ ofthe HRreserve The 6-MWT VO2 was ... coefficients of variation (CV) and standard deviations (SD) between the first and second 6-MWT (T1–T2), the second and third 6-MWT (T2–T3), the third and fourth 6-MWT (T3–T4), andthe fourth and fifth...
... Story ofthe Days of Nelson By England's Aid: The Freeing ofthe Netherlands By Pike and Dyke: A Tale ofthe Rise ofthe Dutch Republic Facing Death: A Tale ofthe Coal-mines In the Heart ofthe ... with all relating to the habits, and, so far as is known, ofthe language ofthe ancient Britons, Saxons, Danes, andthe natives ofthe northern part ofthe island, will be of inestimable advantage ... on the box with the driver, andthe roof was piled high with luggage The other cab contained the two Grimstones andthe rest ofthe luggage The Renshaws were[Pg 32] already acquainted with the...
... symptoms of menorrhagia and metrorrhagia, bulk symptoms of pressure, heaviness or discomfort in the pelvic area, back, flank, or leg, and urinary frequency It is the existence and level of bother of ... "all ofthe time" for the HRQL items Symptom severity and HRQL subscale scores are summed and transformed into a 0–100 point scaleThe Symptom Severity scaleand HRQL subscale scores are inversely ... remain stable? Abbreviations What is the magnitude ofthe instrument's responsiveness? A major strength of this study is the demonstrated responsivenessofthe UFS-QOL in several different analyses...
... and design ofthe original web-based survey FJS, SES and FP assessed the quality ofthe data collected and participated in the design ofthe validation study andthe development ofthe statistical ... we report on the development andvalidityofthe ITAS Methods Development of ITAS The ITAS was developed to capture type diabetes patient's current appraisal of insulin therapy The instrument ... anticipated that the factors would be correlated The knick-criterion andthe Kaiser-criterion (Eigenvalue > 1) were used to determine the optimal number of factors [17] Next, the scree plot ofthe Eigenvalues...
... of patients and were therefore included in the analyses ofthe hypothesised structure and internal consistency reliability Longitudinal data were available for 80.9% ofthe patients for theresponsiveness ... drafting ofthe document and revising it critically for important intellectual content PM, as the author ofthe QUALIOST® questionnaire, helped in the design ofthe analysis andthe interpretation and ... indicating a medium change Comparison ofresponsivenessofthe QUALIOST® and SF36 There were some differences in theresponsivenessofthe two questionnaires The QUALIOST® scores indicated deterioration...
... data-screened the items by examining the number of missing items and each item’s mean and standard deviation To verify the factor structure ofthe questionnaire and to test whether the relationship ... Instrument for the Level of well-being) [17] Thescale integrates both affective and cognitive components of well-being, and measures levels of physical and social well-being Cronbach’s alpha ofthe SPF-IL ... Cronbach’s alphas of all six SMAS-S subscales In addition, we assessed correlations between three subscales ofthe SMAS and SMAS-S at T0 and between three subscales ofthe SMAS-S at T0 and T1 RESULTS...
... and design ofthe original web-based survey FJS, SES and FP assessed the quality ofthe data collected and participated in the design ofthe validation study andthe development ofthe statistical ... we report on the development andvalidityofthe ITAS Methods Development of ITAS The ITAS was developed to capture type diabetes patient's current appraisal of insulin therapy The instrument ... anticipated that the factors would be correlated The knick-criterion andthe Kaiser-criterion (Eigenvalue > 1) were used to determine the optimal number of factors [17] Next, the scree plot ofthe Eigenvalues...
... symptoms of menorrhagia and metrorrhagia, bulk symptoms of pressure, heaviness or discomfort in the pelvic area, back, flank, or leg, and urinary frequency It is the existence and level of bother of ... "all ofthe time" for the HRQL items Symptom severity and HRQL subscale scores are summed and transformed into a 0–100 point scaleThe Symptom Severity scaleand HRQL subscale scores are inversely ... remain stable? Abbreviations What is the magnitude ofthe instrument's responsiveness? A major strength of this study is the demonstrated responsivenessofthe UFS-QOL in several different analyses...