... by the clinical condition weobtained a 600% increased odds of reporting impairment in the mobility domain (OR = 7.0, 95% C.I. 4.7–10.4), a690% increased odds of reporting impairment inthe ... analysis. The most interest-ing characteristic of this instrument is the availability of a"utility index score" which for the decision makers follow-ing theprinciplesof utilitarism ... associ-ated with increased odds of reporting impairment in all 5EQ dimensions. Table 3. Most of them were strongly asso-ciated to increased odds of reporting impairment in the mobility domain. In particular...
... pointed out in Microfinance India 2010 report, that, after the formation of groups, handholding is required to ensure that the group functions within the framework of group discipline and financial ... entities inthe financial system. Incidentally even the Act does not make any mention of interest rates except that the total interest cannot exceed the principal amount ofthe loan. On the other ... repayable within 12 months irrespective ofthe amount ofthe loan. However, the larger the loan, the larger the amount ofthe repayment installment, and a large installment may strain the repayment...
... heathenism.These inventions werethe spinning jenny, the steam engine, the power loom, the wool-combing machine, and the cotton gin. They augmented the output of spinning mills, and in cheapening ... moresuccessful. These educators adopted the threefold policy of instructing Negroes intheprinciplesof the Christian religion, giving them the fundamentals ofthe common branches, and teaching them the ... ofthe moral and intellectual training of such asthey held in servitude."[2] To elevate their slaves to the plane of men, southern Quakers early hit upon the scheme of establishing in the...
... answered the questionnaire in 92.52% ofthe sample, and it was the father in 7.48% ofthe sample. No parent inthe patientgroup refused to participate inthe study, 3 patients ages5-7 years were ... and 42 (8%) of unknown gender.It was the mother who answered the questionnaire in 89.5% ofthe sample, it was the father in 4.57% of the sample, and it was someone else in 6.28% ofthe sample.Distribution ... found inthe Generic CoreScal es of both the patient and comparison groups. ICCs were generally higher inthe comparison group. Lowervalues were obtained inthe Emotional and S ocial Func-tioning...
... respectively.Combining the findings from anchor- and distribution-based approaches, the range of MIDs were 3–5 points for the satisfaction domain, 4–5 points for the impactdomain, 6–8 points for the worry ... scores ofthe DQOL were mod-erately correlated with the D-39S (except sexual function-ing) and the RAND-12. Magnitudes inthe correlations of all DQOL domains with the physical relevant domains of the ... domains, respectively).Convergent/discriminant validityTable 2 shows convergent and discriminant validity of the DQOL against the D-39S and the RAND-12. In general,domain scores ofthe DQOL were...
... suggests the adequate sta-bility ofthe instrument. The 7-day interval between inter-views was important in diminishing the probability of systemic alterations inthe clinical condition of the patient. ... participate inthe study; ten of these(5.3%) wereinthe 5–7-year-old age group and two(1.0%) wereinthe 8–12-year-old age group. The follow-ing werethe reasons given for refusing to participate: ... subscales were capable of differentiating the twoclinically distinct groups. Regarding the scores the guardi-ans obtained, the two sample groups were differentiatedby the 'pain and hurt',...
... a ratingscale inthe manner the test constructor intended [35].Because it is always uncertain how a rating scale was usedby a sample, an investigation ofthe functioning ofthe rat-ing scale ... the way it wasintended by the developer ofthe scale [15]. Thus, the assumptions about both the quality ofthe measures andutility ofthe rating scale in facilitating interpretable meas-ures ... assess the psychometric properties ofthe Korean translation ofthe PedsQL™ 4.0 Generic Core Scales.Methods: Following the guidelines for linguistic validation, the original US English scales were translated...
... hadhematological diseases, and the remaining patients(22.0%) had solid tumors. The guardians who answered the questionnaires were predominantly mothers (93.9%)and about half of them were 40 to 60 years ... (worryingabout whether the medical treatments were working andworrying about reoccurrence or relapse) loaded on the ‘commun ication’ factor inthe child self-report. More-over, the first item of ... subscaleinchildrenaged5to7years were also low inthe validation study ofthe Chi-nese version [17]. The German and the Brazil ian ver-sions ofthe PedsQL Cancer Module did not report the analysis...
... ofthe mentioned items. Hence, the loading ofthe first four items including, walking more than one block, running, doing sports activities or exercise and lifting something heavy, either in ... Conclusions: The findings support the initial reliability and validity ofthe Iranian version ofthe PedsQLTM 4.0 as a generic instrument to measure health-related quality of life of children in Iran. ... The unavailability of information on nonrespondents and investigation of only a sample from Tehran, the capital city of Iran, may limit the generalizability of the findings to other parts of...
... medium and inthe cytosol were examined. By 3 days after the inoculation, the amount of HBsAg inthe culture medium fell below the level of detection. However, the level of HBsAg inthe culture ... role in viral infection. There are differing reports about the role of MHBs inthe generation of HBV inthe transfected cells and in mediating HBV infection [8, 26]. MHBs seem to be absent in ... whether the uptake of HBV requires the endocytosis. However, it was demonstrated that exposing the virus to the low pH triggers translocation ofthe internally sequence of PreS1 domain onto the...
... role of Stanford University inthe success of Silicon Valley, the role ofthe India Technology Institute inthe success of Bangalore, and the role ofthe Limerick Institute of Technology in Ireland ... the successful development ofthe provincial economy over the next ten years in ways which meet the twin challenges of increasing competitiveness and alleviating poverty inthe context ofthe ... to stimulate investment inthe province. Nevertheless, in terms of output per capita the Western Cape is placed inthe bottom half of upper-middle income countries as defined by the World Bank...