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... using the time trade-off method of health evaluation [15]. The EQ-5D index ranges from 1.0 Flow diagram of the participants in the validity and reliability analysesFigure 1 Flow diagram of the ... fitted with a prosthesis may differ in how much they use the prosthesis and in the type of activities they can perform with their prosthesis [7]. Walking ability with a prosthesis depends on ... our study, the same pattern was observed, despite the high age of the participants amputated because of peripheral arte- rial disease. To address the problem of the ceiling effect the LCI-5 has...

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... related to reliability of the Spanish version of the DN4 question- naire. Our data support the reliability of the instrument both in terms of internal consistency (Cronbach's α of Table 2: ... (Figures 1, 2 and 3 respectively). The indicators of the validity of the DN4 questionnaire to differentiate NP from NNP were good in all cases, regard- less of whether the analysis included all patients ... consultation. Translation of the questionnaire The adaptation into Spanish of the DN4 questionnaire and the subsequent assessment of its psychometric prop- erties (i.e. reliability and validity) have been...

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... According to the manual of the instrument, if more than 50% of the items 2 Abstract Background: This study aimed to investigate the reliability and validity of the Iranian version of the Pediatric ... Conclusions: The findings support the initial reliability and validity of the Iranian version of the PedsQL TM 4.0 as a generic instrument to measure health-related quality of life of children ... investigated the psychometric properties of the Iranian version of the PedsQL TM 4.0 Generic Core Scales in children aged 8-12 years. Our results indicate the preliminary reliability and validity of the...

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... related to reliability of the Spanish version of the DN4 question- naire. Our data support the reliability of the instrument both in terms of internal consistency (Cronbach's α of Table 2: ... 1). Analysis of psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the DN4 questionnaire Internal consistency, inter-rater agreement and test-retest reliability Table 3 summarizes the values of the indicators ... item from it to assess the independent contribu- tion of each item to the measurement error in the instrument. Inter-rater reliability was assessed by the agreement of the results obtained by...

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... discriminability Hc: the number of correct response in the high group Lc: the number of correct response in the low group The optimal size of each group is 28% of the total sample. For very large samples of examinees, ... before the tests and then the test is written on the basis of the specifications. After the test is written, the specification should be consulted again to see whether the test matches the objectives ... stem. The primary purpose of the stem is to present the problem clearly and concisely. The stem needs to provide the testees a very general idea of the problem and the answer required. The stem...

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... consider the validity of tele- phone administration of other survey based instruments for the elderly as a way of reducing the burden of health assessments amongst this population. The ability ... EQ-5D items the fre- quency of each possible response was computed to identify whether responses were distributed across the range of possible scores or whether they were at either end of the scales ... each the EQ-5D [24-27] and FAI [20- 22] instruments where the same mode of administration was used at each assessment. This further strengthens the argument that telephone administration of these...

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... electrode was placed on the lower third of the biceps belly, below the motor point towards the distal tendon. The other was placed between the distal tendon and the top of the belly of the triceps lat- eral ... normalized in the time-domain to the same number of data points. Only the negative and posi- tive phases of the biceps brachii M-wave were analyzed. The start of the negative phase of the biceps ... perfect reliability, but an ICC of 0.96 does indicate that the area of the negative phase of the maximum M-wave can be a stable and consistent measure of the number of α-motoneurons. The results presented...

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... #R2 14 As the size of the square is 4, and the length of the ribbon — 5, the classical numbering for the ribbon goes from 5 to 9 and is shown in Figure 3-a. Re-labelling the rest of the tabloid ... the log-likelihood of a bit — the value of the so-called soft bit obtained at the output of the rake receiver. This value allows one to decide what was the value of the transmitted bit, and is ... are not in the last column of this one. As the last column of the original tableau is empty, we put in the first column of the new one all numbers 1–4. In the second column we put all the numbers...

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... illness, the presence of an invisible force, the birth of their child, a detachment of the material body, a strong feeling of happiness, of feeling protected from harm. Further analysis of this ... the research team's assessment. Potential subjects were recruited from the community on the basis of their availability. They received a brief explanation of the purpose and the aim of the ... assessing the manner and nature in which spiritual beliefs are expressed. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the test-retest reliability and psychometric properties of the Greek version of the...

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... asthma. Conclusion Findings of this study provide evidence of internal consist- ency reliability and construct validity of the PLA as a measure of one aspect of quality of life for children and adolescents ... Corresponding author Abstract Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reliability and construct validity of the Participation in Life Activities Scale, an instrument designed to measure ... summing the indicator scoresFigure 1 Scoring of the Participation in Life Activities Scale is completed by computing the mean scores for each of the three indicators before summing the indicator...

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