... discriminative validity Figure Flow diagram ofthe participants in thevalidityandreliability analyses Flow diagram ofthe participants in thevalidityandreliability analyses Page of (page number ... 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] Procedure of translation The procedure of cross-cultural ... differ in their locomotor capabilities and high correlations between the LCI andthe TUG test and between the LCI andthe EQ-5D Thereliability tests showed good internal consistency andthe test-retest...
... pain" syndromes) of at least moderate intensity (i.e ≥ out of 10) were included, andthe test-retest reliability was not inves- Thereliabilityandvalidityofthe Spanish version ofthe DN4 questionnaire ... each item to the measurement error in the instrument Inter-rater reliability was assessed by the agreement ofthe results obtained by raters A and B for each item andthe total score ofthe DN4 questionnaire ... diagnosis, andthe area under the curve (AUC) calculated by the trapezoid method and its significance level were estimated The 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) ofthe estimators ofthe cut-off point...
... investigate thereliabilityandvalidityofthe Iranian version ofthe Pediatric Quality of Life InventoryTM 4.0 (PedsQLTM 4.0) Generic Core Scales in children Methods: A standard forward and backward ... and benchmarking We have previously reported the initial reliabilityandvalidityofthe Iranian version ofthe PedsQLTM 4.0 as a generic instrument to measure HRQOL of a general population of ... analysis and conclusions difficult and vague, the current study, aimed to investigate reliabilityandvalidityofthe Iranian version ofthe PedsQLTM 4.0 generic core scale among a large number of...
... pain" syndromes) of at least moderate intensity (i.e ≥ out of 10) were included, andthe test-retest reliability was not inves- Thereliabilityandvalidityofthe Spanish version ofthe DN4 questionnaire ... each item to the measurement error in the instrument Inter-rater reliability was assessed by the agreement ofthe results obtained by raters A and B for each item andthe total score ofthe DN4 questionnaire ... diagnosis, andthe area under the curve (AUC) calculated by the trapezoid method and its significance level were estimated The 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) ofthe estimators ofthe cut-off point...
... higher with the OES than with the DASH questionnaire The aim ofthe present study was to develop and evaluate the reliability, validityand responsiveness ofthe 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 ... dividing the difference in patients’ scores between the first administration and third administration ofthe OES by the standard deviation ofthe score from the first administration The mean standardised...
... maintained their normal treatment regimen throughout the 2-week study, yielding few changes) The aim ofthe present study, therefore, was to assess the reliability, validityand responsiveness ofthe ... conducted for the IRLS using TREAT RLS and TREAT RLS data, and results confirmed the reliability, validityand responsiveness ofthe IRLS [19] The IRLS consists of 10 questions concerning the patient's ... patients with moderate and severe RLS) The combination of these results indicates the clinical validityofthe RLSQoL in mild, moderate and severe groups [12] The responsiveness ofthe RLSQoL to change...
... at weeks 0, 1, 2, andand then q4w until the end ofthe study or withdrawal; the SF36 was administered at weeks 0, 4, and 12 and at the end ofthe study or withdrawal; andthe WPS-RA was administered ... changes, andthereliabilityofthe survey were evaluated in subjects enrolled in a clinical trial for the treatment of active RA they capture the patient's perspective ofthe disease process andthe ... proportion of people with RA drop out ofthe workforce due to their disability, and yet they still need to work around the house or someone has to it for them; therefore, the impact ofthe condition...
... 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 ... 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 ... initiated the concept and design ofthe study and collected, analyzed, and interpreted the data and prepared the manuscript and finalized it in accordance with the recommendations JW, SU, PH, NK, and...
... conceived and conducted the study, and drafted the manuscript LLH assisted with the design ofthe questionnaire and participated in the design ofthe study JKP assisted with the design ofthe questionnaire ... the questionnaire andthe study, and advised on the statistical analysis LAB assisted with the design ofthe questionnaire, and participated in the design and coordination ofthe study All authors ... was obtained from the child’s parent andthe study was approved by the Human Research Ethics Committees ofThe Children’s Hospital at Westmead andThe University of Sydney The study was conducted...
... statistical analyses and gave scientific input in the analysis ofthe results and in the writing ofthe manuscript AB: gave scientific input in the design ofthe study and in the writing ofthe manuscript ... read and approved the final manuscript MH: took part in all parts ofthe design and development ofthe AF6 and in the writing ofthe manuscript BN: participated in the data analysis, in the preparation ... in the preparation of tables and writing ofthe manuscript KK: gave scientific input regarding the statistical methodology, the analysis ofthe results and in the writing ofthe manuscript 11...
... statistical analyses and gave scientific input in the analysis ofthe results and in the writing ofthe manuscript AB: gave scientific input in the design ofthe study and in the writing ofthe manuscript ... read and approved the final manuscript MH: took part in all parts ofthe design and development ofthe AF6 and in the writing ofthe manuscript BN: participated in the data analysis, in the preparation ... in the preparation of tables and writing ofthe manuscript KK: gave scientific input regarding the statistical methodology, the analysis ofthe results and in the writing ofthe manuscript 11...
... them to contribute their best to the job o Monetary benefit and compensation The payroll system is designed on the basis ofthe volume of output produced Andthe outcome and productivity ofthe ... recruitment andthe promotion The promotion is the move ofthe staff when the company initiates the whole process The real internal recruitment is than a move ofthe employee initiated by the employee ... research design and methodology oftheresearch 1.1 Rationale oftheresearch Being the official member ofthe WTO in January 2007, Vietnam has become an attractive destination for the foreign investors...
... clinical researchand epidemiological surveys Total score for DLQI-J The eigenvalue ofthe first component was much higher than those ofthe other components, andthe percentage ofthe total ... Departments of Dermatology at hospitals were enrolled in the validation study, regardless of their treatment history or their current method of treatment The investigator explained the purpose oftheresearch ... "because of your (disease name)" to sharpen the focus on the burden of a specific disease The questionnaire together with the changes described above was then submitted to the authors ofthe original...
... reliabilityofthe scales The scales have been included in the paper in their entirety to expedite further testing oftheinstruments by other researchers These preliminary findings indicate that the ... 'Impact of treatment on life'; and 'Impact of treatment on future' These items were retained because the values did not indicate high levels of redundancy and given the pilot stage oftheresearch ... inter-item correlations with the other items and participants often reported that they did not understand the question The scale therefore became a 22-item scale After removing these items, a Cronbach's...
... a candidate for the degree of Master of Arts (TEFL) accept the requirements ofthe College relating to the retention and use of Master of Arts Thesis deposited in the library In terms of these ... students reduce thereliabilityofthe test scores On the basis of these results, the author provides some suggestions towards the improvement ofthe test quality Thereliabilityofthe final achievement ... composed of chapters Chapter 1- Introduction briefly states the rationale, aims andresearch questions, scope ofthe study, theoretical and practical significance ofthe study, method ofthe study and...
... performed on the second day ofthe study (one in the morning andthe other in the afternoon) have been used to assess the test daily reliabilityThe fifth 6-MWT, conducted on the same day as the maximal ... 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...
... with the ordinary meaning given to the terms ofthe treaty in their context and in the light of its object and purpose.” That is the reason why for example the preamble andthe annexes ofthe ... Europe) andthe CSCE (Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe) in the second half of 1980s, and in particular, the outcomes ofthe CSCE Meeting on the Protection ofthe Environment (Sofia, ... legal right, the essential features of which are the perfect equality of all riparian States in the use ofthe whole course ofthe river andthe exclusion of any preferential privilege of any one...
... 7:48 consent, theresearch assistant then provided a full description ofthe project to the patient and then sought written informed consent for participation Theresearch assistant then collected ... and EQ-5D items the frequency 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 ofthe ... Committee ofthe Princess Alexandra Hospital, andthe Medical Research Ethics Committee ofThe University of Queensland Analysis The Kappa statistic was used to describe the agreement between assessment...
... 2.2 k then T has a fixed point in C This result generalizes Lifshitz’s Theorem in case of a Hilbert space and shows that the theorem admits certain perturbations in the behavior ofthe norm of successive ... 1.2 F andthe Lipschitz constant of T tends to if ε ↓ For more information on the structure of fixed point sets see 4, and references therein In 1973, Goebel and Kirk introduced the class of uniformly ... nonexpansive mappings,” in Handbook of Metric Fixed Point Theory, W A Kirk and B Sims, Eds., pp 49–91, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 2001 12 Fixed Point Theory and Applications...