... sociodemographicinformation onthe non-participants ofthe comparisongroup. The situational context of questionnaire completion attheclinicorathomealsoneedsconsideration .The influence of site of administration on ... and 42 (8%) of unknown gender.It was the mother who answered the questionnaire in89.5% ofthe sample, it was the father in 4.57% of the sample, and it was someone else in 6.28% ofthe sample.Distribution ... pediatric patients with congenital heartdisease. The challenges are the impact ofthe conditionondailylifeandfunctioning, the psychosocial conse-quences, and the impact on individual psychologicaland...
... andtreatment onthe quality of life of patients. Moreover,decisions for the implementation of improvements inpublic healthcare may be adopted based onthe impact of interventions on quality of life ... was no report by the patients or guardians of anylack of comprehension regarding the questions. The lack of validation studies on assessment scales of the quality of life among children and ... Cancer Module and the PedsQL™ 4.0 Generic Core scales. Weak correlations werefound between the reports ofthe children and those ofthe guardians.Conclusion: The Brazilian version ofthe PedsQL™...
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... withproviding further evidence for the construct validity of the scale (Objective 2) by testing the strength ofthe hypothe-sised relationships between the dental anxiety scale and the HADS. In the current ... care. The questionnaires The questionnaire consisted ofthe participants' demo-graphic profile, dental attendance patterns and the Chi-nese versions ofthe MDAS and the HADS. The MDAS asks ... evidence of a significant correlationbetween the two residual errors for the first two questions of the scale (namely 'mdas1' and 'mdas2'). The questioncontent of these 2...
... expression.Testing the hypothesis: The effects of 3a onthe internalization of cell surface spike protein canbe examined biochemically and the significance ofthe interplay between these two ... surface, consistent with the role of these motifs in the transportation of other pro-teins to the plasma membrane [22]. 3a onthe cell surfacecan also undergo internalization [13].Analyzing the ... SARS-CoVinfection.Implication ofthe hypothesisThis hypothesis, if proven, will indicate that the interac-tion between SARS-CoV-unique 3a protein and S resultsin a reduction of S onthe cell surface...
... surface, consistent with the role of these motifs in the transportation of other pro-teins to the plasma membrane [22]. 3a onthe cell surfacecan also undergo internalization [13].Analyzing the ... expression.Testing the hypothesis: The effects of 3a onthe internalization of cell surface spike protein canbe examined biochemically and the significance ofthe interplay between these two ... retention of the spike protein. This motif is missing from the spike protein ofthe severe acute respiratorysyndrome-coronavirus (SARS-CoV), resulting in high level of surface expression of the...
... refinements to the glossary have been made [71-73].Construct validityThere is a paucity of evidence onthe construct validity of the HoNOS65+. The only relevant data come from the original pilot ... the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS)Health ofthe Nation Outcome Scales for Children and Adolescents (HoNOSCA)Health ofthe Nation Outcome Scales 65+ (HoNOS65+)AbstractBackground: The Health of ... Mostly, the instruments perform adequately or better on most dimensions, althoughsome of their psychometric properties warrant closer examination.Conclusion: Collectively, the Health ofthe Nation...
... understand the circumstances in which private equity has entered the sector. Onthe one hand, there was a huge unsatisfied demand for microfinance credit and onthe other, there was a limitation onthe ... surveillance of MFIs through their branches. d) The Reserve Bank should have the responsibility for off-site and on- site supervision of MFIs but the on- site supervision may be confined to the larger ... 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 capacity of...
... abuse their office andinfluence to the injury ofthe laws and peace ofthe country. The elimination ofthe Christian teachers of the Negro race, and the prevention ofthe immigration of workers ... who then constituted probably the majority ofthe teachers ofthe colonies.[1] In 1773 Jonathan Boucher said that two thirds ofthe teachers of Maryland belonged to this class.[2] The contact of ... in the number of colored freeholders. As a result ofthe introduction ofthe Lancastrian and monitorial systems of instruction the enrollment was further increased and the general tone of the...
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... [3,19]. Dis-tribution-based approaches rely on statistical properties ofthe sample (e.g., variation of score distribution) or the instrument (e.g., measurement precision of scale) toestablish ... Pearson's correlation coeffi-cients ofthe satisfaction domain ofthe DQOL with diabe-tes control and energy/mobility ofthe D-39S were all0.57, which were larger than with the other D-39 domains(0.30 ... demonstrate variabilityamong estimates. The main purpose of this study was to validate and inter-pret a Taiwanese version ofthe DQOL [24]. We evaluated the psychometric propertiesofthe DQOL using severalclinical...
... child'sdate of birth, gender, race/ethnicity, and parental educa-tion and occupation information. One survey questionasks the parent to report onthe presence of a chronichealth condition ("In the ... compari-son is essential because the type and severity of chronichealth conditions did not have a significant impact on the social functioning ofthe children who participated in the present ... Analogous to Cronbach's alpha, it is boundedby 0 and 1. Person separation index is an estimate of the spread or separation of persons on this measured variable.Item reliability index is the estimate...
... both them appear at the late phase of the phrenic neurogram as maturation proceeds [29]. The objective ofthe study herein presented was to investi-gate thesimilarityonthe time-frequency respiratory ... and the remaining brain structures ros-tral to the incision were removed. After completion of the decerebration, anesthesia was removed. Piglets werechemically paralyzed for the rest ofthe ... Breckenridge CG, Hoff HE: Pontine and medullary regulation of respiration in the cat. Am J Physiol 1950, 160:385-394.13. Lumsden T: Observations onthe respiratory centres in the cat. J Physiol...
... utilized in non-Italian set-tings, it lacks of empirical evaluations in Italy. The lack of information onthe construct validity and reliability of the instrument as well as the absence of utilities ... anxiety/depression dimension.Likewise the MCS-12 scores differentiated the level of anx-iety/depression dimension more strongly than for the lev-els ofthe functional dimensions of mobility, self-care,usual ... validation is an ongoing process of learn-ing more about the construct, making new predictionsand then testing them. It is a process where the theory and the measure are assessed at the same...
... now, validation ofthe Japanese ver-sion has not been conducted. The aim of this study was to demonstrate the reliabil-ity, validity, and feasibility ofthe Japanese version of the PedsQL 3.0 ... and the comparison ofthe scores of child self-reports with those of other self-rating depression scalesfor children. We analyzed the correlations by Spearmanrather than Pearson correlations ... offtreatment over 12 month s demonstrated sig nificantly higher scores than those on treatment.Conclusions: The results demonstrate the reliability and validity ofthe Japanese version ofthe PedsQL CancerModule...