STUDY OBJECTIVE--The measurement of health outcomes is central to the evaluation of medical treatment and intervention. It is generally acknowledged that such measurement ought to include an assessment of the impact of health care on the quality of life, as well as its quantity. The Health Measurement Questionnaire (HMQ) was developed as a means of identifying respondents in terms of Rosser's c...

pistachio nut (pistacia vera l.) is one of the popular and nutritious tree nuts in the world. pistachio spread is a new product which is made from pistachio paste, icing sugar, soy protein isolate (spi), and red palm oil (rpo). this study involved sensory acceptability (by 32 assessors) using hedonic scale and development of suitable terminology for describing pistachio spread using quantitativ...

The motor disorders of cerebral palsy (CP) are often accompanied by sensory disturbances, but knowledge their relationship to functioning is sparse. This study explored responses events in relation spastic subtype and children with CP. Parents 60 CP (unilateral: 18, bilateral: 42) GMFCS levels I:29, II:13, III:15 IV:3 mean age 12.3 years (3.7 SD) participated. parents (n = 55) rated children´s ...

Objectives: Sensory processing patterns refer to a person’s ability receive and respond sensory events which are important succeed in daily routine activities. This study aims determine the infants/toddlers. Methods: is cross-sectional study. A total of 518 infants/toddlers participated this Their ages ranged from birth 36 months. Parents completed infant/toddler profile for all participants. R...

Objective: Pain is one of the most important outcomes in RA. Therefore, as objective as possible assessment of pain is necessary for reliable clinical evaluation and effective treatment planning. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate three pain measures in the sample of 151 newly-diagnosed RA-patients. More specifically, this study evaluates the construct validity of pain instruments...