The general medical services (GMS) contract Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) awards up to 70 points for measuring patient satisfaction with either the Improving Practices Questionnaire (IPQ) or the General Practice Assessment Questionnaire (GPAQ). The usefulness of data collected depends crucially on the validity and reliability of the measurement instrument. The literature was reviewed to ...

Introduction. Measuring is the foundation of evaluation. The main way for evaluation of education progression is testing the exams and every test must have identity, validity, reliability and be easy to perform. More precision to preparing the exams can improve its validity. There are different ways for measuring validity and reliability in testing. Do the faculty members know about these metho...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to systematically review the content validity and measurement properties of all physical function (PF) scales which are currently validated for use with patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS Systematic literature searches were performed in the Scopus and PubMed databases to identify articles on the development or psychometric evaluation of PF sc...

introduction: many patients who have had strokes suffer from dysphagia which can lead to aspiration pneumonia in 20% to 25% of cases. early assessment of dysphagia has can reduce the risk of death and the cost of medical care. the present study developed a questionnaire to assess dysphagia in adult patients who have suffered strokes and determined the validity and reliability of the content. me...

BACKGROUND This study aimed to evaluate the reliability and validity of two self-report physical activity (PA) questionnaires - the AQuAA (Activity Questionnaire for Adults and Adolescents) and PASE (Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly) - in cancer patients. METHODS Test-retest reliability was determined by administering the questionnaires twice within 5 days. Intraclass correlation coeff...

INTRODUCTION There is growing awareness of the need to explore patient reported outcomes in clinical trials. In the Scandinavian Surgical Outcomes Research Group we are conducting several clinical trials in cooperation between Danish and Swedish surgical researchers, and we use questionnaires aimed at patients from both countries. In relation to this and similar international cooperation, the v...

Results: Please insert “Test-retest reliability correlation coefficient obtained was rho= 0.95.” Also “the correlations coefficient versus the five subscales of FAOS ranged from rho= 0.80-0.86.” Reply The rho has been inserted as suggested Background Page 2, Line 1-2: please delete word “now” Reply The text has been changed as suggested Reviewer’s comments Did the OMAS score have been proven fo...