conclusions this study has provided some preliminary evidence of the reliability and validity of the persian version of rcas when used with family caregivers of older adults with dementia. background caregivers’ self-assessments of the care they provide are the main vehicles that help explore their experiences and are thought to have a major role in care outcomes. the rising number of people wi...

as described in the first part of this article, evidence based medicine (ebm) is a growing part of medical practice which emphasizes on the best evidence. finding this evidence by formulating an answerable question and searching strategies were described in the first part of this review. in this part, appraising the retrieved article (with the main focus on the diagnostic studies) and applying ...

Appraisal theories (Roseman and Smith, 2001) are psychological theories exploring how humans evaluate situations along a number of appraisal dimensions, many of which compare the situation to the current goals. We report on the application of appraisal theories to focus the learning of policies in complex domains via Soar 9’s built-in reinforcement learning mechanism. In addition, we describe h...

Performance appraisal is a process that people can comparetheir perceptions of working with major manufacturers’ perceptions.However, when assessment is done from different sources thatare related with self-assessment, called performance appraisal 360 degree.Given the importance of Performance appraisal by 360 degreefeedback in organizations, a model has been provided for 360 degreeperformance ...

BACKGROUND Consumers of research (researchers, administrators, educators and clinicians) frequently use standard critical appraisal tools to evaluate the quality of published research reports. However, there is no consensus regarding the most appropriate critical appraisal tool for allied health research. We summarized the content, intent, construction and psychometric properties of published, ...

Abstract Some realists in political theory deny that the notion of feasibility has any place realist theory, while others claim constraints are essential elements normative theorising. But none have so far clarified what exactly they referring to when thinking and realism together. In this article, we develop a conception frontier based on an appraisal how should be distinguished from non-ideal...

Cognitive appraisal theory has been used extensively as basis for computational models. Evaluating these models in an objective way is a difficult issue. Further, integration and comparison between appraisal theories is needed in order to advance the development of appraisal theory. In this paper we argue that a good solution is to formally specify structural appraisal theories using a common f...

Challenging stressors have been positively linked to various work outcomes. However, the role of individual differences in stress appraisal in shaping the function of challenging stressors and work outcomes has been rarely discussed. Drawing on the individual differences perspective, the authors propose that employees higher in challenge appraisal are more likely to have challenging stressors a...

BACKGROUND The role of cognitive appraisal of the threat of alcohol relapse has received little attention. A previous instrument, the Relapse Situation Appraisal Questionnaire (RSAQ), was developed to assess cocaine users' primary appraisal of the threat of situations posing a high risk for cocaine relapse. The purpose of the present study was to modify the RSAQ in order to measure primary appr...

Based on differences between residential mortgage appraisals and automated valuation model (AVM) valuations from a leading valuation firm, at least 15% of non-agency securitized loans originated between 2001 and 2007 have upwardly biased appraisals, which cause average collateral value to be overstated by almost 5%. Simulations and internal data from a large lender that include funded loans and...