SCORES A disability index was constructed using all questions for each type of disability in the PALS 2001 questionnaire. Points were assigned to each question based on severity, the maximum score being given for someone who is totally disabled in all area. For each type of disability, there are essentially two types of questions: intensity and frequency. Some intensity questions are asked in d...

QUESTION How has balance challenge intensity been reported in trials of balance exercise interventions? Are there any instruments designed to measure the intensity of balance challenge in balance training exercises? DESIGN Systematic review of randomised trials of balance training exercises. PARTICIPANTS Older adults, ie, the majority of subjects were aged over 55 years. INTERVENTION Bala...

To assess validity of a low-intensity measure of fitness (X) in a population of older adults as a proxy measure for the original, high-intensity measure (Y), we used ordinary least square regression with the new, potential proxy measure (X) as the sole explanatory variable for Y. A perfect proxy measure would be unbiased (i.e., result in a regression line with a y-intercept of zero and a slope ...

The purpose of this study was to construct a brief version of the 40-item Affect Intensity Measure. Since the assumed one-dimensionality of the scale has been criticized lately, special attention was paid to the factor structure of the full and the brief scales. The scales were tested in three different samples: 510 Belgian citizens representative of the Belgian population, and 204 and 166 stud...

However, for a successful training, the intensity of a run is an important factor. Physiological parameters like the heart rate, breathing rate, or blood lactate concentrations allow an objective assessment of the intensity of a running training. While measuring the blood lactate concentration would be optimal, it is hard to measure during a run. However, the heart rate as still very reliable p...

 This paper describes the use of image processing to measure lightness changes of fabric appearance. The lightness changes due to dyeing, washing and exposure to light treatments are studied. These properties are measured by using the changes in the intensity levels of the fabrics image and the L* obtained by a spectrophotometer. For each case, analysis of variance (ANOVA) is carded out and the...

The dimensionality of the construct of affect intensity is still a debated issue and most of the studies dealing with this debate have used the Affect Intensity Measure (AIM; Larsen & Diener, 1987) although this measure has been criticized on various psychometric grounds. We speculate that the inconsistency regarding the dimensionality of affect intensity may be either because of lack of clarit...