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The phrase "a lower level of function" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing performance, capability, or efficiency, particularly in fields like medicine, psychology, or technology.
Example: "After the surgery, the patient exhibited a lower level of function compared to their pre-operative state."
Alternatives: "reduced level of function" or "diminished functional capacity".
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An item that measures a higher level of function should have a lower mean than one that measures a lower level of function.
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It is based on the ICD-10/DSM-5 criteria for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and was designed to assess adults on a lower level of functioning, including individuals with severe language impairments.
A higher score reflects a lower level of functioning.
High scores indicate a lower level of functioning.
The lower GAF-F scores indicated a lower level of functioning in the PD group.
A lower level of functioning in people with MS was mirrored by lower levels of caregivers' HRQL.
In this study, a longer duration of inpatient stay was associated with a lower level of functioning at follow-up.
The deceased group also had a lower mean baseline KSS function score, perhaps because they were older and therefore had a lower level of functioning.
Even if patients with personality disorders benefit from treatment, they often remain more symptomatic than patients without personality disorders, and remain at a lower level of functioning [ 7, 8].
Our findings indicate that in retrospective, suicides soon after discharge after a psychiatric hospitalisation have some typical characteristics that indicate a more severe psychopathology, a lower level of functioning, and a preferential choice of more lethal and easily available methods for suicide.
The P-ADL sum-score is based on six items (range 6 30) with higher scores indicating a lower level of functioning, while the I-ADL sum-score is based on eight items (range 0 8) with a higher score indicating better I-ADL functioning [ 4, 24].
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