An ad hoc instrument was designed to analyze the meetings and the focus groups.
In this paper we address 16 out of the 46 items that constitute an ad hoc instrument designed to investigate the intercultural competence level of educators working with migrant children without family references in Spain.
Pre and post-test knowledge measures were done with an ad hoc instrument, at the beginning and end of each BMI-1 and BMI-2 course during two consecutive academic years (2012 to 2014).
The socio-demographic and employment variables, as well as those related to physical health conditions, were assessed by means of an ad hoc instrument constructed with different types of closed question, depending on whether the variables were dichotomous or multiple.
Social contacts, measured as: (a) the total number of social contacts within the week preceding the assessment as reported by patients using an ad hoc instrument, adapted from the Social Network Schedule, 33 and (b) whether or not they declare to have at least one close friend, using the specific item on the MANSA.
Currently, several methods are available and they involve ad-hoc instruments.
Among the 13 comparative studies, a great heterogeneity of instruments aimed at evaluating HRQL was detected: in 4 studies FLIC and/or FLIE, in 3 the EORTC QLQ-C30, in 2 the Rotterdam Symptom Checklist, in 2 a uniscale, in 2 an ad hoc designed instrument was used.
Moreover, demographic and clinical variables (age, sex, marital status, parenthood status, housing, employment status, education, time in treatment by the mental health service, current and previous treatments), as well as other process and structure indicators were assessed by means of an ad hoc developed instrument.
For each of the five data collection activities, we developed ad hoc data collection instruments.
