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The phrase "applicability of items" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the relevance or suitability of certain items in a specific context or situation.
Example: "The applicability of items in this study will determine the overall validity of our findings."
Alternatives: "relevance of items" or "suitability of items".
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Of the small number of generic critical appraisal tools, we found few that could be usefully applied (to any health research, and specifically to the allied health literature), because of the generalist nature of their items, variable interpretation (and applicability) of items across research designs, and/or lack of summary scores.
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To ensure applicability of the items to Palawan, each item was reviewed and modified by each health program manager in the Provincial Health Office and a public health nurse in one RHU in Palawan.
The responsible researcher invites the clinicians to comment on the clinical applicability of the items and to suggest alternative items or wording.
In addition, the interRAI development effort relies on extensive feedback from clinicians to ensure cultural appropriateness, clinical relevance and applicability of assessment items.
Items of the BFNE (e.g., I am often afraid that people will notice my shortcomings) are rated on a 5-point scale (0 4) indicating the self-reported applicability of the items.
The clarity, relevance and applicability of the items and domains have been significantly strengthened by the ratings and qualitative inputs of 131 multi-disciplinary stakeholders from 16 countries, including 18% of patients and patient representatives.
With regard to the term "things" no changes were made as a replacement of the word with a description of an activity was considered to limit the applicability of the items considerably.
The selected guidelines were scored using the AGREE instrument, which uses 4-point scales for each item: scope and purpose (3 items), stakeholder involvement (4 items), rigour of development (7 items), clarity and presentation of the recommendations (4 items), applicability of the guideline (3 items), and editorial independence (2 items).
Nurses generally suggested changes to improve the applicability of the item in a healthcare setting.
Participants rated the applicability of each item to themselves on a five-point Likert scale, ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree.
Also, the EORTC project has a strong focus on cross-cultural applicability of the item bank and consequently includes collaborators and patients from various countries in all development stages.
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