The phrase "assessed difficulty" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the level of challenge or complexity that has been evaluated or measured in a particular context, such as education or project management.
Example: "The assessed difficulty of the exam was higher than previous years, leading to a lower pass rate."
Alternatives: "evaluated challenge" or "measured difficulty".
However, the Iowa study assessed dependence in self-care while this study assessed difficulty with Activities of Daily Living, a more standard assessment of functional impairment in geriatric medicine.
Additional questions assessed difficulty in taking diabetes medications, perceptions of low and high glucose, and familiarity with the A1C test.
We assessed difficulty following a diabetic diet by assessing agreement with the following statement using a 5-point Likert response (agree or strongly agree vs. others): "It has been difficult following the diet (diabetic foods) the doctor ordered for me".
It assesses difficulty relaxing, nervous arousal, and being easily upset/agitated, irritable/over-reactive and impatient.
Self-reported measures of physical disability assess difficulty, inability or degree of assistance required to perform specific tasks of mobility, household management or personal care[ 13].
The questionnaire collected minimal epidemiological data including age and gender before asking a series of questions to assess difficulty, interest and knowledge among differing medical sub-specialties.
This informant-rated questionnaire assesses functional disabilities across 25 everyday tasks, using a ten-point Likert scale to assess difficulty: (1 = never has difficulty, 10 = always has difficulty), with the additional options of "I don't know' and 'Not applicable'.
To develop a scale for assessing "difficulties felt by intensive care unit (ICU) nurses providing end-of-life care" (DFINE).
We designed a questionnaire using an open-ended format, and 459 questionnaires were completed by parents to assess difficulties encountered in obtaining a diagnosis for their child.
To assess difficulties that occur during treatment with the Ilizarov external fixator, Paley's classification was used [17] to distinguish problems, obstacles and complications.
The WHODAS 2.0 was developed to assess difficulties due to health conditions including diseases, illnesses, or injuries, mental or emotional problems, and problems with alcohol or drugs.
