Sentence examples for based on existing scales from inspiring English sources

It was derived from patient perceptions of headache-related disability and was based on existing scales.

A self-administered questionnaire was developed based on existing scales including sustainable values (Barr and Gilg 2006; Stern and Dietz 1994) and sustainable lifestyle practices (De Pelsmacker et al. 2005; Fraj and Martinez 2006; Gam 2011).

The pre-, mid-semester-, and post-test survey consisted of several sections (see Fig. 1), partly based on existing scales to measure perceptions about Twitter (e.g., Evans, 2014) and the self-determination theory (Vansteenkiste, Sierens, Soenens, Luyckx, & Lens, 2009) to measure motivation for Twitter use.

The development of both therapy quality measures were originally based on existing scales reflecting core treatment components of the two manualized treatments.

However, we reduced the potential for common-method variance by employing measures based on existing scales, proximally separating measures of predictors and the criterion variables and protecting the respondents' anonymity.

While most items of the scales are based on existing scales appropriate for other populations, the PACSLAC developers collected items that are characteristic of pain in elderly people with dementia.

Here, we presented a method to predict secondary phenotype candidates based on existing large-scale phenotype annotation sources and primary screens for genes.

Based on existing genome-scale metabolic models, this study aims to investigate the detailed metabolic interactions, which can develop between bacterial strains as they grow in simple, single-source, batch cultures.

The longer flame lengths are attributed to the higher density of the DME fuel mixtures based on existing flame length scaling relationships.

Third, we observed that four recent scales [ 51, 53, 55, 56] are based on existing measures, in particular the Fried scale.

The task now is to develop an instrument based on existing research that is suitable for larger-scale implementation.