In conclusion, the results of our study confirm acceptability, reliability, validity, and internal consistency of the German version of the CARAT10.
Qualitative feedback from parents/carers confirmed acceptability of the questionnaire.
A key strategy to confirm acceptability of a longitudinal survey to young people with cancer was ensuring it reflected what was important to them.
Along similar lines, Koops and Lindley report on the role of focus groups with patients in confirming the acceptability of a trial for a high-risk stroke treatment.
There was some double loading found for items 2, 5 and 8. Forced 1-factor analyses of subscales found all items loading >0.8 on their respective subscales, confirming the acceptability of calculating subscale scores.
The overall response rate in our study population was in line with the methodological minimum requirement of 80%, since 99% of patients completed the OUT-PATSAT35 questionnaires at inclusion, 88% at the second assessment and 81% at the third time point, confirming the acceptability of the OUT-PATSAT35 questionnaire in a large outpatient sample.
Thereafter, following the first version of the Declaration of Helsinki, other relevant declarations on research ethics have confirmed the acceptability of surrogate or proxy consent thus sanctioning the ethical acceptability of participation of incompetent adults in research, provided that more protections be offered to these subjects.
We were able to accept the hypothesis that damage differed among the developed zones, and to confirm the acceptability of the figures initially generated.
Initial scoping DCC analyses are performed to confirm basic acceptability of the current SC-HTGR design.
