Since the HADS does not contain items on somatic symptoms, the presence of headache and insomnia will not affect the validity of anxiety and depression.
The HADS does not contain items which might also be symptoms of physical illness (such as loss of appetite) [ 31- 33].
The QCPC does not contain items relating to the CCM element "health system/organization of health care" because of its limited applicability in the German context.
For the data collection, instruments were selected that include less than 10 items, focus on the concepts of life and domain satisfaction, and contain items that are applicable and not offensive to people with SCI (do not contain items on walking, kneeling, bending, etc).
Each item is scored on a scale ranging from 0 to 3. The HADS is widely used in medical patients, because it does not contain items relating to physical symptoms (e.g., fatigue, sleep problems) that are connected with all kind of medical and physical conditions (including pregnancy) and related to serious mental disorders.
A further advantage of the POSM is that it is not management-specific, that is, it does not contain items which are only relevant to women who had received a particular intervention as a result of their abnormal cervical cytology; this is in contrast to other similar measures [ 14– 16].
After rotation and deletion of items with high uniqueness, we found that Factor 4 did not contain any items.
According to the inspection report, the Pine-Sol was properly labeled in its original container, and the cart on which it had been found did not contain food items, only a trash can and cleaning supplies.
Senator Susan Collins, Republican of Maine and one of the senators likely to rebuff the president, said this week that she would support a resolution as long as it did not contain additional items.
