For global ratings, the required number of respondents varied from 49 (global rating of health plan) to 287 (global rating of specialist).
Self-rated dental health was assessed using a single-item global rating.
Patient Global Rating of Change.
Scores discriminated by level of disease severity, as defined by the Partial Mayo Score, Patient Global Rating, and Clinician Global Rating (p < 0.0001).
Similar findings were demonstrated based on clinician global rating of disease severity.
"Global rating" of communication skills were higher in experimental group (4.09 vs. 3.70, p < 0.05).
Correlating each scale with each global rating provides further psychometric evidence in the validation exercise.
The primary outcome measure is participant's global rating of change.
Raters were provided with binary checklists and global rating forms.
The children's and parental questionnaires both contained global rating questions.
A final global rating of each study was subsequently determined.
