This experience of developing an instrument to evaluate OC quality and availability in Burkina Faso not only underscores the importance of tailoring instruments to the evaluation context, but also shows that existing instruments can inspire and rationalize the process.
To understand the importance of wind instruments throughout the world, one must first appreciate the great diversity of social contexts in which they are used.
It highlights the importance of novel instruments (e.g., BRIAN) which allow us to assess biological rhythm disturbance in psychiatry.
The failure of the original scale highlights the importance of adapting instruments to current research settings.
Studies have emphasized the importance of developing instruments that explore both clinical and personal aspects of recovery [ 12].
Our own history of social policy and protection, with the introduction of pensions and allowances, demonstrates the importance of these instruments in responding to household and child poverty".
Thus, the importance of developing instruments designed for children/adolescents is stressed, as the concept of quality of life is subjective [ 27- 30].
The EU proposals of March 2009 take these new risks into account, reinforcing the importance of security instruments that are already in place and the need for continued cooperation between civil society, governments and national criminal justice authorities.
This illustrates the importance of developing instruments with input from the target population – in this case, homeless and hard-to-house individuals – to adequately, appropriately, and comprehensively assess their QoL.
