In contrast to other instruments on epistemic beliefs, the EBAM does not explicitly consider the self as a knowing person.
In contrast to generic instruments, Stoma-QOL is not comprehensive outside its final four domains and cannot be used to compare with other conditions than stoma [ 23].
In contrast to other instruments, the AM not only provides information on the overall activity level, but at each second evaluates the body postures and motions.
This is in contrast to other instruments, such as the generic Child Health Care Questionnaire on Satisfaction, Utilization and Needs (CHC-SUN) targeted at younger children, which applies a more general approach to medical care [ 36].
In contrast to other instruments, such as the Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale 2 [ 19] or the Children's Depression Inventory 2 [ 20], the RCADS is freely available in various languages [ 21].
A TQ is also a PROM but a special case, as in contrast to most instruments that cover one or more domains with multiple questions, TQs contain only a single question asking if a patient has improved or deteriorated since beginning treatment [ 6].
In contrast to the instrument used for our study, unfortunately, many manufacturers of NIRS oximeters did not publish their algorithms and it is unknown how they deal with the water assumption.
In contrast to many laboratory instruments, mobile instrumentation is usually equipped with a single laser, which makes it impossible to switch to another laser wavelength to overcome fluorescence interference.
This is in line with previous research demonstrating that disease specific instruments are more sensitive to change in contrast to generic HRQL instruments which are more useful when comparing different diagnoses [ 29].
This is in contrast to the portable instruments of "Serenity": the piano is an instrument that cannot be easily moved and evokes the image of "the distant house and family they both long for".
