Sentence examples for in generic measures from inspiring English sources

Different concepts of pain were requested in both condition-specific single and multi-item measures and also in generic measures.

Disease specific measures generally also explore a single domain in greater depth compared to a corresponding domain in generic measures [ 24].

Given the increase in generic measures for assessing HRQOL, there is a need for instruments that are specific to individuals' clinical conditions and that consider associated disabilities, limitations, and symptoms specific to each condition.

Some researchers into the impact of vision impairment on QoL have used health status measures such as the SF-36 [ 8] or the Sickness Impact Profile [ 9], but these have not proved informative [ 10, 11], as many of the aspects of 'health' investigated in generic measures are unlikely to be affected by MD.

Consistent with results of a review of randomized controlled trials for weight loss interventions [ 6], we observed greater improvements in the weight-related measure of HRQOL than in two generic measures in a one-year weight loss trial.

In addition, generic measures usually assess impact of disease and treatment on overall functioning or a broader range of health domains than condition-specific measures [ 34, 39].

Many of the domains in the generic measures are reflective of the type of somatic concerns that individuals living with medical disorders may express, but are not common to people with schizophrenia.

In addition, generic measures of QoL, the WHO QoL Abbreviated Questionnaire (WHOQOLBREF) 26 and functional health status using the Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) 27 and EuroQoL (EQ5D) 28 are being used.

Because of the possible deleterious effects of intensive diabetes management on the personal and emotional life of the participants, the DCCT developed the Diabetes Quality of Life (DQOL) scale (15), a measurement tool with greater sensitivity to the effects of diabetes treatment than was available in the generic measures of quality of life that were available at the time.

A proposed future direction for this research would be to replicate this work in other commonly used generic measures for which measurement equivalence is yet to be established in comparably diverse populations.

In addition, we used sitting/lying time and upright time as generic measures in the laboratory measurement, to allow comparison between the three activity monitors.