These measures were collected at baseline, 3 and 12 months and included QoL as measured by the EuroQoL EQ-5D 3 level (EQ-5D 3 L) instrument [ 48] and functional status assessed using the modified Barthel Index [ 49].
The Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS - [ 62]) is a 3-item self-report instrument measuring impairment and functional disability due to psychiatric symptoms across key domains of work/education, social life and family life/home responsibilities.
Rehabilitation Impact Indices (RIIs) are composed of the scores on these instruments, and include functional status before admission, upon admission to rehabilitation and at discharge, as well as the length of the rehabilitation programme.
Our questionnaire included requests for demographic information (age, sex, level of education, marital status, and occupation) and 2 HRQOL instruments (EQ-5D-3L and Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast Cancer [FACT-B] version 4).
There has been no comparison between the BRIGHT instrument and any other functional decline assessment tool.
With the development of surgical techniques and instruments, functional and aesthetic rehabilitation of mandibular defects have become a basic goal for surgeons [3 5].
Unfortunately, the interior trim has a recycled-plastic look, but the style and design of the door panels and instrument panel are smooth and functional.
The combined ULF MRI/MEG instrument allows both structural and functional information to be co-registered to a single coordinate system and acquired in a single device.
One global instrument to assess symptoms and functional status of the upper extremity is the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Questionnaire (DASH) [ 9].
It can be concluded that the PRTEE-D was successfully cross-culturally adapted and is found to be a reliable and valid instrument to measure pain and functional ability in Dutch speaking patients with LE.
