The survey instrument ascertained information regarding the physician's view of the effectiveness of 17 different CAM modalities, use of each CAM modality within their medical practice, and general attitudes and beliefs toward CAM.
A structured instrument ascertains the diagnosis of psychiatric disorders.
In each area, the instrument ascertains the total duration (in hours) of exposure during the past 7 days.
Comparisons were performed with a set of age and sex-matched cases assessed with the same instrument, but ascertained from the general (non-Anabaptist) population (Potash et al. 2007).
There is a need for brief instruments to ascertain the diagnosis of major depressive disorder.
We provide a relatively rigorous test of this hypothesis here, based on a cross-informant approach (parent-report for conduct problems and self-report for depression), and using two different instruments to ascertain depression at different developmental stages.
It will also test the PIPP instrument to ascertain if it is a useful tool for research in this field, which could guide policy not just in Lao PDR but also in other vulnerable regions.
The 8-item questionnaire has been found to be a reliable instrument for ascertaining PIU among adolescents [ 45].
The study team developed a 36-question survey instrument to ascertain the functioning of Ethiopian hospital governing boards.
VA is a well-known instrument for ascertaining the cause of death based on information obtained from close relatives through systematic retrospective questioning [ 12].
