The tool is commonly applied to validate other study instruments because of its high diagnostic accuracy for depressive disorders (18, 19).
The most frequently used measurement of burnout, the Maslach burnout inventory (MBI) [ 16] is restricted to the working population, while another commonly applied instrument, Pines Burnout Measure (Pines BM) [ 17] is a context free measure which is applicable and measures symptoms of burnout, in any group, such as students, unemployed people and people on sick-leave.
The 20 studies included utilized a total of 18 different AIDS specific instruments, with MOS HIV being the most commonly applied (three publications).
The most commonly applied generic preference based instrument in both the community and residential aged care context was the EuroQol - 5 Dimensions (EQ-5D), followed by the Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit (ASCOT) and the Health Utilities Index (HUI2/3).
QALYs are estimated using utility instruments, of which the EuroQol 5-Dimensions (EQ-5D) is commonly applied in cost-effectiveness analyses of RA. 8 15 In the Swefot trial, EQ-5D utility was assessed quarterly, enabling calculation of accumulated QALYs (the area under the utility curve plotted against time) during 21 months from randomisation, using the trapezoid method.
Spinal canal decompression and instrumented posterolateral fusion (PLF) using pedicle screws are currently the most commonly applied surgical techniques to treat symptoms caused by degenerative lumbar disease [ 1, 2].
Second, we focused on instruments fitting a one- (1PL) or two-parameter (2PL) IRT model [ 9- 11], which are commonly applied to health outcome measures.
Around the corner is El Sol, a joint whose most commonly applied modifier is "mythic".
It is most commonly applied to the PC industry.
Silver and niello inlay was commonly applied to bronze plates.
