The objective was to internationally assess how health care professionals monitor patients treated with lithium for bipolar disorder.
The objective of this study was therefore to internationally assess how health care professionals report to monitor patients treated with lithium.
From our review of the literature, the proposed study will be the first prospective cohort impact study in Australia and internationally assessing the impact of a comprehensive integrated program using football as a vehicle for fostering social inclusion and cohesion in communities with high refugee settlement [ 9, 10, 15, 17, 21, 25].
The SDQ has been used as a research tool locally and internationally to assess the prevalence of psychiatric morbidity among children [ 33- 35].
To date, very few studies have been undertaken internationally to assess the views and preferences of older people and their informal carers regarding the basic features which should make up a CDC approach to community aged care.
The items selected for inclusion in our survey instruments are standardised, reliable and valid psychometric measures used internationally to assess a range of quality of life factors and chronic pain indicators among children.
Developed by the interRAI consortium, it is used within Canada and internationally to assess and document a wide variety of LTC resident characteristics, including physical, mental, and functional status [ 36, 37].
These three self-report measures were chosen because they have good psychometric properties, have been validated for use following TKA and are commonly used internationally to assess patient perceived health status following primary TKA [ 17- 19].
The American Board of Internal Medicine ABIMM) developed a quality assessment tool, the mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise (mini-CEX), which has been applied internationally to assess the clinical competencies of trainees at different subspecialties in a wide variety of clinical settings [ 8- 11].
Furthermore as one of the few countries that does not routinely fortify the food chain supply, Australia is uniquely placed internationally to assess the role of vitamin D in early life development.
