Among four negative items, the items 'interruption of life/loss' and 'enemy/threat' on the one hand and the items 'weakness/failure' and 'punishment' on the other hand, loaded on different factors, indicating a differential interpretation of these perceptions by the patients.
The scores obtained using this method are provided to aid the interpretation of participants' perceptions of the inhaler that is supported by the textual context provided, and should be viewed with caution in light of the small sample sizes (42 patients with COPD; 33 patients with asthma) from which they are derived.
During the analysis, we tried to mitigate the "researcher bias" about the interpretation of the software engineers' perceptions.
The study also relied on self-reporting of activity limiting longstanding health conditions with responses to some extent dependant on individuals' understanding and interpretation of the question and perceptions of their own health.
Yet Berkeley attributed the veil of perception interpretation of the representational theory of perception to Locke as have many later commentators including Bennett.
Possible subjective interpretation of the questions and perception of the activity can be influenced by factors such as age, social context, and seasonal variation (29), and in the current study, by known diabetes status, duration, and severity.
This variability in practice and access across Canada may be due to differences in access to testing services, funding and the interpretation of the evidence or perception of benefits from province to province.
Specifically and significantly, GCM allows stakeholders to contribute their expert knowledge by identify relevant metrics, participate in the interpretation of their perceptions and elaborate on their potential use of the resulting evaluation framework.
The result is an intimate view of the daily life and religious ceremonies of the Yanomami as well as a Western interpretation of their perception of the world.
23 The main determinants identified in the literature cover these different steps from the perception and interpretation of the symptoms (eg, gravity), to emotional regulation and coping (eg, avoidance), then to the perception of a reason to consult a doctor and the decision to consult him/her actually (eg, perceived costs and benefits, self-efficacy and outcome expectations).
