GR is a health scientist and senior researcher, involved in all aspects of the effect and process evaluation, especially motivational interviewing and instruments to measure lifestyle.
Validity studies that compare the use of well-established DEB criteria, interview formats, and instruments, versus diabetes-specific questionnaires and interview formats assessing treatment prescription, adjustment to illness, hunger, satiety, and unintended outcomes of treatment, are suggested to enhance the accuracy of diagnosis and prevalence of eating disorders and DEB in this population.
To assess this, the authors used culturally appropriate versions of diagnostic interviews and observational instruments.
Further details on response rates for interviews and survey instruments are available elsewhere [ 21].
To enhance long-term participation we used a limited number of questionnaires in the face-to-face interviews and selected instruments that were well accepted in previous studies.
The literature suggests that delusions in general can be diagnosed reliably with both structured interview and standardized instruments.
Third, the methodological implications called for the importance of using qualitative (interaction in the dynamic test and interview) and quantitative instruments (test scores).
Our study has several strengths such as the use of specific and validated criteria for a broader definition of BD, and structured interview and validated instruments for the evaluation of axis I comorbidities.
The selected residents went through a comprehensive geriatric assessment that included use of the Mini-Mental State Examination, Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview, and CSDD instruments.
The ASCOT toolkit, and in particular the care home interview and observation instruments, are cited as data sources for local data collection about quality measures identified by NICE for care homes for older people [ 41].
