According to the test committee, the item aimed to measure (a) the ability to understand the procedure, outline, and main point of the story, (b) the ability to understand the intended meaning that is not explicitly stated, and (c) grasp the main point of the paragraph.
The last item aimed to elicit what makes patients become more aware of their strengths, develop self-esteem, decrease negative feelings (anxiety or sadness), make decisions, develop skills or take action [ 8].
First, items aiming to measure an ability to read between the lines were perceived to be measuring an ability to understand the content objectively.
One survey consisted of 148 items aimed to measure the acting workload variables from the environment; the other survey included 33 items that were aimed to measure the nurses' experienced workload.
The designed rating instrument, referred to as the Combat Trauma Art Therapy Scale (CTATS), consisted of 62 items aimed to detect common themes associated with war time experiences.
Although the overall agreement rate was moderately high, items aiming to measure an ability to read between the lines were perceived to be measuring an ability to understand the content objectively.
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The Italian version of the PAK includes 10 items, aiming to evaluate health professionals relating to their knowledge in the field of pain assessment, use of analgesics and pain management in oncological patients.
The third part consisted of 7-point Likert-type items, aiming to identify attitudes towards CAM designed on the basis of the questions used by Furnham in his 2003 study[7], after obtaining appropriate permission from the author.
