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High scores represent a better level of functioning for the functional and global health status and more severe symptoms for the symptom scales.
Higher scores represent a better level of functioning for the five functional scales, whereas the symptom scales and items are scaled in the opposite direction (Aaronson et al, 1993).
Besides the use of distinct measures, it could also be attractive to have one general measure of functioning that incorporates several distinct measures, but provides one summary score to quantify overall level of functioning, for example for the identification of older adults at risk of poor functional outcome.
Since scores on HSLC and HMSE were associated with measures of physical and social functioning the HSLC and HMSE may be of particular interest for intervention studies aimed at enhancing level of functioning for headache patients.
The level of functioning for each attribute is classified into five or six levels, ranging from 'perfect function' (level one) to 'severe dysfunction' (level five or six).
Respondents are asked to describe their health status by ticking off one level of functioning for each of the five dimensions, generating up to 243 different health states.
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However, several important differences were found, including changes in the PD level of function for several genes as well as distinct gene functions in T. castaneum.
The "best imaginable health state" represents individuals who report that they are experiencing the highest level of function for the 5 conditions.
The use of the Disability Scale as an anchor for important change in the DHI-N seems appropriate, since it reflects important levels of functioning for the individual.
Using the multi-attribute approach, health states are defined by a classification system that includes a set of dimensions or attributes of HRQL, with a number of different levels of functioning for each attribute.
The HUI3 health states are defined by eight attributes (vision, hearing, speech, ambulation, dexterity, emotion, cognition and pain and discomfort), with 5 or 6 levels of functioning for each attribute.
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