In tests that measure specific brain functions, there is evidence that cocaine-exposed children are more likely than others to have difficulty with tasks that require visual attention and "executive function" — the brain's ability to set priorities and pay selective attention, enabling the child to focus on the task at hand.
The most widely used scale for measuring the clinical outcomes after this procedure, the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Hallux Metatarsophalangeal Interphalangeal scale, has not been adequately validated and does not measure specific foot functions.
The scale names of orthopaedic outcome measures suggest to measure specific dimensions like pain, stiffness, function or joint awareness.
Biofeedback measures specific body functions, such as heartbeat or breathing, and feeds this information back to you in the form of sounds or lights.
The BRIEF measures specific behaviors relating to executive functioning on a 3-point Likert scale, consisting of 'never'(1), 'sometimes'(2) and 'often'(3).
Alternatively, strategies for querying normal miRNA function could include measuring specific outcomes in miRNA-expressing cells and then determining how these outcomes change when the miRNA is turned off.
The PSTs measure specific cognitive functions, and early problem solving is related to IQ in later childhood (Slater 1995; Willatts 1997).
Recent refinements in the OARS methodology include new information about validity and reliability, computerized summary ratings for the five dimensions of functional status, and eleven scales that measure specific aspects of functioning within the five dimensions.
To a lesser extent, studies applied IRT to PRO measures of specific functioning [ 27, 29- 37], pain [ 35, 38- 43], psychological constructs [ 44- 46], and work disability [ 47- 51].
The Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) version 2.1 is a self-administered questionnaire measuring "back-specific function" with reference to "today" on a 10 item scale with six response categories each.
