Sentence examples for measures avoidance from inspiring English sources

One intervention randomised newborns to house dust mite (HDM) reduction measures, avoidance of cow's milk or both or neither and found no difference in asthma incidence at age 5 years across the four groups.

The PIPS Avoidance subscale showed a high negative correlation (r = −.81, p < .001) with the CPAQ, which measures pain acceptance, and its subscales and positive correlations with the TSK, which measures avoidance beliefs regarding physical activity (r = .58, p < .001), and pain catastrophising as assessed by the PCS (r = .56, p < .001).001

The PASS-20 has four 5-item subscales that measure avoidance, fearful thinking, cognitive anxiety and physiological responses to pain.

Additionally the change in avoidance tendencies will be assessed using an approach avoidance task (AAT) [ 39] measuring avoidance tendencies to contamination and checking related words and pictures.

The scale has a total range of 0 75 and two subscales, one with seven items to measure intrusion and the other with eight items to measure avoidance.

The IES uses 15 items to measure avoidance behaviour and intrusive thoughts associated with psychological distress consistent with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.

Interestingly, even if avoidance may be perceived as a an adaptive coping response or as a preventive measure, avoidance is also strongly related to higher levels of general anxiety and depression, which indicates that avoidance includes more than being an adaptive coping response.

Secondary outcome measures included avoidance during behavioural avoidance tasks (BAT), global functioning and self and parent reported anxiety, fear and depression.

Significant correlations of overall success with measures of avoidance and acceptance of pain supported the validity of scores from the values measure.

The CRIES-13 measures intrusion, avoidance and arousal symptoms with 13 items on a 4-point scale.

Further, it has been reported [ 11] that the effects of cancer treatment on an individual's quality of life could be predicted using measures of avoidance behaviour.