Two self-report measures of functional status, the physical function subscale of the WOMAC [ 29- 32] and the LEFS [ 33, 34]were additionally selected.
Seven of these indicators are objective performance-based measures of physical function and four are self-report measures of functional ability.
Interviews or examinations by trained study staff members included measures of functional status; anthropometric data; and cognitive, visual, and neuromuscular function.
Matched pairs analyses were conducted to ascertain changes in measures of functional status.
Measures of functional status before outbreak and 4 months after outbreak were collected from medical records.
Men and women had similar results with regard to the headache duration and intensity and the measures of functional impairment.
In Sect. 5 we briefly discuss how other measures of functional connectivity can be evaluated analytically through our theory.
In validation studies, the MCCB demonstrated excellent reliability, minimal practice effects and significant correlations with measures of functional capacity.
Results revealed that self-efficacy was only linked to measures of functional skills when illness insight was intact.
A sub-sample of subjects received a full battery of cognitive tests (n=97) and additional measures of functional outcome.
Moreover, in contrast to the stretching group, the Tai Chi group also showed improvements in all measures of functional balance, physical performance, and reduced fear of falling [59].
