In 2007, the pathology company commissioned to analyse the serum measures changed the methodology for analysing the thyroid auto-antibody concentrations.
When using the Kirkpatrick model, or other relevant frameworks for assessing an educational or training intervention, the outcome measures and the methodology by which they are obtained must be valid.
This fact implies that in order to determine the optimal adaptation measures, the integrated methodology has to be implemented four separate times (stages).
The ABTS·+ free radical scavenging activity was measured as the methodology described by Li et al. (2012) with some modifications.
Dominance was measured following the methodology described by Sloman et al. [27].
CAM use was measured following the methodology of Woodward, Bullard, Taylor, Chatters, Baser and Perron [ 25].
In this study, economic burden was measured using the methodology outlined in previous studies [ 19, 20].
Socioeconomic status was measured following the methodology used in the Demographic and Health Surveys [ 17], using variables including house construction, possession of items, fuel supply etc.
From all articles that met the review criteria, basic information was extracted into a standardised spreadsheet, which included details of the environment, activity, participants, types of outcomes being measured, and the methodology used to collect data.
Serum concentrations of free LCA were very much lower than those of DCA and the bulk of LCA is present in a sulphated form which was not measured by the methodology employed in this study.
