In addition, we identified a number of tests with moderate usefulness for diagnosing and/or excluding hip fractures, symptomatic osteoarthritis and loosening of components post-THA.
Moderate linkage disequilibrium (LD) indicates the usefulness of loci pairs for whole genome selection.
A German study that interviewed 32 drivers age 60 to 80 years who owned vehicles equipped with driver assistance systems (not necessarily a LDW system) expressed moderate concerns about the effectiveness and usefulness of LDW systems, but most had little actual experience with these systems (Trübswetter & Bengler 2013).
The evidence for the usefulness of ICS/LABA for treating moderate COPD has been limited.
The mean rankings for infants at moderate risk for NI regarding importance and usefulness of pain indicators are summarized in Table 4.
Two large randomized control trials (TAP and VIP studies), 9, 10 demonstrated the usefulness of PDT in preventing moderate visual loss of 3 or more lines in patients with subfoveal CNV due to AMD.
The mean rankings for usefulness of pain indicators also showed moderate agreement across raters (W =.416, p =.001).
The respondents opinions of the usefulness of ADs in treatment of moderate depression and anxiety disorders were in accordance with findings in our previous interview study and with actual recommendations[ 12, 25, 26].
However, the usefulness of the most widely used short questionnaires, the COPD Assessment Test CATT) [ 14] and the Clinical COPD Questionnaire (CCQ) [ 15] to assess the course of moderate or severe exacerbations has not been investigated adequately.
However, several studies have demonstrated the usefulness of MDCT in the detection of moderate and severe subglottic and tracheal lesions (thickenings, ulcers, granulomas, stenosis), with a 90% sensitivity compared to fiber optic tracheoscopy studies [17 20].
