The HUNT surveys have also become more complex and demanding for participants with more comprehensive questionnaires, interviews and examinations.
This notwithstanding, the results should be regarded as preliminary until replicated in women evaluated by a more comprehensive depression questionnaire, or, preferably, by a structured interview.
1 4 Actually, our prevalence estimates were lower compared with a Norwegian national survey of IPV. 2 The latter used a more comprehensive violence questionnaire with a potentially higher sensitivity than the more general questions on violence in HUBRO.
After completing chemotherapy, QL scores rapidly improved as found in our previous trials (Hürny et al, 1996b; The International Breast Cancer Study Group, 2001) and in an adjuvant trial by the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group with a more comprehensive QL questionnaire (Fairclough et al, 1999).
The nausea and vomiting items could also be omitted in future studies if daily emetic dairies or more comprehensive emetic questionnaires were being used as part of an antiemetic study, and only information on the dexamethasone side effects was required.
To determine the criterion validity, the positive (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) of the characteristics in SeMaS were determined regarding the scores on the (more comprehensive) original questionnaires.
In addition, studies should employ more comprehensive physical activity questionnaires in combination with objective and standardisable instruments, such as accelerometers.
