Multiple assessments were made at baseline.
** For this outcome measure multiple assessments were taken, and effects were not present for all assessments.
Multiple assessments were used in 38% (Connecticut) or 48% (Washington) of visits.
However, in our study multiple assessments are 'nested' within students and are likely to show some correlation with each other.
DCR geometric mean maintenance dose conversion ratio, Hb hemoglobin When multiple assessments were available for a patient, the single assessment closest to center of the interval was used.
Where multiple assessments were available (9.1% of assessments in Winnipeg and 14.6% in Ontario), the most recent assessment was kept for analysis, to better reflect each client's current health status.
However, multiple assessments are possible using the retrospective approach, as the a number of persons involved with the deceased, such as family and professional staff, ancillary staff etc. can be traced through the final place of stay.
When data collected across multiple assessments were used to increase statistical power, a variety of multilevel models, with a random effect for subject, were fitted to allow for correlation between repeated assessments and to assess the impact of statistical non-independence (Singer & Willett, 2003).
Performance on low-level, multiple-choice assessments was not significantly different between sections.
