fFour-point scale: "no", "yes but not for long", "yes fairly long", "yes very long".
The assessment outcome was no or yes for each form of hallucination and for hallucinations in general if the patient reported experience of any of the three forms.
Overall assessment outcome for sleep disorder was no or yes for patients that did not or suffered any form of insomnia or experienced vivid dreams or sleep walking respectively.
Responses to each of these items were summed to form a total depression score that was then dichotomised at its median and coded as a binary variable ("no" and "yes") for analysis.
It's always this kind of answer: I don't take a no for a no, or a yes for yes.
It's a shame the Republicans can no longer take "yes" for an answer.
Parental smoking was measured by: "Does your father currently smoke cigarettes?" and "Does your mother currently smoke cigarettes?" with response options including no and yes (for each parent).
The adolescent answered each item on a 5-point scale, with answers ranging from "Definitely no" to "Definitely yes" for each item.
And the answer was "yes for mothers, no for fathers".
All items were scored as "yes" for low, "no" for high, and "?" for uncertain risk of bias, respectively.
