Participants were then presented with 21 rating scale response options representing ratings of frequency, intensity and level of agreement (see Table 1).
The current CAPS generated two scores, both a categorical diagnosis of either PTSD, subsyndromal PTSD or non-PTSD, and a total score obtained by summing the ratings of frequency and severity of each of the 17 symptoms.
First, while the quantitative findings identify associations between relationship characteristics and high risk sexual behavior, measures of condom use within relationships were based on overall ratings of frequency of condom use with the partner.
Counts and percentages were used for the patient chart review, chaplain focus group, self-observation and experience sampling data, and the concept map Likert-type ratings of frequency of use and importance are displayed as means with standard deviations.
For the determination of the intraindividual stability of mental representations of anchor terms patients' ratings on frequency and intensity terms on t1 and t2 were compared using t-tests for paired samples and effect sizes d according to Cohen.
Ratings for frequency of use of mother, father, sisters or other female family members, brothers or other male family members, friends, girlfriend or boyfriend, and salespeople at the store were summed and divided by seven to calculate a mean score for frequency of use of personal external information sources.
Ratings for frequency of use of fashion magazines, non-fashion magazines, catalogues, internet, television ads, celebrities, observed street-wear, and store displays were likewise summed and divided by eight to calculate a mean score for frequency of use of impersonal external information sources.
The factors and variables included were as follows: age (split into categories according to 'terciles'), gender, mood disorder sub-type (BD vs UP), ASSIST ratings of the frequency of nicotine, cannabis and alcohol use (5-point rating: never, 1 to 2 occasions, monthly, weekly, daily) and the presence or absence of co-morbidities.
Overall, the ratings of headache frequency were significantly higher in diaries than in interviews (p < 0.001).
Overall, the ratings of headache frequency were significantly higher in the diaries than in the interviews (p < 0.001).
The results of Wilcoxon paired test showed that ratings of headache frequency were significantly (Z = -4.39, p < 0.001) higher in the diary than in the questionnaire format.
