Another methodologic issue was the reliance on questionnaire reports of asthmatic symptoms or diagnosed asthma, as it may be difficult to distinguish between asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease without clinical investigations.
However, critics, such as the Council for Evidence-Based Psychiatry, are pointing out that a reliance on these questionnaires is becoming commonplace because GPs don't have enough time to do proper interviews.
One limitation of the study is its reliance on the questionnaires about depression symptoms, rather than diagnosis by a clinician, to identify participants with mental health difficulties, the researchers wrote in the Journal of Adolescent Health.
Weak or null findings on total physical activity in previous studies may have been due to reliance on imprecise questionnaire-based measures of physical activity.
For nonpersistent organic chemicals, increased reliance is needed on questionnaires and environmental samples to document exposure.
Our study is also limited by the reliance on self-report questionnaires.
One possible limitation of this study would be its reliance on self-reported questionnaires and it is feasible that clinical interview may have offered more detailed insights.
However, reliance on self-report questionnaires administered to convenience samples, and either the absence of a comparison group of heterosexual adoptive families or the wide age range of children studied, limit the conclusions that may be drawn.
Too much reliance on one business partner can be unhealthy.
To assess the working relationship between youths and professionals the Psychological Availability and Reliance on Adults (PARA) questionnaire [ 43] is administered.
