The questionnaire was new and, although un-validated, was thoroughly piloted; it performed well, being completed consistently by respondents with few gaps and no obvious ambiguities in the framing of questions.
27 The booklet was developed with input from layperson collaborators, reviewed by independent clinical and communication experts, and thoroughly piloted for acceptability and comprehension (details of piloting will be published separately).
Second, as nursing staff frequently mentioned malfunctioning technologies, this means that new technologies should be thoroughly pilot-tested in daily practice before they are even introduced.
All data collection instruments and procedures will be thoroughly pilot-tested prior to being used in settings similar to those in which they will be administered.
Due to time constraints we were unable to thoroughly pilot the tools with Cantonese speakers, interpreters, and clinicians in the clinics.
Like other qualitative content and discourses analyses, though coding was double-checked and thoroughly pilot tested, controlling for subjectivity of data gathering and analysis is challenging and represents another study limitation.
These lessons are derived from the data presented in this paper and from our discussions with site coordinators and co-investigators: (1) The consent process needs to be thoroughly pilot tested under 'real-world conditions' with gradual roll-out to participating sites.
The questionnaire was developed using the validated and reliable Quadruple Visual Analogue Scale (QVAS) [ 29], the McGill Pain Questionnaire (short-form) (MPQ-SF) [ 30, 31], along with a series of LBP questions either adapted from an Australian LBP epidemiological study with permission of the author [ 3] or that the authors developed themselves and thoroughly pilot tested.
The questionnaire was developed using the validated and reliable Quadruple Visual Analogue Scale (QVAS) [ 12], the McGill Pain Questionnaire (short-form) (MPQ-SF) [ 13], along with a series of questions either adapted from an Australian LBP epidemiological study with permission of the author [ 14] or that the authors developed themselves and thoroughly pilot tested.
If HIT systems are thoroughly developed and piloted they hold the potential to support the competences of local health workers by providing easy access to learning tools, or even information exchange to local and distant colleagues, and possibilities for continuous updates of treatment guidelines.
The new chief of the Federal Aviation Administration, J. Randolph Babbitt, said the major carriers — the ones whose colors the small airlines use — should involve themselves more thoroughly in pilot training at the regional carriers, with senior pilots "mentoring" the entry-level pilots at the regional lines.
