Are the objections answerable and was Socrates simply too inexperienced to answer them adequately?
She recounts that she was asked quite complex scientific questions at her interview; apparently she managed to answer them adequately.
Maybe the inclusion of residents who were 'able to answer questions adequately' influenced the results for the MMSE.
In cases where the person interviewed was unable to answer questions adequately, a close relative or caregiver provided the relevant information.
Inclusion criteria for residents were an age of at least 60 years, the ability to answer questions adequately, written and oral informed consent (for those under legal guardianship, guardians had to provide consent) and regular (daily or weekly) individualised KT for at least 3 months.
A longitudinal study, which could answer adequately this question, is underway.
The Modified Norton Scale includes the item "mental condition", that is scored from 1 4 (with 1 representing "no contact", 2 "cannot answer adequately", 3 "occasionally confused" and 4 "fully oriented") [ 24].
There may be enough in the Awlaki case to answer that question adequately.
Immobilization should possibly be prolonged, despite the absence of symptoms, but to answer this question adequately, prospective studies first need to be performed.
There is, however, an inevitable trade off between making the questionnaire comprehensive enough to answer the question adequately, and making it so long that it has an adverse effect on response.
