Each participant undertook a baseline assessment at The University of Birmingham Medical School.
In order to effectively address the legal and social issues facing communities, it is important to undertake a baseline study to determine the actual needs and gaps.
We undertook a baseline assessment comprising history of asthma, current smoking status, presence of comorbidity, and FEV1 with a Piko meter (nSpire Health, Enfield, UK).
25 Number and duration of contacts (telephone, clinic visits, or home visits) with community services We undertook a baseline assessment comprising current smoking status, UK Medical Research Council dyspnoea score, 26 history of COPD, presence of comorbidity, and baseline questionnaires.
For all intervention participants the practice research nurse undertook a baseline assessment, asking about current mood, social circumstances, current treatment (medication and/or psychological therapy), and any side-effects or queries.
Following written informed consent, participants will be requested to undertake a baseline assessment (Time 1) (comprising the self report questionnaires listed in the following section) prior to group allocation (intervention vs. control).
Using four indicators that could be captured using the existing PMS, we undertook a baseline facility-level survey to a) ascertain Tanzanian national performance against WHO targets for four HIVDR EWIs and b) determine the correlates of achievements or failures in reaching the targets.
Given concerns about the quality of, and limited information about hospital care in Bangladesh, we undertook a baseline assessment of the quality of care for under five children in randomly selected government district and sub-district hospitals in Bangladesh as these are where severely ill children are most likely to be referred to.
We undertook a descriptive baseline survey in order to understand the background and needs of SARNet members and to tailor network activities towards those needs.
Each EU member state was obliged to undertake a standardized baseline survey to determine the prevalence of Salmonella within their industry sectors.
