Satisfaction is commonly used as an outcome measure, but may be even more important as an intervening variable that influences therapeutic usefulness, help-seeking, compliance and service utilisation.
We can endorse their usefulness in helping us build bridges and cure diseases.
Participants in both groups rated the booklet favourably in terms of usefulness in helping to manage changes to sexuality and usefulness in helping with talking with their partner about changes to their sexuality.
Recently, short message service (SMS) communication has demonstrated its usefulness in helping people to stop smoking [ 37].
But others said that the antiviral activity of alpha-defensins had already been known and that their usefulness for helping treat AIDS was uncertain.
Although contemporary casuists recognize the potential of self-interest and other forms of bias to corrupt casuistry, many authors affirm its usefulness in helping people with diverse beliefs reach workable agreements in difficult moral cases.
The term itself comes from the American philosopher John Dewey's name for his own more general brand of pragmatism, according to which the value of any idea is determined by its usefulness in helping people to adapt to the world around them.
To determine the safety of vitreous aspiration needle tap as a clinical procedure and its usefulness in helping to distinguish between infective, inflammatory, and malignant causes of uveitis.
Initial results from in situ deployment of DANE in a senior-level interdisciplinary class on biologically inspired design indicates its usefulness in helping designers conceptualize design of complex systems, thus promising enough to motivate continued work on knowledge-based CAD for biologically inspired design.
Based on media reports and Mr. Xiao's previous business dealings with senior Chinese officials and their families, the most likely reason for the kidnapping of China's 46-year-old tycoon (ranked as the 32nd wealthiest individual in the country, according to the Hurun Report) is his potential usefulness in helping Chinese authorities investigate wrongdoing in high places.
Acceptability of the decision board was assessed by asking questions regarding how well they understood the board, its usefulness in helping them make a decision, and whether they would recommend it for others.
