Identification of the RHI was performed using the scale reported in multiple studies, showing that the RHI report had differences in some variables such as stimulation (P2. χ2 = 5.856: p<.05; P3. χ2 = 6.655: p<.01 y P7 (χ2 = 4.764: p<.05).
The RCT that used the CrAS scale to quantify anticholinergic burden showed a positive association with functional outcome and quality of life and the RCT using the ADS scale reported a negative association with cognitive functioning.
In each group, all rabbits were sacrificed by pentobarbital injection at the 4-week period, and we performed the gross and histological evaluations using the grading scale reported by Wayne et al [ 14] as well as immunohistochemical observations for the bilateral knees.
A recent study using the scale in 53 countries reported internal consistency, as assessed with Cronbach's alpha, mainly in the 0.70 to 0.90 range, with an overall mean of 0.80 [ 29]. - Empowerment, an individual's ability to take control of his or her life and be independent, was measured by means of the Decision-Making Empowerment Scale[ 30].
All of the measurements were obtained according to the indications reported in the MUST report 39, using the scales and stadiometers that were available in each NH.
Resolution of inflammation this was recorded by clinicians and participants using a scale reported by Foss.
Nogueira et al. (2009) found higher frequencies of self-reported impact of fatigue (69 %, using the MFIS-BR) and Mendes et al. (2000) using the Fatigue Severity Scale reported a frequency of 67.4 % [ 51, 52].
In the study by Weis and Lovejoy [ 20], the mothers also reported more than twice as many both positive and negative child behaviours as extensively trained independent observers, which led the authors to conclude that "mothers and observers used the scales differently, with mothers reporting higher levels of all behaviours" (p. 223).
Previous studies using the BI-RADS scale reported moderate agreement, with kappa statistics of 0.43 to 0.59 for intra-observer studies[ 16, 17].
Patients were invited to sign up their headache and the possible presence of vegetative symptoms and of allodynia, using a scale reporting the present of nausea, vomiting, phonophobia and photophobia, and the questionnaire reported by Ashkenazi et al. [23, 24] and previously applied in Italian version [17, 18].
