MEDS as a valid outcome prediction model was established in a validation group, with an area under the ROC curve of 0.76 in this group [ 61].
Instead, a valid outcome may include identifying multiple methods with excellent performance under different evaluation criteria37.
DM1-Activ is a practical, reliable and valid outcome measure that fulfils all clinimetric requirements.
The antispastic effects of these techniques remain unexplored due to a paucity of valid outcome measures.
To monitor treatment effects in patients with congenital myopathies and congenital muscular dystrophies, valid outcome measures are necessary.
Reliable and valid outcome measures are needed to be able to evaluate recovery, effects of rehabilitation interventions, and changes over time.
The achievement of a given change score on a valid outcome instrument is commonly used to indicate whether a clinically relevant change has occurred after spine surgery.
For Phase II and III clinical trials in children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), reliable and valid outcome measures are necessary.
The current pilot study was designed to determine whether measurement of caudate change on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a feasible and valid outcome measure in an actual clinical trial situation.
Only a few clinical studies have been reported, most of which are flawed by poor design and a lack of valid outcome measures and diagnostic criteria, making the results difficult to interpret.
Broadly, measurement tools tended to focus on multiple, but different, facets of violence, which included: severity of act, severity of outcome, frequency and intent, with each suggested as a valid outcome measure for violent acts.
