We used previously validated survey tools on illness beliefs and medication adherence self-efficacy, but the validation was not done in an Afro-Caribbean population and these scales may not accurately reflect true perspectives of our target population [17, 18].
Self-reported nutrition-related behaviors were assessed using a previously validated survey for low-income adults.
To achieve this, a survey was conducted with a number of Australian AED firms, using a validated survey instrument developed elsewhere.
Methods: We modified a previously validated survey tool1 and anglicised the language.
The survey assessed "mental depletion/fatigue using a validated survey that participants completed the following morning" and noted focus and attention span.
(2016) proposed and validated survey non-response as a measure of non-cognitive skills, while Cheng et al.
A previously validated survey was mailed to a random sample of 500 board-certified neurologists in the United States.
We measured physical health-related functioning, a broad indicator of physical wellbeing, using a validated survey instrument (Ware et al. 2000), and sedentary behaviour via self-report.
Indicators of social support included marital status, visits in prison (an objective measure), perceived social support using a validated survey instrument (Mitchell et al. 2003) and a survey item reporting separation from family as a child.
There was no previously validated survey available.
We used validated survey questions where possible.
