OBJECTIVE: Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is the focus of many intervention trials, yet the outcome measure when based solely on oxygen administration may be confounded by differing criteria for ...

This study tested the discriminant validity of International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) primary graft dysfunction (PGD) grades with lung injury biomarker profiles and survival.

1 Department of Surgery, School of Physical Therapy, Western University, London, ON, Canada 2 Hand and Upper Limb Centre, St. Joseph's Health Centre, London, ON, Canada Content validity is a ...

Binge eating, a cardinal symptom of bulimia nervosa (BN) and binge eating disorder (BED), continues to pose challenges in terms of its definition and thus construct validity and clinical utility. This ...

Objective Communication skills assessment (CSA) is essential for ensuring competency, guiding educational practices and safeguarding regulatory compliance in health professions education (HPE).

Objectives This study assessed the psychometric properties of the fatigue numeric rating scale (NRS) and sought to establish values for clinically meaningful change (responder definition). Methods ...

In everyday language, the term validity is typically used to describe something as being trustworthy or legit. It's meaning ...