Browsing Duke Faculty Articles by Subject "validity"

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Autonomic cardiovascular dysregulation as a potential mechanism underlying depression and coronary artery bypass grafting surgery outcomes

Youssef, Nagy A. (BIOMED CENTRAL LTD, 2010)

Background: Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is often used to treat patients with significant coronary heart disease (CHD). To date, multiple longitudinal and cross-sectional studies have examined the association ...
A Generalizable Scale of Propensity to Plan: The Long and the Short of Planning for Time and for Money

Lynch, Dr John; Spiller, Stephen A. (UNIV CHICAGO PRESS, 2010)

Planning has pronounced effects on consumer behavior and intertemporal choice. We develop a six-item scale measuring individual differences in propensity to plan that can be adapted to different domains and used to compare ...
Patient-Based Outcome Assessment Instruments in Acupuncture Research

Coeytaux, Remy (MARY ANN LIEBERT INC, 2010)

Background: Outcome assessment can support the therapeutic process by providing a way to track symptoms and functionality over time, providing insights to clinicians and patients, as well as offering a common language to ...
Physical activity in US Blacks: a systematic review and critical examination of self-report instruments

Bennett, Gary (BIOMED CENTRAL LTD, 2010)

Background: Physical activity self-report instruments in the US have largely been developed for and validated in White samples. Despite calls to validate existing instruments in more diverse samples, relatively few instruments ...