Partial recording of indices of periodontitis have long been used in clinical and epidemiological studies to predict full-mouth situation. The two most widely used partial recording indices for periodontal surveys are the community periodontal index of treatment needs (CPITN) and the Ramfjord teeth. The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of Ramfjord teeth in predicting the full-mo...

AIMS The purpose of this study was to translate the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre (MSKCC) Bowel Function Instrument into Italian and to test its psychometric validity and reliability in a sample of Italian rectal cancer patients. METHODS The MSKCC questionnaire was translated into Italian using a standard procedure of double-back translation. Construct validity was tested using a fac...

AIM The purpose of this study was to assess the reliability and validity of the Thai version of the Calgary Depression Scale for Schizophrenia (CDSS) for the evaluation of depression in patients with schizophrenia. METHODS Sixty patients with schizophrenia according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: Fourth Edition; Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) criteria were recruited to t...

The psychometric properties of the Persian "Reading the Mind in the Eyes" test were investigated, so were the predictions from the Empathizing-Systemizing theory of psychological sex differences. Adults aged 16-69 years old (N = 545, female = 51.7 %) completed the test online. The analysis of items showed them to be generally acceptable. Test-retest reliability, as measured by Intra-class corre...

The quotient correlation is defined here as an alternative to Pearson’s correlation that is more intuitive and flexible in cases where the tail behavior of data is important. It measures nonlinear dependence where the regular correlation coefficient is generally not applicable. One of its most useful features is a test statistic that has high power when testing nonlinear dependence in cases whe...

OBJECTIVES To establish the inter- and intra-rater reliability of the Netball Movement Screening Tool, for screening adolescent female netball players. DESIGN Inter- and intra-rater reliability study. METHODS Forty secondary school netball players were recruited to take part in the study. Twenty subjects were screened simultaneously and independently by two raters to ascertain inter-rater a...