Sentences with phrase «valid measure of the health»

I have long said that the health of the states is a more valid measure of the health of the nation than looking at national statistics.

The HAI is a reliable and valid measure of health anxiety.

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«As financial incentives change in the U.S. health care system, valid measures of care quality are increasingly important for ensuring transparency and accountability.

This compelling knowledge base underscores three significant, unmet needs: (1) valid and reliable biological and bio-behavioral measures (or «biomarkers») of «toxic stress» to identify children who are at higher risk of chronic disease in adulthood; (2) more effective intervention strategies to prevent, reduce, or mitigate the long - term health consequences of significant adversity in early childhood; and (3) biomarkers that are sensitive to change and can thus be used to assess the short - term and medium - term effects of intervention strategies whose ultimate impacts on physical and mental health may not be apparent until decades later.

We need valid measures of well - being, happiness, positive mental health and flourishing that can be understood and used by people in many different roles.

One classification of research output includes three categories: studies oriented to developing valid, reliable and culturally appropriate measures (measurement studies); descriptive studies that describe the size and nature of health and illness issues; and intervention studies that focus on the effectiveness and acceptability of interventions.8, 9