Befindlichkeitstest

English translation: subjective health questionnaire

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German term or phrase:Befindlichkeitstest
English translation:subjective health questionnaire
Entered by: Jonathan MacKerron

14:09 Jan 9, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: Befindlichkeitstest
test given during a clinical trial-"sensitivity test"? or is the volunteer simply being asked how he/she feels?
Jonathan MacKerron
subjective condition monitoring/test
Explanation:
Befindlichkeit here refers to the patient's/volunteer's subjective condition, i.e. he is asked for his condition as he perceives it (as opposed to the investigator's opinion).

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Note added at 2003-01-09 18:15:46 (GMT)
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No matter what term you opt for, I consider it important to qualify it using \"subjective\".
Selected response from:

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 17:45
Grading comment
I've gone with "subjective health questionnaire", thanks to all contributers!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5general health questionaire
Holly Hart
4depression test; or test of general health
Dr. Fred Thomson
4..to find out how somenone feels
Cécile Kellermayr
4testing the overall (general) state of health
gangels (X)
4subjective condition monitoring/test
Cilian O'Tuama
4testing ones state of health
Ellen Zittinger
3yes i think you guessed right!
Norbert Hermann
3possibly "Self-Report Test"
TonyTK
2 +1just in case....
Dr Janine Manuel BSc BHB MBChB


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yes i think you guessed right!


Explanation:
Norbert

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check on the test persons physical / medical state

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or as Fred puts it:

check on the test persons general state of mind / health

Norbert Hermann
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depression test; or test of general health


Explanation:
Gudiance from Bunjes, GE WB der Medezin

Dr. Fred Thomson
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
..to find out how somenone feels


Explanation:
"Befindlichkeitstest" means that someone is asked some questions or is tested in some other way in order to find out how he feels

Cécile Kellermayr
Austria
Local time: 17:45
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possibly "Self-Report Test"


Explanation:
100+ hits for "self-report test" - as well as the following hit:

- SCL-90:"Self-Report-Symptom-Inventory"; ein 90 Items umfassender Fragebogen zur Selbstbeurteilung der psychischen Befindlichkeit -

http://www.klinik-angermuehle.de/k-qs-bsp.htm


TonyTK
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
general health questionaire


Explanation:
This is how I have translated G>E clinical trial case report forms. I have worked with both English and German CRF's.


    clinical trials experience
Holly Hart
United States
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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
just in case....


Explanation:
if the drug trial is for a psychiatric medicine or is thought to have an effect on mood it could be a test of mood because in psychiatry there is the Befindlichkeitsscala - a scale to test mood- otherwise the test is probably a more general one as everyone has suggested above

Dr Janine Manuel BSc BHB MBChB
New Zealand
Local time: 03:45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 611

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agree  gangels (X): is it his mental or physical 'Befindlichkeit' which is open to question
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testing the overall (general) state of health


Explanation:
as opposed to testing a specific sympton


Could also say 'general state of wellbeing'

gangels (X)
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subjective condition monitoring/test


Explanation:
Befindlichkeit here refers to the patient's/volunteer's subjective condition, i.e. he is asked for his condition as he perceives it (as opposed to the investigator's opinion).

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Note added at 2003-01-09 18:15:46 (GMT)
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No matter what term you opt for, I consider it important to qualify it using \"subjective\".

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 17:45
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 7294
Grading comment
I've gone with "subjective health questionnaire", thanks to all contributers!
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
testing ones state of health


Explanation:
testing one's well-being

or

test administered to assess patients health

assessment of health

Ellen Zittinger
Local time: 08:45
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