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may set questions of a
higher level of difficulty
for health professionals
as compared to questions
that aim to assess the
patients’ knowledge
levels. Hence, it shall
also depend partly on the
access to information by
the target population.
Questionnaires to
measure latent variables
A simple definition for
latent variable(s) is
recommended in order
for a common
understanding of the
concept of ‘latent
variable’ to be
standardized. The