scholarly journals Mayo Test Drive: Reliability and construct validity of the Stricker Learning Span and Symbols Test on a self‐administered web‐based testing platform optimized for smartphone

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (S6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aimee J Karstens ◽  
John L Stricker ◽  
Jennifer Geske ◽  
Jason Hassenstab ◽  
Julie A. Fields ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Test Drive ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Testing Platform

scholarly journals Web-Based Assessment of Visual and Visuospatial Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Melissa M. Amick ◽  
Ivy N. Miller ◽  
Sandy Neargarder ◽  
Alice Cronin-Golomb
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Motor Symptoms ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Visuospatial Cognition ◽  
Healthy Control ◽  
Paper Format ◽  
The Web

Visual and visuospatial dysfunction is prevalent in Parkinson’s disease (PD). To promote assessment of these often overlooked symptoms, we adapted the PD Vision Questionnaire for Internet administration. The questionnaire evaluates visual and visuospatial symptoms, impairments in activities of daily living (ADLs), and motor symptoms. PD participants of mild to moderate motor severity (n=24) and healthy control participants (HC,n=23) completed the questionnaire in paper and web-based formats. Reliability was assessed by comparing responses across formats. Construct validity was evaluated by reference to performance on measures of vision, visuospatial cognition, ADLs, and motor symptoms. The web-based format showed excellent reliability with respect to the paper format for both groups (allP′s<0.001; HC completing the visual and visuospatial section only). Demonstrating the construct validity of the web-based questionnaire, self-rated ADL and visual and visuospatial functioning were significantly associated with performance on objective measures of these abilities (allP′s<0.01). The findings indicate that web-based administration may be a reliable and valid method of assessing visual and visuospatial and ADL functioning in PD.

scholarly journals EuroQol (EQ-5D-5L) Validity in Assessing the Quality of Life in Adults With Asthma: Cross-Sectional Study (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gimena Hernandez ◽  
Olatz Garin ◽  
Alexandra L Dima ◽  
Angels Pont ◽  
Marc Martí Pastor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Inhaled Corticosteroids ◽  
Ceiling Effect ◽  
Effect Sizes ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Value Set ◽  
Beta Agonists ◽  
Health Related

BACKGROUND The EuroQol-5 Dimension (EQ-5D), developed in 1990, is a most widely used generic tool to measure the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and considered suitable for patients with asthma. In 2009, the EuroQol Group developed a new EQ-5D version to overcome limitations related to its consistently reported high ceiling effect. To enhance the sensitivity for assessing the HRQoL in further patient populations, the number of responses of EQ-5D was increased from 3 to 5 levels (EQ-5D-5L). Moreover, the availability of well-defined requirements for its Web-based administration allows EQ-5D-5L use to monitor the HRQoL in electronic health (eHealth) programs. No study has evaluated the metric properties of the new EQ-5D-5L in patients with asthma yet. OBJECTIVE This study aims to examine the distribution, construct validity, and reliability of the new EQ-5D-5L questionnaire administered online to adults with asthma. METHODS We evaluated patients with asthma (age: 18-40 years) from a primary care setting in France and England, who self-completed the EQ-5D-5L questionnaire online. The inclusion criteria were persistent asthma defined as >6 months of prescribed inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting beta-agonists or inhaled corticosteroids alone during the 12 months prior to inclusion. The EQ-5D index was obtained by applying the English preference value set for the new EQ-5D-5L and the French 3L-5L crosswalk value set. Both value sets produced single preference-based indices ranging from 1 (best health state) to negative values (health states valued as worse than death), where 0=death, allowing the calculation of quality-adjusted life years. Responses to dimensions and index distribution, including ceiling and floor effects, were examined. The construct validity was assessed by comparing the means of known groups by analyses of variance and calculation of effect sizes. RESULTS Of 312 patients answering the baseline Web-based survey, 290 completed the EQ-5D-5L (93%). The floor effect was null, and the ceiling effect was 26.5% (74/279). The mean EQ-5D-5L index was 0.88 (SD 0.14) with the English value set and 0.83 (SD 0.19) with the French 3L-5L crosswalk value set. In both indices, large effect sizes were observed for known groups defined by the Asthma Control Questionnaire (1.06 and 1.04, P<.001). Differences between extreme groups defined by chronic conditions (P=.002 and P=.003 for the English value set and French 3L-5L crosswalk value set, respectively), short-acting beta-agonists (SABAs) canisters in the last 12 months (P=.02 and P=.03), or SABA use during the previous 4 weeks (P=.03 and P=.01) were of moderate magnitude with effect sizes around 0.5. CONCLUSIONS The new EQ-5D-5L questionnaire has an acceptable ceiling effect, a good construct validity based on the discriminant ability for distinguishing among health-related known groups, and high reliability, supporting its adequacy for assessing the HRQoL in patients with asthma. EQ-5D-5L completion by most Web-based respondents supports the feasibility of this administration form.

scholarly journals The Online Patient Satisfaction Index for Patients With Low Back Pain: Development, Reliability, and Validation Study (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamana Afzali ◽  
Henrik Hein Lauridsen ◽  
Janus Laust Thomsen ◽  
Jan Hartvigsen ◽  
Martin Bach Jensen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Satisfaction Index

BACKGROUND Low back pain is highly prevalent, and most often, a specific causative factor cannot be identified. Therefore, for most patients, their low back pain is labeled as nonspecific. Patient education and information are recommended for all these patients. The internet is an accessible source of medical information on low back pain. Approximately 50% of patients with low back pain search the internet for health and medical advice. Patient satisfaction with education and information is important in relation to patients’ levels of inclination to use web-based information and their trust in the information they find. Although patients who are satisfied with the information they retrieve use the internet as a supplementary source of information, dissatisfied patients tend to avoid using the internet. Consumers’ loyalty to a product is often applied to evaluate their satisfaction. Consumers have been shown to be good ambassadors for a service when they are willing to recommend the service to a friend or colleague. When consumers are willing to recommend a service to a friend or colleague, they are also likely to be future users of the service. To the best of our knowledge, no multi-item instrument exists to specifically evaluate satisfaction with information delivered on the web for people with low back pain. OBJECTIVE This study aims to report on the development, reliability testing, and construct validity testing of the Online Patient Satisfaction Index to measure patients’ satisfaction with web-based information for low back pain. METHODS This is a cross-sectional validation study of the Online Patient Satisfaction Index. The index was developed with experts and assessed for face validity. It was subsequently administered to 150 adults with nonspecific low back pain. Of these, 46% (70/150) were randomly assigned to participate in a reliability test using an intraclass correlation coefficient of agreement. Construct validity was evaluated by hypothesis testing based on a web app (MyBack) and Wikipedia on low back pain. RESULTS The index includes 8 items. The median score (range 0-24) based on the MyBack website was 20 (IQR 18-22), and the median score for Wikipedia was 12 (IQR 8-15). The entire score range was used. Overall, 53 participants completed a retest, of which 39 (74%) were stable in their satisfaction with the home page and were included in the analysis for reliability. Intraclass correlation coefficient of agreement was estimated to be 0.82 (95% CI 0.68-0.90). Two hypothesized correlations for construct validity were confirmed through an analysis using complete data. CONCLUSIONS The index had good face validity, excellent reliability, and good construct validity and can be used to measure satisfaction with the provision of web-based information regarding nonspecific low back pain among people willing to access the internet to obtain health information. CLINICALTRIAL ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03449004; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03449004

scholarly journals Cross-Cultural Validation of the English Chronic Pain Myth Scale in Emergency Nurses

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geraldine Martorella ◽  
Anaïs Lacasse ◽  
Michelle Kostic ◽  
Glenna Schluck
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Internal Structure ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Emergency Nurses ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Acceptable Reliability

Background. Utilization of the emergency department (ED) by patients seeking relief from chronic pain (CP) has increased. These patients often face stigmatization, and the ED is no exception. The French-Canadian Chronic Pain Myth Scale (CPMS) was developed to evaluate common societal misconceptions about CP including among healthcare providers. To our knowledge, no tool of this nature is available in English. Objectives. This study thus aimed at determining to what extent a new English adaptation of the CPMS could provide valid scores among US emergency nurses. The internal consistency, construct validity, and internal structure of the translated scale were thus examined. Methods. After careful translation of the scale, the English CPMS was administered to 482 emergency nurses and its validity was explored through a web-based cross-sectional study. Results. Acceptable reliability α>0.7 was reported for the first and third subscales. The second subscale’s reliability coefficient was below the cutoff (α=0.67) but is still considered adequate. As expected, statistically significant differences were found between nurses suffering from CP vs nurses not suffering from CP, supporting the construct validity of the scale. After exploratory factor analysis, similar internal structure was found supporting the 3-factorial nature of the original CPMS. Conclusion. Our results provide support for the preliminary validity of the English CPMS to measure knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes towards CP among emergency nurses in the United States.

A Sandbox Approach to Online Exam Administration

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 49-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stu Westin
Keyword(s):  
Test Administration ◽  
Software System ◽  
Academic Honesty ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Testing Platform ◽  
Testing Environment ◽  
Perceived Needs ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Further Development ◽  
The Web

This paper describes eTAP (electronic Test Administration Platform), an innovative software system that is designed to facilitate the administration of Web-based tests and exams. The purpose of the paper is to share the success of the approach, and to promote its further development and use in the e-learning milieu. The eTAP system has been developed by the author for use in their own multi-section, Web-based course in response to the author’s perceived needs in this setting. The software addresses issues of monitoring and attendance, academic honesty (e-cheating), and activity logging in the electronic testing environment. The testing platform provided by eTAP uses a software sandbox approach to exam integrity. That is, once the program is started, the user is limited to specific sanctioned computer functionality and is restricted to a well-defined, relevant region of the Web.

scholarly journals The Online Patient Satisfaction Index for Patients With Low Back Pain: Development, Reliability, and Validation Study

10.2196/21462 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (11) ◽  
pp. e21462
Author(s):  
Tamana Afzali ◽  
Henrik Hein Lauridsen ◽  
Janus Laust Thomsen ◽  
Jan Hartvigsen ◽  
Martin Bach Jensen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Satisfaction Index

Background Low back pain is highly prevalent, and most often, a specific causative factor cannot be identified. Therefore, for most patients, their low back pain is labeled as nonspecific. Patient education and information are recommended for all these patients. The internet is an accessible source of medical information on low back pain. Approximately 50% of patients with low back pain search the internet for health and medical advice. Patient satisfaction with education and information is important in relation to patients’ levels of inclination to use web-based information and their trust in the information they find. Although patients who are satisfied with the information they retrieve use the internet as a supplementary source of information, dissatisfied patients tend to avoid using the internet. Consumers’ loyalty to a product is often applied to evaluate their satisfaction. Consumers have been shown to be good ambassadors for a service when they are willing to recommend the service to a friend or colleague. When consumers are willing to recommend a service to a friend or colleague, they are also likely to be future users of the service. To the best of our knowledge, no multi-item instrument exists to specifically evaluate satisfaction with information delivered on the web for people with low back pain. Objective This study aims to report on the development, reliability testing, and construct validity testing of the Online Patient Satisfaction Index to measure patients’ satisfaction with web-based information for low back pain. Methods This is a cross-sectional validation study of the Online Patient Satisfaction Index. The index was developed with experts and assessed for face validity. It was subsequently administered to 150 adults with nonspecific low back pain. Of these, 46% (70/150) were randomly assigned to participate in a reliability test using an intraclass correlation coefficient of agreement. Construct validity was evaluated by hypothesis testing based on a web app (MyBack) and Wikipedia on low back pain. Results The index includes 8 items. The median score (range 0-24) based on the MyBack website was 20 (IQR 18-22), and the median score for Wikipedia was 12 (IQR 8-15). The entire score range was used. Overall, 53 participants completed a retest, of which 39 (74%) were stable in their satisfaction with the home page and were included in the analysis for reliability. Intraclass correlation coefficient of agreement was estimated to be 0.82 (95% CI 0.68-0.90). Two hypothesized correlations for construct validity were confirmed through an analysis using complete data. Conclusions The index had good face validity, excellent reliability, and good construct validity and can be used to measure satisfaction with the provision of web-based information regarding nonspecific low back pain among people willing to access the internet to obtain health information. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03449004; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03449004

scholarly journals Advancing Optimal Development in Children: Examining the Construct Validity of a Parent Reflective Functioning Questionnaire (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monica De Roo ◽  
Gina Wong ◽  
Gwen R Rempel ◽  
Shawn N Fraser
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Reflective Functioning ◽  
Mental States ◽  
Parenting Competence ◽  
Secure Attachment ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Age Range ◽  
Practical Measure

BACKGROUND Parental reflective functioning (PRF) is the capacity parents have to understand their own mental states and those of their children, as well as the influence of those mental states on behavior. Parents with greater capacity for PRF are more likely to foster secure attachment with their children. The Parental Development Interview is a gold standard measure of PRF but is hampered by cost, training, and length of administration. The 18-item Parent Reflective Functioning Questionnaire (PRFQ-18) is a simpler option developed to capture 3 types of PRF: (1) prementalizing, (2) parent’s certainty, and (3) interest and curiosity surrounding a child’s mental state. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine the factor structure and select psychometric properties of the PRFQ in a sample of Canadian parents. METHODS We examined the factor structure and discriminant and construct validity of the PRFQ-18 among 306 parents (males=120 and females=186) across Canada; the age range of children was 0 to 12 years. Parents also completed Web-based measures of perceived stress, parental coping, parenting competence, and social support. RESULTS A confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the hypothesized 3-factor structure of the PRFQ-18 providing evidence that the PRFQ-18 may be a useful and practical measure of PRF in Canadian adults and showed minor revisions may improve the suitability of the PRFQ-18 for assessing PRF. CONCLUSIONS These results add support for the construct validity of the PRFQ-18.

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