Patient satisfaction with psychotropic drugs: Validation of the PAtient SAtisfaction with Psychotropic (PASAP) scale in patients with bipolar disorder

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 183-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Nordon ◽  
B. Falissard ◽  
S. Gerard ◽  
J. Angst ◽  
J.M. Azorin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Internal Validity ◽  
Reduction Process ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Participation Rate ◽  
Manic Episode ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Structured Interviews

AbstractPurpose:The PAtient SAtisfaction with Psychotropic (PASAP) scale is a self-completed questionnaire measuring satisfaction with psychotropic medication. The aim of the study was to describe its development in French and its psychometric properties.Materials and methods:Scale construction was based on an extensive search of the literature. The item reduction process required semi-structured interviews of psychiatric outpatients (n = 30). The final version of the PASAP is a 9-item, 5-point Likert-type scale, covering the scope of effectiveness and adherence. To assess the psychometric properties of the scale, French patients with an acute manic episode (n = 314) from a large European observational cohort completed the PASAP scale 3 months after psychotropic treatment initiation/change. Internal validity and reliability were assessed using principal component analysis (PCA). Concurrent validity was assessed using comparisons to physician-rated satisfaction with life, illness severity, mood relapse, compliance and side effects.Results:Participation rate was 68.4%. PCA was in favour of uni-dimensionality. Cronbach's α coefficient was 0.85 (95%CI 0.83–0.88). All five concurrent measures were significantly associated with the PASAP score.Conclusion:The PASAP scale showed good psychometric properties in a large bipolar population and thus seems adequate for evaluating treatment satisfaction. Its short length and good acceptability makes it suitable for clinical research.

The Turkish Adaptation of the Triangular Relationship Inventory: The Validity and Reliability Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 106648072110230
Author(s):  
Çiğdem Yavuz Güler
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Family System ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Tension Stress ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
The Family ◽  
Triangular Relationship

Objective: According to the family systems theory, triangulation is defined as reflecting and conveying the tension between two individuals to a third individual to reduce the existing tension, stress, and anxiety. This study was conducted to adapt the “Triangular Relationship Inventory” to Turkish and to assess psychometric properties. Method: The sample of the study included 337 individuals (234 women and 103 men) aged between 18 and 25 years. The structure validity of the inventory was evaluated with the confirmatory factor analysis and reliability was evaluated with Chronbach's alpha internal consistency coefficient, test–retest method, and item analyses. Results: The result showed that the Turkish form of the Triangular Relationship Inventory showed similar psychometric properties to the original inventory. The structure which consists of the balanced, mediator, cross-generational coalition, and scapegoat subdimensions of 24 items displayed acceptable goodness-of-fit values in the Turkish sample with the 0.91 Cronbach's alpha coefficient while the reliability values of the subdimensions changed between 0.86 and 0.91. Considering the convergent validity of the inventory, there was a negative correlation between the triangular relationship and satisfaction with life and the differentiation of self, and a significant positive correlation with depression, anxiety, and stress. Conclusion: The psychometric properties revealed in this study show that the Turkish form of the Triangular Relationship Inventory is a valid and reliable measurement tool that can be used to measure the triangulation levels and roles of the individuals, who are in the Turkish sample and between the ages of 18 and 25 years, within the family system.

scholarly journals A Health-Related Satisfaction with Life Scale Measure for Use with Cross-National Older Adults: A Validation Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sofia von Humboldt ◽  
Isabel Leal
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Validation Study ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
Criterion Validity ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Health Related

Objectives: Literature suggests some inconsistent results in the validity and reliability of the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SwLS) in older samples. The objective was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the SwLS in a cross-cultural sample of older adults.Methods: This is a validation study to assess the psychometric properties of the SWLS in a sample of 1291 older adults 75 years of age or older, cross-culturally diverse and living in the community. A confirmatory factor analysis was performed. Item analysis and reliability, were also assessed.Results: The systematic procedure used in the SwLS validation points to a good level of psychometric properties, such as reliability, construct, criterion validity, external validity and divergent criterion validity, suggesting that the SwL is assessing a construct different from the ones evaluated by PANAS and OtLQ.Conclusion: The SwLS has demonstrated reliability, validity, and reproducibility for use in measuring health-related satisfaction with life among older adults in policy programs and interventions in community settings.

Development and Validation of a Multidimensional Instrument: Assessing Barriers to Dietary Practices

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. E98-E138
Author(s):  
Enia Zigbuo-Wenzler ◽  
Gayenell S. Magwood ◽  
Martina Mueller ◽  
Angela Fraser
Keyword(s):  
Internal Validity ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Dietary Practices ◽  
Expert Review ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Component Solution ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
Development And Validation

Background and PurposePoor dietary practices are linked to many chronic diseases. The purpose of this validation study was to develop a psychometrically sound instrument that can be administered by health practitioners to measure dietary barriers.MethodsThe Dietary Health Status (DHS) instrument, designed to measure dietary barriers is comprised of items in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey-What We Eat in America datasets. Content validity was established for DHS using an expert review process. Principal component analysis (PCA) was then used to assess validity and reliability as determined by Cronbach's alpha values.ResultsThe PCA supported a 10-component solution, explaining 61% of the total variance. Cronbach's alpha was .67 for the entire instrument, ranging from .55 to .87 for the 10 subscales.ConclusionResults suggest the instrument had sufficient construct and internal validity. This exploratory study is an important first step in validating the DHS instrument.

Evaluation of a digital platform that engages stakeholders in the co-creation of healthcare innovations: A mixed-methods study

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Tončinić ◽  
Renée de Wildt-Liesveld ◽  
Hubertus JM Vrijhoef
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Stakeholder Engagement ◽  
Healthcare Delivery ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Digital Platform ◽  
Quantitative Manner ◽  
Engagement Assessment

Introduction Engaging public and patients in the decision-making processes is on the agenda of many healthcare systems towards sustainable healthcare delivery. While many engagement initiatives are performed face-to-face, an increasing number is conducted online. An example of the latter is the Dutch digital platform Gezonde Mening that engages patients, healthcare professionals and other stakeholders in the co-creation of healthcare innovations. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of stakeholder engagement performed on Gezonde Mening by focusing on the process of planning, execution and transition of engagement activities. Methods A mixed-methods study was performed by conducting eight semi-structured interviews with developers and funders of Gezonde Mening and an assessment of the psychometric properties of two questionnaires administrated via Gezonde Mening to seek stakeholders’ inputs. While the interviews were analysed deductively and inductively, data from the assessment of psychometric properties were analysed in a descriptive quantitative manner. Data were interpreted through triangulation. Results Assessment of the planning of stakeholder engagement identified needs for having more stakeholders on the platform to enable subgroup analysis and robust insights. Moreover, questionnaires administered by Gezonde Mening showed low validity and reliability. Assessment of the execution of stakeholder engagement indicated that stakeholders are sufficiently informed about engagement. Assessment of the transition of engagement activities showed needs to provide direct results to stakeholders and allow their evaluation of the platform. Conclusion Gezonde Mening digital platform facilitates communication between innovators and stakeholders during engagement activities. However, the study identified room for improvement regarding the planning and transition activities.

scholarly journals Multidimensional Prayer Inventory: Psychometric Properties and Clinical Applications

Religions ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 79
Author(s):  
Beata Zarzycka ◽  
Dariusz Krok ◽  
Kamil Tomaka ◽  
Radosław Rybarski
Keyword(s):  
Principal Component Analysis ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Clinical Applications ◽  
Christian Tradition ◽  
Valid Measure ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Application Study ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

Prayer is one of the most important aspects of religious/spiritual life. The psychological literature has identified various types of prayer and a few methods for measuring it. The Multidimensional Prayer Inventory (MPI) has received much attention from researchers since it allows for the capture of the most universal forms of prayer, characteristic of the Judeo-Christian tradition: Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication, and Reception. The aim of this article was to examine psychometric properties and clinical applications of the Polish MPI. In four studies, we established the internal structure of the MPI using Principal Component Analysis (PCA, study 1) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA, study 2), examined its validity and reliability in relation to religiousness (study 3), and analysed its clinical application (study 4). The Polish MPI has been confirmed as a reliable and valid measure of five types of prayer for use in research settings.

scholarly journals Reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the ADL-focused Occupation-based Neurobehavioural Evaluation (A-ONE J): Applying Rasch analysis methods

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasuhiro Higashi ◽  
Shinichi Takabatake ◽  
Asako Matsubara ◽  
Koji Nishikawa ◽  
Hiroto Shigeta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rasch Analysis ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Item Difficulty ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Internal Validity ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Japanese Version ◽  
Functional Independence ◽  
Scale Structure ◽  
Validity And Reliability

Background/objective The ADL-focused Occupation-based Neurobehavioral Evaluation (A-ONE) can be used to evaluate both performances of activities of daily living (ADL) tasks and neurobehavioural problems that interfere with ADL task performance among clients with neurological disorders. Research studies have demonstrated acceptable psychometric properties of the original version of the A-ONE as well as the Rasch analysed version. The aim of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the A-ONE (A-ONE J). Methods Rasch analysis was performed on data obtained from eight different hospitals in Japan on performances of 150 individuals diagnosed with a stroke based on the functional independence (FI) scale items. The rating scale structure was investigated and internal validity and reliability were examined. Unidimensionality of the items was examined by mean square infit values and principal component analysis of residuals. The targeting between person ability and item difficulty was explored, as well as the separation reliability. Finally, psychometric values and item difficulty hierarchies obtained in this study were compared to the original Rasch analysis of the A-ONE. Results The rating scale structure might be improved by collapsing two categories twice (from five categories to three categories). Unidimensionality of the items was obtained for 20 items. Targeting was acceptable, and separation reliability for item calibrations was high and acceptable for people. Conclusion/limitations: This study provides important information regarding the possibilities for revising the ordinal A-ONE J FI Scale, converting it into a unidimensional scale. Further study with increased and more diverse sample is needed.

scholarly journals VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OF THE FLOURISHING SCALE: LATVIAN VERSION

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 171-180
Author(s):  
Inese Sadauska ◽  
Aleksandrs Koļesovs
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Fit Indices ◽  
Validity And Reliability

The objective of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Latvian version of the Flourishing Scale (FS), created by Diener et al. (2010). FS is a brief self-report measure of the respondent’s well-being and success in areas of relationships, self-esteem, purpose, and optimism. The scale provides a single score across 8 items. The original FS was translated to Latvian and then back to English. The Satisfaction with Life Scale and Meaning in Life Questionnaire was applied for testing the convergent validity of the FS. Participants of the study were 191 people, ranged in age from 19 to 68 (159 women, mean age M = 30.62, SD = 9.50). Reliability analysis, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis (EFA and CFA) of the scale were performed. EFA indicated a one-factor structure. Results showed that the Latvian version of FS has good psychometric properties and demonstrated convergent validity. Testing of the original model by CFA resulted in acceptable fit indices.

scholarly journals Exploring the psychometric properties of the Rainbow Model of Integrated Care measurement tool for care providers in Australia

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. e027920 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian Fares ◽  
Kon Shing Kenneth Chung ◽  
Megan Passey ◽  
Jo Longman ◽  
Pim P Valentijn
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Integrated Care ◽  
Functional Integration ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Four Dimensions

ObjectiveTo assess the reliability and validity of a shortened version of the Rainbow Model of Integrated Care (RMIC) measurement tool (MT). The original version of the measurement tool has been modified (shortened) for the Australian context.DesignValidation of the psychometric properties of the RMIC-MT.SettingHealthcare providers providing services to a geographically defined rural area in New South Wales (NSW), Australia.ParticipantsA sample of 56 healthcare providers providing mental and physical healthcare.Main outcome measuresThe psychometric properties of the tool were tested using principal component analysis for validity and Cronbach’s alpha for reliability.ResultsThe tool was shown to have good validity and reliability. The 35 items used in the shortened version of the tool were reduced to 29 items grouped into four dimensions: community-governance orientation, normative integration, functional integration and clinical-professional coordination.ConclusionsThe shortened version of the RMIC-MT is a valid and reliable tool that evaluates integrated care from a healthcare provider’s perspective in NSW, Australia. In order to assess the tool’s appropriateness in an international context, future studies should focus on validating the tool in other healthcare settings.

scholarly journals Practical application of the Lima Happiness Scale in workers of service companies at Barquisimeto, Venezuela

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (59) ◽  
pp. 64-78
Author(s):  
Zahira Moreno ◽  
Luis Enrique Ibarra Morales
Keyword(s):  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Life Meaning ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Principal Component Method ◽  
Service Companies ◽  
Response Alternatives ◽  
Personal Fulfillment

The objective of this paper is to obtain indicators to allow to measure the happiness degree for a sample of workers, through the Alarcon Happiness Scale and the Subjective Happiness Scale. It was applied on service companies295 employees working in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. The scale consists of 27 Likert-type items with five response alternatives. Construct reliability and validity was set through the Cronbach alpha statistic and exploratory factor analysis with the principal component method, and Varimax-type orthogonal rotation prior result of the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin test. The results obtained through various statistical tests pointed to the adequacy of the happiness scale, its validity and reliability, since the four factors (positive life meaning, satisfaction with life, personal fulfillment and joy for life) explain 90.1% of a worker’s happiness. In conclusion, it can be considered that workers expresses full happiness instead of temporary states thereof.

Ethnopharmacological Survey of Medicinal Plants against Cancer in Southeastern Morocco

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Eddouks ◽  
N. Lahrach ◽  
M. Ajebli ◽  
M. Hebi
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Nigella Sativa ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Folk Medicine ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Calotropis Procera ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Foeniculum Vulgare ◽  
Traditional Use

Darâa-Tafilalet is considered as one of the charming Moroccan areas concerning the knowledge connected to the traditional use of plants for a therapeutic purpose. This work aims to collect, analyze and evaluate the ethnobotanical knowledge about medicinal plants used in the management of diverse forms of cancer in the Darâa-Tafilalet region. The total number of informants interviewed in this study was 1026 (944 were ordinary local inhabitants and 82 were herbalists). Information was obtained by means of structured and semi-structured interviews with local people. Then, data obtained from interviewees were analyzed by calculating some relative cultural importance (RCI) indices (UV, FUV, ROP and FL). Principal component analysis (PCA) was also involved in this study for comparing some characteristics of species. 101 plants used in folk medicine and belonging to 47 families were identified in this study. The highest UV was attributed to Suaeda vermiculata (0.06897); while, the optimal FUV has been given to Ranunculaceae (0.05956). Concerning the FL values, Nigella sativa, Allium sativum, Allium cepa, Calotropis procera, Foeniculum vulgare and Olea europaea were classified in first with a value cited 100% all for general cancer; whereas Nigella sativa had the highest ROP value (86%). The present enquiry highlighted interesting botanical and cultural findings related to the anticancer ethnomedical knowledge adapted by the local population of Darâa-Tafilalet. However, several experimental and fieldwork studies are needed to give more validity and reliability to such investigation.

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