Development of the Chinese Version of the Geriatric Mental State Schedule

2002 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hin-Yeung Tsang ◽  
Main-Yoon Chong ◽  
Andrew T. A. Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Mental State ◽  
Interrater Reliability ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Psychiatric Diagnoses ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
English Version ◽  
Original English Version ◽  
Diagnostic Categories ◽  
Reliable Instrument ◽  
Kappa Value

Objective: To test the validity and reliability of the Chinese Geriatric Mental State Schedule (CGMS) in Taiwanese elders. Methods: The CGMS has gone through a standardized two-way translation, a pretest phase, and consensus focus group meetings in order to modify relevant culture-related terms of the original English version. The interrater reliability of the CGMS among eight psychiatrists was conducted after a training course was given to them. Diagnoses generated by the CGMS-AGECAT (Automated Geriatric Examination for Computer Assisted Taxonomy) were compared with psychiatric diagnoses according to the DSM-III-R criteria. The sample subjects were aged 65 and over and recruited from a community (n = 36) and an “old age home” (n = 56). Results: Four of the eight diagnostic categories generated by the CGMS-AGECAT had a generalized kappa value of 1.0, and the figures for the remaining four categories were acceptable: .8 for depressive neurosis, .6 for anxiety disorder, .5 for schizophrenia, and .5 for depressive psychosis (generalized kappa = .5). The overall agreement between the CGMS-AGECAT and independent psychiatric diagnosis (based on the DSM-III-R criteria) was satisfactory. Conclusion: The CGMS has been found to be a crossculturally valid and reliable instrument for use in Taiwan.

scholarly journals Dutch Translation of the Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire | Nederlandstalige vertaling van de Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Walentynowicz ◽  
Elke Vlemincx ◽  
David Preece ◽  
Olivier Luminet
Keyword(s):  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
English Version ◽  
Dutch Version ◽  
Original English Version ◽  
Psychometric Study ◽  
Dutch Translation ◽  
Zijn Door ◽  
Back Translation

This Dutch translation of the Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire (PAQ) was translated from the original English version. An initial translation from English to Dutch was conducted and refined by the authorship team. These Dutch items were then back-translated into English by a NAATI approved translator. Minor refinements to some of the Dutch items were made by the authorship team on the basis of this back-translation, resulting in the final Dutch version of the PAQ presented in this document. Our team is currently conducting a psychometric study on this Dutch PAQ to examine its validity and reliability. Deze Nederlandstalige vertaling van de Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire (PAQ) is vertaald vanuit de oorspronkelijke Engelse versie. Een eerste vertaling van het Engels naar het Nederlands werd uitgevoerd en verfijnd door het auteursteam. Deze Nederlandstalige items werden vervolgens terugvertaald naar het Engels door een door NAATI erkende vertaler. Op basis van deze hervertaling zijn door het auteursteam kleine verfijningen aangebracht in enkele Nederlandstalige items, wat heeft geleid tot de definitieve Nederlandstalige versie van de PAQ die in dit document wordt gepresenteerd. Ons team voert momenteel een psychometrische studie uit op deze Nederlandstalige PAQ om de validiteit en betrouwbaarheid te onderzoeken.

scholarly journals A new diagnostic approach for Turkish speaking populations DAWBA Turkish Version

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 275-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. B. Dursun ◽  
T. Guvenir ◽  
S. Aras ◽  
C. Ergin ◽  
C. Mutlu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Interrater Reliability ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Child And Adolescent Psychiatry ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Turkish Version ◽  
Prevalence Studies ◽  
Diagnostic Categories ◽  
Diagnostic Interviews ◽  
Turkish People ◽  
Structured Information

Aims.Turkey has the youngest population in Europe with about 25 million people aged below 19 years and Turkish-speaking people comprise the biggest migrant group in Europe with 2.5 million people dispersed in different countries, but conducting epidemiologic surveys on Turkish people is challenging due to the lack of a suitable diagnostic tool. The Development and Well-Being Assessment (DAWBA) is one of the most widely used diagnostic interviews in child and adolescent psychiatry. In this study, we aimed at translating the DAWBA into Turkish and then examined its validity and reliability.Methods.The validity of the Turkish version was examined in clinical (n = 50) and community (n = 104) samples. The interrater reliability was also evaluated on 20 cases.Results.The translation method used in the study achieved semantic, conceptual, content, technical, item and criterion equivalence between the Turkish and original forms. The validity of the Turkish DAWBA was good or excellent for different diagnostic categories (κ: 0.43–0.84); the interrater reliability was also excellent (κ: 0.85–1).Conclusions.The Turkish DAWBA may be useful for future prevalence studies in Turkey. European clinicians and researchers who work with Turkish-speaking families can use the online Turkish DAWBA to gather structured information from Turkish-speaking informants and review the answers in their own language.

scholarly journals Validity and Reliability of the Korean version of the Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale for Nurses

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 215824402110232
Author(s):  
Hye-Ja Park ◽  
Soyoung Yu
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Hospital Nurses ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
English Version ◽  
Intelligence Scale ◽  
Social Ability ◽  
Korean Version ◽  
Reliable Instrument ◽  
Suitable Measure

Emotional intelligence is a social ability that enables one to control one’s emotions and understand and empathize with others, which is an essential skill for medical professionals, including nurses. However, no valid and reliable instrument exists to assess the emotional intelligence of nurses in Korea. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Korean version of the Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale. To do this, the existing English version of the scale was translated into Korean and its content, construct, and convergent validity were evaluated. Participants ( N = 210 nurses) were recruited from two hospitals in South Korea. The final scale showed a content validity index of .90, had adequate construct validity, and had a Cronbach’s α of .91 for the overall scale. Thus, this scale is a valid, reliable, and suitable measure of Korean hospital nurses’ emotional intelligence.

scholarly journals Guidelines for analysis on measuring interrater reliability of nursing outcome classification

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 1169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Intansari Nurjannah ◽  
Sri Marga Siwi
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Methods ◽  
Interrater Reliability ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Percent Agreement ◽  
Kappa Value ◽  
Measure Reliability ◽  
Reliability Measurement

Indicators in nursing outcome classification (NOC) need to be tested for their validity and reliability. One method to measure reliability of NOC is by using interrater reliability.  Kappa and percent agreement are common statistic analytical methods to be used together in measuring interrater reliability of an instrument. The reason for using these two methods at the same time is that those statistic analytical methods have easy reliability interpretation. Two possible conflicts may possibly emerge when there are asynchronies between kappa value and percent agreement. This article is aimed to provide guidance when a researcher faces these two possible conflicts. This guidance is referring to interrater reliability measurement using two raters.

scholarly journals French Translation of the Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivier Luminet ◽  
Carole Fantini-Hauwel ◽  
Emilie Banse ◽  
Alix Bigot ◽  
David Preece
Keyword(s):  
French Translation ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
English Version ◽  
Original English Version ◽  
Psychometric Study ◽  
French Version ◽  
Back Translation

This French translation of the Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire (PAQ) was translated from the original English version. An initial translation from English to French was conducted and refined by the authorship team. These French items were then back-translated into English by a NAATI approved translator. Minor refinements to some of the French items were made by the authorship team on the basis of this back-translation, resulting in the final French version of the PAQ presented in this document. Our team is currently conducting a psychometric study on this French PAQ to examine its validity and reliability. Cette traduction française du Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire (PAQ) a été réalisée à partir de la version originale anglaise. Une première traduction de l'anglais vers le français a été réalisée et affinée par l'équipe des auteurs. Ces items français ont ensuite été retraduits en anglais par un traducteur agréé par le NAATI. Des améliorations mineures ont été apportées à certains items français par l'équipe des auteurs sur la base de cette retraduction, pour aboutir à la version française finale du PAQ présentée dans ce document. Notre équipe mène actuellement des études psychométriques sur la version française du PAQ afin d'en examiner la validité et la fiabilité.

scholarly journals Validity and reliability of pre-class reading tasks for waves and optics (PRT-WO)

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 42
Author(s):  
Asrab Ali Nur Faralina ◽  
Ayop Shahrul Kadri ◽  
Abdullah Nurul Syafiqah Yap
Keyword(s):  
Interrater Reliability ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
Reliability Test ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Expert Review ◽  
Reliable Instrument ◽  
Reading Assignment ◽  
University Level ◽  
Reading Activities

This study aims to produce a valid and reliable instrument in preparing students prior to class at university level of introductory Waves and Optics course. The instrument so called Pre-class Reading Task for Waves and Optics (PRT-WO) was used to probe students’ knowledge acquired through targeted reading activities. In practice, PRT-WO was given in a series before actual face-to-face class as a reading assignment. PRT-WO was content validated through expert review which was analyzed using the interrater reliability Cohen’s kappa. An item analysis was done to identify inappropriate items further evaluated using the reliability test of Kuder-Richardson 20 (KR20). The finding reveals that the value of kappa is 0.66 and the value of KR20 is 0.68, indicating that the developed instrument is valid and reliable.

scholarly journals Finnish version of the Childbirth Experience Questionnaire (CEQ-FI): validity and reliability assessment

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elli Toivonen ◽  
Anna Dencker ◽  
Jukka Uotila ◽  
Heini Huhtala ◽  
Outi Palomäki
Keyword(s):  
Internal Consistency ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Childbirth Experience ◽  
Multiple Dimensions ◽  
Reliable Instrument ◽  
Childbirth Experience Questionnaire ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Experience Questionnaire

Abstract BackgroundChildbirth Experience Questionnaire (CEQ) was developed in Sweden to assess the childbirth experience in multiple dimensions. It has been translated and validated in English, Spanish, Chinese and Persian with the aim to evaluate childbirth experience reliably. This study aimed to validate the Finnish version of the questionnaire, CEQ-FI.MethodsPrimiparous women who had given birth in Tampere University Hospital between January and May 2019 were included in the study. Women planning a cesarean delivery, delivering preterm, or women whose children were transferred to neonatal care were excluded. Eligible 450 women were mailed the questionnaire one month postpartum, and those who completed the questionnaire were mailed it again six weeks postpartum. Test-retest reliability was evaluated by computing kappa coefficients for the two responses. Background data was collected from patient records and used to perform known-groups validation. Internal consistency was assessed by calculating Cronbach’s alpha.ResultsOne hundred seventy-five women returned the questionnaire. Internal consistency and test-retest reliability were good. Women with known risk factors for a negative childbirth experience scored lower in the questionnaire, as expected.ConclusionCEQ-FI is a valid and reliable instrument in measuring childbirth experience also among Finnish-speaking women.

Detecting diagnostic error in psychiatry

Diagnosis ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Error Detection ◽  
Gold Standard ◽  
Laboratory Tests ◽  
General Medicine ◽  
Diagnostic Error ◽  
Diagnostic Process ◽  
Psychiatric Diagnoses ◽  
Tissue Analysis ◽  
Laboratory Findings ◽  
Diagnostic Categories

AbstractThe question of diagnostic error in psychiatry involves two intertwined issues, diagnosis and error detection. You cannot detect diagnostic error unless you have a reliable, valid method of making diagnoses. Since the diagnostic process is less certain in psychiatry than in general medicine, that will make the detection of error less confidant. Psychiatric diagnostic categories are developed without laboratory tests and other biomarkers. These limitations dramatically weaken the validity of psychiatric diagnoses and render error detection an uncertain undertaking, with go gold standard such as laboratory findings and tissue analysis, as in most of general medicine. With these limitations in mind, I review the methods that are available for error detection in psychiatry.

Comparison of the Mini-Mental State Examination and Computerized Brief Cognitive Screening Test as Cognitive Screening Tools in Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Che-Sheng Chu ◽  
I-Chen Lee ◽  
Chuan-Cheng Hung ◽  
I-Ching Lee ◽  
Chi-Fa Hung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Normal Control ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Mental State ◽  
Screening Test ◽  
Mini Mental State Examination ◽  
Cognitive Screening ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
State Examination

Background: The aim of this study was to establish the validity and reliability of the Computerized Brief Cognitive Screening Test (CBCog) for early detection of cognitive impairment. Method: One hundred and sixty participants, including community-dwelling and out-patient volunteers (both men and women) aged ≥ 65 years, were enrolled in the study. All participants were screened using the CBCog and Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). The internal consistency of the CBCog was analyzed using Cronbach’s α test. Areas under the curves (AUCs) of receiver operating characteristic analyses were used to test the predictive accuracy of the CBCog in detecting mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in order to set an appropriate cutoff point. Results: The CBCog scores were positively correlated with the MMSE scores of patients with MCI-related dementia (r = 0.678, P < .001). The internal consistency of the CBCog (Cronbach’s α) was 0.706. It was found that the CBCog with a cutoff point of 19/20 had a sensitivity of 97.5% and a specificity of 53.7% for the diagnosis of MCI with education level ≥ 6 years. The AUC of the CBCog for discriminating the normal control elderly from patients with MCI (AUC = 0.827, P < 0.001) was larger than that of the MMSE for discriminating the normal control elderly from patients with MCI (AUC= 0.819, P < .001). Conclusion: The CBCog demonstrated to have sufficient validity and reliability to evaluate mild cognitive impairment, especially in highly educated elderly people.

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