scholarly journals Factor Analysis of the Short Form Cohen Mansfield Agitation Inventory and Measurement Invariance by Gender

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 377-377
Author(s):  
Anju Paudel ◽  
Barbara Resnick ◽  
Elizabeth Galik
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Nursing Home Population

Abstract Background: The Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI), available in both long and short versions, is a widely used measure to assess and evaluate agitation among older adults. There has been less psychometric testing of the short-form CMAI particularly with regard to the factor structure of this shorter measure. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to test the internal consistency, reliability and validity of short-form CMAI in a sample of nursing home residents and examine if it is invariant across gender. Specifically, it was hypothesized that consistent with the long form CMAI, the short-form CMAI would have three factors with acceptable internal consistency and item reliability. In addition, it was hypothesized that there would be no difference in factor structure and factor means across gender. Methods: This study utilized baseline data from a randomized trial including 553 residents from 55 nursing homes. Data was analyzed using structural equation modeling. Results: Confirmatory factory analysis supported the three-factor structure of short-form CMAI including aggressive (α= 0.794), physically non-aggressive (α= 0.617), and verbally agitated (α= 0.718) behaviors; three items loading on physically non-aggressive behaviors had R2 close to 0.3 suggesting low reliability. Invariance testing confirmed that the shortened measure is invariant across gender. Conclusions: Short-form CMAI is a valid and reliable scale to assess agitation and gender differences in agitation in nursing home population. However, it could benefit from rewording the items with low reliability or, merging them with other similar items. Future work could also consider a four-factor structure for this shortened measure.

Factor Analysis of the Short-Form Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI) and the Measurement Invariance by Gender

2021 ◽  
pp. JNM-D-20-00031
Author(s):  
Anju Paudel ◽  
Barbara Resnick ◽  
Elizabeth Galik
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Nursing Home Population ◽  
Invariance Testing ◽  
And Gender

Background and PurposeThe Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI) is a widely used measure of agitation. The purpose of this study was to test the internal consistency, reliability, and validity of short-form CMAI in a sample of nursing home residents with cognitive impairment and examine if it is invariant across gender.MethodsThis study utilized baseline data from a randomized trial including 553 residents from 55 nursing homes. Data was analyzed using structural equation modeling.ResultsConfirmatory factory analysis supported the three-factor structure including aggressive (α = .794), physically nonaggressive (α = .617), and verbally agitated (α = .718) behaviors. Invariance testing confirmed that the shortened measure is invariant across gender.ConclusionsFindings provide validity evidence of short-form CMAI to assess agitation and gender differences in agitation in nursing home population.

Validating the Factor Structure of the Stigma of Suicide Scale–Short Form Spanish Version Among Healthcare Students

Crisis ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Ruthmarie Hernández-Torres ◽  
Paola Carminelli-Corretjer ◽  
Nelmit Tollinchi-Natali ◽  
Ernesto Rosario-Hernández ◽  
Yovanska Duarté-Vélez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Structure ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Small Sample Size ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Spanish Version ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Healthcare Students ◽  
Spanish Speaking

Abstract. Background: Suicide is a leading cause of death among Spanish-speaking individuals. Suicide stigma can be a risk factor for suicide. A widely used measure is the Stigma of Suicide Scale-Short Form (SOSS-SF; Batterham, Calear, & Christensen, 2013 ). Although the SOSS-SF has established psychometric properties and factor structure in other languages and cultural contexts, no evidence is available from Spanish-speaking populations. Aim: This study aims to validate a Spanish translation of the SOSS-SF among a sample of Spanish-speaking healthcare students ( N = 277). Method: We implemented a cross-sectional design with quantitative techniques. Results: Following a structural equation modeling approach, a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) supported the three-factor model proposed by Batterham and colleagues (2013) . Limitations: The study was limited by the small sample size and recruitment by availability. Conclusion: Findings suggest that the Spanish version of the SOSS-SF is a valid and reliable tool with which to examine suicide stigma among Spanish-speaking populations.

scholarly journals Validation of the Short Form of the Career Development Inventory—Australian Version with a Sample of University Students

2005 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 49-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendy Patton ◽  
Peter Creed ◽  
Rebecca Spooner-Lane
Keyword(s):  
Career Development ◽  
University Students ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Career Maturity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Partial Support ◽  
Education Students

This article reports on a further exploration into the reliability and validity of the shortened form of the Career Development Inventory—Australia (Creed & Patton, 2004), a career maturity measure being developed to meet the need for a shorter and more up-to-date measure to provide data on this career development construct. Data gathered from 170 final-year education students (34 males, 132 females) provided partial support for the measure's internal consistency, factor structure and construct validity.

scholarly journals The vision of bedfast nursing home residents of their quality of life and the contribution of technological innovations in and around the bed

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-44
Author(s):  
I. Martens ◽  
H. Verbeek ◽  
J. Aarts ◽  
W.P.H. Bosems ◽  
E. Felix ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Nursing Home Population ◽  
Social Contacts ◽  
Content Type ◽  
And Coping

Purpose Over 8 per cent of the Dutch nursing home population is bedfast, and this number is slowly increasing. The quality of life (QoL) of this population is lower than that of residents who are still mobile. Little research has been conducted on how to improve the QoL of this bedfast population, particularly through making technological adjustments to the bed and the direct surroundings. The purpose of this paper is to gain insight into the QoL of bedfast residents and how to improve this through technology. Design/methodology/approach A mixed-method multi-case study with thematic analysis was conducted in two nursing homes with seven participants based on semi-structured interviews and Short Form-12 questionnaire. Findings The major causes of the experienced low QoL were the limited opportunities for engaging in social contacts with others, and coping with the dependency on other people and having limited control. Participants suggested improvements of QoL through the application of modern communication technologies to engage in social contacts and to control the bed itself and environment around the bed. Practical implications The results may help improve the design of the bed and the direct environment in order to improve the QoL of bedfast nursing home residents. Originality/value The QoL of bedfast nursing home residents has not been studied before in relation to the bed itself and technological solutions that may help improve the QoL and level of control.

scholarly journals Assessing quality of life in older adults: psychometric properties of the OPQoL-brief questionnaire in a nursing home population

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gørill Haugan ◽  
Jorunn Drageset ◽  
Beate André ◽  
Kamile Kukulu ◽  
James Mugisha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Measurement Properties ◽  
Nursing Home Population

Abstract Background Well-adapted and validated quality-of-life measurement models for the nursing home population are scarce. Therefore, the aim of this study was to test the psychometrical properties of the OPQoL-brief questionnaire among cognitively intact nursing home residents. The research question addressed evidence related to the dimensionality, reliability and construct validity, all of which considered interrelated measurement properties. Methods Cross-sectional data were collected during 2017–2018, in 27 nursing homes representing four different Norwegian municipalities, located in Western and Mid-Norway. The total sample comprised 188 of 204 (92% response rate) long-term nursing home residents who met the inclusion criteria: (1) municipality authority’s decision of long-term nursing home care; (2) residential time 3 months or longer; (3) informed consent competency recognized by responsible doctor and nurse; and (4) capable of being interviewed. Results Principal component analysis and confirmative factor analyses indicated a unidimensional solution. Five of the original 13 items showed low reliability and validity; excluding these items revealed a good model fit for the one-dimensional 8-items measurement model, showing good internal consistency and validity for these 8 items. Conclusion Five out of the 13 original items were not high-quality indicators of quality-of-life showing low reliability and validity in this nursing home population. Significant factor loadings, goodness-of-fit indices and significant correlations in the expected directions with the selected constructs (anxiety, depression, self-transcendence, meaning-in-life, nurse-patient interaction, and joy-of-life) supported the psychometric properties of the OPQoL-brief questionnaire. Exploring the essence of quality-of-life when residing in a nursing home is highly warranted, followed by development and validation of new tools assessing quality-of-life in this population. Such knowledge and well-adapted scales for the nursing home population are beneficial and important for the further development of care quality in nursing homes, and consequently for quality-of-life and wellbeing in this population.

The Hierarchical Structure and Predictive Validity of the Personality Inventory for DSM-5 in Chinese Nonclinical Adolescents

Assessment ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 107319112110228
Author(s):  
Wenjuan Zhang ◽  
Mengcheng Wang ◽  
Meng Yu ◽  
Jianping Wang
Keyword(s):  
Factor Structure ◽  
Social Adjustment ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Personality Inventory ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Longitudinal Assessment ◽  
Present Sample ◽  
Dsm 5

To evaluate the factor structure, reliability, and validity of the Personality Inventory for DSM-5 (PID-5) in Chinese nonclinical adolescents, a total of 1,442 Chinese middle school youths ( Mage = 14.85, girls = 52.4%) were recruited in the present study. All the participants completed the full-length 220-item PID-5. Some participants ( n = 1,003) were administered adolescents’ social adjustment as a criterion measure at the same time and 236 participants took part in longitudinal assessment of the PID-5 and adolescents’ social adjustment 6 months later. First, exploratory structural equation modeling analyses supported a six-factor structure of the PID-5 in our present sample. Second, Negative Affectivity, Detachment, Antagonistic, and Disinhibition domains had positive correlations with negative social adjustment, and negative correlations with positive social adjustment concurrently and longitudinally, with the exception of Constraint and Psychoticism. Third, Cronbach’s alpha for the PID-5 traits ranged from .57 to .91 in the full sample. The 6-month test–retest reliability by indexes of interclass correlation coefficient showed poor to good stability. As a whole, our findings provided preliminary evidence of the PID-5 as a reliable and valid measure of adolescents’ maladaptive personality traits in mainland China.

scholarly journals Assessing the well-being of residents in nursing facilities

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadja Schott ◽  
Bettina Johnen ◽  
Thomas Jürgen Klotzbier
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Nursing Home Population ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Language Version ◽  
Cultural Adaption

Abstract Purpose Well-adapted and validated well-being (WB) instruments for the nursing home population are scarce. To our knowledge, the Laurens Well-Being Inventory for Gerontopsychiatry (LWIG) is a practical and reliable well-being assessment tool that has never been validated for German nursing home populations. Therefore, the purpose of our study was to (1) translate and cross-culturally adapt the LWIG to a German context and (2) test the reliability and validity of the German LWIG in a group of older nursing home residents using the Rasch model. Methods This study has a cross-sectional, descriptive study design. Cross-cultural adaption of the LWIG-GER from English to German was performed according to a standardized method. The data obtained from 104 long-term nursing home residents (57 women, 47 men) aged 60–99 years (mean 79.5, standard deviation ±9.11) were analyzed for psychometric testing (exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, item fit, McDonald’s ω, convergent validity, and known-group validity, Rasch). Results The final LWIG-GER consists of 19 items with three subscales, including “psychological WB”, “social WB”, and “physical WB”. The LWIG-GER showed good overall reliability with McDonald’s ω of 0.83; the LWIG-GER dimensions’ scores were significantly correlated with depression, functional performance, activities, fear of falling, and education. Conclusions Our findings suggest that the German language version of the LWIG is a reliable and valid tool for measuring WB in nursing home residents. Furthermore, we propose that the LWIG-GER questionnaire can broaden and deepen our understanding of residents’ perception of quality of care and their environment.

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