Assessment instruments used for self-report of pain in stroke patients with communication problems

2021 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Petra Mandysova ◽  
Jitka Klugarová ◽  
Iryna Matějková ◽  
Neeltje J. (Carolien) de Vries ◽  
Miloslav Klugar
Keyword(s):  
Self Report ◽  
Assessment Instruments ◽  
Stroke Patients ◽  
Communication Problems

scholarly journals Assessment instruments used for the self-report of pain by hospitalized stroke patients with communication problems

2020 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Petra Mandysova ◽  
Miloslav Klugar ◽  
Neeltje J. (Carolien) de Vries ◽  
Iryna Matějková
Keyword(s):  
The Self ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Assessment Instruments ◽  
Stroke Patients ◽  
Communication Problems

Advantages and Challenges Using Psychological Tests in the Assessment of Suicide Bombers and Lone Actors

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilan Diamant
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Perspective ◽  
Threat Assessment ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Traumatic Experiences ◽  
Assessment Instruments ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Projective Tests ◽  
Personality Styles ◽  
Suicide Bombers ◽  
Psychological Instruments

This report discusses the advantages and challenges in using direct psychological personality profile and psychodynamic assessments (corresponding to Otto Kernberg’s model of personally organization) of suicide bombers and lone actors. Two studies that administered various psychological instruments (i.e., self-report inventories, semi-structured interviews, and projective tests) were used to assess these subjects in a prison setting, before or after their trial. Main findings showed that suicide bombers displayed low levels of ego strength with dependent and/or avoidant personality styles, while most of the lone actors presented evidence of psychiatric histories. Also, the main methodological advantages and challenges of the assessment procedures and instruments utilized are discussed. Self-report inventories were found to be less valid. In contrast, semi-structured interviews assisted in identifying a more comprehensive theoretical understanding of both personality dynamics and the discerning of traumatic experiences in participants’ background related primarily to their family history. Projective tests had limited and restricted responses i.e., lacked the necessary complexity. This pattern likely reflected those participants with either limited mental resources, maladaptive personality styles, or hostile responses toward their assessors. Future directions are discussed in a psycho-cultural theoretical perspective regarding the development risk/threat assessment instruments to discern potential perpetrators who are victims of trauma in families living under specific cultural contexts. We assume that these victims’ manifest dissociation defences, present tendencies to activate mobilization, and immobilization energetic systems. These systems evoke complex behaviour patterns triggering suicidal tendencies coupled with rage tendencies aiming to end the lives of others, in this context, perceived political enemies.

Structural Validity of the HBSC Bullying Measure: Self-Report Rating Scales of Youth Victimization and Perpetration Behavior

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 628-643 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony J. Roberson ◽  
Tyler L. Renshaw
Keyword(s):  
Rating Scales ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Assessment Instruments ◽  
Structural Validity ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Diverse Student Populations ◽  
Diverse Student ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Perpetrators And Victims

Bullying involvement among youth has consistently been linked to potentially serious consequences for both perpetrators and victims. To help clarify the nature and scope of youth bullying involvement, empirically validated assessment instruments measuring victimization and perpetration behaviors are needed for use in research and practice. The present study investigated the latent factor structure of the 22 victimization and perpetration items within the 2009-2010 Health Behavior in School-Aged Children (HBSC) self-report survey. Structural validity analyses were conducted using a representative sample of U.S. youth in Grades 5 to 10 ( N = 11,449) obtained from the national administration of the HBSC self-report survey. Results suggested a two-factor latent structure comprised of bullying victimization and perpetration was the most theoretically and psychometrically sound measurement model for these data. In addition, multigroup measurement and structural invariance analyses showed that this model functioned equitably across student race/ethnicity, sex, and grade level, supporting the measure’s use with diverse student populations.

Diagnosing ADHD in Adults: An Examination of the Discriminative Validity of Neuropsychological Tests and Diagnostic Assessment Instruments

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (11) ◽  
pp. 1019-1031 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Pettersson ◽  
Staffan Söderström ◽  
Kent W. Nilsson
Keyword(s):  
Neuropsychological Tests ◽  
Adult Adhd ◽  
Diagnostic Interview ◽  
Diagnostic Assessment ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Assessment Instruments ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Discriminative Ability ◽  
Discriminative Validity ◽  
Good Ability

Objective: The objective of this study is to investigate the discriminative validity of neuropsychological tests and diagnostic assessment instruments in diagnosing adult ADHD in a clinical psychiatric population. Method: Of 108 patients, 60 were diagnosed with ADHD. The Diagnostic Interview for ADHD in adults (DIVA 2.0) and Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS) v.1.1 together with eight neuropsychological tests were investigated. Results: All instruments showed poor discriminative ability except for the DIVA, which showed a relatively good ability to discriminate between the groups (sensitivity = 90.0; specificity = 72.9). A logistic regression analysis model with the DIVA and measures of inattention, impulsivity, and activity from continuous performance tests (CPTs) showed a sensitivity of 90.0 and a specificity of 83.3. Conclusion: Neuropsychological tests have a poor ability to discriminate between patients diagnosed with ADHD and patients not diagnosed with ADHD, but variables from CPT tests can contribute to increasing the specificity by 10% if used in combination with the DIVA.

Assessment Instruments for Impulsivity and Impulse Control Disorders

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexis K. Matusiewicz ◽  
Brady Reynolds ◽  
Carl W. Lejuez
Keyword(s):  
Impulse Control ◽  
Impulse Control Disorders ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Assessment Instruments ◽  
Behavioral Measures ◽  
Statistical Manual ◽  
Diagnostic And Statistical Manual ◽  
Diagnostic Interviews ◽  
Dsm V ◽  
Psychometric Data

This chapter provides a review of measures used to assess the impulse control disorders (ICDs) included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed., DSM-IV) and those proposed for DSM-V, as well as measures used to assess the related psychological construct of impulsivity implicated in the development and maintenance of ICDs. We first present instruments used to assess ICDs including diagnostic interviews, as well as self-report and clinician-rated measures of symptom severity. Second, we present self-report and behavioral measures of impulsivity. The review includes theoretical rationales, procedural details, and empirical evidence, including detailed psychometric data for each measure to provide a comprehensive guide to the assessment of ICDs and the construct of impulsivity.

Social phobia in children and adolescents: assessment and treatment

1996 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-106
Author(s):  
Neville King ◽  
Chris Madden ◽  
Bruce Tonge
Keyword(s):  
Social Phobia ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Diagnostic Interview ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Assessment Instruments ◽  
Research Support ◽  
Self Monitoring ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural ◽  
Assessment And Treatment ◽  
Behavioural Strategies

A small proportion of children and adolescents experience a debilitating level of social anxiety, known as social phobia. Initially, we consider the phenomenology and aetiology of social phobia in children and adolescents. A number of age-sensitive assessment instruments or tools are briefly considered: a diagnostic interview, self-report instruments, cognitive assessment and self-monitoring. We explore cognitive-behavioural strategies that have been found to be useful in the management of social phobia. Although there is much research support for the efficacy of cognitive-behavioural strategies for adults with social phobia, it is emphasized that controlled evaluations have yet to be undertaken with socially phobic youngsters.

scholarly journals Combining self‐report dietary assessment instruments to reduce the effects of measurement error

2012 ◽  
Vol 26 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas Neil Midthune ◽  
Raymond J Carroll ◽  
Amy F Subar ◽  
Laurence S Freedman ◽  
Frances E Thompson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Measurement Error ◽  
Dietary Assessment ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Assessment Instruments
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