scholarly journals Validation of revised patient measures of safety: PMOS-30 and PMOS-10

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. e031355
Author(s):  
Gemma Louch ◽  
Caroline Reynolds ◽  
Sally Moore ◽  
Claire Marsh ◽  
Jane Heyhoe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Secondary Data Analysis ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha

ObjectivesThere is growing evidence that patients can provide feedback on the safety of their care. The 44-item Patient Measure of Safety (PMOS) was developed for this purpose. While valid and reliable, the length of this questionnaire makes it potentially challenging for routine use. Our study aimed to produce revised, shortened versions of PMOS (PMOS-30 and PMOS-10), which retained the psychometric properties of the longer version.ParticipantsTo produce a shortened diagnostic measure, we analysed data from 2002 patients who completed PMOS-44, and examined the reliability of the revised measure (PMOS-30) in a sample of 751 patients. To produce a brief standalone measure, we again analysed data from 2002 patients who completed PMOS-44, and tested the reliability and validity of the brief standalone measure (PMOS-10) in a sample of 165 patients.MethodsThe process of shortening the questionnaire involved a combination of secondary data analysis (eg, Standard Deviation and inter-item correlations) and a consensus group exercise to produce PMOS-30 and examine face validity. Analysis of PMOS-30 data examined reliability (eg, Cronbach’s alpha). Further secondary data analysis (ie, corrected item-total correlations) produced PMOS-10, and primary data collection assessed its reliability and validity (eg, Cronbach’s alpha, analysis of variance).ResultsFourteen items were removed to produce PMOS-30 and the percentage of negatively worded items was reduced from 57% to 33%. PMOS-30 demonstrated good internal reliability (α=0.89). The 10 items with the highest corrected item-total correlations across both PMOS-44 and PMOS-30 composed PMOS-10. PMOS-10 had good internal reliability (α=0.79), demonstrated convergent validity; however, discriminant validity was not established.ConclusionsTwo revised, shortened versions of the original PMOS-44 (PMOS-30 and PMOS-10) were produced to capture patient feedback about safety in hospital. The measures demonstrated good reliability and validity, and preserved the psychometric properties of the original measure.

scholarly journals Development and Validation of the Smartphone Addiction Scale for Children- Parent Version (SASC-P)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gopi Rajendhiran ◽  
Vikhram Ramasubramanian ◽  
P Bijulakshmi ◽  
S Mathumathi ◽  
M Kannan
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Smartphone Addiction ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Children And Adolescent ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Smartphone Use

Introduction: The use of smartphone among children and adolescents has been increasing steadily over the past decade and is becoming a cause of concern for parents and healthcare professionals alike. Excessive use of smartphone could make a child vulnerable to develop addictive behaviour leading to decrease in academic performance and impairments in social and personal environment. Early identification is key to addressing this issue and although there are scales to measure smartphone addiction in adults, there are no scales to measure smartphone use in children objectively. Aim: To construct a smartphone addiction scale for children that can be administered to parents. Materials and Methods: A set of statements were created to assess smartphone addiction in children. Initially, 43 statements were selected after identifying its content validity and face validity and the scale was administered to parents of children in the age group of 3-17 years after obtaining informed consent from the parents. The construct validity was examined by the exploratory factor analysis. The screen plot of ordered eigen values of a correlation matrix was used to decide the appropriate number of factors extracted. A factor loading of >0.30 was used to determine the items for each factor. Intra-class correlations were calculated for the test-retest reliability, and Cronbach's alpha was calculated for the internal consistency. The final questionnaire contained 24 statements across six subdomains of smartphone addiction and it was administered to a small sample group of 65 parents of children aged 3-17 years and the data was used to test for reliability and validity of the scale. Results: Alpha correlation for the Smartphone Addiction Scale for Children-Parent (SASC-P) ranged from 0.670 to 0.823. The intrinsic validity for the domains was calculated using Cronbach’s alpha and it ranged from 0.819 to 0.907 for the domains and was 0.972 for the whole questionnaire. Thus the scale was found to be reliable and valid for use in children and adolescents. Conclusion: The SASC-P has good reliability and validity and can be used to measure smartphone use in children and adolescent.

scholarly journals Arabic Language Surveys Measuring Mothers’ Satisfaction During Childbirth: A Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 169
Author(s):  
Waleed Al Nadabi ◽  
Mohammed A Mohammed
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Arabic Language ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
Maternal Experience ◽  
Still Births ◽  
Interpersonal Care

PURPOSE: To review Arabic surveys used to measure maternal satisfaction. METHODOLOGY: Peer-reviewed studies published in English and Arabic since 2000 were reviewed across eight databases. Surveys were assessed by: survey construction, reliability, and validity. FINDINGS: The seven studies that met the inclusion criteria were in English and included seven different Arabic surveys. Survey items ranged from eight to 32 and were translated from English (3/7) or were originally written in Arabic (4/7). Six surveys were pilot tested. Dimensions covered by the surveys varied but all measured satisfaction about providers’ interpersonal care. Internal reliability was reported for four surveys and none reported the test-re-test results. Three studies reported content validity, one reported face validity, one reported construct validity, and none reported criterion validity. Participants’ inclusion criteria varied but all studies excluded women with still births or obstetric complications. When surveyed within hospital (3/7), participants were approached within 72 hours after delivery while those surveyed outside the hospital were approached two weeks, seven weeks, or two months after discharge. Overall, the eight-item survey was found short, well tested with good psychometric properties. CONCLUSIONS: The psychometric properties of Arabic surveys were determined in limited settings, were not well reported, and varied. The eight-item survey is a well-tested survey with good psychometric properties. Furthermore, rigorous evaluation of Arabic surveys in different contexts with wider inclusion criteria is required. Our findings will promote further research in this area and will help enhance maternal experience with childbearing.

scholarly journals Translation and validation of the traditional Chinese NLN educational practices questionnaire, simulation design scale and student satisfaction and self-confidence in learning

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
Baljit Kaur Gill
Keyword(s):  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Simulation Design ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Simulation Evaluation

Background and objective: Globally, the use of clinical simulation has been incorporated in different nursing programs. It is important to evaluate simulation using reliable and valid instruments. Using the same instrument helps to evaluate simulation under the same criteria both nationally and internationally. The National League of Nursing developed three simulation scales which is widely used in different countries and demonstrates a good reliability and validity. Nevertheless, it is only available in English. The aim of the study was to translate the original NLN simulation evaluation scales into Traditional Chinese and evaluate its psychometric properties.Methods: Beaton and colleague’s (2000) cross-cultural adaptation guidelines was adopted. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient (α) and Corrected item-total correlation was used to determine the internal reliability. Haccoun’s single group technique was used to assess the equivalent of the scale in the original and the translated version. Lastly, Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) was used to determine the factor structure and Intra-Class Correlation Coefficient (ICC) to test the stability of translated scale.Results: Nine simulation experts from Hong Kong, Mainland China, Singapore and Taiwan confirmed translation of the NLN scales (EPQ-C, SDS-C, SSCL-C). Cronbach’s alpha of all subscales and overall scales were acceptable (0.72-0.89). The intra-language, inter-language and temporal inter-language cross correlations between the original and translated scales were correlated (p < 0.01). ICC of the translated scales ranges from good to excellent (0.78-0.91). Lastly, EFA also demonstrated the items were theoretically coherent (≥ 0.40) and have the same factor structure as the original English version.Conclusions: Traditional Chinese NLN simulation evaluation scales demonstrated strong validity and reliability.

TABS: The Development and Testing of a Nicotine and Tobacco Use Research Tool

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 419-433
Author(s):  
Shai Lev ◽  
Strianie Shaina Louis ◽  
Rosemary Collier ◽  
Geraldine R. Britton
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Process Evaluation ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Rapid Assessment ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Campus Policy ◽  
And Behavior

Background and PurposeTobacco use is declining but the use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) has increased in young populations. The Interdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Program (ITURP) developed a survey assessing tobacco and ENDS use, and a tobacco-free campus policy. This project analyzes the reliability and validity of the Tobacco Attitude and Behavior Survey (TABS).MethodsContent and face validity, factor analysis, Cronbach's Alpha, and a process evaluation were assessed.ResultsFactor analysis revealed four constructs. Cronbach's alpha was .70. Process evaluation revealed that students involvement in TABS allowed rapid assessment of changes in ENDS use, and to modify questions based on student feedback.ConclusionReliability and validity are adequate for a new tool.

The Witnessing of Disenfranchised Grief: Reliability and Validity

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 401-414 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean S. St. Clair
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Disenfranchised Grief ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Community Based ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Factor Loadings ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Item Questionnaire

Background and Purpose: To examine the psychometric properties of a newly designed instrument: Witnessing of Disenfranchised Grief (WDG). Methods: The 22-item questionnaire was administered to a community-based sample of convenience (N= 201). Each subject reported having experienced a loss by death or miscarriage. There was no stipulation regarding the timing of the loss. Results: The tool was found to be one dimensional with factor loadings of 0.40–0.78, inter-item correlation ranging fromp< .01 top< .05, and a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.91. A loss that was viewed as witnessed resulted in decreased manifestation of some grief symptoms. Conclusions: The WDG is a measure of the degree to which one who grieves perceives their loss to be witnessed.

scholarly journals The Translation and Validation of The Smartphone Use Questionnaire (SUQ) Into The Malay Language

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 227-236
Author(s):  
Suzaily Wahab ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Psychometric Testing ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Original Study ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
Language Version ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Smartphone Use

Interruptions caused by frequent smartphone use steals attention away from daily activities, bringing serious implications onto an individual’s health, safety and education. Smartphone Use Questionnaire (SUQ) is a 20-item questionnaire developed to assess the pattern of smartphone use and its effect on attention. This study was done to translate and validate the Malay-language version of the SUQ and to measure the psychometric properties of the Malay-version SUQ to justify its use in Malaysia. A forward and back-translation was done by four individuals, who were three physicians and one linguist. Content and face validity was done involving three experts who were a linguist, psychiatrist and epidemiologist. Psychometric testing was conducted on a sample of 195 individuals proficient in the Malay language. A construct validity test was performed using factor analysis and the internal reliability was tested by calculating for the Cronbach’s Alpha. The age range of the sample was 13-59 years, most of which were female and of the Malay race. Using principal component analysis with direct oblimin rotation, the factor analysis extracted two components similar to the original study: General Use and Absent-Minded Use. However, question number 20 was grouped into General Use component, whereas in the original study it was under the Absent- Minded Use component. The Cronbach’s Alpha for the obtained components was 0.884 and 0.927, respectively. This study found that the Malay-version SUQ was a valid and reliable instrument for use in Malaysia in assessing inattention associated with smartphone use.

scholarly journals Development of a Reliable and Valid Questionnaire to Identify Factors Affecting Health of Postmenopausal Women in Selected Areas of Gurugram, India

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheetal Kalra ◽  
Puneeta Ajmera ◽  
Joginder Yadav ◽  
Bijender Sindhu ◽  
Sonia Pawaria ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Postmenopausal Women ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Final Questionnaire

Introduction: Postmenopause is the period when a woman misses her menstrual cycles for the entire year. A host of issues involving health, fitness and psychological problems come up in this phase which effect quality of a life of a woman significantly therefore a substantial degree of care is needed for them. There are various factors that affect the physical and psychological health of postmenopausal women. Aim: To develop a self-structured questionnaire that would identify and address various factors that affect health of postmenopausal women in Gurugram India. Materials and Methods: A thorough literature search related to the subject matter was done along with the interview of researchers working on the health status of postmenopausal women to arrive at a questionnaire, and a pilot study was conducted on 60 postmenopausal women (average age 52±3.44 years) from September 2019 to March 2020. Expert opinion was taken twice before preparing first draft of questionnaire. Questionnaire had 4 sections with questions related to demographic details, medical history, physical activity status and psychological health status. The scores were evaluated and subjected to reliability and validity tests. SPSS software version 20 was used to calculate Cronbach’s alpha value for ensuring reliability of the questionnaire. Results: The questionnaire possesses good content and face validity. Cronbach’s alpha value was 0.772 which indicated acceptable degree of correlation between different items of questionnaire. The final questionnaire consists of 24 questions. Numerical coding of responses was done from 0-2. A score of 0-10, 11-20 and >21 indicated mild, moderate and severe effect respectively on health of postmenopausal women. Conclusion: The questionnaire can be utilised to evaluate factors affecting physical and mental health issues of postmenopausal women.

scholarly journals Psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the Standard Precautions Questionnaire for health professionals in Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 73 (suppl 6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thais Duarte da Costa de Luna ◽  
Fernanda Maria Vieira Pereira-Ávila ◽  
Priscila Brandão ◽  
Estelle Michinov ◽  
Fernanda Garcia Bezerra Góes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Factor Loading ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Standard Precautions ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Brazilian Version ◽  
Group Validity ◽  
Cognitive Determinants

ABSTRACT Objectives: to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the Standard Precautions Questionnaire. Methods: this is a methodological study conducted with physicians and nursing professionals for the evaluation of psychometric properties. A reliability analysis was conducted using Cronbach’s alpha. Exploratory factor analysis was performed and scores were analyzed using the known-groups method. Results: the scale was applied to 300 professionals: 88 nurses, 163 nursing technicians and 49 physicians. Cronbach’s alpha was 0.71. All items presented satisfactory factor loading. Known-group validity showed sensitivity of differences in the scores of socio-cognitive factors, where nurses obtained a significant effect in scores of intention (4.77; p=0.000) and individual constraints (3.52; p=0.041) when compared to other health professionals. Conclusions: satisfactory construct reliability and validity were obtained for the Brazilian version of the questionnaire, allowing a valid and reliable instrument for the assessment of socio-cognitive determinants of compliance with standard precautions.

scholarly journals Design and evaluation of psychometric properties of cigarette smoking tendency questionnaire for female adolescents (CTQFA)

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alireza Jafari ◽  
Nooshin Peyman ◽  
Mahdi Gholian-Aval ◽  
Mehrsadat Mahdizadeh ◽  
Hadi Tehrani
Keyword(s):  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Female Adolescents ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha

Abstract Background The tendency of women to smoke has increased in recent years and the prevalence of smoking among women is increasing. The purpose of this study was to design and evaluation the psychometric properties of the smoking tendency questionnaire for Iranian female adolescents. Methods This cross-sectional study was performed on 604 female adolescents in Iran in 2021. The bank of questions was designed based on the qualitative study concepts and review of the literature. To perform the psychometric evaluation, steps such as face validity (qualitative), content validity (qualitative and quantitative) and construct validity (confirmatory factor analysis) were performed. The reliability of the instrument was assessed using McDonald’s omega coefficient and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. Results Based on the results of psychometrics (face, content, and construct validity), the number of questions was reduced from 102 to 52, and 50 questions were removed. Finally, a questionnaire with 52 questions and 5 subscales of the tendency to experience smoking (14 items), re-experience smoking (8 items), cigarette dependence (9 items), intention to quit smoking (9 items), and smoking cessation (12 items) was approved. The content validity ratio (CVR) and content validity index (CVI) for all questions were 0.770 and 0.938, respectively. The Cronbach’s alpha and McDonald’s omega coefficients for all questions were 0.903 and 0.904, respectively. Conclusion Based on the results of this questionnaire, 52 questions, and 5 subscales can be used to assess the tendency of female adolescents to cigarette smoking.

Development and Psychometric Evaluation of an Instrument for Preventing Occupational Neck Pain Behaviors in Teachers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zohre Moradi ◽  
Sedigheh Sadat Tavafian ◽  
Seyedeh Somayeh Kazemi
Keyword(s):  
Neck Pain ◽  
Correlation Matrix ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Pain Behaviors ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research

Abstract Background: Development and psychometrics of a questionnaire for preventive occupational pain behaviors in teachers.Quantitative and qualitative research plan in tool development and validation.Method: A qualitative study was conducted in December 2020 with 25 participants to obtain the initial information of the questionnaire. Then content validity and face validity were performed. In the next stage, a questionnaire was distributed among the sample of teachers. In total, 146 teachers participated in this study (with a mean age 36.7; SD 8.92 years). Exploratory factor analysis was used to obtain the factor structure of the questionnaire. The correlation matrix in the case scale has been used to evaluate the validity of the structure. Internal stability (Cronbach's alpha) was calculated to assess reliability and internal correlation coefficient to assess stability.Results: Based on analysis of the exploratory factor, 8 factors with 43 substances, that together accounted for 65,25% variances were obtained. Also, the correlation matrix in the case scale to establish the validity of the questionnaire showed satisfactory results. The results of face validity showed that 4 factors were not approved and were removed from the questionnaire. Reliability evaluation with internal consistency method (Cronbach's alpha) showed excellent compatibility (0.87). The Intraclass correlation reliability assessment showed that the questionnaire has satisfactory stability (ICC) (0.92).Conclusion: This study provides the reliability and validity of the Occupational Pain Neck Preventive Behaviors Questionnaire. This study provides an instrument for evaluating occupational neck pain prevention behaviors among teachers. The instrument is useful for teachers and staff of administrative units and healthcare settings to implement appropriate interventions.

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