Assessment of Participation within the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF): The Turkish Validity and Reliability of the Participation Scale

Objective. The aim of the study was to investigate the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Participation Scale (P-Scale). Methods. A total of 152 students, with a mean age of 20.27 ± 2.19 , participated in the study. Sociodemographic information (age, gender, and family income) was recorded; all participants completed the P-Scale twice with a 15-day interval. Translation and cross-cultural adaptation were performed to analyze the validity and reliability of the P-Scale. Cronbach’s alpha and McDonald’s alpha were used for scale reliability statistics and explanatory (EFA) and confirmatory (CFA) factor analysis; Mardia’s multivariate normality and assumption tests were used for the validity of the scale. The factor extraction methods were minimum rank factor analysis in EFA and weighted least squares mean and variance adjusted estimator polychoric correlation matrix in CFA. Results. Internal consistency of the scale was found good with Cronbach’s alpha (0.852) and excellent with McDonald’s alpha (0.924). The EFA and CFA resulted in two-factored structure, with the explained variance found to be higher than 30%. Conclusions. Analysis demonstrated that the P-Scale had a satisfactory level of reliability and validity in Turkish university students.

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Reliability and Validity of a Further Tested Appreciative Management Scale

Journal of Nursing Measurement ◽

10.1891/jnm-d-19-00047 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 29 (1) ◽

pp. 66-79

Author(s):

Merja Harmoinen ◽

Vuokko Niiranen ◽

Juha Munnukka ◽

Tarja Suominen

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Management Skills ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Average Variance ◽

Practical Instrument

Background and PurposeManagers need evidence-based methods to evaluate their management skills. To further test the appreciative management scale (AMS 1.0) to create a practical instrument to be used in evaluating appreciative management.MethodsFor further testing, a new survey was conducted among social and healthcare managers (n = 734) in Finland. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to assess the scale validity and Cronbach's alpha coefficients the internal consistency.ResultsThe validated AMS 2.0 scale includes 24 items. The values measuring validity and reliability were good, with an Rool Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA) of 0.072, Average Variance Extracted (AVE) values between 0.532 and 0.634, and Composite Reliability (CR) values ranging between 0.850 and 0.914. The Cronbach's alpha of the whole scale was 0.944.ConclusionsAMS 2.0 is a reliable and valid means to measure appreciative management as proved by confirmatory factor analysis.

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Developing and doing validity and reliability of The Motivational Factors Scale for Participating to Sports Festival: RUNATOLIA caseBireyleri Spor Festivallerine Katılmaya Motive Eden Faktörler Ölçeği geçerlilik ve güvenirlilik çalışması: RUNATOLIA’ya örneği

Journal of Human Sciences ◽

10.14687/jhs.v14i2.4433 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

pp. 1405

Author(s):

Faik Ardahan ◽

Alaattin Çalışkan

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Turkish Population ◽

Statistical Correlation ◽

Motivational Factor ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Questionnaire Form

The purpose of this study; is to developed “The motivational factor scale for participating in RUNTALIA which one of the oldest sport festival in Turkey- SFKMÖ” and define the validity and reliability for Turkish population.The study was descriptive and sampling group was consisted of 276 volunteer participants who randomly selected among 6689 total participants, who accept filling questionnaire when making application; classic macaroni party in Saturday and after run. The questionnaire form was in Turkish and English.Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis were done, and varimax rotation was performed for SFKMÖ and the SFKMÖ was grouped into nine factors. Whether the data was suitable to this analysis, Kaiser Mayer Olkin and Bartlett Spheritiy test results were taken into consideration and then, EFA was performed. Cronbach’s Alpha internal consistency test was applied to the identified sub-factors and overall scale. Pearson Correlations Test was conducted to define the statistical correlation between sub-classes and items. Results have been assessed according to significant level 0.01 and 0.05.As a result, it can be concluded that “The motivational factor scale for participating in RUNTALIA-SFKMÖ” has reliability and validity in the estimation of the reasons of participating in RUNATOLIA for the Turkish population. ÖzetAraştırmanın amacı; Türkiye’nin en eski spor festivallerinden biri olan RUNATOLIA’a örneğinde “Bireyleri Spor Festivallerine Katılmaya Motive Eden Faktörler Ölçeği’nin (SFKMÖ)” geliştirilmesi ve geçerlilik güvenirliliğinin yapılmasıdır.Ana kütle toplam 6689 kişiden oluşmaktadır. Örneklem; bireylerin yarışta takacakları göğüs numaralarını ve malzemelerini alındığı sırada, yarış öncesi düzenlenen makarna partisinde, yarışma öncesi ve yarışma sonrasında ankete gönüllü olarak katılmayı arzu eden tesadüfi örnekleme yöntemlerinden basit tesadüfi örnekleme yöntemiyle belirlenmiş 276 kişiden oluşmaktadır. Araştırma tanımlayıcı bir araştırmadır.Bu çalışmada veri toplama aracı olarak İngilizce ve Türkçe hazırlanan anket formu kullanılmıştır. Anket formunda bireylerin demografik bilgilerinin alındığı soruların yanında 44 maddeden oluşan bireylerin RUNATOLIA’aya Katılım Gerekçeleri’nin belirlendiği maddelerden oluşmuştur.KMO ve Bartlett küresellik testlerinin sonuçlarına göre ölçeğe açıklayıcı faktör analizi (AFA) uygulanabilir olduğu için AFA uygulanmış, modelin geçerlilik ve güvenirliliği AFA ve Doğrularıyıcı Faktör Analizi (DFA) ile yapılmış ve SFKMÖ’nin dokuz alt boyutu ortaya konulmuştur. Faktör analizi sonucunda oluşan SFKMÖ’nun yapı geçerliliğini test etmek için madde-faktör analizi yapılmıştır. Ölçeğin iç tutarlılığını değerlendirmek için Cronbach's Alpha katsayılarına, elde edilen ölçeğin maddeleri ve faktörleri arasındaki ilişkiye bakmak için test Pearson Corelation Testi kullanılmış ve sonuçlar 0.01 ve 0.05 anlamlılık düzeyinde sorgulanmıştır. Sonuç olarak hem AFA hem de DFA sonuçları açısından istatistiki limitler içinde olduğu için SFKMÖ Türk popülasyonu için kullanılabilecek bir ölçek olduğu söylenebilir.

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Validity and Reliability of the Iranian Version of the Short Form Social Well Being Scale in a General Urban Population

Iranian Journal of Public Health ◽

10.18502/ijph.v48i8.2988 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Zeinab SHAYEGHIAN ◽

Parisa AMIRI ◽

Golnaz VAHEDI-NOTASH ◽

Mehrdad KARIMI ◽

Fereidoun AZIZI

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Factor Analysis ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Short Form ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Well Being ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Iranian Version

Background: We aimed to investigate the reliability and validity of the Iranian version of the short form social well-being scale. Methods: After linguistic validation, the Iranian version of social well-being scale was completed by 715 participants, aged ≥18 yr between Jan and Sep 2015. Concurrent validity was examined by calculating the Pearson’s correlation coefficient between the dimensions of social well-being and social support. Internal consistency, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, confirmatory and explanatory factor analyses were also examined. Results: The internal consistency as measured by Cronbach’s alpha coefficients was 0.72 for total score. No ceiling and floor effect was found in total score or any of the subscales. The concurrent correlation coefficients between social well-being and social support ranged from good to excellent agreement. Exploratory factor analysis supported mainly comparable results with the original US English dialect version. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis for 5-factor models indicated acceptable fit for the proposed research models. Conclusion: The findings support the initial reliability and validity of the Iranian version of the social well-being scale in the research and community settings in Iran.

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Validity and Reliability Study of the Scale for Determining the Civic-mindedness Levels of Teaching Staff

Journal of Education and Training Studies ◽

10.11114/jets.v5i4.2116 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 5 (4) ◽

pp. 44

Author(s):

Rüştü Yeşil

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Correlation Coefficients ◽

Teaching Staff ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Bartlett Test ◽

Development Participation ◽

The Stability ◽

Civic Mindedness

use after also being checked by linguists. The validity analysis of the scale for the data collected was performed with exploratory factor analysis and item-total correlation tests, while the property of reliability was determined using the Cronbach’s alpha internal consistency coefficient and the stability test was carried out by determining the relationship between two applications conducted at an interval of the five weeks. The scale, which is called the “Scale for Determining the Civic-Mindedness Levels of Individuals” is a five-step Likert-type scale and consists of 27 items that can be collected under three factors. The factor names are “Openness to Criticism/Development”, “Participation/Activeness” and “Lack of Prejudice/Flexibility”. The KMO value of the scale was 0.956; and the Bartlett Test values were x2=11001.719; sd=351; p<0.000. Items in the scale accounted for 56.619% of the total variance. As a result of the confirmatory factor analysis, the χ2 value was 808.07 and the degree of freedom was 321. Χ2/df is 2.51. The fit indices of the scale were determined as RMSEA=0.067; S-RMR=0.049; NFI=0.97. The item-total corrected correlation coefficients of the items in the scale varied between 0.40 and 0.703 (p<.01). The reliability coefficient of the scale was Cronbach’s alpha at 0.954 and the stability coefficients of the items were between 0.496 and 0.674 (p<,01).

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Development, validity and reliability testing the Swedish Ethical Climate Questionnaire

Nursing Ethics ◽

10.1177/0969733018819122 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 26 (7-8) ◽

pp. 2482-2493 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Catarina Fischer Grönlund ◽

Anna Söderberg ◽

Vera Dahlqvist ◽

Lars Andersson ◽

Ulf Isaksson

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽

Ethical Climate ◽

Factor Model ◽

Parallel Analysis ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Professional Perspective ◽

Ethical Climate Questionnaire

Background: An ethical climate has been described as a working climate embracing shared perceptions about morally correct behaviour concerning ethical issues. Various ethical climate questionnaires have been developed and validated for different contexts, but no questionnaire has been found concerning the ethical climate from an inter-professional perspective in a healthcare context. The Swedish Ethical Climate Questionnaire, based on Habermas’ four requirements for a democratic dialogue, attempts to assess and measure the ethical climate at various inter-professional workplaces. This study aimed to present the construction of and to test the psychometric properties of the Swedish Ethical Climate Questionnaire. Method: An expert group of six researchers, skilled in ethics, evaluated the content validity. The questionnaire was tested among 355 healthcare workers at three hospitals in Sweden. A parallel analysis (PA), an exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were performed. Ethical considerations: The participants included in the psychometric analysis were informed about the study, asked to participate in person and informed that they could withdraw at any time without giving any reason. They were also assured of confidentiality in the reporting of the results. Findings: The parallel analysis (PA) recommended one factor as a solution. The initial exploratory factor analysis with a four-factor solution showed low concordance with a four-factor model. Cronbach’s alpha varied from 0.75 to 0.82; however, since two factors only consisted of one item, alpha could not be reported. Cronbach’s alpha for the entire scale showed good homogeneity (α = 0.86). A confirmatory factory analysis was carried out based on the four requirements and showed a goodness-of-fit after deleting two items. After deletion of these items, Cronbach’s alpha was 0.82. Discussion: Based on the exploratory factor analysis, we suggest that the scale should be treated as a one-factor model. The result indicates that the instrument is unidimensional and assesses ethical climate as a whole. Conclusion: After testing the Swedish Ethical Climate Questionnaire, we found support for the validity and reliability of the instrument. We found the 10-item version of Swedish Ethical Climate Questionnaire satisfactory. However, we found no support for measuring different dimensions and, therefore, this instrument should be seen as assessing ethical climate as of whole.

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

Journal of Nursing Education and Practice ◽

10.5430/jnep.v10n8p47 ◽

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.

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Confirmatory factor analysis of the safety attitudes questionnaire/operating room

Enfermería Global ◽

10.6018/eglobal.18.3.334781 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 18 (3) ◽

pp. 195-245

Author(s):

Daniela Campos de Andrade Lourenção ◽

Daisy Maria Rizatto Tronchin

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽

Operating Room ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Safety Attitudes ◽

Safety Attitudes Questionnaire ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Confirmatory Factor

Objetivo: Analizar la estructura factorial de la versión traducida y adaptada culturalmente del Safety Attitudes Questionnaire / Operating Room Version para el contexto brasileño. Método: Fue desarrollado un estudio metodológico acerca del cuestionario. El cuestionario fue aplicado a 412 profesionales de salud trabajadores en centros quirúrgicos. La evaluación del cuestionario fue realizada con base en Análisis Factorial Confirmatorio (AFC) y en el alfa de Cronbach. Resultados: El valor total del alfa de Cronbach fue 0,912; en los dominios los valores variaron de 0,56 a 0,85. El peor dominio fue Comunicación en el Ambiente Quirúrgico. Los hallazgos de la AFC mostraron que el valor de SRMR fue de 0,052; el RMSEA de 0,031 y el de CFI de 0,95. Estos valores demuestran la confiabilidad y un ajuste de modelo aceptable de la versión brasileña del SAQ / OR. Conclusión: la estructura factorial mostró que la versión brasileña del cuestionario es válida y confiable para medir el clima de seguridad del paciente en la percepción de los profesionales de salud que trabajan en el ambiente quirúrgico. Objective: To analyze the factor structure of the version of the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire/Operating Room Version that has been translated and culturally adapted to the Brazilian context. Method: This was a methodological study about a questionnaire. The questionnaire was administered to 412 health professionals who worked in operating rooms. The factor structure was tested with confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and Cronbach's alpha. Results: The total score for Cronbach's alpha was 0.912; and the scores for the domains ranged from 0.56 and 0.85. The domain with the worst performance was communication in the surgical setting. The results of CFA showed that the score for SRMR was 0.052, RMSEA, 0.031, and CFI, 0.95. These scores indicate the reliability and acceptability of the Brazilian adaptation of the questionnaire. Conclusion: The factor structure demonstrated the validity and reliability of the Brazilian version of the questionnaire for measuring the patient safety climate as perceived by healthcare professionals who worked in surgical settings Objetivo: Analisar a estrutura fatorial da versão traduzida e adaptada culturalmente do Safety Attitudes Questionnaire/Operating Room Version para o contexto brasileiro. Método: Trata-se de um estudo metodológico sobre o questionário. O questionário foi aplicado a 412 profissionais de saúde atuantes em centros cirúrgicos. A avaliação do questionário foi realizada com base na Análise Fatorial Confirmatória (AFC) e no alpha de Cronbach. Resultados: O valor total do alpha de Cronbach foi 0,912; nos domínios os valores variaram de 0,56 a 0,85. O pior domínio foi Comunicação no Ambiente Cirúrgico. Os achados da AFC demonstraram que o valor de SRMR foi de 0,052; o RMSEA de 0,031 e o de CFI de 0,95. Esses valores demonstram a confiabilidade e um ajuste de modelo aceitável da versão brasileira do SAQ/OR. Conclusão: A estrutura fatorial demonstrou que a versão brasileira do questionário é válida e confiável para mensurar o clima de segurança do paciente na percepção dos profissionais de saúde que atuam no ambiente cirúrgico.

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

Journal of Nursing Measurement ◽

10.1891/jnm-d-18-00104 ◽

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.

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The validity and reliability of the Sense of Coherence scale among Indian university students

Global Health Promotion ◽

10.1177/1757975915572691 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 23 (4) ◽

pp. 16-26 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Gururaghavendran Rajesh ◽

Monica Eriksson ◽

Keshava Pai ◽

S Seemanthini ◽

Dilip G. Naik ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Sense Of Coherence ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Retest Reliability ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Indian Context ◽

Long Time ◽

Valid Instrument ◽

Test Retest Reliability

Background: The importance of salutogenesis, with the focus of what creates health rather than what causes diseases, has been highlighted for a long time. This has been operationalized by Aaron Antonovsky as the Sense of Coherence (SOC-13) scale. The aim of this study was to further examine the psychometric properties of the SOC-13 in India. Methods: The present study was carried out among second-year degree students at three randomly chosen institutions at Mangalore University. Investigators assessed the appropriateness, relevance, comprehensiveness and understandability of the scale. Further, the scale was assessed by five subject experts. The SOC-13 was then pretested by administering it to peers, individuals and a few of the study subjects. Internal consistency was assessed by Cronbach’s alpha and split-half reliability. Test-retest reliability was assessed by administering the instrument to the same study participants after two weeks. Confirmatory factor analysis employing varimax rotation was employed. Results: The SOC-13 revealed a Cronbach’s alpha value of 0.76. Split-half reliability and Guttman split-half reliability were found to be 0.71 and 0.70, respectively. Test-retest reliability was found to be 0.71 ( p < 0.01). Factor analysis revealed a three-factor solution explaining 40.53% of the variation in SOC. Conclusions: SOC-13 was found to be a reliable and valid instrument for measuring SOC in an Indian context. The present study contributes to health promotion in an Indian context, and could be useful even in other developing countries and for further research in India.

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Validation and reliability of the scale Self-efficacy and their child's level of asthma control

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem ◽

10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0528 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 71 (2) ◽

pp. 406-412

Author(s):

Ana Lúcia Araújo Gomes ◽

Emanuella Silva Joventino ◽

Kamila Ferreira Lima ◽

Regina Cláudia Melo Dodt ◽

Paulo César de Almeida ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Asthma Control ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Brazilian Version ◽

Children With Asthma ◽

Test Of Hypothesis

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the psychometric properties in terms of validity and reliability of the scale Self-efficacy and their child's level of asthma control: Brazilian version. Method: Methodological study in which 216 parents/guardians of children with asthma participated. A construct validation (factor analysis and test of hypothesis by comparison of contrasted groups) and an analysis of reliability in terms of homogeneity (Cronbach's alpha) and stability (test-retest) were carried out. Results: Exploratory factor analysis proved suitable for the Brazilian version of the scale (Kaiser-Meyer-Olkim index of 0.879 and Bartlett's sphericity with p < 0.001). The correlation matrix in factor analysis suggested the removal of item 7 from the scale. Cronbach's alpha of the final scale, with 16 items, was 0.92. Conclusion: The Brazilian version of Self-efficacy and their child's level of asthma control presented psychometric properties that confirmed its validity and reliability.

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