Development and psychometric evaluation of the Thirst Distress Scale for patients with heart failure

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 226-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nana Waldréus ◽  
Tiny Jaarsma ◽  
Martje HL van der Wal ◽  
Naoko P Kato
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Psychometric Testing ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Weighted Kappa ◽  
Patients With Heart Failure ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Distress Scale

Background: Patients with heart failure can experience thirst distress. However, there is no instrument to measure this in patients with heart failure. The aim of the present study was to develop the Thirst Distress Scale for patients with Heart Failure (TDS-HF) and to evaluate psychometric properties of the scale. Methods and results: The TDS-HF was developed to measure thirst distress in patients with heart failure. Face and content validity was confirmed using expert panels including patients and healthcare professionals. Data on the TDS-HF was collected from patients with heart failure at outpatient heart failure clinics and hospitals in Sweden, the Netherlands and Japan. Psychometric properties were evaluated using data from 256 heart failure patients (age 72±11 years). Concurrent validity of the scale was assessed using a thirst intensity visual analogue scale. Patients did not have any difficulties answering the questions, and time taken to answer the questions was about five minutes. Factor analysis of the scale showed one factor. After psychometric testing, one item was deleted. For the eight item TDS-HF, a single factor explained 61% of the variance and Cronbach’s alpha was 0.90. The eight item TDS-HF was significantly associated with the thirst intensity score ( r=0.55, p<0.001). Regarding test-retest reliability, the intraclass correlation coefficient was 0.88, and the weighted kappa values ranged from 0.29–0.60. Conclusion: The eight-item TDS-HF is valid and reliable for measuring thirst distress in patients with heart failure.

scholarly journals Translation and Psychometric Evaluation of the German Version of the Thirst Distress Scale for Patients With Heart Failure

2020 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Franziska Wefer ◽  
Simone Inkrot ◽  
Nana Waldréus ◽  
Tiny Jaarsma ◽  
Maja von Cube ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
German Version ◽  
Patients With Heart Failure ◽  
Distress Scale

scholarly journals Thai version of the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire: psychometric testing using a longitudinal design

2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 877-884 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wiwat Tangsatitkiat ◽  
Phantipa Sakthong
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
New York ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Longitudinal Design ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Psychometric Testing ◽  
Heart Association ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Heart Failure Questionnaire

Abstract Background: The Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ) is the most widely used diseasespecific instrument for heart failure (HF). However, a Thai version of the MLHFQ has not been available yet. Objective: Test the psychometric properties of the Thai version of the MLHFQ in terms of practicality, reliability, validity, and responsiveness, using a longitudinal design. Methods: One hundred eighty HF outpatients (mean age: 65±12 years; 58% male) were interviewed at Phramongkutklao Hospital, Bangkok between December 2008 and August 2009. Practicality was assessed with interview-times. Reliability was evaluated using Cronbach’s α and intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs). Validity was tested with correlations between the MLHFQ scores and the SF-36 scores, confirmatory factor analysis, and known-groups validity. Responsiveness was observed with effect sizes (ES) and minimal clinically important differences (MCID). Results: The averaged interview-time was approximately five minutes. The Cronbach’s α and ICCs of the MLHFQ were 0.86-0.93 and 0.84-0.88, respectively. The MLHFQ scores were moderately correlated with the Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36) scores, and discriminated the patients with different classes by New York Heart Association. The average ES were medium, ranging from 0.2 to 0.5. The MCID ranged from 1.4 to 14.5 for improved patients and from -1.4 to -12.7 for worsened patients. Conclusion: The Thai version of the MLHFQ showed acceptable psychometric properties. It can be used as a disease-specific instrument to measure health-related quality of life of Thai patients with HF.

Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire Administered to Hospitalized Patients With Heart Failure

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 245-257
Author(s):  
Rebecca Tucker ◽  
Jill R. Quinn ◽  
Ding-Geng (Din) Chen ◽  
Leway Chen
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Kansas City ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire ◽  
Patients With Heart Failure ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

Background and Purpose: The psychometric properties of the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) have been examined primarily in community-dwelling patients with heart failure (HF). The objective of this research was to examine the properties of the KCCQ administered to patients hospitalized with HF (N = 233). Methods: Confirmatory factor analysis, Cronbach’s alphas, and correlations were performed to examine the scale’s dimensions, reliability, and validity. Results: Confirmatory factor analysis indicated a 5-factor solution (63.6% of the variance). The Cronbach’s alpha levels were greater than .70, except for the self-efficacy dimension (.60). Convergent validity was not verified between the KCCQ and several illness severity measures. Conclusions: The psychometric properties of the KCCQ may be different based on the population in which the KCCQ is administered, which may have clinical implications.

scholarly journals The Study on Stress, Spirituality, and Health (SSSH): Psychometric Evaluation and Initial Validation of the SSSH Baseline Spirituality Survey

Religions ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 150
Author(s):  
Erica T. Warner ◽  
Blake Victor Kent ◽  
Ying Zhang ◽  
M. Austin Argentieri ◽  
Wade C. Rowatt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Predictive Validity ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Psychometric Testing ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Spirituality And Health ◽  
Wide Range

This paper describes the development and initial psychometric testing of the baseline Spirituality Survey (SS-1) from the Study on Stress, Spirituality, and Health (SSSH). The SS-1 contains a mixture of items selected from validated existing scales and new items generated to measure important constructs not captured by existing instruments, and our purpose here was to establish the validity of new and existing measures in a racially/ethnically diverse sample. Psychometric properties of the SS-1 were evaluated using standard psychometric analyses in 4563 SSSH participants. Predictive validity of SS-1 scales was assessed in relation to the physical and mental health component scores from the Short-Form 12 Health Survey (SF-12). Scales exhibited adequate to strong psychometric properties and demonstrated construct and predictive validity. Overall, the correlational findings provided solid evidence that the SS-1 scales are associated with a wide range of relevant R/S attitudes, mental health, and to a lesser degree physical health.

scholarly journals Adaptation and Psychometric Evaluation of the Chinese Counseling Competencies Scale-Revised

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Xia ◽  
William Ho Cheung Li ◽  
Tingna Liang ◽  
Yuanhui Luo ◽  
Laurie Long Kwan Ho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Counseling Competencies ◽  
Counselors In Training ◽  
Rater Reliability ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Objectives: This study conducted a linguistic and psychometric evaluation of the Chinese Counseling Competencies Scale-Revised (CCS-R).Methods: The Chinese CCS-R was created from the original English version using a standard forward-backward translation process. The psychometric properties of the Chinese CCS-R were examined in a cohort of 208 counselors-in-training by two independent raters. Fifty-three counselors-in-training were asked to undergo another counseling performance evaluation for the test-retest. The confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted for the Chinese CCS-R, followed by internal consistency, test-retest reliability, inter-rater reliability, convergent validity, and concurrent validity.Results: The results of the CFA supported the factorial validity of the Chinese CCS-R, with adequate construct replicability. The scale had a McDonald's omega of 0.876, and intraclass correlation coefficients of 0.63 and 0.90 for test-retest reliability and inter-rater reliability, respectively. Significantly positive correlations were observed between the Chinese CCS-R score and scores of performance checklist (Pearson's γ = 0.781), indicating a large convergent validity, and knowledge on drug abuse (Pearson's γ = 0.833), indicating a moderate concurrent validity.Conclusion: The results support that the Chinese CCS-R is a valid and reliable measure of the counseling competencies.Practice implication: The CCS-R provides trainers with a reliable tool to evaluate counseling students' competencies and to facilitate discussions with trainees about their areas for growth.

scholarly journals Transcultural adaptation of the Thirst Distress Scale (TDS) into Brazilian Portuguese and an analysis of the psychometric properties of the scale for patients on hemodialysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-162
Author(s):  
Clara Sandra de Araujo Sugizaki ◽  
Clarice Carneiro Braga ◽  
Ana Tereza Vaz de Souza Freitas ◽  
Maria do Rosário Gondim Peixoto
Keyword(s):  
Visual Analogue Scale ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Analogue Scale ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Brazilian Portuguese ◽  
Final Version ◽  
Portuguese Version ◽  
Transcultural Adaptation ◽  
Distress Scale

Abstract Objective: To produce a transcultural adaptation of the Thirst Distress Scale (TDS) into Brazilian Portuguese and analyze the scale’s psychometric properties for patients on hemodialysis (HD). Methods: The original scale was translated, back translated, and discussed with psychometric assessment experts. The final version was tested with 126 patients on HD and retested with 70 individuals from the original patient population. Cronbach’s alpha was used to measure the scale’s internal consistency. Reliability of thirst intensity evaluated via the visual analogue scale (VAS) was tested with Kappa statistic and the Bland-Altman plot. Reproducibility was assessed based on the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). Results: The wording of three items and the verb tenses of six had to be adjusted in the final version of the Brazilian Portuguese TDS. Comprehension of the scale by patients on HD was good, the scale’s internal consistency was satisfactory (0.84; p<0.001), agreement with a visual analogue scale (VAS) was moderate (kappa=0.44; p<0.001), and reproducibility neared perfection (ICC=0.87; p<0.001). Conclusion: Our results showed that the Brazilian Portuguese version of the scale might be used reliably. The Brazilian Portuguese version of the TDS is a practical, affordable, accessible and well-accepted tool that has a lot to offer for the management of patients with HD.

scholarly journals Psychometric properties of a self-report version of the Sexual Interest and Desire Inventory for Women (SIDI-F-SR)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Velten ◽  
Gerrit Hirschfeld ◽  
Milena Meyers ◽  
Jürgen Margraf
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Sexual Interest ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Clinical Psychologist ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Absolute Agreement ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Restriction Of Range

Background: The Sexual Interest and Desire Inventory Female (SIDI-F) is a clinician-administered scale that allows for a comprehensive assessment of symptoms related to Hypoactive Sexual Desire Dysfunction (HSDD). As self-report questionnaires may facilitate less socially desirable responding and as time and resources are scarce in many clinical and research settings, a self-report version was developed (SIDI-F-SR). Aim: To investigate the agreement between the SIDI-F and a self-report version (SIDI-F-SR) and assess psychometric properties of the SIDI-F-SR. Methods: A total of 170 women (Mage=36.61, SD=10.61, range=20-69) with HSDD provided data on the SIDI-F, administered by a clinical psychologist via telephone, and the SIDI-F-SR, delivered as an Internet-based questionnaire. A subset of 19 women answered the SIDI-F-SR twice over a period of 14 weeks. Outcomes: Intraclass correlation as well as predictors of absolute agreement between SIDI-F and SIDI-F-SR, as well as internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and criterion-related validity of the SIDI-F-SR were examined. Results: There was high agreement between SIDI-F and SIDI-F-SR (ICC=.86). On average, women scored about one point higher in the self-report vs. the clinician-administered scale. Agreement was higher in young women and those with severe symptoms. Internal consistency of the SIDI-F-SR was acceptable (α=.76) and comparable to the SIDI-F (α=.74). When corrections for the restriction of range were applied, internal consistency of the SIDI-F-SR increased to .91. Test-retest-reliability was good (r=.74). Criterion-related validity was low but comparable between SIDI-F and SIDI-F-SR.

scholarly journals Validity and reliability of the Korean version of self-care of heart failure index

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Shil Kim ◽  
Minjeong An ◽  
Hyojeong Seo ◽  
Seon Young Hwang ◽  
Jae Lan Shim
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Care Management ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Psychometric Testing ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Failure Index ◽  
Korean Version ◽  
Reliability Estimates ◽  
Patients With Heart Failure ◽  
Therapeutic Recommendations

Purpose: Self-care and associated decisions for therapeutic recommendations have been a focus of attention recently in Korea. The purpose of this study was to address the dimensionality and reliability of a Korean version of Self-care of Heart Failure Index (SCHFI v.6.2), a measure of self-care of patients with heart failure within a clinical context.Methods: The study sample completed 120 surveys that consisted of demographic variables and the SCHFI v.6.2, which was created to measure self-care maintenance, self-care management, and self-care confidence in HF patients. Confirmatory factor analysis using Mplus verified a robust structural fit of the three dimensionality for each subscale.Results: Self-care maintenance, CFI = .92, TLI = .88, SRMR = .06, RMSEA = .07; self-care management, CFI = .93, TLI = .78, SRMR = .05, RMSEA = .24; self-care confidence, CFI = .95, TLI = .92, SRMR = .05, RMSEA = .13. Multidimensionality yielded the self-care maintenance scale having 4-factor structures, while each self-care management and confidence scale had a unidimensionality. Reliability estimates using methods compatible with each scale’s dimensionality were adequate to high, ranging from .71 to .96.Conclusions: Psychometric testing of the SCHFI demonstrates a sound model fit, with desirable reliability estimates given each scale dimensionality, using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient and alternative options.

scholarly journals Patient Continuity of Care Questionnaire in a cardiac sample: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. e037129
Author(s):  
Emma Säfström ◽  
Lena Nasstrom ◽  
Maria Liljeroos ◽  
Lena Nordgren ◽  
Kristofer Årestedt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Continuity Of Care ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Evaluation Study ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

ObjectiveEven though continuity is essential after discharge, there is a lack of reliable questionnaires to measure and assess patients’ perceptions of continuity of care. The Patient Continuity of Care Questionnaire (PCCQ) addresses the period before and after discharge from hospital. However, previous studies show that the factor structure needs to be confirmed and validated in larger samples, and the aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the PCCQ with focus on factor structure, internal consistency and stability.DesignA psychometric evaluation study. The questionnaire was translated into Swedish using a forward–backward technique and culturally adapted through cognitive interviews (n=12) and reviewed by researchers (n=8).SettingData were collected in four healthcare settings in two Swedish counties.ParticipantsA consecutive sampling procedure included 725 patients discharged after hospitalisation due to angina, acute myocardial infarction, heart failure or atrial fibrillation.MeasurementTo evaluate the factor structure, confirmatory factor analyses based on polychoric correlations were performed (n=721). Internal consistency was evaluated by ordinal alpha. Test–retest reliability (n=289) was assessed with intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC).ResultsThe original six-factor structure was overall confirmed, but minor refinements were required to reach satisfactory model fit. The standardised factor loadings ranged between 0.68 and 0.94, and ordinal alpha ranged between 0.82 and 0.95. All subscales demonstrated satisfactory test–retest reliability (ICC=0.76–0.94).ConclusionThe revised version of the PCCQ showed sound psychometric properties and is ready to be used to measure perceptions of continuity of care. High ordinal alpha in some subscales indicates that a shorter version of the questionnaire can be developed.

scholarly journals Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the Person-Centred Care Assessment Tool

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. e031580
Author(s):  
Cai Le ◽  
Ke Ma ◽  
Pingfen Tang ◽  
David Edvardsson ◽  
Lina Behm ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Quality Of Healthcare ◽  
Hospital Staff ◽  
Chinese Version ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Care Assessment ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

ObjectiveThis study aims to test a Chinese cross-cultural adaptation of the English version of the Person-Centred Care Assessment Tool (P-CAT) and evaluate its psychometric properties.DesignP-CAT was translated/back-translated using established procedures before the psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version was made.SettingTwo hospitals covering urban and suburban areas of Kunming in the Yunnan province of China.Participants152 female hospital staff completed the survey.Main outcome measure(s)Construct validity and reliability, including internal consistency and test–retest reliability, were assessed among a sample of hospital staff.ResultsThe factor analysis resulted in a two-component solution that consisted of two subscales. The corrected item-total correlations for all of the items ranged from 0.14 to 0.44, with six items not meeting the cut-off level for item-total correlation (>0.3). The Chinese P-CAT demonstrated strong reliability, with a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.91–0.94 for the scales and a test–retest reliability coefficient of 0.88 for the overall scale scores. The intraclass correlation was 0.92 (95% CI 0.90 to 0.95).ConclusionP-CAT appears to be a promising measure for evaluating staff perceptions of person-centredness in Chinese hospital environments. The results show that P-CAT can be a useful tool for improving the quality of healthcare in terms of person-centred care in the Chinese context.

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