Perceived neighborhood problems: multilevel analysis to evaluate psychometric properties in a Southern adult Brazilian population

Objective To systematically review the scientific literature on the psychometric properties of international instruments for the assessment of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the Brazilian population. Methods A search of bibliographic references was conducted in six electronic databases: PsycINFO, PubMed, IndexPsi, Lilacs, Capes (theses and dissertations) and SciELO. The studies were selected by two independent researchers. Results The procedure identified 11 studies of the Brazilian population that encompassed six ASD assessment tools. Given the information provided, the adaptation of the M-CHAT, a screening instrument, was the best conducted. All steps of the adaptation process were described and the changes made to the final version of the instrument were presented, which was not addressed in other studies. In terms of reliability, all of the instruments that assessed internal consistency showed adequate values. In addition, the ADI-R and the CARS adaptations also satisfactorily contemplated inter-rater reliability and test-retest indices, respectively. Finally, all studies aiming to validate instruments showed evidence of validity and sensitivity, and specificity values above 0.90 were observed in the ASQ, ADI-R and ABC. Conclusion Considering both the psychometric aspects and the copyright information, the screening instrument that currently appears to be best indicated for clinical and research use is the M-CHAT. It was also noticed that there are still no specific ASD diagnostic tools available for use in Brazil. This lack of diagnostic instruments consists in a critical situation for the improvement of clinical practice and the development of research in this area.

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Psychometric properties of the DASS-Depression scale among a Brazilian population with chronic pain

Journal of Psychosomatic Research ◽

10.1016/j.jpsychores.2007.05.015 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 64 (1) ◽

pp. 25-31 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Jamir Sardá ◽

Michael K. Nicholas ◽

Cibele A.M. Pimenta ◽

Ali Asghari

Keyword(s):

Chronic Pain ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Depression Scale ◽

Brazilian Population

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Psychometric Properties of the Glaucoma Treatment Compliance Assessment Tool (GTCAT) in a Brazilian Population

Journal of Glaucoma ◽

10.1097/ijg.0000000000000876 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 27 (3) ◽

pp. 257-265 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Ricardo Y. Abe ◽

Lorena de Campos Wen ◽

Gordon T. Barker ◽

Steven L. Mansberger

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Assessment Tool ◽

Treatment Compliance ◽

Brazilian Population ◽

Compliance Assessment ◽

Glaucoma Treatment

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The Central Sensitization Inventory validated and adapted for a Brazilian population: psychometric properties and its relationship with brain-derived neurotrophic factor

Journal of Pain Research ◽

10.2147/jpr.s131479 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol Volume 10 ◽

pp. 2109-2122 ◽

Cited By ~ 32

Author(s):

Wolnei Caumo ◽

Luciana Antunes ◽

Jéssica Lorenzzi Elkfury ◽

Evelyn Herbstrith ◽

Raquel Busanello Sipmann ◽

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Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Neurotrophic Factor ◽

Central Sensitization ◽

Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor ◽

Brazilian Population ◽

Central Sensitization Inventory

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Validation of the Family Health Behavior Scale for the Brazilian Population

10.21203/rs.3.rs-60158/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Luiza T. Preto ◽

Camila H. Scarpatto ◽

Laura Lessa Gaudie Ley ◽

Carolina Silveira ◽

Margareth Rodrigues Salerno ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Behavior ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Concurrent Validity ◽

Family Health ◽

Brazilian Population ◽

Activity Level ◽

Fat Percentage ◽

Floor Effect ◽

The Family ◽

Behavior Scale

Abstract Background: It is well known that the family environment is associated with child health behavior and outcomes. However, there is a lack of available instruments to measure family health behaviors, even more so in languages other than English. The aim of the present study was to adapt and validate the Family Health Behavior Scale (FHBS) for Brazilian families.Methods: The FHBS was translated and culturally adapted for the Brazilian families. Psychometric properties (content validity, construct validity, and concurrent validity) and reliability (internal consistency, ceiling-floor effect, and test-retest) were evaluated in a sample of healthy community-dwelling children who were between 5 to 12 years old, of both sexes. Caregivers responded to the FHBS. Concurrent validity was assessed by comparing the FHBS scale with Body Mass Index (BMI) percentile, percent body fat, and physical activity level.Results: 272 children (54% girls) with a mean age of 7.9 years (SD = 2.0) and their caregivers were tested. Confirmatory analysis of the initial 4-factor structure (as proposed in the original English version of the questionnaire) suggested its performance was below acceptable. Exploratory factor analysis showed however an acceptable fit (Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin index = 0.79), and the factor loadings suggested a 7-factor model. Children who were considered obese (BMI percentile ≥ 97) had lower mean total FHBS scores than children who had a healthy weight or were overweight. Children who were classified as having a healthy fat percentage had higher FHBS scores than children classified as having an excessively high fat percentage. Children who were physically active had significantly higher total FHBS scores than children who were physically inactive. Cronbach's alpha was 0.81 and we noted acceptable values of the ceiling-floor effect. Test-retest analyses showed lower agreement and intraclass correlation coefficients than expected 0.63 (95% CI 0.41 to 0.78).Conclusion: The adapted Family Health Behavior Scale for the Brazilian population showed adequate psychometric properties.

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Clausal Density Between Ages 4 and 9 Years for the Edmonton Narrative Norms Instrument: Reference Data and Psychometric Properties

Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools ◽

10.1044/2020_lshss-20-00043 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-15

Author(s):

Ling-Yu Guo ◽

Phyllis Schneider ◽

William Harrison

Keyword(s):

Diagnostic Accuracy ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Language Impairment ◽

Reference Data ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Correlation Coefficients ◽

Criterion Validity ◽

Likelihood Ratios ◽

Generation Task ◽

Sensitivity Specificity

Purpose This study provided reference data and examined psychometric properties for clausal density (CD; i.e., number of clauses per utterance) in children between ages 4 and 9 years from the database of the Edmonton Narrative Norms Instrument (ENNI). Method Participants in the ENNI database included 300 children with typical language (TL) and 77 children with language impairment (LI) between the ages of 4;0 (years;months) and 9;11. Narrative samples were collected using a story generation task, in which children were asked to tell stories based on six picture sequences. CD was computed from the narrative samples. The split-half reliability, concurrent criterion validity, and diagnostic accuracy were evaluated for CD by age. Results CD scores increased significantly between ages 4 and 9 years in children with TL and those with LI. Children with TL produced higher CD scores than those with LI at each age level. In addition, the correlation coefficients for the split-half reliability and concurrent criterion validity of CD scores were all significant at each age level, with the magnitude ranging from small to large. The diagnostic accuracy of CD scores, as revealed by sensitivity, specificity, and likelihood ratios, was poor. Conclusions The finding on diagnostic accuracy did not support the use of CD for identifying children with LI between ages 4 and 9 years. However, given the attested reliability and validity for CD, reference data of CD from the ENNI database can be used for evaluating children's difficulties with complex syntax and monitoring their change over time. Supplemental Material https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.13172129

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