scholarly journals Factor structure of The Opening Minds Stigma Scale for Health Care Providers and psychometric properties of its Hungarian version

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorottya Őri ◽  
Sándor Rózsa ◽  
Péter Szocsics ◽  
Lajos Simon ◽  
György Purebl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
General Factor ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Specific Factors ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Hungarian Version

Abstract Background The Opening Minds Stigma Scale for Health Care Providers (OMS-HC) is a widely used questionnaire to measure the stigmatising attitudes of healthcare providers towards patients with mental health problems. The psychometric properties of the scale; however, have never been investigated in Hungary. We aimed to thoroughly explore the factor structure of the OMS-HC and examine the key psychometric properties of the Hungarian version. Methods The OMS-HC is a self-report questionnaire that measures the overall stigmatising attitude by a total score, and three subscales can be calculated: Attitude, Disclosure and Help-seeking, and Social Distance. Our study population included specialists and trainees in adult and child psychiatry (n = 211). Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed, and higher-order factors were tested. We calculated the test-retest reliability on a subgroup of our sample (n = 31) with a follow-up period of 1 month. The concurrent validity of the scale was measured with the Mental Illness: Clinician’s Attitudes-4 scale (MICA-4). Results Three factors were extracted based on a parallel-analysis. A bifactor solution (a general factor and three specific factors) showed an excellent model-fit (root mean square error of approximation = 0.025, comparative fit index = 0.961, and Tucker-Lewis index = 0.944). The model-based reliability was low; however, the general factor showed acceptable reliability (coefficient omega hierarchical = 0.56). The scale demonstrated a good concurrent validity with the MICA-4 [intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) = 0.77]. The test-retest reliability was excellent for the general factor (ICC = 0.95) and good for the specific factors (ICC = 0.90, 0.88, and 0.84, respectively). Conclusions The three dimensions of the OMS-HC was confirmed, and the scale was found to be an adequate measure of the stigmatising attitude in Hungary. The bifactor model is more favourable as compared to the three correlated factor model; however, despite the excellent internal structure, its model-based reliability was low.

Psychometric Properties of the Brazilian Portuguese Version of the PARmed-X for Pregnancy

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 646-651 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberta Bgeginski ◽  
Diogo A. DeSousa ◽  
Bruna M. Barroso ◽  
Janete Vettorazzi ◽  
Michelle F. Mottola ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Brazilian Portuguese ◽  
Good Evidence ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Portuguese Version ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Background:The Physical Activity Readiness Medical Examination (PARmed-X) for Pregnancy aims to facilitate the communication between the health care provider, the fitness professional and the pregnant woman. The purpose of the current study was to test the psychometric properties of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the PARmed-X for Pregnancy.Methods:Reliability and validity of psychometric properties of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the PARmed-X for Pregnancy were tested in 107 women recruited from the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre. Participants completed the first page of the instrument twice with a minimal interval of 1 week for test-retest reliability analysis. The absolute and relative contraindications to exercise on page 2 of the document were completed by the obstetrician.Results:Results indicated good evidence of construct validity. The isolated items in the PARmed-X document presented a large heterogeneity in kappa coefficients ranging from very low estimates to perfect estimates. The overall indication of prescription of physical activity, nonetheless, presented a good kappa coefficient of 0.749.Conclusions:The Brazilian Portuguese version of the PARmed-X for Pregnancy can be applied as a valid tool for medical screening by health care providers to help inform safe exercise prescription during pregnancy.

scholarly journals Health Care Providers' Attitudes and Beliefs Towards Common Low Back Pain: Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties of the HC-PAIRS

2004 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruud M. A. Houben ◽  
Johan W. S. Vlaeyen ◽  
Madelon Peters ◽  
Raymond W. J. G. Ostelo ◽  
Pieter M. J. C. Wolters ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Attitudes And Beliefs ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Care Providers

Assessing the Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Version of Attitudes and Practice of Health Care Providers Regarding Intimate Partner Violence Survey Scale

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 688-700 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gezgin Burçin Biçici ◽  
Aynur Uysal Toraman
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Turkish Version ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha

This study was planned to assess the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the “attitudes and practices of health care providers regarding intimate partner violence” (APHCPs-IPV) survey scale. The sample consisted of 355 primary health care providers. A Likert-type scale composed of eight subfactors, and 43 items were used. Means and standard deviations were calculated for interval-level data. A p value of less than .05 was considered statistically significant. The Turkish version consisted of eight factor groups. The Cronbach’s alpha of the general scale was .66, and the Cronbach’s alpha of the factor groups ranged from .29 to .81. It was determined that the APHCPs-IPV scale was a valid and reliable scale to be used in Turkish society, on the condition that item number 33 be removed.

scholarly journals Opening Minds Stigma Scale for Health Care Providers (OMS-HC): Examination of psychometric properties and responsiveness

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Geeta Modgill ◽  
Scott B Patten ◽  
Stephanie Knaak ◽  
Aliya Kassam ◽  
Andrew CH Szeto
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Stigma Scale

scholarly journals PedHITSS: A Screening Tool to Detect Childhood Abuse in Clinical Settings

2018 ◽  
Vol 50 (10) ◽  
pp. 763-769 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amer Shakil ◽  
Philip G. Day ◽  
Jessica Chu ◽  
Sarah B. Woods ◽  
Kate Bridges
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Child Abuse ◽  
Sensitivity And Specificity ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Screening Tool ◽  
Screening Tools ◽  
Clinical Settings ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Significant Difference

Background and Objectives: Though child abuse is prevalent and detrimental, health care providers fail to screen for abuse at sufficient rates to detect or preempt events. Current child abuse screening tools lack brevity and usefulness in clinical settings. To validate the Pediatric Hurt-Insult-Threaten-Scream-Sex (PedHITSS) screening tool, a 5-item questionnaire designed to detect and prompt provider investigation into child abuse in clinical settings, the PedHITSS was compared to the Conflict Tactics Scale: Parent-Child Version (CTSPC) screening measure. Methods: Participants included 422 pediatric patients (n=242 nonabused; n=180 abused subsample) recruited from an ambulatory care setting, a medical center at-risk referral clinic, or homeless shelter clinic. Parents were asked to complete a cross-sectional survey, including PedHITSS and CTSPC questionnaires. Concurrent validity of PedHITSS was tested with 242 participants identified as nonabused. Construct validity was assessed with 180 participants previously identified as victims of child abuse. Results: Concurrent validity between the CTSPC and PedHITSS was strong, rs=.70 (P<.01). Sensitivity and specificity for correctly identifying abuse victims (≤12 years) was optimal at a cutpoint of one or greater. There was no significant difference in sensitivity and specificity of HITSS and CTSPC in correctly identifying victims of child abuse. Conclusions: This study indicates that PedHITSS performs as well as CTSPC in identifying and differentiating victims and nonvictims of child abuse. PedHITSS allows health care providers to confidently screen and report suspected cases of child abuse and serves as a mechanism to confirm abuse status through validated means.

scholarly journals Measuring Patient Experiences of Integration in Health Care Delivery: Psychometric Validation of IntegRATE Under Controlled Conditions

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 237437352110073
Author(s):  
Rachel Thompson ◽  
Gabrielle Stevens ◽  
Glyn Elwyn
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Health Care Delivery ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Divergent Validity ◽  
Discriminative Validity ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Sum Score ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

The objective of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of IntegRATE—a 4-item patient-reported measure of integration in health care delivery—under controlled conditions. Adults who reported having received health care in the previous year were exposed to a fictional health care scenario featuring good, mixed, or poor integration on 1 or 2 occasions. They were then asked to imagine themselves as a patient in the scenario and complete IntegRATE and other measures. The data collected were analyzed to assess the discriminative, concurrent, and divergent validity of IntegRATE and its test–retest reliability and responsiveness using both “sum score” and “top score” scoring approaches. Six-hundred people participated in the study with 190 taking part on 2 occasions. The IntegRATE sum score demonstrated discriminative validity, concurrent validity, divergent validity, and responsiveness and partially demonstrated test–retest reliability. The IntegRATE top score demonstrated concurrent validity, divergent validity, and responsiveness and partially demonstrated discriminative validity and test–retest reliability. We conclude that the IntegRATE sum score exhibits encouraging psychometric properties and performs more optimally than the IntegRATE top score.

scholarly journals Psychometric Properties of the “Lasher and Faulkender Anxiety about Aging Scale” among Iranian older people

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amir Pakpour ◽  
Shamsedin Namjoo ◽  
Khadijeh Sabahiazar ◽  
Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi ◽  
Vijay Kumar r Chattu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Factors Affecting

Abstract BackgroundAssessing anxiety in the elderly and the factors affecting this phenomenon will help the health care providers to provide appropriate and effective support and health care services for older adults. The aim of the present study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Aging Scale (AAS) among Persian speaking older adults.Method:A sample of 703 community-dwelling older adults was recruited for the study. A 'forward-backward' translation procedure was conducted to develop the Iranian version of the AAS. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and Rasch model were then used for construct validity, and GHQ-12 and MSPSS were utilized for assessing concurrent validity of the AAS.ResultThe study participants included 416 (59.2%) men and 287 (40.8%) women with an average age of 69.4 years (SD D 8.11). Cronbach’s alpha for Fear of Old People, Psychological Concerns, Physical Appearance, Fear of Losses and the overall score was 0.881, 0.705, 0.748, 0.768 and 0.77, respectively. Applying CFA, it was found that the four original factors model was the best solution with 0.55 of the total variance. The result of the CFA indicated that this four-factor model had a good fit to the data. The results were then confirmed by Rasch analysis. Moreover, the AAS was significantly correlated with MSPSS (r=-0.395, p < 0.001) and GHQ_12 (r = 0.238, p < 0.001).ConclusionThe Persian version of the AAS was found to be valid and reliable for measuring anxiety of ageing among Persian speaking elderly populations.

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