scholarly journals Mother's lifestyle: development of a questionnaire to assess a determinant of children's health. A cross-sectional study

2014 ◽  
Vol 134 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erica Bezerra Nobre ◽  
Sandra Josefina Ferraz Ellero Grisi ◽  
Alexandre Archanjo Ferraro
Keyword(s):  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Children's Health ◽  
Children’S Health ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Pairwise Correlation ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Lifestyle includes the personal attitudes or behavioral patterns that result in risks or benefits to the individual's own health or that of others. Children's health is particularly determined by their mother's lifestyle. The objective here was to develop and evaluate the reliability of a questionnaire capable of describing the lifestyles of preschoolers' mothers in terms of their activities, interests, opinions and values. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional study conducted in a public university. METHODS: This study was conducted between January 2010 and March 2011, among 255 mothers of preschoolers living in the southeastern region of the municipality of São Paulo. A proportional stratified random probabilistic sample with two strata was selected: schools were drawn and then the children. Three instruments found in the literature were used to create the lifestyle questionnaire. The questionnaire was developed in eight stages: preliminary pretest, cultural adaptation, second pretest, pilot study, semantic correction and adaptation, third pretest, final research and final retest. Cronbach's alpha and pairwise correlation coefficients were used. RESULTS: The Cronbach's alpha value in the final version was 0.83 and the pre and post-test pairwise correlation coefficients were greater than 0.5. Factor analysis identified five factors that explained 73.51% of the correlation variance. As a result, seven variables were eliminated from the questionnaire. CONCLUSIONS: The questionnaire described five lifestyle domains, with good reliability, and can be used in combination with preschoolers' health and nutritional outcomes.

Διερεύνηση της σχέσης ανάμεσα στις ανάγκες, την ποιότητα ζωής και την ολική λειτουργικότητα των ψυχικά πασχόντων στην Κύπρο

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ευφροσύνη Κλεάνθους
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha

Η μέτρηση της έκβασης του ασθενούς έχει λάβει εξέχουσα θέση στην αξιολόγηση των συστημάτων υγείας τα τελευταία 30 χρόνια ενώ παράλληλα άρχισε να φαίνεται ότι η φροντίδα της ψυχικής υγείας πρέπει να παρέχεται βάσει των αναγκών των ασθενών, με απώτερο στόχο να βελτιωθεί η ποιότητα ζωής τους. Κύριος σκοπός της παρούσας έρευνας ήταν η αξιολόγηση των αναγκών, της ποιότητας ζωής και της λειτουργικότητας των ψυχικά πασχόντων που λαμβάνουν φροντίδα σε δομές ψυχικής υγείας στην Κύπρο. Επιπλέον, η έρευνα αποσκοπούσε στην διερεύνηση της σχέσης μεταξύ των μεταβλητών που μελετήθηκαν. Μέθοδος: Πραγματοποιήθηκε μια συγχρονική μελέτη (cross-sectional study). Η συλλογή των δεδομένων πραγματοποιήθηκε σε δομές ψυχικής υγείας στην Κύπρο,κοινοτικές αλλά και νοσοκομειακές, με την χρήση ενός ερωτηματολογίου το οποίο περιλάμβανε την ελληνική μετάφραση του εργαλείου Camberwell Assessment ofNeed Short Appraisal Schedule (CANSAS), την Κλίμακα Αξιολόγησης τηςΠοιότητας Ζωής του Παγκόσμιου Οργανισμού Υγείας (WHOQOL-BREF), και τηνΚλίμακα Ολικής Εκτίμησης της Λειτουργικότητας (GAS). Αποτελέσματα: Το δείγμα αποτελείτο από 202 ασθενείς οι οποίοι λαμβάνουν φροντίδα σε εξωτερικές και νοσοκομειακές δομές των Υπηρεσιών Ψυχικής Υγείαςτης Κύπρου. Η μέση ηλικία των ασθενών ήταν 46,4 έτη. Το 53,5% των ασθενών ήταν άνδρες Το 58,4% των ασθενών έπασχαν από ψυχωσικές διαταραχές, το 34,7%έπασχαν από διαταραχές διάθεσης και το 6,9% έπασχαν από αγχώδεις διαταραχές. Ομέσος αριθμός ετών με τη νόσο ήταν 17,1 χρόνια. Ο συντελεστής εσωτερικήςαξιοπιστίας Cronbach’s alpha του ερωτηματολογίου αναγκών του Camberwell στην παρούσα μελέτη ήταν 0,75 γεγονός που δηλώνει αποδεκτή αξιοπιστία. Σε ότι αφορά στις ανάγκες σύμφωνα με το CANSAS, η μέση τιμή των εκλαμβανόμενων συνολικών αναγκών από τους ψυχικά πάσχοντες στην Κύπρο ήταν 9,56, η μέση τιμή των καλυμμένων αναγκών ήταν 4,08 και η μέση τιμή των ακάλυπτων αναγκών 5,51. Στηνπαρούσα έρευνα οι πέντε πιο συχνά αναφερόμενες ακάλυπτες ανάγκες ήταν 1)σεξουαλική έκφραση, 2) ψυχολογική ανησυχία ή ψυχική αναστάτωση, 3) οικείες σχέσεις, 4) συντροφικότητα και 5) καθημερινές δραστηριότητες σε φθίνουσα σειρά.Οι πέντε λιγότερο αναφερόμενες ακάλυπτες ανάγκες ήταν οι ανάγκες για 1)αυτοφροντίδα, 2) στέγαση, 3) χρήση τηλεφώνου, 4) φροντίδα παιδιών, 5) χρήση 7αλκοόλ. Το 18,2% δήλωσαν ότι δεν είναι καθόλου ικανοποιημένοι την ποιότητα ζωής τους γενικά, το 22,7% ότι είναι λίγο ικανοποιημένοι, το 29,3% ότι είναι μέτρια ικανοποιημένοι, το 21,2% δήλωσαν ότι είναι πολύ ικανοποιημένοι και το 8,6% ότι είναι υπερβολικά ικανοποιημένοι. Το 19,9% δήλωσαν ότι δεν είναι καθόλου ικανοποιημένοι με την υγεία τους, το 17,3% ότι είναι λίγο ικανοποιημένοι, το 34,2%ότι είναι μέτρια ικανοποιημένοι, το 18,9% δήλωσαν ότι είναι πολύ ικανοποιημένοι και το 9,7% ότι είναι υπερβολικά ικανοποιημένοι. Οι περισσότεροι ασθενείς είχαν σοβαρή διαταραχή της λειτουργικότητας (42,6%), το 28,7% είχαν μέτρια διαταραχή της λειτουργικότητας, το 19,8% είχαν ήπια διαταραχή της λειτουργικότητας, το 6,9%είχαν βαριά διαταραχή της λειτουργικότητας και το 2% είχαν καλή λειτουργικότητα.Η μείωση της βαθμολογίας των ακάλυπτων αναγκών σχετίζονταν με αύξηση της βαθμολογίας αυτοεκτίμησης της ποιότητας ζωής. Η μείωση της βαθμολογίας των ακάλυπτων αναγκών σχετίζονταν με αύξηση της βαθμολογίας λειτουργικότητας. Η αύξηση της βαθμολογίας των καλυμμένων αναγκών σχετίζονταν με αύξηση της βαθμολογίας ικανοποίησης για την υγεία.Συμπεράσματα: Τα εργαλεία εκτίμησης των αναγκών, της ποιότητας ζωής και της λειτουργικότητας μπορούν να χρησιμοποιηθούν για εκτίμηση της κλινικής αποτελεσματικότητας και του κόστους των παρεμβάσεων, την παρακολούθηση της υγείας του πληθυσμού των ψυχικά πασχόντων, στον σχεδιασμό υπηρεσιών για κάλυψη των αναγκών τους, στην βελτίωση της ποιότητας της παρεχόμενης φροντίδας καθώς και ως ενίσχυση στην διαδικασία λήψης αποφάσεων στην καθημερινή κλινική πρακτική. Η ικανοποίηση των κοινωνικών αναγκών, πέρα από τη μείωση των συμπτωμάτων, φαίνεται να έχει ιδιαίτερη σημασία για την εξασφάλιση καλύτερης ποιότητας ζωής και καλύτερης ψυχοκοινωνικής λειτουργικότητας για τα άτομα με ψυχικές διαταραχές. Τα αποτελέσματα από την χρήση των εργαλείων στον πληθυσμό των ψυχικά πασχόντων στην Κύπρο φαίνεται να συμβαδίζουν με δεδομένα από άλλες διεθνείς έρευνες.

scholarly journals Effect of Mother’s Discipline Parenting Pattern on Discipline Character of Kindergarten Children

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Nia Kurniasih ◽  
Dwi Hastuti
Keyword(s):  
Character Development ◽  
Cognitive Appraisal ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Kindergarten Children ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Mother’S Age

<p>This research aimed to analyze the effect of maternal discipline on discipline of children at two kindergarten in Bogor City. The research design used was<em> a </em>cross sectional study involving 46 mothers and children, selected by accidental sampling, and the data were collected using a questionnaire. Parenting discipline was measured using a questionnaire of The Dimensions of Discipline Inventory (DDI), which was adapted and modified from Straus and Fauchier (2011) with a Cronbach's alpha value of 0.864, and Character Development Questionnaire Preschooler adapted and modified from Hastuti (2014) with a Cronbach's alpha value of 0649. The results showed that there was a significantly positive correlation between the lenght of education and mother’s implementation of discipline, and there is a significantly positive correlation between marital status with cognitive appraisal of discipline. Cognitive appraisal of discipline is an opinion or judgment against parent parenting discipline either approved or not. Discipline of children was influenced by mother’s  length of education, mother’s age, and  situation in the application of discipline by mother (R<sup>2 </sup>Adjusted= 0.492). The situation in the application of discipline is a state or condition of the mother when applying disciplinary behavior to children.</p><p> </p>

scholarly journals Classroom Seat Selection from the Perspective of Iranian Medical Sciences` Students and its Relationship with Self-esteem: a Cross Sectional Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-30
Author(s):  
Mahin Nomali ◽  
◽  
Akram Sanagoo ◽  
Farzaneh Sarayloo ◽  
Leila Mahasti Jouybari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Important Place ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Study Setting

Background: Classroom is an important place for university students. Students do not choose their seat at random and many factors may influence their seat selection. On the other hand, where they choose to seat may have a relationship with their self-esteem. Aims and objectives: Determination of classroom seat selection from the perspective of Iranian medical sciences` students and its relationship with self-esteem was the aim of this study. Study Design: We conducted a cross- sectional study. Setting: Different faculties of Golestan University of Medical Sciences (GoUMS, Gorgan, North of Iran) were our study setting. Materials and Methods: 350 students of both sexes and with different fields of study at GoUMS were included in the study by convenience sampling from September to December in 2016. In order to measure university students` perspective, seat selection questionnaire (Cronbach’s alpha =0.82 ) with 9 multiple choice questions (MCQs) was used which answer to each question has been reported with a frequency and percent. Ten- item Rosenberg Self- Esteem (RSE) scale (Cronbach’s alpha=0.74) consisting 5 negative and 5 positive items with 4- point Likert (score of 0 to 3 from completely agree to completely disagree) were used. Range of score was between 0 to 30. Score lower than 15, between 15-25, and more than 25 indicated low, intermediate, and high self- esteem, respectively. Statistics: We analyzed data by SPSS software version 16. Descriptive statistics such as mean, standard deviation (SD), frequency, and partial frequency percentage were used. In order to test the relationship between place and direction of the seat, and self-esteem, the chi-squared test was used with significance level of less than 0.05. Results: 300 out of 350 medical sciences` students with a mean age of 21.5 (2.4) year completed the study (participation rate = 85.7%). 50.3 % of participants were male, and with nursing field of study (28.7%). Proximity to instructor or board, or projector (48.7%) and personal factors such as eyeglasses/hearing aids (19.3%) were the most and the least important factors influencing students` seat selection. And “inability to see/hear properly” was the most important factor that made students change their seats. The majority of students mentioned that they choose the middle of the classroom (43.3%). Low, intermediate and high self- steam were seen among 5 (1.7%), 290 (96.6%), and 5 (1.7%) of students, respectively, and there was no relationship between classroom seat selection and self-esteem of students. Conclusion: From the perspective of Iranian medical sciences` students, classroom seat selection is affected by many factors. And they usually preferred to sit in the middle of the classroom. However, there was no relationship between students seating preferences and self-esteem. Thus, considering to these factors may help instructors and educational policy makers improving the quality of courses, students` performance, and classroom attractiveness.

scholarly journals Reliability and validity of the Indonesian version of the aging males’ symptoms

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 211-4
Author(s):  
Dyandra Parikesit ◽  
Miftah Adityagama ◽  
Widi Atmoko ◽  
Ponco Birowo ◽  
Akmal Taher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Pearson Correlation Test ◽  
Aging Males Symptoms

BACKGROUND Aging males’ symptoms (AMS) scale was developed to study the problems of aging males, especially related to the quality of life. Currently, there is no valid and reliable Indonesian version of the AMS scale. This study was aimed to translate and evaluate the validity and reliability of the Indonesian version of the AMS scale. METHODS This cross-sectional study translated the existing AMS scale into Indonesian, which was tested in 40 years old males from May to August 2020. Cross-cultural validation of the AMS scale was conducted by translating the questionnaire from English to Indonesian by two independent-certified translators. The validity of the Indonesian version of the AMS scale was measured by conducting a Pearson correlation (r) analysis. The reliability of this questionnaire was tested and retested in 118 participants with a 2-week interval. In addition, Cronbach’s alpha value was measured and used as a reference. The first test was conducted in a corporate blood donor event in Matraman, East Jakarta, and the retest was conducted in Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital. RESULTS The Indonesian version of the AMS scale was valid and had a good internal consistency with a Cronbach’s alpha value of 0.74. The test-retest reliability showed good reliability with an r-value of 0.981. Pearson correlation test showed that all questions in the questionnaire were valid (p<0.05) and correlated positively. CONCLUSIONS The Indonesian version of the AMS scale derived from this study is valid and has good reliability.

Prevalence of burnout in Polish anesthesiologists and anesthetist nursing professionals: A comparative non-randomized cross-sectional study

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 465-474 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Misiołek ◽  
Pedro R Gil-Monte ◽  
Hanna Misiołek
Keyword(s):  
Critical Level ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Global Score ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Nurses And Physicians ◽  
Polish Adaptation ◽  
Nursing Professionals

The purpose of the study was to assess the burnout levels in nurses ( N = 161) versus physicians ( N = 373). The levels of burnout were evaluated by the Polish adaptation of the Spanish Burnout Inventory (Cronbach’s alpha > .70). High burnout level was found in 18.63 percent nurses and 12.06 percent anesthesiologists, and critical level in 3.74 percent nurses and 5.90 percent anesthetists. There were statistically significant differences in Burnout global score, Enthusiasm toward the job, Psychological exhaustion, and Indolence subscales between nurses and physicians. No significant differences were found between sexes in any variable.

scholarly journals The Consequences of COVID-19-Related Anxiety on Children’s Health: A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farhad Nosrati Nejad ◽  
Fateme Adelinejad ◽  
arash ziapour ◽  
Majid Golzarpour ◽  
Seyyed Amar Azizi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Children's Health ◽  
Children’S Health ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Housing Status ◽  
Significant Difference

Abstract Background: The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a worldwide health catastrophe. Anxiety caused by COVID-19 has had a negative impact on people's physical and mental health. According to the findings of the research, significant emphasis has been devoted to measures linked to the identification of persons with coronavirus infection, but the identification of the affected individuals' mental health issues has been overlooked. Despite study data indicating an increase in fear and anxiety in patients with coronavirus and others, little research on COVID-19-related cardiac disease has been conducted so far.Methods: This cross-sectional study used a survey method with a chosen self-reported questionnaire for data collection from Mashhad residents. The research sample included 435 households with children aged 5 to 18. The data was analyzed using SPSS software version 25 and comprised two measures, (1) the Coronary Disease Anxiety Scale (CDAS) and (2) the Child Health Questionnaire (CHQ) developed by Landgraf and Abets. The findings indicated that COVID-19-related anxiety has a detrimental influence on children's health. According to the data, 19% of the children’s variance showed negative effects on health ( β= -0.625, Sig = 0.001, Adj.R2 = 0.193).Results: The findings revealed a significant difference in children's health mean scores related to forms of insurance coverage, parents' education level, housing status, and COVID-19-associated anxiety. Children's anxiety levels have increased, causing harm to their health and a reduction in their health status.Conclusion: The outcomes of the study will help health professionals and governments establish appropriate protective measures to address this worldwide health problem.

scholarly journals Covid-19 fear scale – translation and validation into brazilian portuguese

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 376-386
Author(s):  
Marcella Moreira Aguiar ◽  
Monalisa Nascimento dos Santos Barros ◽  
Antonio Macedo ◽  
Maria Inês Rosselli Puccia ◽  
Ana Telma Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dimensional Structure ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

Introduction: fear is one of the main factors associated with psychopathological disor-ders evidenced in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Objective: translate and validate Fear of COVID–19 Scale (FCV-19S) into Portuguese Brazilian version, named Covid-19 Fear Scale (EMC-19). Methods: cross-sectional study with 364 individuals recruited through social networks, considering as inclusion criteria: being over 18 years old and fluent in Portuguese. After participant consentment an electronic form was completed, which included the prelimi-nary Portuguese version and EMC-19, in addition to sociodemographic variables. Data processing was performed using the SPSS 26 version. For parametric measures, Pear-son’s coefficient and Student’s T were used, and for non-parametric measures the U of Mann Whitney. The magnitude of the correlation coefficients was classified according to Cohen’s criteria and the confirmatory factor analysis using AMOS 26.0. For internal con-sistency, Cronbach’s alpha. Results: mean age of 33.11 years (±10,047), most of them female (n=332; 91,2%), with higher education (n=286; 78,6%), married (n=225, 61,8 %) and with children (n=300, 82,4%). Exploratory factorial analysis/EFA and confirmatory factor analysis/CFA made. Only one component emerged from the CFA, with an explained variance of 55,49%, re-sulting in a one-dimensional model with satisfactory adjustment indexes (X2/gl=2,135; RMSEA=0,061; CFI, TLI, GFI<0,095). Cronbach’s alpha coefficient is 876. Conclusions: the construct validity of the one-dimensional structure of the EMC-19 was demonstrated, as well as its good internal consistency.

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