Cooking Skills Index: Development and reliability assessment

Abstract Objective Describe the development and the reliability assessment of an index that evaluates the confidence in performing cooking skills considered relevant in Brazil. Methods The development of the Cooking Skills Index was based on the self-efficacy beliefs and its theoretical reference was the Dietary Guidelines for the Brazilian Population. It measures, from zero to 100, the degree of confidence in performing ten cooking skills considered as facilitators for the implementation of Brazilian Dietary Guidelines recommendations. Experts (face validity) evaluated the index. A pilot study (n=10) and a test-retest (n=51) was conducted by telephone interviews and computerized assistance with adults responsible for food preparation at home in São Paulo. Reliability was assessed by Cronbach’s alpha, quadratic weighted kappa and prevalence and bias adjusted kappa. Results The Cooking Skills Index was coherent with the adopted theoretical framework according to the experts. It was fast and easy to apply to the participants. It showed a good internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha >0.70) and an acceptable to excellent reproducibility (weighted kappa=0.55, adjusted kappa=0.89). Conclusion The Cooking Skills Index has a good reliability and is therefore recommended to evaluate cooking skills confidence in Brazilian studies developed in contexts similar to those of this study.

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Development and Validation of the Smartphone Addiction Scale for Children- Parent Version (SASC-P)

JOURNAL FOR CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH ◽

10.7860/jcdr/2021/48398.15098 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Gopi Rajendhiran ◽

Vikhram Ramasubramanian ◽

P Bijulakshmi ◽

S Mathumathi ◽

M Kannan

Keyword(s):

Children And Adolescents ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Small Sample ◽

Face Validity ◽

Smartphone Addiction ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Good Reliability ◽

Children And Adolescent ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Smartphone Use

Introduction: The use of smartphone among children and adolescents has been increasing steadily over the past decade and is becoming a cause of concern for parents and healthcare professionals alike. Excessive use of smartphone could make a child vulnerable to develop addictive behaviour leading to decrease in academic performance and impairments in social and personal environment. Early identification is key to addressing this issue and although there are scales to measure smartphone addiction in adults, there are no scales to measure smartphone use in children objectively. Aim: To construct a smartphone addiction scale for children that can be administered to parents. Materials and Methods: A set of statements were created to assess smartphone addiction in children. Initially, 43 statements were selected after identifying its content validity and face validity and the scale was administered to parents of children in the age group of 3-17 years after obtaining informed consent from the parents. The construct validity was examined by the exploratory factor analysis. The screen plot of ordered eigen values of a correlation matrix was used to decide the appropriate number of factors extracted. A factor loading of >0.30 was used to determine the items for each factor. Intra-class correlations were calculated for the test-retest reliability, and Cronbach's alpha was calculated for the internal consistency. The final questionnaire contained 24 statements across six subdomains of smartphone addiction and it was administered to a small sample group of 65 parents of children aged 3-17 years and the data was used to test for reliability and validity of the scale. Results: Alpha correlation for the Smartphone Addiction Scale for Children-Parent (SASC-P) ranged from 0.670 to 0.823. The intrinsic validity for the domains was calculated using Cronbach’s alpha and it ranged from 0.819 to 0.907 for the domains and was 0.972 for the whole questionnaire. Thus the scale was found to be reliable and valid for use in children and adolescents. Conclusion: The SASC-P has good reliability and validity and can be used to measure smartphone use in children and adolescent.

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Validation of the neuroticism scale of the NEO-PI-R among Tunisian students

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/s0924-9338(11)73444-7 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 26 (S2) ◽

pp. 1740-1740

Author(s):

L. Mnif ◽

S. Yaich ◽

Y. Ammar ◽

J. Masmoudi ◽

J. Damak ◽

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Keyword(s):

Big Five ◽

Representative Sample ◽

Face Validity ◽

General Tendency ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Good Reliability ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Pearson Coefficient ◽

Neuroticism Scale ◽

Anxiety Depression

IntroductionNeuroticism is one of the five fundamental dimensions of personality based on the model of the Big Five. It is defined as the general tendency to experience unpleasant emotions such as hostile emotions, feelings of anxiety or depression.The objective of this work is to validate the Neuroticism scale of the NEO-PI-R (Costa and McCrae, 1985) among Tunisian students.MethodsNeuroticism among students was evaluated using the Neuroticism scale of the NEO-PI-R (Costa and McCrae, 1985). This scale provides an overall score of Neuroticism Lire phonétiquement Dictionnaire - Afficher le dictionnaire and also different scores for each of the six Neuroticism facets are: anxiety, depression, anger / hostility, impulsivity, social shyness and vulnerability to stress.The validation was made on a representative sample of university students (n = 500) randomly selected.The main properties studied were: acceptability, reliability (Pearson’s coefficient ‘r’), face validity and content validity (Cronbach’s alpha).ResultsThe acceptability of the questionnaire was good, less than 10% of students were unable or unwilling to complete the questionnaire. The Pearson coefficient showed good reliability for this scale r = 0.96, p < 0.05. The Cronbach’s alpha was acceptable for all items of the scale α = 0.73.ConclusionThe Neuroticism scale of the NEO-PI-R (Costa and McCrae, 1985) is valid in Tunisian students. It is now available for clinicians to measure the level of neuroticism among students.

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The Influential Factors of Successful Public Parks in Malaysia

Asian Journal of Behavioural Studies ◽

10.21834/ajbes.v3i12.135 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 3 (12) ◽

pp. 195

Author(s):

Siti Rasidah Md Sakip ◽

Norizan Mt Akhir ◽

Siti Syamimi Omar

Keyword(s):

Publishing House ◽

Influential Factors ◽

Public Parks ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Good Reliability ◽

Public Park ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Good Internal Consistency ◽

International Publishing ◽

Open Access Article

The main factors that contribute in successful of the park are good of access and linkage (GAL), degree of comfort and image (DCI), user and activities (UAC) and sociability (SOC). Six public park in Malaysia involved in this study conducted through a survey using a questionnaire. The validation and reliability of four constructs were done using Cronbach’s Alpha. The result found that all construct achieved Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient level exceeding 0.60 (GAL=0.89, DCI=0.82, UAC=0.82, SOC=0.82). These results explain all items in GAL, DCI, UAC and SOC construct have good internal consistency, indicating that all dimensions have a good reliability value.Keywords: public park, perception, accessibility, lingkageseISSN 2398-4295 © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

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Construction and validation of instrument to assess the quality of infection control programs

Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem ◽

10.1590/1983-1447.2021.20200135 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 42 ◽

Author(s):

André Luiz Silva Alvim ◽

Andrea Gazzinelli ◽

Bráulio Roberto Gonçalves Marinho Couto

Keyword(s):

Infection Control ◽

National Level ◽

Hospital Infection ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Good Reliability ◽

Control Programs ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Hospital Infection Control ◽

Good Internal Consistency

ABSTRACT Objective: To build and validate an instrument to assess hospital infection control programs. Method: Methodological study that was developed in seven stages. The instrument items were categorized into the structure, process and result components. 10 expert judges participated, who evaluated the psychometric properties and validated the content using the Likert scale. The pre-test was carried out with 98 health professionals, from April to July 2018. For reliability analysis, Cronbach's alpha test was used. Results: Regarding the content validity index, the score made by expert judges ranged from 0.777 to 1.00, with mean of 0.902 (± 0.076). The Cronbach's alpha test showed good internal consistency of the items (0.82). Conclusion: An instrument to assess hospital infection control programs was developed and validated, which showed good reliability and can be efficiently used at national level.

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Validation of the specific scale of perceived stress among Tunisian students

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/s0924-9338(11)73298-9 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 26 (S2) ◽

pp. 1594-1594

Author(s):

L. Mnif ◽

S. Yaich ◽

Y. Ammar ◽

J. Masmoudi ◽

J. Damak ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Perceived Stress ◽

Family Relationship ◽

Stress Factors ◽

Face Validity ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Good Reliability ◽

University Transition ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

The University ◽

Specific Scale

IntroductionThe university transition life is the most frequent source of problems. These problems results from stress academic and family relationship dysfunction. These stress factors can pose a risk in student's mental and physical health.However, stress is the result of a transaction between the person and the environment.The objectiveOf this work is to validate the specific scale of perceived stress among Tunisian students.MethodsTo evaluate the perceived stress among students, we used the specific scale of perceived stress (Boujut E, Bruchon-Schweitzer M, 2003). This scale was constructed and validated on French students.The scale is as a self-administered questionnaire consisting of 25 items.The validation was made on a representative sample of university students (n = 500) randomly selected.The main properties studied were: acceptability, reliability (Pearson’s coefficient ‘r’), face validity and content validity (Cronbach's alpha).ResultsThe acceptability of the questionnaire was good, less than 10% of students were unable or unwilling to complete the questionnaire. The Pearson coefficient showed good reliability for this scale r = 0.98, p < 0.05. The Cronbach's alpha was acceptable for all items of the scale α = 0.81.ConclusionThe specific scale of perceived stress is valid among Tunisian students. It is now available for clinicians to measure the level of perceived stress among students.

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Use of the ReSVinet Scale for parents and healthcare workers in a paediatric emergency service: a prospective study

BMJ Paediatrics Open ◽

10.1136/bmjpo-2020-000966 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. e000966

Author(s):

Jhon Camacho-Cruz ◽

Shirley Briñez ◽

Jorge Alvarez ◽

Victoria Leal ◽

Licet Villamizar Gómez ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Prospective Study ◽

Emergency Room ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Emergency Service ◽

Weighted Kappa ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Paediatric Emergency ◽

A Prospective Study ◽

Spearman’S Correlation

IntroductionMost scales for acute respiratory infection (ARI) are limited to healthcare worker (HCW) use for clinical decision-making. The Respiratory Syncytial Virus network (ReSVinet) Scale offers a version for parents that could potentially help as an early warning system.ObjectiveTo determine whether or not the ReSVinet Scale for ARI in infants can be reliably used by HCWs and parents in an emergency service.MethodsA prospective study was done of infants with ARI who were admitted to a paediatric emergency room to assess the ReSVinet Scale when used by faculty (paediatric doctor-professors), residents (doctors doing their first specialty in paediatrics) and parents. Spearman’s correlation and a weighted kappa coefficient were used to measure interobserver agreement. Internal consistency was also tested by Cronbach’s alpha test.ResultsOverall, 188 patients, 58% male, were enrolled. A Spearman’s correlation of 0.92 for faculty and resident scoring and 0.64 for faculty or resident and parent scoring was found. The weighted kappa coefficients were 0.78 for faculty versus residents, 0.41 for faculty versus parents, and 0.41 for residents versus parents. Cronbach’s alpha test was 0.67 for faculty, 0.62 for residents and 0.69 for parents.ConclusionThere was good correlation in the ReSVinet scores between health professionals when used in the paediatric emergency area. Agreement between parents and health professionals was found to be more variable. Future studies should focus on finding ways to improve its reliability when used by parents before the scale is used in the emergency room.

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The Harris Hip Score

10.21203/rs.2.23408/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

ALIAA Khaja ◽

Owayed AL-Mutairi ◽

abdulaziz Alkhudair ◽

Awdhah Abdulkarim

Keyword(s):

Physical Function ◽

Correlation Coefficient ◽

Convergent Validity ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Test Reliability ◽

Harris Hip Score ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Good Reliability ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Pain Subscale

Abstract Background The Harris Hip Score (HHS) is a widely used Patient-Related Outcomes score. It measures pain and function levels in patients with hip pathologies. Objectives The main objective of this study is to translate and culturally adapt the HHS into Arabic, and to further assess the reliability and validity of translated version Material & Methods 110 patients participated in this survey. The internal consistency tests were performed using Cronbach’s alpha. Test-retest reliability (intra-correlation coefficient), convergent construct validity, convergent validity, floor & ceiling effects and responsiveness was also calculated. In order to measure the level of agreement, Bland-Altman Plot, forest Plots are performed. Results Test reliability for the first testing situation - calculated using Cronbach's alpha - was 0.98 for the pain subscale, 0.98 for the stiffness, and 0.99 for the physical function subscale. For the second testing, reliability was 0.99, 0.97, and 0.99 (pain, stiffness, and physical function, respectively). This only proves that WOMAC is an instrument with good reliability. Same calculation of Cronbach’s alpha was essential to testing the reliability of the Harris Hip Score. For each of the three testing occasions the reliability was very good or excellent – α 1 = 0.92, α 2 = 0.91, and α 3 = 0.90. Intra-class correlation coefficient was good with the score of 0.76 (95% CI 0.44-0.88). Conclusion Overall, Arabic version of HOOS could be used as diagnostic tool for patients with hip problems, when it comes to information about the overall condition of the patient, especially about the improvement or deterioration, however, it is important to be cautious using HHS when the change magnitude of patient’s condition is investigated, since there is a potential probability that the level of improvement of the patient’s condition will be overestimated by HHS.

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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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Validity and Reliability of the Treatment Adherence Questionnaire for Patients with Hypertension

Investigación y Educación en Enfermería ◽

10.17533/udea.iee.v37n3e09 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 37 (3) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Natalia Esquivel Garzón ◽

Luz Patricia Díaz Heredia

Keyword(s):

Treatment Adherence ◽

Content Validity ◽

Statistical Tests ◽

Spanish Version ◽

Face Validity ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Validity Index ◽

Content Validity Index ◽

Cronbach's Alpha

Objective. To determine the validity and reliability of the Treatment Adherence Questionnaire for Patients with Hypertension (TAQPH), Spanish version, designed by Chunhua Ma et al.Methods. This study was carried out in the city of Ibagué (Colombia) and the test validation determined validity (face, content, and construct) and reliability. Face and content validity were conducted through expert judgment, using Fleiss’ Kappa Coefficient statistical tests and modified Lawshe’s content validity index. The construct validity and the reliability test had the participation of 220 people with diagnosis of primary hypertension. Reliability was calculated through Cronbach’s alpha statistical test.Results. In the face validity, the instrument reported a Fleiss’ Kappa index was 0.68 in comprehension, 0.76 in clarity, and 0.64 in accuracy, interpreted as a substantial agreement. The content validity index was satisfactory with 0.91; el exploratory factor analysis reported six factors with a total variance explained of 54%. Cronbach’s alpha for the total scale was 0.74.Conclusion. The Spanish version of the TAQPH is a valid and reliable scale to evaluate adherence to treatment in patients with primary hypertension.Descriptors: essential hypertension; treatment adherence and compliance; surveys and questionnaires; psychometrics; validation studies.How to cite this article: Esquivel N, Díaz LP. Validity and Reliability of the Treatment Adherence Questionnaire for Patients with Hypertension. Invest. Educ. Enferm. 2019; 37(3):e09.

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P4337Construction and validation of the instrument “nutritional knowledge and feeding practice scale – QCPA” – for children, 7 to 11 years

European Heart Journal ◽

10.1093/eurheartj/ehz745.0747 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 40 (Supplement_1) ◽

Author(s):

A B S Bozzetto-Silva ◽

A Piccoli ◽

C S D R Dal Ri ◽

L C P Pellanda

Keyword(s):

Internal Consistency ◽

Intraclass Correlation ◽

Feeding Practices ◽

Face Validity ◽

Feeding Practice ◽

Nutritional Knowledge ◽

Consistency Analysis ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Multidisciplinary Group

Abstract Introduction The increase in the prevalence of obesity is one of the major public health problems. There is a weak relationship between nutritional knowledge and feeding practices. Studies have evaluated that the associations between obesity and the level of nutritional knowledge and feeding practices in children are scarce. The evaluation of nutritional knowledge and feeding practices should be carried out using validated instruments. Study showed the need to improve the instruments of habit research and feeding practices in children for better evaluation. Objectives: To develop and validate an instrument about nutritional knowledge and feeding practices for use in children from 7 to 11 years, based on the Food Guide for the Brazilian Population. Methods The study filled all the steps expected to validate an instrument: review on the subject, instrument elaboration, Content's Validity (Content Validity Index – CVI) with two groups of judges: 1° – nutritionists and, after adjustments, 2° – multidisciplinary group), FACE Validity, reliability analysis [Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) and Kappa (K), Internal Consistency Analysis - Cronbach's Alpha] and Validity of Construct (Exploratory Factorial Analysis - EFA) The sample was calculated, considering, at least, 10 subjects for each question of the questionnaire. Results Validation occurred in a final sample of 453 children, 46.4% boys and 53.6% girls, mean age 9.45 (SD = 1.44). The validity of the content presented CVI ≥0.80 for relevance in 62.3% of items for nutritionist group and 100% of items for multidisciplinary group), clarity (49.4%, 91.8%), Pertinence (58.8%, 98.4%), respectively. The test-retest had a level of agreement of 84.3% and K=0.740 for the Knowledge Dimension; and the ICC=0.754 for the Practices Dimension. Cronbach's Alpha, for internal consistency analysis, was α=0.589 for the Knowledge Dimension and α=0.618 for the Practices Dimension. The EFA with variance of 47.01% (7.81% at 10.85%), with varimax rotation, it defined five factors for the Practices Dimension: Involvement; Healthy Eating and drinking; Unhealthy eating and drinking; Basic food consumption; Attitudes during the meal. Conclusion The instrument QCPA demonstrated validity and reliability to evaluate nutritional knowledge and practices in children aged 7 to 11 years.

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