Development of an Observational Instrument to Measure Mother-Infant Separation Post Birth

2004 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 215-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gene Cranston Anderson ◽  
Doreen Radjenovic ◽  
Sheau-Huey Chiu ◽  
Michael Conlon ◽  
Ann E. Lane
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Interrater Reliability ◽  
Newborn Infants ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Validity Indices ◽  
Observational Measure ◽  
Using Data

The importance of the timing, quality, and quantity of early maternal-infant contact has gained prominence over the years. However, no researcher has adequately documented the nature of maternal-infant contact and separation. This study assessed the psychometric properties of the Index of Mother-Infant Separation (IMIS), pronounced “I miss,” which is a 37-item observational measure of the process of mother-infant contact or separation post birth. Assessment of reliability and validity of the IMIS was conducted using data collected in a randomized clinical trial with 224 healthy newborn infants assigned at 1 hour post birth to self-regulatory or routine nursery care (control) groups. Time-sampled observations occurred every 15 minutes. Content validity indices of the IMIS, determined by nine nationally known perinatal experts, were 77% to 100% for instrument items. Construct validity was supported through known-groups hypothesis testing (p < .0001). Interrater reliability was from 86% to 90%. The IMIS is a valid observational measure of maternal contact when raters are trained to score it reliably.

The Reliability and Validity of the School Function Assessment—Chinese Version

2005 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 44-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeng-Liang Hwang
Keyword(s):  
Content Validity ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Chinese Version ◽  
Intraclass Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Validity Indices ◽  
Function Assessment ◽  
School Function ◽  
School Function Assessment

The purpose of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of the School Function Assessment (SFA)-Chinese version. The data drawn from the standardization sample of the instrument (N = 320) were used in the analyses. Using internal consistency procedures, Cronbach's alpha for each scale ranged from .94 to .98. The test—retest study reported intraclass correlation coefficients from .87 to .98 among the scales. Content validity of the SFA—Chinese version was confirmed by the overall high content validity indices (85% to 100%) determined by educational experts. Construct-related validity based on an exploratory factor analysis revealed two correlated functional domains of the SFA—Chinese version, “cognitive/behavioral” and “physical,” which were consistent with the theoretical construct hypothesized in the instrument. The known groups method demonstrated different patterns of the SFA scores among three different diagnostic groups. Moreover, discriminant analysis of the scores showed a high percentage of children correctly classified into their diagnostic groups. The overall results supported the psychometric properties of the SFA—Chinese version.

The Reliability and Validity of the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales: Validation in Relation to Patient Derived Measures

2000 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 504-511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Brooks
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Interrater Reliability ◽  
New South ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
The Third ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Before And After

Objective: The Health of Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS) was developed to assess mental health outcomes. The aim of the studies is to examine the psychometric properties, reliability and validity of the HoNOS. Method: Three studies were conducted within St John of God Hospitals in New South Wales, Australia. They examined the reliability and the validity of the HoNOS. The first study examined the interrater reliability of the HoNOS, before and after staff training in the use of the HoNOS. The second study examined the validity of the HoNOS with the Symptom Checklist 90 Revised (SCL90-R) and the third study examined the validity of the HoNOS with the Short-Form 36 (SF-36). Results: The first study showed an improvement in the interrater reliability (IRR) of the HoNOS due to training. However, a generally unsatisfactory IRR (range 0.50–0.65) was achieved. The second study found no correlation between the SCL90-R and the HoNOS on admission (r = 0.04) and discharge (r = 0.06). The third study found no significant correlation between the Mental Component Score of the SF-36 and the HoNOS on admission (r = −0.033) nor on discharge (r = −0.104). Conclusions: The HoNOS has at best moderate interrater reliabilities. Further, the validity of the HoNOS is under question, that is, it does not correlate with a major measure of mental health symptoms, nor with a major measure of health status. As such, it is concluded that the psychometric properties of the HoNOS do not warrant its use as a routine measure.

scholarly journals Reliability and Validity of a Novel Futsal Special Performance Test Designed to Measure Skills and Anaerobic Performance

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 1096-1102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farid Farhani ◽  
Hamid Rajabi ◽  
Raoof Negaresh ◽  
Ajmol Ali ◽  
Sadegh Amani Shalamzari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Content Validity ◽  
Interrater Reliability ◽  
Performance Test ◽  
Anaerobic Power ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Performance Time ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Familiarization Session

Purpose: To examine the validity and reliability of a novel futsal special performance test (FSPT) as a measure of futsal performance and skills. Methods: Thirty-six futsal players with different levels of experience were recruited and divided into 2 groups (elite and nonelite). Players participated in 4 sessions (at least 7 d apart): (1) familiarization session, (2) anaerobic power (Wingate test), (3) FSPT trial 1, and (4) FSPT trial 2. The FSPT was carried out on a futsal court (wooden sprung floor) and skills such as dribbling, rotation, long and short passing, and shooting were examined. Content validity was assessed by 6 experienced futsal coaches and instructors. Results: There was a significant correlation between FSPT and various aspects of anaerobic power (r = .5–.91; P ≤ .001). Moreover, significant large correlations were observed between test and retest of FSPT (r = .77; 95% confidence interval [CI], .56–.98; P ≤ .001). All instructors and coaches confirmed the content validity. There was high interrater reliability of the FSPT (r = .89; 95% CI, .85–.93; P < .001). FSPT total time (P = .001), penalty time (P = .022), and performance time (P = .001) were superior in elite relative to nonelite players. Anaerobic power was greater in elite players (P < .001). Conclusion: The results support the use of the FSPT to assess futsal players’ performance in conjunction with skill and anaerobic fitness.

scholarly journals Public Awareness and Practices towards Self-Medication with Antibiotics among the Malaysian Population. A Development of Questionnaire and Pilot-Testing

Antibiotics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adeel Aslam ◽  
Márió Gajdács ◽  
Che Suraya Zin ◽  
Norny Syafinaz Binti Abd Rahman ◽  
Syed Imran Ahmed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antibiotic Resistance ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Antibiotic Use ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Malaysian Population ◽  
Validity Indices ◽  
Level Of Knowledge

It is well documented that injudicious antibiotic use and practicing self-medication with antibiotics (SMA) can lead to antibiotic resistance. The objective was to validate and develop an instrument in Bahasa Melayu to assess the awareness and practices towards SMA in the Malaysian population. A pilot study was conducted among 100 Malaysians participants. Reliability testing in terms of test-retest, internal consistency, and content validity was performed. One-way ANOVA and t-test were applied to determine significant differences between groups. A panel of nine experts evaluated the research instrument for content validity and it was found to have strong content item validity (Indices = 1). Each domain (level of knowledge and understanding about antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance: Practice towards self-medication) showed good internal consistency of Cronbach’s alpha 0.658 and 0.90. While test-retest reliability value for each domain was 0.773 (p = 0.009), and 0.891 (p = 0.001. The mean ± standard deviation (SD) for level of knowledge about antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance was 21.8 ± 7.02 and for practice scores (SMA) 6.03 ± 2.30. The instrument established sound reliability and validity and, therefore, can be an effective tool for assessing public awareness, and practices toward self-medication with antibiotics in the Malaysian population.

Psychometric Properties of the Survey of Workplace Intimidation Instrument

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 52E-60E
Author(s):  
Barbara L. Cannella ◽  
Claudia Anderson Beckmann
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Work Index ◽  
Final Sample ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Acceptable Reliability

Background and Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Survey of Workplace Intimidation (SWI), including content and construct validity, factor structure, and internal consistency. Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive study design was used for this study. The final sample consisted of 237 labor and delivery nurses who completed the SWI and the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index (PES-NWI). Cronbach's alpha for the SWI was .930. Results: Content validity was obtained and the scale content validity index (S-CVI) was .943. Convergent validity was calculated by comparing the SWI with the PES-NWI, and the result was .408 (p .01). A factor analysis explained 61% of the variance and resulted in two factors: prescriber behaviors and nurses' responses to prescribers' behaviors. Conclusions: The SWI demonstrated acceptable reliability and validity.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Validity Indices of Spiritual Competence Questionnaire

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masomeh Miri ◽  
Reza Dastjerdi ◽  
Mohammad Reza Asadi Younesi ◽  
Majid Pakdaman
Keyword(s):  
Content Validity ◽  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Validity Indices ◽  
The Status

Introduction: Spiritual competence in personal and occupational lives increases compatibility, adaptation, problem-solving skills, finding meaning in life events, inner and outer peace, dynamism, and vitality and can have positive effects on other aspects of life. The first step to improve the status of spiritual competence in society is its evaluation, with currently few tools in Persian for its measurement. Therefore, this study aimed to translate and validate the Spiritual Competence Questionnaire. Methods: After translation to Persian, the formal validity of this questionnaire was inference using the opinions of nine experts based on Waltz and Basel and Lawshe’s theory. Moreover, 179 individuals completed the study questionnaire to measure the reliability and perform exploratory factor analysis (EFA). Microsoft Excel (2016) and SPSS software (version 24) were used for statistical analysis. Results: The validity of this questionnaire in two dimensions was 90% (content validity index; simplicity of questions: 88%, relevance of questions: 96%, and clarity of questions: 87%) and 97% (content validity ratio: standard). The reliability of this tool, which was calculated based on Cronbach’s alpha, was 89%. The Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin index in EFA was 88%, and the mean variance for seven factors was 67%. Conclusions: In addition to good reliability and validity, this tool is quite simple and fluent. Furthermore, with the possibility to be completed in 15 - 20 min, the questionnaire has the necessary features to assess the spiritual worthiness of individuals in different age groups.

scholarly journals Psychometric properties of Persian version of the research misconduct questionnaire (PRMQ)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erfan Shamsoddin ◽  
Leila Janani ◽  
Kiandokht Ghamari ◽  
Payam Kabiri ◽  
Ehsan Shamsi Gooshki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Scientific Misconduct ◽  
Research Misconduct ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Biomedical Sciences ◽  
Validity Indices ◽  
Item Level ◽  
Final Questionnaire ◽  
Publication Pressure

Assessment of scientific misconduct is considered to be an increasingly important topic in medical sciences. Providing a definition for scientific research misconduct and proposing practical methods for evaluating and measuring it in various fields of medicine discipline are required. This study aimed at assessing the psychometric properties of Scientific Research Misconduct-Revised (SMQ-R) and Publication Pressure Questionnaires (PPQ). After translation and merging of these two questionnaires, the validity of the translated draft was evaluated by 11-member expert panel using Content Validity Index (CVI) and Content Validity Ratio (CVR). Reliability of the final questionnaire, completed by 100 participants randomly chosen from medical academic members, was assessed by calculating Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. The final version was named Persian Research Misconduct Questionnaire (PRMQ) and consisted of 63 question items. The item-level content validity indices of 61 questions were above 0.79, and reliability assessment showed that 6 out of 7 subscales had alpha values higher than 0.6. Hence, PRMQ can be considered an acceptable, valid and reliable tool to measure research misconduct in biomedical sciences researches in Iran.

Attachment Picture Story (APS)

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Ballús ◽  
Edurne Urrutia ◽  
Mar Casas ◽  
Felix Loizaga
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Rater Agreement ◽  
Internal Representations ◽  
Attachment Patterns ◽  
Attachment Relationships ◽  
Projective Test ◽  
Show Evidence ◽  
Picture Story

Abstract. The Attachment Pictures Story (APS) is an adaptation of the Patte Noire thematic projective test to evaluate internal representations of attachment in adolescents. It consists in analyzing the responses to the stories in seven selected pictures, which elicit attachment experiences. The purpose of this study is to describe the development and verification of the reliability and validity parameters of the APS based on a sample of 77 adolescents between the ages of 12 and 18 years ( M = 14.71; SD = 2.07) who were enrolled in schools in Spain. The results show evidence of the instrument’s psychometric properties. Satisfactory content validity through inter-rater agreement of four experts for pictures and items as well as suitable reliability indexes were found. The exploratory factory analysis confirms the five pre-established categories based on theory (secure/insecure avoidant, insecure fearful, insecure resistant, and unresolved). The APS appears to be a psychometrically suitable instrument for evaluating attachment patterns in adolescents in a quantitative and qualitative way. Having a specific projective test that helps us understand adolescents may be useful in facilitating the expression of early and sometimes adverse attachment relationships, which are difficult to externalize.

scholarly journals Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the aging transformation scale for elderly dementia patients

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
you lai li ◽  
bo li yu ◽  
ning sun ◽  
xin xiao dong ◽  
chen yu ying ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Home Care Services ◽  
Chinese Version ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Good Surface ◽  
Dementia Patients

Abstract Background: The key part of home care services is the assessment of the needs of the home environment for elderly patients with dementia. The present study was conducted to evaluate the psychometric properties of a newly adapted Chinese version of an instrument designed to measure aging transformation needs among elderly patients with dementia. Methods: A sample of 175 patients with elderly dementia was selected from ten communities in China. The 55-item aging transformation needs scale was answered by the participants. Content validity, Cronbach’s alpha, item-to-total correlation, and exploratory factor analysis were used to assess the reliability and validity of the instrument. Results: The aging transformation needs scale has a good surface validity, content validity, and structural validity. The content validity was 0.965; 55 items had large factor loads on their corresponding principal components (≥0.5). There was a significant correlation between the aging transformation needs scale and each component (r = 0.897-0.973, all P<0.01), and 9 components also had a high correlation (r = 765～0.977, all P<0.01); the total table Cronbach's α was 0.993, the Cronbach's α of each constituent factor was 0.944～0.990, and the correlation coefficient between factor and content was >0.40 (all P<0.01). Conclusions: Evidence was found to support the reliability and validity of the aging transformation needs scale that measures the quality of the aging transformation needs for patients with elderly dementia from an aging transformation needs perspective.

scholarly journals Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the aging transformation scale for older adults with dementia

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lai You Li ◽  
Ning Sun ◽  
Li Bo Yu ◽  
Xiao Xin Dong ◽  
Yu Chen Ying ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Home Environment ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Home Care Services ◽  
Chinese Version ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Good Surface

Abstract Background The key part of home care services is the assessment of the needs of the home environment for older adults with dementia. The present study was conducted to evaluate the psychometric properties of a newly adapted Chinese version of an instrument designed to measure aging transformation needs among older adults with dementia. Methods A sample of 175 older adults with dementia was selected from ten communities in China. The 55-item aging transformation needs scale was answered by the participants. Content validity, Cronbach’s alpha, item-to-total correlation, and exploratory factor analysis were used to assess the reliability and validity of the instrument. Results The aging transformation needs scale has a good surface validity, content validity, and structural validity. The content validity was 0.965; 55 items had large factor loads on their corresponding principal components (≥0.5). There was a significant correlation between the aging transformation needs scale and each component (r = 0.897–0.973, all P< 0.01), and 9 components also had a high correlation (r = 765~0.977, all P< 0.01); the total table Cronbach’s α was 0.993, the Cronbach’s α of each constituent factor was 0.944~0.990, and the correlation coefficient between factor and content was > 0.40 (all P< 0.01). Conclusions Evidence was found to support the reliability and validity of the aging transformation needs scale that measures the quality of the aging transformation needs for older adults with dementia from an aging transformation needs perspective.

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