scholarly journals Content Validity of Drug Addiction Recovery Test Instruments Using Content Validity Ratio (CVR) Method

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 24-29
Author(s):  
S. R., Norashida ◽  
O. Norshahira ◽  
Z. M. Lukman
Keyword(s):  
Drug Addiction ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Drug Addicts ◽  
Measurement Instruments ◽  
Addiction Recovery ◽  
Validation Process ◽  
Rehabilitation Centre ◽  
Pilot Studies ◽  
Recovery Test ◽  
Local Contexts

Recovery is related to control addiction problems among drug addicts based on context environment in Malaysia. This research, to identify several aspects that have relationship with addiction recovery among Malaysian drug addicts specifically. Although there are several measurement instruments that have been developed to assess drug addiction recovery, a good validity instruments are still lacking and limited. In this regard, this study aimed to test content validity of Drug Addiction Recovery Test (DART) instruments specifically among 123 treated addicts in Besut Cure and Care Rehabilitation Centre (CCRC) using the content validation Ratio (CVR) method to ensure that measurement instruments are appropriate for use in local contexts and cultures.  Eight experts selected according to experience they are in a particular field of research. The experts made up of UniSZA, UMT and UPSI. The instrument validation process involved 80 items from four components. The previous study found that the instrument had good validity with the minimum level of CVR value (N=8, CVR = 0.75). A total of 68 items were identified to be retained while the other 12 items had values below 0.75 rated refund and purified. This study found that the instrument is appropriate and relevant and has the potential to be a good instrument for measuring addiction recovery among drug addicts. It is proposed that pilot studies be conducted, and the data should be analysed using more in-depth statistical analysis such as factor analysis to obtain more detailed information about the items. Keywords: Content validity, Addiction recovery, Drug addict, Expert

scholarly journals [Drug Addiction Among Female Drug Addicts at Puspen Bachok, Kelantan: A Pilot Study on Appreciation of Aqidah] Ketagihan Dadah di kalangan Penagih Dadah Wanita di Puspen Bachok, Kelantan: Kajian Rintis Mengenai Penghayatan Aqidah

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-91
Author(s):  
Mohd Safri Ali ◽  
Siti Roslinda Mohd Yahya
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Drug Addiction ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Drug Addicts ◽  
Rehabilitation Centre ◽  
Statistical Program ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Spss Software

According to the National Anti-Drugs Agency (NADA), the number of female drug addicts has been decreasing in the period of 2009 to 2013. The highest amount was recorded in 2010 with 580 female drug addicts. There are nowadays a lot of issues of drug addiction among women in the newspaper and also other sources of media such as the internet or television. Therefore, a pilot study was conducted to identify the appreciation of Aqidah among female drug addicts in Narcotics Addiction Rehabilitation Centre (PUSPEN) Bachok, Kelantan. By using quantitative methods, this study focused on 30 Muslim drug addicts from PUSPEN as respondents. Data was collected by using a set of questionnaire and analyzed with a 'Statistical Program for Social Sciences’ (SPSS) software Version 21.0 for windows to see the percentage, frequency and mean. This study found out that the overall score of the mean for appreciation of Aqidah from the point of understanding, feeling and practice, were in the high rate of 4.00 to 5.00. Keywords: Female Drug Addicts, PUSPEN, Appreciation of Aqidah    Menurut laporan Agensi Anti Dadah Kebangsaan (AADK), jumlah penagih dadah wanita semakin menurun dalam tempoh 2009 hingga 2013. Jumlah tertinggi dicatatkan pada tahun 2010 dengan 580 orang penagih wanita. Isu dan masalah ketagihan dadah dalam kalangan wanita seringkali mendapat perhatian dalam keratan akhbar dan media massa. Kajian rintis ini dilakukan untuk mengenalpasti penghayatan akidah dalam kalangan penagih dadah wanita di Pusat Pemulihan Penagihan Narkotik (PUSPEN) Bachok, Kelantan. Kajian ini menggunakan kaedah kuantitatif. Responden terdiri daripada 30 orang penagih dadah wanita PUSPEN yang beragama Islam. Data dikumpul menggunakan kaedah soal selidik dan dianalisis dengan menggunakan perisian„Statistical Program for Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 21.0 for windows untuk melihat peratus, kekerapan dan min. Kajian ini mendapati keseluruhan min skor penghayatan akidah dari sudut kefahaman, perasaan dan amalan adalah tinggi iaitu 4.00 hingga 5.00. Kata kunci: Penagih Dadah Wanita, PUSPEN, Penghayatan Akidah

scholarly journals Peran Ruqyah Syar'iyyah dalam Terapi Psikospiritual: Analisis terhadap Model Pengobatan Kecanduan Narkoba

ESOTERIK ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 74
Author(s):  
Mohd Zohdi Mohd Amin ◽  
Mohd Saiful Amri Zainal Abidin
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Drug Addiction ◽  
Text Analysis ◽  
Treatment Process ◽  
Drug Addicts ◽  
Drug Rehabilitation ◽  
Not Given ◽  
Rehabilitation Center ◽  
Addiction Recovery ◽  
Private Care

<p class="06IsiAbstrak"><span lang="EN-GB">A Psychospiritual therapy was found to be effective in the treatment of drug addiction carried out in government and private care centers. Psychospiritual therapy itself is a psychotherapy that uses a spiritual approach in its application. Islamic Psychospiritual Therapy with the concept of Tazkiah al-Nafs is incomplete without Ruqyah Syar'iyyah aspects. The main purpose of this research is to investigate the method of implementing Ruqyah Syar'iyyah elements in the context of drug addiction recovery. Thus, qualitative research was carried out in five treatment centers for drug addicts selected using an Islamic psychospiritual approach. Data obtained through text analysis, interviews and observations. The study found that the Ruqyah Syar'iyyah aspect was carried out in the Psychospiritual treatment process in the recovery of drug addicts. However, he was not given serious attention from the point of consciousness, understanding and appreciation. As a result, trainers are less concerned with training after completing the treatment period at the drug rehabilitation center and ignoring it. After that the coach is easy to return to drug addiction. In addition, research suggests that some elements of Ruqyah Syar'iyyah and their appreciation be added and applied systematically through the process of riyadah al-Nafs and Muraqabah al-Nafs.</span></p>

THE FUNCTIONS OF THE CRIMINAL-EXECUTIVE INSPECTION FOR THE MONITORING OF PRISONERS SUFFERING FROM DRUG ADDICTION

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 210-212
Author(s):  
TATYANA TIMOFEEVA ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Addiction ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Drug Addicts ◽  
Legislative Regulation

The article is devoted to the functions of the criminal Executive inspections of the Federal penitentiary service in monitoring convicted drug addicts. The statistical number of this category of convicts is analyzed, problematic issues are considered, contradictions and shortcomings in the legal regulation of the procedure for monitoring convicts suffering from drug addiction, and proposals are made to improve the legislative regulation of the procedure for monitoring convicted drug addicts.

scholarly journals Patient-reported outcome measures in community-acquired pneumonia: a systematic review of application and content validity

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. e000398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie Lloyd ◽  
Emily Callander ◽  
Amalia Karahalios ◽  
Lucy Desmond ◽  
Harin Karunajeewa
Keyword(s):  
Outcome Measures ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Patient Reported Outcome Measures ◽  
Patient Reported Outcome ◽  
Community Acquired Pneumonia ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Measurement Instruments ◽  
Health Measurement ◽  
Patient Reported

IntroductionPatient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are a vital component of patient-centred care. Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a significant contributor to morbidity, mortality and health service costs globally, but there is a lack of consensus regarding PROMs for this condition.MethodsWe searched MEDLINE, EMBASE and Cochrane Collaboration for studies, both interventional and observational, of adult recovery from CAP that applied at least one validated PROM instrument and were published before 31 December 2017. The full text of included studies was examined and data collected on study design, PROM instruments applied, constructs examined and the demographic characteristics of the populations measured. For all CAP-specific PROM instruments identified, content validity was assessed using the COnsensus based Standards for selection of health Measurement INstruments guidelines (COSMIN).ResultsForty-two articles met the inclusion criteria and applied a total of 17 different PROM instruments including five (30%) classified as CAP specific, six (35%) as generic and six (35%) that measured functional performance or were specific to another disease. The 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36) was the most commonly used instrument (15 articles). Only one of 11 (9%) patient cohorts assessed using a CAP-specific instrument had a mean age ≥70 years. The CAP-Sym and CAP-BIQ questionnaires had sufficient content validity, though the quality of evidence for all CAP-specific instruments was rated as very low to low.DiscussionPROM instruments used to measure recovery from CAP are inconsistent in constructs measured and have frequently been developed and validated in highly selective patient samples that are not fully representative of the hospitalised CAP population. The overall content validity of all available CAP-specific instruments is unclear, particularly in the context of elderly hospitalised populations. Based on current evidence, generic health instruments are likely to be of greater value for measuring recovery from CAP in this group.

scholarly journals Brief Montreal-Toulouse Language Assessment Battery: adaptation and content validity

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Raira Fernanda Altmann ◽  
Karin Zazo Ortiz ◽  
Tainá Rossato Benfica ◽  
Eduarda Pinheiro de Oliveira ◽  
Karina Carlesso Pagliarin
Keyword(s):  
Content Validity ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Rater Agreement ◽  
Language Abilities ◽  
Pilot Studies ◽  
Brief Assessment ◽  
Effective Interventions ◽  
Stage 4 ◽  
Language Assessment Battery ◽  
Stage 1

Abstract Background Evaluating patients in the acute phase of brain damage allows for the early detection of cognitive and linguistic impairments and the implementation of more effective interventions. However, few cross-cultural instruments are available for the bedside assessment of language abilities. The aim of this study was to develop a brief assessment instrument and evaluate its content validity. Methods Stimuli for the new assessment instrument were selected from the M1-Alpha and MTL-BR batteries (Stage 1). Sixty-five images were redesigned and analyzed by non-expert judges (Stage 2). This was followed by the analysis of expert judges (Stage 3), where nine speech pathologists with doctoral training and experience in aphasiology and/or linguistics evaluated the images, words, nonwords, and phrases for inclusion in the instrument. Two pilot studies (Stage 4) were then conducted in order to identify any remaining errors in the instrument and scoring instructions. Results Sixty of the 65 figures examined by the judges achieved inter-rater agreement rates of at least 80%. Modifications were suggested to 22 images, which were therefore reanalyzed by the judges, who reached high levels of inter-rater agreement (AC1 = 0.98 [CI = 0.96–1]). New types of stimuli such as nonwords and irregular words were also inserted in the Brief Battery and favorably evaluated by the expert judges. Optional tasks were also developed for specific diagnostic situations. After the correction of errors detected in Stage 4, the final version of the instrument was obtained. Conclusion This study confirmed the content validity of the Brief MTL-BR Battery. The method used in this investigation was effective and can be used in future studies to develop brief instruments based on preexisting assessment batteries.

Structural and Functional State of Erythrocyte Membranes at Drug Addiction

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-19
Author(s):  
A.I. Rabadanova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Drug Addiction ◽  
Functional State ◽  
Conformational Changes ◽  
Structural Integrity ◽  
Fluorescence Analysis ◽  
Heroin Addiction ◽  
Dimensional Structure ◽  
Erythrocyte Membranes ◽  
Drug Addicts

The steady growth in the number of drug addicts, especially among young people, dictates the need to find ways to prevent and treat this disease. In this regard, there is a need for a more detailed study of the mechanisms of the course of this disease using modern research methods, such as atomic force microscopy and fluorescence analysis of amino acid residues. Purpose of the work: to reveal the structural and functional state of erythrocyte membranes in drug addiction. Materials and methods. The studies were carried out on the erythrocyte membranes of 60 subjects suffering from heroin addiction. The shape and topography of the erythrocyte surface were studied, and spectral analysis of the proteins of the erythrocyte membranes was carried out. Results. The conducted AFM studies of erythrocyte membranes indicate the heterogeneity of the surface mechanical properties of the erythrocyte membranes of drug addicts. The data obtained indicate an acceleration of the aging process of erythrocytes in drug addiction, which goes in two ways: the formation of outgrowths on the plasmolemma, which subsequently die off (echinocytes) and invagination of the plasmolemma of erythrocytes (spherocytes). The fluorescence spectrum of amino acids in erythrocytes of drug addicts is characterized by a significant decrease in the intensity of almost all peaks and a shift of the fluorescence peak to the short-wave region. Findings. With drug addiction, changes in the structural integrity of red blood cells are noted. In people with drug addiction, in comparison with healthy people, there is a higher variability of the morphology of erythrocytes, which is expressed in a significant increase in the proportion of echinocytes and spherocytes against the background of a significant decrease in the number of discocytes. For the membrane proteins of erythrocytes of drug addicts, conformational changes are characteristic, manifested in a decrease in the intensity of fluorescence of aromatic amino acids, which indicates their structural modification and significant vulnerability of the hematopoietic system. They are largely determined by changes in the fluorescence intensity of tryptophan and, to a lesser extent, tyrosine, which indicates the preservation of the three-dimensional structure of the protein.

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