Modelo estructural para evaluar el estrés en profesionales que orientan a la niñez en programas de formación inclusiva. [Structural model to evaluate stress in professionals who guide children in inclusive training programs]

La investigación tuvo por objetivo crear un modelo estructura asociado a establecer la validez y fiabilidad de escala para evaluar el estrés en docentes de instituciones educativas que orientan clases a niños en situación de discapacidad. Método: Estudio descriptivo de corte transversal, analiza validez de constructo a través de análisis factorial confirmatorio, correlación y comparación; la consistencia interna se estimó mediante el coeficiente alfa de cronbach. La muestra estuvo constituida por 107 participantes seleccionados de la población de docentes de instituciones educativas públicas y privadas del municipio de Cúcuta, Colombia. Resultados: fiabilidad y validez alta para el diagnóstico de estrés en docentes, escala conformada por 70 ítems Conclusión: empatía, autoconcepto, ansiedad, competencias y depresión, son factores correlacionados explicativos del estrés en profesionales.Palabras clave: estrés, docente, profesional, medición, discapacidad. AbstractObjective: establish the validity and reliability of scale to assess stress in teachers of educational institutions that educate children with disabilities. Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional analyzes of construct validity through confirmatory factor analysis, correlation and comparison; Internal consistency was estimated using Cronbach's alpha coefficient. The sample consisted of 107 participants selected from the population of teachers in public and private educational institutions in the city of Cucuta, Colombia. Results: high reliability and validity for the diagnosis of stress in teachers, being conformed the scale of 70 items and 5 factors: Depression, self-concept, competence, empathy and anxiety. Discussion and Conclusions: scale to assess stress in teachers is valid and reliable.Keywords: stress, teacher, professional, measurement, disability.ResumoObjetivo: estabelecer a validade e a confiabilidade da escala para avaliar o estresse em professores de instituições de ensino que orientam as aulas para crianças em situação de deficiência. Materiais e Métodos: Estudo descritivo de corte transversal, analisa a validade de construto por meio de análise fatorial confirmatória, correlação e comparação; A consistência interna foi estimada pelo coeficiente alfa de Cronbach. A amostra foi constituída por 107 participantes selecionados da população de professores de instituições de ensino públicas e privadas do município de Cúcuta, Colômbia. Resultados: confiabilidade e alta validade para o diagnóstico de estresse em professores, escala composta por 70 itens e 5 fatores: depressão, autoconceito, competências, empatia e ansiedade. Conclusão: a escala para avaliar o estresse em professores é válida e confiável.Palavras-chave: estresse, professor, profissional, medida, incapacidade

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The Validity and Reliability of a New Modified Persian Version of DN4 to Discriminate Non-neuropathic from Neuropathic

International journal of basic science in medicine ◽

10.34172/ijbsm.2021.06 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 37-41

Author(s):

Seyed Pezhman Madani ◽

Korosh Mansouri ◽

Shahla Asadi ◽

Safoora Ebadi

Keyword(s):

Neuropathic Pain ◽

High Reliability ◽

Intraclass Correlation ◽

Area Under The Curve ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Correlation Coefficients ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Persian Version ◽

Vas Score

Introduction: One of the popular questionnaires for screening neuropathic pain is the DN4 (Douleur Neuropathique 4) which has been translated into many languages and validated in different populations. So, we wanted to determine the Persian version of this questionnaire’s reliability and validity to differentiate neuropathic pain from other painful non-neuropathic conditions. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 120 patients who suffered from chronic pain referred to the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department at the three great referral hospitals in Tehran, Iran in 2016. In this study, a modified version of DN4 was used to validate adding a question related to the appearance of pain in an especial joint and adding visual analogue scaling (VAS) score in each item. Results: The modified DN4 questionnaire had high reliability for assessing neuropathic pain with the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 0.874. The correlation coefficients obtained by the retest intra-class correlation test ranged from 0.650 to 0.941. Also, the internal consistency of Spearman’s R coefficients ranged from 0.482 to 0.904. Test-retest reliability analysis also showed a higher intraclass correlation (ICC) value in the neuropathic than non-neuropathic pain group (0.85 vs0.73). The modified DN4 questionnaire could effectively discriminate neuropathic pain from non-neuropathic pain with the area under the curve (ROC) of 0.989 (95% CI: 971–1000, P < 0.001). The best cutoff value for the modified DN4 questionnaire to diagnose neuropathic pain was 5, yielding a sensitivity of 98.3% and a specificity of 90.3%. Conclusion: Applying the new modified Persian version of DN4 achieved by adding a VAS score and a new question related to the appearance of pain in an especial joint led to high reliability and validity for this tool to discriminate neuropathic from non-neuropathic pain.

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Capturing the Familiness of Family Businesses: Development of the Family Influence Familiness Scale (FIFS)

Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice ◽

10.1111/etap.12229 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 41 (5) ◽

pp. 709-742 ◽

Cited By ~ 46

Author(s):

Hermann Frank ◽

Alexander Kessler ◽

Thomas Rusch ◽

Julia Suess–Reyes ◽

Daniela Weismeier–Sammer

Keyword(s):

High Reliability ◽

Family Members ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Family Influence ◽

Factor Analyses ◽

Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽

Proficiency Level ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

The Family ◽

And Control

This article develops a familiness scale measuring the family influence on the business via decision premises that express familiness. In three studies, we examine familiness with qualitative and quantitative approaches based on new systems theory. Narrative interviews are employed to generate items. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses led to a multidimensional scale (Family Influence Familiness Scale [FIFS]) comprising six dimensions: (1) ownership, management, and control; (2) proficiency level of active family members; (3) sharing of information between active family members; (4) transgenerational orientation; (5) family–employee bond; and (6) family business identity. Results indicate high reliability and validity levels.

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THE STRESSORS AMONG AMBULANCE NURSES DURING EMERGENCY RESPONSESAT OIL & GAS INDUSTRIAL CITIESIN QATAR

International Journal of Advanced Research ◽

10.21474/ijar01/12329 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (01) ◽

pp. 566-572

Author(s):

Syafirin Abdullah ◽

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Kohar Sulistiyadi ◽

Aman Mufit ◽

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Keyword(s):

Emergency Services ◽

Principal Component ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Job Stressors ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Industrial Cities ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Student Version ◽

Emergency Responses ◽

Oil Gas

The previous literatures and studies told us workers in Emergency Services such as Paramedics and Ambulance Nurses face high risk of stress. One of the reason is the stressors they encounter during Emergency Responses. The aim of this study is to investigate various stressors face by Ambulance Nurses during Emergency Responses in Industrial Cities of Oil and Gascompanies in Qatar. This study is Descriptive Explorative and Verificative with design of Cross Sectional. There are 125 Ambulance Nurses Employees in this Industrial Cities included in this project. The research were conducted between June-September 2019. An total 100 Ambulance Nurses responded to the study and were analyzed using Principal Component Analysis with Software SPSS Trial Version. The Result of PCA reanalyzed with Confirmatory Factor with Software of Amos 24.The result of PCA revealed there are 23 stressors encountered by Ambulance Nurses during Emergency Responses which contains of 3 dimensions such as Internal, External and Environment. The aforementioned result of PCA reanalyzed with Confirmatory Factor Analysis using Software Amos student version yielded CMIN/DF=1,521, GFI=0,821, RSMEA=0,073. Conclusion: The finding suggest that Ambulance Nurses faced Multiple Job Stressors while responding Emergency Calls.The Instrument of The Sources Ambulance Nurses Stress during Emergency Responses to have adequate Validity and Reliability.

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Validity and reliability of the Noor Evidence-Based Medicine Questionnaire: A cross-sectional study

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0249660 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (4) ◽

pp. e0249660

Author(s):

Mohd Noor Norhayati ◽

Zanaridah Mat Nawi

Keyword(s):

Evidence Based Medicine ◽

Healthcare Professionals ◽

High Reliability ◽

Internal Consistency Reliability ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Based Medicine

Background Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is a widely accepted scientific advancement in clinical settings that helps achieve better, safer, and more cost-effective healthcare. However, presently, validated instruments to evaluate healthcare professionals’ attitude and practices toward implementing EBM are not widely available. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the validity and reliability of a newly developed knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) questionnaire on EBM for use among healthcare professionals. Methods The Noor Evidence-Based Medicine Questionnaire was tested among physicians in a government hospital between July and August 2018. Exploratory factor analysis and internal consistency reliability-based Cronbach’s alpha statistic were conducted. Results The questionnaire was distributed among 94 physicians, and 90 responded (response rate of 95.7%). The initial number of items in the KAP domains of the Noor Evidence-Based Medicine Questionnaire were 15, 17, and 13, respectively; however, two items in the practice domain with communalities <0.25 and factor loadings <0.4 were removed. The factor structure accounted for 52.33%, 66.29%, and 55.39% of data variance in the KAP domains, respectively. Cronbach’s alpha values were 0.81, 0.81, and 0.84 for KAP domains, respectively, indicating high reliability. Conclusions This questionnaire can be used to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour of healthcare professionals toward EBM. Future testing of this questionnaire among other medical personnel groups will help expand the scope of this tool.

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Validity and Reliability of Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness (Cantonese)

Research on Social Work Practice ◽

10.1177/1049731515576209 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 27 (1) ◽

pp. 103-110 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Daniel Kim-Wan Young ◽

Petrus Y. N. Ng ◽

Jia-Yan Pan ◽

Daphne Cheng

Keyword(s):

Mental Illness ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Internalized Stigma ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Chinese Consumers ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

People With Mental Illness ◽

Five Factors ◽

Stigma Of Mental Illness

Purpose: This study aims to translate and test the reliability and validity of the Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness-Cantonese (ISMI-C). Methods: The original English version of ISMI is translated into the ISMI-C by going through forward and backward translation procedure. A cross-sectional research design is adopted that involved 295 participants randomly drawn from a population of Chinese consumers participated in different kinds of community-based mental health services. Results: Results show that the Cronbach’s α coefficient of the ISMI-C is .93. With regard to validity test, the ISMI-C shows significant and negative correlation with measures on self-esteem and quality of life. Also, an explorative factor analysis yields five factors that are consistent with previous research results. Discussion: This study shows that the ISMI-C is a reliable and valid measure. ISMI-C can facilitate the development of interventions in reducing self-stigma for people with mental illness across Chinese societies.

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Adaptation and Validation of Adult Temperament Scale (ATS)

10.21203/rs.3.rs-327299/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Zaqia Bano ◽

Umme Khuzaima ◽

mueen abid

Keyword(s):

Sampling Technique ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Model Fit ◽

Educational Institutions ◽

P Value ◽

Self Administration ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

International Language ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Occupational Settings

Abstract The objective of the study was to translate, adapt and validate the Urdu version of Adult Temperament scale (ATS). In the current study the cross sectional study design was used. The study was conducted at both private and government educational institutions, residential, and occupational settings of district of different cities like Gujranwala, Gujrat, Jhelum, Sialkot, Rawalpindi and Wazirabad. The data was collected from adults using convenient sampling technique. Firstly, the translation of Adult Temperament scale was conducted in International language. The forward-backward translation method was used for translation which was followed by expert panel evaluation, linguistic and conceptual verification of measure and then a final translated version was finalized. Further, test-retest administration was used for field administration of these items over 250 adults by self-administration of questionnaires. For measuring psychometric properties, the scale was again administered on a sample of 300 participants. Moreover, for validation sample of 150 adults were selected by convenient sampling technique. The data was analysed with correlation, confirmatory factor analysis and reliability test. The results showed the correlation of test-retest administration in between .310 to .865 of the 26 items. The model fit summary of CFA showed a CFI of .905 p-value of .00 that is less than .05 so it confirmed the structure of the questions and their relations to the subscales were confirmed. The reliability of the subscales: choleric .970, sanguine .943, phlegmatic .744, and melancholic .766 and divergent validity was also confirmed using BFI-10. Finally, the translated English version of scale with 26 items was found reliable and valid at the end of analysis.

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Psychometric Analyses of the Indian (Hindi) Version of the Child Perception Questionnaire (CPQ11–14)

Children ◽

10.3390/children7100175 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (10) ◽

pp. 175 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Santosh Kumar Tadakamadla ◽

Garima Mangal ◽

Mir Faeq Ali Quadri ◽

Maryam Nayeem ◽

Jyothi Tadakamadla

Keyword(s):

Oral Health ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Concurrent Validity ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Correlation Coefficients ◽

Repeated Administration ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Child Perception

The current research aims to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Hindi Child Perception Questionnaire (CPQ11–14) in a child population of India. A randomly selected sample of children aged 11–14 years (n = 331) and their parents completed the Hindi translation of CPQ11–14 and the Parental-Caregiver Perceptions Questionnaire (P-CPQ), respectively, in this cross-sectional study. Children also provided a self-rating of oral health and were examined for dental caries. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) was conducted to assess the dimensionality of the Hindi-CPQ11–14. Internal consistency and reliability on repeated administration were evaluated. Convergent and divergent validities were determined by estimating correlation coefficients between items and the hypothesised subscales. Concurrent validity was assessed using multiple linear regression analyses. The four factors extracted in EFA had a total variance of 38.5%, comprising 31 items. Cronbach’s alpha for the internal consistency of the overall scale was 0.90; reliability on repeated administration was 0.92. All the Hindi CPQ11–14 items had an item-hypothesised subscale correlation coefficient of ≥0.4, and these were greater than item-other hypothesised subscale correlations, demonstrating good convergent and divergent validities respectively. Hindi-CPQ11–14 was associated with self-ratings of the oral health and overall P-CPQ scores demonstrating good concurrent validity. Hindi-CPQ11–14 showed a factor structure different from the English CPQ11–14 and exhibited good validity and reliability.

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Development of a patient safety culture scale for maternal and child health institutions in China: a cross-sectional validation study

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025607 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (9) ◽

pp. e025607

Author(s):

Yuanyuan Wang ◽

Hui Han ◽

Liqian Qiu ◽

Chaojie Liu ◽

Yan Wang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Patient Safety ◽

Safety Culture ◽

Health Workers ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Patient Safety Culture ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Retest Reliability ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Test Retest Reliability

ObjectiveThis study aimed to develop a patient safety culture (PSC) scale for maternal and child healthcare (MCH) institutions in China.MethodsA theoretical framework of PSC for MCH institutions was proposed through in-depth interviews with MCH workers and patients and Delphi expert consultations. The reliability and validity of the PSC scale were tested in a cross-sectional survey of 1256 MCH workers from 14 MCH institutions in Zhejiang province of China. The study sample was randomly split into half for exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, respectively. Test–retest reliability was assessed through a repeated survey of 63 voluntary participants 2 weeks apart.ResultsThe exploratory factor analysis extracted 10 components: patient engagement in patient safety (six items), managerial response to patient safety risks (four items), perceived management support (five items), staff empowerment (four items), staffing and workloads (four items), reporting of adverse events (three items), defensive medical practice (three items), work commitment (three items), training (two items) and transfer and handoff (three items). A good model fit was found in the confirmatory factor analysis: χ2/df=1.822, standardised root mean residual=0.048, root mean square error of approximation=0.038, comparative fit index=0.921, Tucker-Lewis index=0.907. The PSC scale had a Cronbach’s α coefficient of 0.89 (0.59–0.90 for dimensional scales) and a test–retest reliability of 0.81 (0.63–0.87 for dimensional reliability), respectively. The intracluster correlation coefficients confirmed a hierarchical nature of the data: individual health workers nested within MCH institutions.ConclusionThe PSC scale for MCH institutions has acceptable reliability and validity. Further studies are needed to establish benchmarking in a national representative sample through a multilevel modelling approach.

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The validity and reliability of the revised Chinese version of the Situational Self-Awareness Scale

Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal ◽

10.2224/sbp.2009.37.6.743 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 37 (6) ◽

pp. 743-752 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Xu-Feng Liu ◽

Yong-Cong Shao ◽

Ye-Bing Yang ◽

Sheng-Jun Wu ◽

Hai Yang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Undergraduate Students ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Chinese Version ◽

Self Awareness ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Good Reliability ◽

The Public ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

Public Setting ◽

Test Retest Reliability

In this study a Chinese version of the Situational Self-Awareness Scale (SSAS; Govern & Marsch, 2001) was developed and tested for validity and reliability. Participants were 1,244 undergraduate students. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis and other statistical methods yielded results indicating a good correlation of items in the Chinese (C-SSAS) and English version of the scale. When private self-awareness was assessed in a private setting the score of participants was significantly greater and likewise the public self-awareness scores were higher when the scale was completed in a public setting. Test-retest reliability was significant across situations and time. The reallocation of one item to public self-awareness in the C-SSAS from private in the SSAS was indicative of differences between Eastern and Western cultures and this is discussed. In general, the results indicated that the Chinese version of the SSAS has good reliability and validity. The scale should, therefore, be suitable as a reference to develop scales for evaluating personnel working in specific occupations.

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Validity and reliability of the Indonesian version of tinnitus handycap inventory

Medical Journal of Indonesia ◽

10.13181/mji.v24i1.1193 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

pp. 36-42

Author(s):

Jenny E. Bashiruddin ◽

Widayat Alviandi ◽

Alvin Reinaldo ◽

Eka D. Safitri ◽

Yupitri Pitoyo ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Internal Consistency ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Internal Consistency Reliability ◽

Psychometric Validation ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Functional Scale ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Validity Test ◽

Psychometric Instrument ◽

High Internal Consistency

Background: To translate and assess the validity and reliability of the Indonesian version of Tinnitus Handycap Inventory (THI) as an psychometric instrument for evaluating the quality of life in tinnitus patients. This instrument will support the clinicians to determine the appropriate tinnitus management for them.Methods: A cross-sectional psychometric validation study was performed to assess the internal consistency, reliability and validity of the Indonesian version of THI in 50 subjective tinnitus patients at ENT outpatient clinic of Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital between May-August 2010. 25 question items of original THI were translated, back-translated and validated using the transcultural validation by WHO.Results: The validity test demonstrated a significant correlation in the emotional and the catastrophic scale whilst there was no significant correlation in the functional scale for item F2 and particularly for item F15. Nevertheless, the validity test on the functional scale showed a good result. This study also showed high internal consistency and reliability for the total scale (Cronbach-α = 0.91)Conclusion: The evaluation result indicated that the reliability of adapted Indonesian version of the THI in our study is relatively high and could be applied in clinical examination or further otolaryngology study by both specialists and general physicians.

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