Italian Version of the Pittsburgh Rehabilitation Participation Scale: Psychometric Analysis of Validity and Reliability

Patient’s active participation in therapy is a key component of successful rehabilitation. In fact, low participation has been shown to be a prognostic factor of poor outcome; however, participation is rarely assessed in clinical settings. The Pittsburgh Rehabilitation Participation Scale (PRPS) is a validated, quick, and accurate measure of participation, relying on clinicians’ observation, and not requiring any self-report by patients. The aim of this study was to validate an Italian version of the PRPS. Following forward and back-translation of PRPS into Italian, the translated version was validated in a total of 640 therapy sessions, related to a cohort of 32 patients admitted to an Italian hospital. It was tested for concurrent validity, finding significant correlations with Barthel Index (R > 0.58, p < 0.001) and SF-36 Physical and Mental Health (R > 0.4, p < 0.02), for predictive validity, finding significant correlation with the effectiveness of rehabilitation (R = 0.358, p = 0.045), and for inter-rater and intra-rater reliability, computing an Intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC = 0.926 and 0.756, respectively). These psychometric properties results were similar to those of the original version of this scale. The proposed PRPS can be helpful for Italian clinicians in the assessment of patient’s participation during rehabilitation.

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Validity and Reliability of Socio-Cognitive Determinants of Water Intake Questionnaire in Kidney Stones Patients

10.21203/rs.2.12175/v2 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Mehdi Mirzaei-Alavijeh ◽

Farzad Jalilian ◽

Halimeh Fatahi ◽

Laleh Solaimanizadeh ◽

Abdollah Saadatfar ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Internal Consistency ◽

Water Intake ◽

Kidney Stones ◽

Psychometric Evaluation ◽

Field Studies ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Intra Class Correlation ◽

Theoretical Assumptions ◽

Cognitive Determinants ◽

Intra Class Correlation Coefficient

Abstract Background Developing a valid and reliable questionnaire is an important step in field studies. This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric propertiesof the socio-cognitive determinants of water intake questionnaire behaviors among patients with kidney stones in the west of Iran.Methods Construct items were elicited from interviews with kidney stones patients, experts and socio-cognitive items pool-related similar questionnaires. Internal consistency, face, content, and construct validity were evaluated. Data were analyzed by SPSS (ver. 20.0).Results Based on Eigenvalues of ≥ 1.00 and factor loadings of ≥ 0.40, five determinants were extracted. The calculated Kaiser–Meyer–Olkin (KMO) value was 0.697. The socio-cognitive determinants of water intake questionnaires were found to have acceptable internal consistency (Cronbach alpha of determinants between 0.65-0.85) and the theoretical assumptions for face, content, and construct validities were confirmed. The Intra-class Correlation Coefficient (ICC) of socio-cognitive determinants was high (ICC between 0.810 - 0.911). Overall, the five studied socio-cognitive determinants explained 73.83% of the variance in the proposed model.Conclusions The socio-cognitive determinants of water intake questionnaire were revealed to have an acceptable psychometric evaluation. The questionnaire could be used to predict or explain water intake behavior in order to develop programs to increase water intake behavior among kidney stones patients.

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Turkish Version, Validity and Reliability Study of Cold Intolerance Symptom Severity Questionnaire

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES ◽

10.3906/sag-1808-170 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

NURTEN GİZEM TÖRE ◽

MESKEN GÜMÜŞSOY ◽

DERAN OSKAY

Keyword(s):

Symptom Severity ◽

Cold Sensitivity ◽

Life Questionnaire ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Turkish Version ◽

Cold Intolerance ◽

Sf 36 ◽

Back Translation ◽

Test Retest Reliability

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine validity and reliability of the Turkish version of Cold Intolerance Symptom Severity (CISS-T) Questionnaire. Material and Methods: The translation and back translation steps of the study were based on the Beaton guidelines. Sixty-eight patients between 18 to 65 years old with cold intolerance after amputation, replantation, multiple crush syndrome and peripheral nerve injury were included in the study. Patients completed the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Questionnaire, the SF-36 Quality of Life Questionnaire and the single questions assessing the cold sensitivity and cold intolerance once and the final version of the CISS-T twice with 7 days interval. Results: The internal consistency (Cronbach α = 0.844) and test-retest reliability (r = 0.938) of CISS-T were assessed and both were found to be very good. Also, correlations between scores of CISS-T; DASH-T, SF36-T and the single questions were analyzed by the Spearman’s correlation coefficient. The CISS-T showed an excellent correlation with the single questions (rho 0.8 and 0.877), good and negative correlation with the SF-36 pain sub-parameter (rho=-0.617) and a moderate correlation with the DASH-T (rho=0.592). Conclusion: As a result, CISS-T is valid and reliable instrument to assess severity of cold intolerance. Key words: Cold Intolerance, Hand Injury, Turkish Version, Validity-Reliability

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Cross-Cultural and Psychometric Properties Assessment of the Exercise Self-Efficacy Scale in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury

Acta Médica Portuguesa ◽

10.20344/amp.8884 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 30 (11) ◽

pp. 783 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Fernando Pisconti ◽

Suhaila Mahmoud Smaili Santos ◽

Josiane Lopes ◽

Jefferson Rosa Cardoso ◽

Edson Lopes Lavado

Keyword(s):

Spinal Cord ◽

Spinal Cord Injury ◽

Correlation Coefficient ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Life Questionnaire ◽

Intra Class Correlation ◽

Sf 36 ◽

Cord Injury ◽

Intra Class Correlation Coefficient

Introduction: The Exercise Self-Efficacy scale (ESES) is a reliable measure, in the English language, of exercise self-efficacy in individuals with spinal cord injury. The aim of this study was to culturally adjust and validate the Exercise Self-Efficacy scale in the Portuguese language.Material and Methods: The Exercise Self-Efficacy scale was applied to 76 subjects, with three-month intervals (three applications in total). The reliability was appraised using the intra-class correlation coefficient and Bland-Altman methods, and the internal consistency was evaluated using Cronbach´s alpha. The Exercise Self-Efficacy scale was correlated with the domains of the Quality of life Questionnaire SF-36 and Functional Independence Measure and tested using the Spearman rho coefficient.Results: The Exercise Self-Efficacy scale-Brazil presented good internal consistency (alpha 1 = 0.856; alpha 2 = 0.855; alpha 3 = 0.822) and high reliability in the test-retest (intra-class correlation coefficient = 0.97). There was a strong correlation between the Exercise Self-Efficacy scale-Brazil and the SF-36 only in the functional capacity domain (rho = 0.708). There were no changes in Exercise Self-Efficacy scale-Brazil scores between the three applications (p = 0.796).Discussion: The validation of the Exercise Self-Efficacy scale questionnaire permits the assessor to use it reliably in Portuguese speaking countries, since it is the first instrument measuring self-efficacy specifically during exercises in individuals with spinal cord injury. Furthermore, the questionnaire can be used as an instrument to verify the effectiveness of interventions that use exercise as an outcome.Conclusion: The results of the Brazilian version of the Exercise Self-Efficacy scale support its use as a reliable and valid measurement of exercise self-efficacy for this population.

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The adaption and evaluation of a Latvian version of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale

Journal of International Medical Research ◽

10.1177/0300060516664636 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 45 (6) ◽

pp. 1861-1869 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Kristaps Jurjāns ◽

Iļja Noviks ◽

Diāna Volčeka ◽

Linda Zandersone ◽

Kristīne Meilerte ◽

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Keyword(s):

National Institutes Of Health ◽

Assessment Tools ◽

Rater Agreement ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Stroke Patients ◽

Intra Class Correlation ◽

Scale Validity ◽

Study Population ◽

The Mean ◽

Intra Class Correlation Coefficient

Objectives To determine the validity and reliability of a Latvian version of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (LV-NIHSS) for evaluating Latvian stroke patients. Methods The adaption of the LV-NIHSS followed standard methods used for the adaption and validation of clinical assessment tools. The scale validity was tested by comparison with the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and the modified Rankin scale (mRs). The reliability of the LV-NIHSS was evaluated by intra-rater and inter-rater agreement using intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) analysis. Results A total of 296 stroke patients and 101 control subjects were evaluated. The mean age of the overall study population was 73.6 years (range, 37 – 94 years; 227 [57.2%] were female). The mean LV-NIHSS score of the patients with stroke was 8.4 ± 6.2. In terms of construct validity of the LV-NIHSS, it correlated with the GCS ( r = −0.571) and mRs ( r = 0.755). In terms of the reliability of the LV-NIHSS, the inter-rater agreement had an ICC of 0.99 and the intra-rater agreement had an ICC of 0.99. Conclusion The adaption of LV-NIHSS was successful and the evaluation showed that the scale was valid and reliable for evaluating Latvian stroke patients.

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Validity and reliability of the English and translated Chinese versions of the Integrated Palliative care Outcome Scale (IPOS) in Singapore

10.21203/rs.3.rs-120229/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Victoria Long ◽

Yin Bun Cheung ◽

Debra Qu ◽

Katherine Lim ◽

Guozhang Lee ◽

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Keyword(s):

Correlation Coefficient ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Rater Reliability ◽

Intra Class Correlation ◽

Retest Reliability ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Test Retest Reliability ◽

Intra Class Correlation Coefficient

Abstract Context: Measurement of patient-centred outcomes enables clinicians to focus on patient and family priorities and enables quality of palliative care to be assessed.Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the validity and reliability of the English and translated Chinese IPOS among advanced cancer patients in Singapore.Methods: IPOS was forward and backward translated from English into Chinese. Structural validity was assessed by confirmatory factor analysis; known-group validity by comparing inpatients and community patients; construct validity by correlating IPOS with Edmonton Symptom Assessment System-revised (ESAS-r) and Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy–General (FACT-G); internal consistency by Cronbach’s alpha; inter-rater reliability between patient and staff responses; test-retest reliability of patient responses between two timepoints.Results: 111 English-responding and 109 Chinese-responding patients participated. The three-factor structure (Physical Symptoms, Emotional Symptoms and Communication and Practical Issues) was confirmed with Comparative Fit Index and Tucker-Lewis-Index > 0.9 and Root Mean Square Error of Approximation < 0.08. Inpatients scored higher than outpatients as hypothesised. Construct validity (Pearson’s correlation coefficient, r≥|0.608|) was shown between the related subscales of IPOS and FACT-G and ESAS-r. Internal consistency was confirmed for total and subscale scores (Cronbach's alpha ≥ 0.84), except for the Communication and Practical Issues subscale (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.29–0.65). Inter-rater reliability (Intra-class correlation coefficient [ICC] ≤ 0.43) between patient and staff responses was insufficient. Test-retest reliability was confirmed with Intra-class correlation coefficient ICC = 0.80 (English) and 0.88 (Chinese) for IPOS Total.Conclusion: IPOS in English and Chinese showed good validity, good internal consistency, and good test-retest reliability, except for the Communication and Practical Issues subscale. There was poor inter-rater reliability between patients and staff.

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Validation of the Skindex-29 Questionnaire: Portuguese Version (Portugal)

Acta Médica Portuguesa ◽

10.20344/amp.9850 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 31 (9) ◽

pp. 463

Author(s):

Daniela Carvalho ◽

Pedro Aguiar ◽

Antero Palma-Carlos

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Convergent Validity ◽

Skin Diseases ◽

Roc Curve Analysis ◽

Discrimination Power ◽

Intra Class Correlation ◽

Back Translation ◽

The Impact ◽

Intra Class Correlation Coefficient

Introduction: There is an increasing interest regarding the impact of skin diseases on quality of life. Skindex-29 is a questionnaire developed to evaluate this impact. This study aimed to validate Skindex-29 for the Portuguese population.Material and Methods: From the 81 approached patients from two clinics, only 75 finished the study: 35 with skin disease and 40 without. A translation and back-translation were performed. Concerning accuracy and discrimination power, the scores were submitted to ROC curve analysis after being compared between both groups through Mann-Whitney test. Internal consistency was measured using Cronbach’s α coefficient. Test/retest of each scale was assessed by the intra-class correlation coefficient, and by Kappa coefficient of agreement. Convergent validity was evaluated through Spearman correlations between Skindex-29 scores and SF-12 subscales. SPSS statistics and values of p < 0.05 with 95% confidence intervals were considered statistically significant.Results: The Skindex-29 demonstrated to be an accurate instrument and statistically significant differences were found when comparing the disease and without-disease groups (p < 0.001). The reliability was high (Cronbach’s α > 0.80) for each dimension ('Symptoms', 'Emotions' and 'Functioning') and for test-retest (ICC > 0.90, K > 0.494). About convergent validity, Skindex-29 Total score and the questions about 'Symptoms' and 'Functioning' were statistically correlated with the questions regarding the physical state of the SF-12 (-0.478; -0.459; -0.405, respectively).Discussion: Results suggest that Skindex-29 can be used as an instrument to evaluate skin diseases’ effect on quality of life in Portugal, being accurate and reliable. Despite having similar general health profiles as other individuals, dermatological patients showed a lower quality of life due to their disease. Results showed that Skindex-29 was better at assessing physical components rather than mental oremotional components.Conclusion: Skindex-29 appears to have evidence of validity including accuracy and reliability to be used as an instrument to evaluate the impact of skin diseases on quality of life in Portugal.

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Developing a safety audit checklist for in-operation administrative buildings

Work ◽

10.3233/wor-205011 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-10

Author(s):

Hiro Kaleh ◽

Farough Mohammadian ◽

Mostafa Pouyakian

Keyword(s):

Content Validity ◽

Intrinsic Value ◽

Face Validity ◽

Audit Tool ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Intra Class Correlation ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Building Safety ◽

Intra Class Correlation Coefficient ◽

Early Warnings

BACKGROUND: The structure of buildings is in degradation over time, monitoring their safety status and providing timely warnings is crucial. Therefore, an efficient visual inspection of the building’s safety has intrinsic value to give early warnings to owners and managers. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to provide an audit tool for evaluation of the administrative in-operation buildings’ safety status. METHODS: Factors affecting the administrative buildings’ safety status was determined based on the National Building Regulations of Iran (NBRI) and other studies. checklist items and their guidelines were prepared. Face validity (quantitative and qualitative), content validity ratio (CVR), and content validity index (CVI) were calculated for the checklist. The Intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) used for inter-rater reliability and Cronbach’s α was used to evaluate internal consistency of the checklist. RESULTS: Forty-seven items related to in-operation building safety were extracted from literature review. Based on the results of the psychometric analysis, 5 items were removed and 42 items remained. The values of different psychometric indices for the other items indicated their acceptable validity. (α= 0.82, ICC≥0.75). CONCLUSION: The designed checklist had a good level of validity and reliability for inspecting architectural, technical services, and managerial safety aspects of administrative in-operation buildings. Stakeholders can use it for quick and comprehensive assessment of building safety. Use of this checklist are expected to give early warnings about the safety of buildings to the stakeholders.

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Validation of the Italian version of the self report Insight Scale

Epidemiologia e Psichiatria Sociale ◽

10.1017/s1121189x00006060 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 63-75 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Rita Roncone ◽

Carola Tozzini ◽

Monica Mazza ◽

Alessandro De Risio ◽

Patricia Giosuè ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Concurrent Validity ◽

Predictive Power ◽

Self Report ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Italian Version ◽

Test Retest Reliability ◽

Acute Patients ◽

Mental Health Institute ◽

Instrument Sensitivity

SUMMARYAims – To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Italian version of the Insight Scale (IS), self-report questionnaire assessing the awareness of psychiatric illness. The instrument contains two forms, the first A that enquires about the present status, and the second B that concerns past episodes of illness. Method – Factorial structure, internal consistency and concurrent validity (towards three selected items of the 24-item BPRS, Unusual thought content”, Conceptual disorganisation and Uncooperativeness) were studied on 80 chronic subjects affected by schizophrenia. Differences between acute and stabilised patients were investigated. Test-retest reliability was assessed in a sub-sample of 22 stable cases. Results – The Italian IS showed satisfactory concurrent validity and reliability. Acute patients had lower scores than stabilised ones. Factorial analysis brought to the distinction between insight for need for care in the present and in the past, which seems both plausible and clinically-useful. Conclusion æ The use of the IS Italian version may be encouraged as a valid insight self–report instrument. Sensitivity to change and predictive power concerning clinical and social outcome and adherence to treatment should be investigated.Declaration of Interest: the study was supported by the National Project Mental Health, Mental Health Institute, Rome, Italy.

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Construct Validity and Reliability of the Adult Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire: A Comparison of Three Factor Models

Depression Research and Treatment ◽

10.1155/2014/972424 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2014 ◽

pp. 1-10 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Marco Innamorati ◽

Michela Balsamo ◽

Beth Fairfield ◽

Mariantonietta Fabbricatore ◽

Antonino Tamburello ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Construct Validity ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Rejection Sensitivity ◽

Self Report ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

General Factor ◽

Sensitivity Factor ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Italian Version ◽

The Common

Objectives and Methods. The aim of the study was to investigate the construct validity of the ARSQ.Methods. The ARSQ and self-report measures of depression, anxiety, and hopelessness were administered to 774 Italian adults, aged 18 to 64 years.Results. Structural equation modeling indicated that the factor structure of the ARSQ can be represented by a bifactor model: a general rejection sensitivity factor and two group factors, expectancy of rejection and rejection anxiety. Reliability of observed scores was not satisfactory: only 44% of variance in observed total scores was due to the common factors. The analyses also indicated different correlates for the general factor and the group factors.Limitations. We administered an Italian version of the ARSQ to a nonclinical sample of adults, so that studies which use clinical populations or the original version of the ARSQ could obtain different results from those presented here.Conclusion. Our results suggest that the construct validity of the ARSQ is disputable and that rejection anxiety and expectancy could bias individuals to readily perceive and strongly react to cues of rejection in different ways.

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Russian Version of HSS Knee Replacement Expectations Survey: Language and Cultural Adaptation

N N Priorov Journal of Traumatology and Orthopedics ◽

10.32414/0869-8678-2017-2-17-21 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 17-21 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

M. A. Cherkasov ◽

A. S. Ibiev ◽

A. V. Saraev ◽

N. N. Kornilov

Keyword(s):

Correlation Coefficient ◽

Knee Replacement ◽

Cultural Adaptation ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Intra Class Correlation ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Russian Version ◽

Back Translation ◽

Expert Commission ◽

Intra Class Correlation Coefficient

Purpose . To perform language and cultural adaptation of the Hospital of Special Surgery (HSS) Knee Replacement Expectations Survey and evaluate its reliability.Material and methods . To preserve the HSS validity its language and cultural adaptation was performed in several steps: (1) direct translation, (2) synthesis of the intermediate version, (3) back translation, (4) expert commission review and creation of the 2nd intermediate version, (5) pre-testing and formation of a final version, study of reliability with evaluation of Cronbach’s alpha and intra class correlation coefficient (ICC). Total number of 35 patients (mean age 54.2 years) with terminal-stage gonarthrosis who were admitted for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) participated in the study.Results . Cronbach’s alpha and intra class correlation coefficient (ICC) for the translated and adapted version of HSS Knee Replacement Expectations Survey made up 0.871 and 0.82 (95% confidence interval 0.725-0.897) that was indicative of high correlation between Russian version and the original.Conclusion . Russian version of HSS Knee Replacement Expectations Survey is a reliable tool and can be used for the evaluation of patient expectations prior to TKA.

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