scholarly journals The Measure of the Family Caregivers’ Experience

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (9) ◽  
pp. 2040 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mercedes Guilabert ◽  
Paloma Amil ◽  
Asunción González-Mestre ◽  
Esther Gil-Sánchez ◽  
Anna Vila ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Empirical Validity ◽  
New Instrument ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
The Face ◽  
Qualitative Technique

Objective: Design and validate a measure of the experience of family caregivers with the integrated care that receive the persons they care for. Methods: The new instrument for measuring the experience of caregivers is based on the Instrument to Evaluate the EXperience of PAtients with Chronic Diseases (acronym in Spanish: IEXPAC) scale instrument. With the qualitative technique of the discussion group, nine professionals and eight caregivers assessed the face validity of the instrument and they advised on issues to explore and the measuring scale to use. The instrument’s items were analyzed individually, as well as its consistency, reliability, and construct and empirical validity. Results: 235 caregivers responded, of which 186 (79%) were women. The average age of the persons under their care was 83.9 years (SD 9.7). The scale’s score when eliminating its items one by one ranged between 38.6 and 41.1. The factorial saturations of the items ranged between 0.53 and 0.82. Cronbach’s alpha (12 elements) was 0.88 and the Kuder-Richardson coefficient was 0.91. The factorial solution explained 64.3% of the total variance and allowed isolating two factors (with 11 items with saturations greater than 0.65): care for the patient, and care for the caregiver. The internal consistency of both factors was greater than 0.80. The scale’s score was 41.1 (SD 9.7). Conclusions: The Caregivers Experience Instrument combines acceptability, ease of comprehension, and perceived usefulness for the caregivers. It has adequate internal consistency, reliability, and construct and empirical validity.

Occupational Repertoire Development Measure – Parent (ORDM-P): Face validity, comprehensiveness, and internal consistency

2019 ◽  
Vol 83 (5) ◽  
pp. 326-333
Author(s):  
Janet Njelesani ◽  
Jane A Davis ◽  
Tatiana Pontes
Keyword(s):  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Parent Report ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Older Children ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Repertoire Development ◽  
The Face ◽  
Further Development

Introduction An occupational repertoire is the array of occupations that an individual has the perceived capacity to perform at a specific point in time. The Occupational Repertoire Development Measure – Parent is a new tool that uses parent report to identify the occupations children can and do perform and their interests in and opportunities for doing them. This study aimed to test the face validity, comprehensiveness, and internal consistency of the Occupational Repertoire Development Measure – Parent as a tool to measure the occupational repertoire of children aged between 2 and 12 years. Method Twenty-nine occupational therapists completed an online questionnaire about the Occupational Repertoire Development Measure – Parent, and 27 parents completed it and then provided feedback via a structured interview. Descriptive statistics, content analysis, and the content validity index guided data analysis. Results Participants view the Occupational Repertoire Development Measure – Parent as practical, simple, and supportive of occupation-centred practice to optimize children’s development of a meaningful repertoire. Overall, self-care occupations were rated highly relevant. Lower-scoring occupations were those perceived as performed only by older children, nonessential for children with disabilities, or culturally unimportant. Conclusion Results indicate value in the further development of the Occupational Repertoire Development Measure – Parent and validate that it asks relevant questions to understand a child’s performance, engagement, and opportunities, leading to optimal repertoire development.

scholarly journals Cultural adaptation and internal consistency analysis of the MISSCARE Survey for use in Brazil

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 610-617 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lillian Dias Castilho Siqueira ◽  
Maria Helena Larcher Caliri ◽  
Beatrice Kalisch ◽  
Rosana Aparecida Spadoti Dantas
Keyword(s):  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Ethics Committee ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Methodological Research ◽  
Nursing Team ◽  
The Face ◽  
Two Phases ◽  
Missed Nursing Care

OBJECTIVE: The aims of this methodological research were to culturally adapt the MISSCARE Survey instrument to Brazil and analyze the internal consistency of the adapted version. METHOD: The instrument consists of 41 items, presented in two parts. Part A contains 24 items listing elements of missed nursing care. Part B is comprised of 17 items, related to the reasons for not delivering care. The research received ethics committee approval and was undertaken in two phases. The first was the cultural adaptation process, in which a committee of five experts verified the face and content validity, in compliance with the steps recommended in the literature. The second was aimed at analyzing the internal consistency of the instrument, involving 60 nursing team professionals at a public teaching hospital. RESULTS: According to the experts, the instrument demonstrated face and content validity. Cronbach's alpha coefficients for parts A and B surpassed 0.70 and were considered appropriate. CONCLUSION: The adapted version of the MISSCARE Survey demonstrated satisfactory face validity and internal consistency for the study sample.

Psychometric Properties of the Minnesota Nicotine Withdrawal Scale: A Korean Version

2007 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sun S. Kim ◽  
Elsie E. Gulick ◽  
Seong-Ho Kim ◽  
Hong-Gwan Seo
Keyword(s):  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Nicotine Withdrawal ◽  
Korean American ◽  
Withdrawal Symptoms ◽  
Mental Functioning ◽  
Korean Version ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Back Translation

Smoking is considerably more common among Korean American male individuals compared with all U.S. males, but no reliable and valid nicotine withdrawal scale has been available to measure withdrawal symptoms from the Korean American perspective, which is the aim of the present study. Translation and back-translation of the Minnesota Nicotine Withdrawal Scale (MNWS) was conducted to obtain a measure consistent with the Korean cultural understanding of smoking withdrawal symptoms. Following satisfactory interrater agreements, the Korean version (MNWS-K) was administered to 118 Korean American male smokers. Data were analyzed for internal consistency reliability and stability as well as construct validity. Internal consistency reliability was satisfactory for the total scale and factors (.88, .88, .79) and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) for the total score over a 1-month period was fair (r = .51). Exploratory factor analysis with orthogonal rotation yielded two factors. Together, Factor I, early-occurring disturbances in mental functioning, and Factor II, disturbances in physiological functioning and late-occurring disturbances in mental functioning, explained 66% of the variance in the scale. Theoretically related variables to the MNWS-K, number of smoking quit attempts and self-efficacy, showed modest but statistically significant correlations with the MNWS-K total and factored scales. Satisfactory internal consistency coefficients together with the validity findings suggest the MNWS-K warrants use with the Korean American population.

Preliminary Psychometric Findings on the Arabic Systematic Screening for Behavior Disorders

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 184-196
Author(s):  
Khaled Alkherainej ◽  
Saleh Alebrahim
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Behavior Disorders ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Maladaptive Behaviors ◽  
Systematic Screening ◽  
Frequency Index ◽  
The Face ◽  
The State Of Kuwait

This study was a first step toward adaptation of the Arabic version of the Systematic Screening for Behavior Disorders, Second Edition (SSBD-2) for public schools in the State of Kuwait. The study aimed to assess the face validity of the Arabic SSBD-2, investigate differences among the scores of students nominated by teachers as at risk for emotional or behavioral disorders (EBDs) on the Arabic SSBD-2 scales, test the internal consistency of the Arabic SSBD-2 items, and assess the social validity of the Arabic SSBD-2 through surveying teacher satisfaction. Seventy-seven teachers and 346 students from the first through ninth grades across 21 public elementary and middle schools participated. The findings showed significant differences between male and female students at risk for EBDs on the critical events index, whereas no differences were detected between the males and females on the combined frequency index of adaptive and maladaptive behaviors. The internal consistency coefficients for the combined frequency index of adaptive and maladaptive behaviors was strong (α = .84 and α = .88, respectively). In addition, 72.6% of teachers advised use of the Arabic SSBD-2 in Kuwaiti public schools. This study’s findings encourage further psychometric evaluations of the Arabic SSBD-2.

scholarly journals Reliability, validity, and clinical utility of a culturally modified Kessler scale (MK-K5) in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Makayla-May Brinckley ◽  
Bianca Calabria ◽  
Jennie Walker ◽  
Katherine A. Thurber ◽  
Raymond Lovett
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Clinical Utility ◽  
Torres Strait Islander ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Divergent Validity ◽  
Convergent And Divergent Validity ◽  
Torres Strait

Abstract Background Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are the first people of Australia. Consequences of historic and contemporary settler-colonialism including racism, trauma, grief and loss (of land, culture, spirituality, and freedoms) have led to substantial negative health and wellbeing impacts. The Kessler Psychological Distress Scales are population and individual-level tools designed to measure general psychological health status. There has been limited assessment of the psychometric properties and validity of the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale for use with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population in Australia, despite its widespread use. Methods A national sample of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults (n = 6988 ≥ 16 years) was used in the psychometric assessment of the MK-K5, which involved face validity, acceptability, internal consistency/reliability, construct validity, and convergent and divergent validity testing. Receiver Operator Characteristics (ROC) curves were produced to assess clinical utility for depression and anxiety screening. Results The MK-K5 demonstrated face validity for psychological distress in two focus groups, and had good acceptability, good internal consistency/reliability (α = 0.89), good construct validity (uni-dimensional; one underlying component explaining 70.1% of variance), and demonstrated convergent and divergent validity in the sample. The MK-K5 had good clinical utility at a cut-off score of 11 for detecting ever being diagnosed with depression or anxiety. Conclusions The MK-K5 is a valid measure of psychological distress and has clinical utility in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population.

scholarly journals Translation and validation of caring behaviors inventory among nurses in Iran

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (7) ◽  
pp. e0254317
Author(s):  
Raziyeh Ghafouri ◽  
Malihe Nasiri ◽  
Foroozan Atashzadeh-Shoorideh ◽  
Faraz Tayyar-Iravanlou ◽  
Zahra Rahmaty
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Caring Behaviors ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Two Factors

Background and objectives Nurses’ caring behaviors, professional activities, and behaviors for the benefit of patients, influence patients’ perception of care and satisfaction with the quality of care provided. Caring behaviors of nurses are contextual and various factors such as patients’ social structure, lifestyle, culture, and interests, as well as their biographical, social, and physiological characteristics, can influence perceptions of caring behaviors of nurses, as caring behaviors are an interactive and mental process between patients and nurses. This study was conducted to provide a transcultural translation and psychometric analysis of Caring Behaviors Inventory (CBI) among nurses in Iran. Methodology Transcultural translation of the 16-item CBI was performed. Then, face validity (qualitative), content validity (quantitative and qualitative), and construct validity were examined in a cross-sectional study of 509 patients. A demographic questionnaire and the 16-item CBI were sent to enrolled patients via online questionnaires. The reliability of the instrument was assessed by internal consistency using Cronbach’s alpha. Then, construct validity of the single factor CBI was assessed using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). Since one factor CBI was not confirmed, construct validity was examined using Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA). The final number of factors was confirmed using CFA. Results The internal consistency of the instrument was good with Cronbach’s alpha 0.89. Based on EFA, the CBI were loaded on two factors, eigenvalues >1, no item was removed. The emergent factors were named "Communicating respectfully" and "Professional knowledge and skill". These two factors explained 50.197% of the total variance. Then, CFA showed an acceptable fit for the two factors CBI. Conclusion The results showed that the Persian version of the 16-item CBI had adequate validity and reliability. Accordingly, this instrument can be used to study nurses’ caring behaviors.

scholarly journals Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale Among the Iranian Public People During COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamid Sharif Nia ◽  
Pardis Rahmatpour ◽  
Erika Sivarajan Froelicher ◽  
Saeed Pahlevan Sharif ◽  
Omolhoda Kaveh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Persian Version ◽  
Two Factors

Background: Several studies indicate a high prevalence of depression around the world during the period of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using a valid instrument to capture the depression of an individual in this situation is both important and timely. The present study aims to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) among the public during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran.Method: This is a cross-sectional study that was conducted in the Iranian population (n = 600) from April to July 2020. A two-part online form was used: sociodemographic characteristics and depression items (CES-D). The construct validity and internal consistency reliability of the scale were evaluated.Result: The results of the exploratory factor analysis illustrated two factors with 43.35% of the total variance of the depression were explained. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated that this model fits well. Internal consistency reliability was evaluated, and it was acceptable.Conclusion: The findings demonstrated that, in the Iranian sample, this depression scale yielded two factors (somatic and positive affects) solutions with suitable psychometric properties.

Preliminary Psychometrics of the Knowledge and Attitudes Toward SBAR Instrument (KA-SBAR)

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-124
Author(s):  
Denise Cooper ◽  
Patricia C. Clark
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Clinical Expertise ◽  
Doctor Of Nursing Practice ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Validity Tests

BackgroundWhen measuring new practice approaches for improving patient safety in the clinical setting, researchers need instruments with evidence of reliability and validity.ObjectiveThe purpose of this analysis was to examine the reliability and validity of an instrument to assess knowledge and attitudes toward communication using situation-background-assessment-recommendation (SBAR; KA-SBAR).MethodsThis psychometric analysis was conducted with data from an interprofessional simulation-based learning experience with doctor of nursing practice students (n = 19) and physical therapy students (n = 52). Internal consistency reliability and construct validity tests including factor analysis for the KA-SBAR were conducted.ResultsThe KA-SBAR instrument had adequate internal consistency reliability and evidence of construct validity, including identification of two factors that explained 70% of the instrument's variance. However, there may be a ceiling effect of scores, making it difficult to show change.ConclusionsThe KA-SBAR instrument may be useful in assessing clinicians' perceptions of SBAR communication in education and practice settings.Implications for NursingWhen selecting data collection measures, nurses need to carefully consider the purpose of the measure and evidence of the instrument's reliability and validity. Educators need to consider the clinical expertise of the students in designing challenging simulations to advance learning.

scholarly journals Validity and Reliability of the Thai Version of the Thyroid-Related Patient-Reported Outcome—A Thyroid-specific Quality of Life Questionnaire

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patorn Piromchai ◽  
Supachat Chaiudomsom ◽  
Pattaramon Wijakkanalan ◽  
Torquil Watt
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Patient Reported Outcome ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
The Face ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Benign Thyroid

Abstract Introduction The Thyroid-Related Patient-Reported Outcome (ThyPRO) is a new thyroid-specific quality of life patient-reported outcome measure for benign thyroid disorders. Objective The objective of this study was to investigate the face validity, internal consistency, and test-retest reliability of the Thai version of the ThyPRO (ThyPROth). Methods The translation of the ThyPRO questionnaire was performed using double forward translation, reconciliation, single backward translation, and cognitive debriefing, followed by a panel review. Five thyroid patients evaluated the face validity. The internal consistency and test-retest reliability were evaluated in 30 patients with thyroid diseases. Results The overall validity score was 3.75 (range 0–4). The Cronbach α coefficient ranged from 0.76 to 0.95, with a total coefficient of 0.97 (95% CI 0.962–0.959), indicating excellent internal consistency. The test-retest reliability coefficient ranged from 0.70 to 0.97. All values were 0.70 and above. The total reliability coefficient was 0.86 (95% CI 0.724–0.932), indicating excellent reliability. Conclusion The ThyPROth was found to be valid and to exhibit good internal consistency and test-retest reliability. The questionnaire is ready for implementation in the assessment of health-related quality of life in Thai patients with benign thyroid diseases.

The Symptom Checklist: Frequency and Severity Scale – translation and psychometric properties of the Swedish version

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-104
Author(s):  
Carina Carnlöf ◽  
Camilla Malinowsky ◽  
Per Insulander ◽  
Fredrik Gadler ◽  
Mats Jensen-Urstad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia ◽  
Symptom Checklist ◽  
Severity Scale ◽  
Reentrant Tachycardia ◽  
Swedish Version ◽  
The Face

The Symptom Checklist: Frequency and Severity Scale (SCL) is a symptom-specific questionnaire that measures the patient’s perception of the frequency and severity of arrhythmia-related symptoms. Worldwide, the SCL is one of the most used symptom-specific questionnaires for this purpose. Until now, there has not been a valid Swedish translation of the SCL. This study aimed to translate the SCL into Swedish and test the face, content and construct validity of the translated version. The questionnaire was translated using the WHO’s recommendations for translation. Using the ‘think aloud method’, we gathered data from 12 patients regarding the intelligibility of the questions. Using exploratory factor analysis (EFA), we evaluated the face validity, construct validity and internal consistency properties of the questionnaire. The study included 646 patients with different types of supraventricular tachycardia, atrial fibrillation (AF) atrial flutter (AFL), atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia (AVRT), atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT), and ectopic atrial tachycardia (EAT). Translation and face validity were found to be acceptable. Construct validity evaluated using EFA and principal component analysis with varimax rotation identified four factors with eigenvalues greater than 1 and factor loading equal to or greater than 0.364, accounting for 58% and 53% of the variance in the frequency scale and the severity scale, respectively. Reliability evaluation revealed high internal consistency. For both the frequency and severity scale, the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was 0.88. Our results show evidence that the Swedish version of the SCL has good psychometric properties according to face and construct validity and internal consistency for patients with AF, AFL, AVRT, AVNRT and EAT, and is reproducible and valid.

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