scholarly journals Development and Validation of a Self-Assessment Tool for an Integrative Model of Health Promotion in Hospitals: Taiwan’s Experience

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. 1953
Author(s):  
Ying-Wei Wang ◽  
Shu-Li Chia ◽  
Chien-Ming Chou ◽  
Michael S. Chen ◽  
Jürgen M. Pelikan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Integrative Model ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Floor Effect ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analyses ◽  
Validity Tests ◽  
Development And Validation

The Health Promotion Administration of Taiwan launched an integrative certification initiative in 2016 to streamline a plural system of certifications of health promotion in hospitals. It endeavored to replace original certifications, thereby establishing the proposal of a self-assessment instrument to aid in this integration. This study aimed to verify the robustness of this self-assessment tool by conducting exploratory factor analyses through stratification, reliability tests, content and construct validity tests, and specialist evaluations, which were convened to judge the comprehensibility, applicability, and importance of the standards and measures of this tool. A stratified random sampling of 46 hospitals was performed to confirm the validity of this tool. The tool rendered a floor effect of 0% and a ceiling effect of 13%. A valid factor structure and internal consistency (α ranged from 0.88 to 0.96) in each standard were verified. Hospitals with previous certificates or with 300+ beds achieved high compliance scores. A majority of experts agreed that the sub-standards were comprehensible (≥80%), applicable (≥70%), and important (≥70%). Finally, we conclude that the self-assessment tool is valid and can serve as a reference for other countries with hospitals committed to health promotion in hospital settings.

scholarly journals Exploring the Personal Mastery of Educational Leaders: FieldTransFormation360 and its Validation in the Austrian Leadership Academy

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Malte Gregorzewski ◽  
Michael Schratz ◽  
Christian Wiesner
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
School Leadership ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Educational Leaders ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Leadership Academy ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Transformative Power ◽  
Personal Mastery

This paper introduces the innovative model FieldTransFormation360 and its aim to help educational leaders in assessing their personal mastery. Moreover, it presents empirical findings from its first exploratory applicationin an Austrian leadership framework. In a first conceptual part, the theoretical underpinnings and the context of the origin of the model are outlined with reference to similar approaches in the area of school leadership. In the following part, the application of the model is introduced through the explanation of the methodology and how the model is turned into a self-assessment instrument. Insights into the results of its exploratoryapplication in the Austrian Leadership Academy are presented in the empirical part. Its first application serves as the consolidation and validation of FieldTransFormation360 as a meaningful self-assessment tool for the professional development of school leaders. The results of the exploratory approach with participants in the Austrian Leadership Academy suggest that the model and its instrument can be regarded as a robust assessment tool for the development of a deeper understanding about the transformative power through personal and professional development in the lived experience of educational leadership.

scholarly journals Use of online promotion to encourage patient awareness of aspirin use to prevent heart attack and stroke

2018 ◽  
Vol 72 (11) ◽  
pp. 1059-1063 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian G Southwell ◽  
Milton Eder ◽  
John Finnegan ◽  
Alan T Hirsch ◽  
Russell V Luepker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Search Engine ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Public Understanding ◽  
Series Data ◽  
Educational Tool ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Paid Search ◽  
General Search ◽  
Google Search

BackgroundLiterature on health promotion evaluation and public understanding of health suggests the importance of investigating behaviour over time in conjunction with information environment trends as a way of understanding programme impact. We analysed population response to online promotion of an educational tool built by the Ask About Aspirin campaign in the USA to inform people about aspirin as a preventive aid.MethodsWe collected 156 weeks of time series data on audience behaviour, namely use of a self-assessment tool. We then used the Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) modelling to predict that outcome as a function of paid search engine advertising, paid social media promotion and general search interest in aspirin.ResultsThrough ARIMA modelling of tool engagement data adjusted for outcome series autocorrelation, we found a significant effect of online promotional effort on audience behaviour. Total paid search advertising positively predicted weekly total of individuals who started using the self-assessment tool, coefficient=0.023, t=3.28, p=0.001. This effect did not appear to be an artefact of broader secular trends, as Google search data on the topic of aspirin use did not add explanatory power in the final model nor did controlling for general search interest eliminate the significant coefficient for paid search promotion.ConclusionResults hold implications both for educational tool development and for understanding health promotion campaign effects. We witnessed substantial but ephemeral effects on tool use as a function of paid search efforts, suggesting prioritisation of efforts to affect search engine results as a dissemination tactic.

scholarly journals Development and Validation of the Organizational Stressor Indicator for Sport Performers (OSI-SP)

2013 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 180-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Arnold ◽  
David Fletcher ◽  
Kevin Daniels
Keyword(s):  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Structure Study ◽  
Item Pool ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Organizational Stressors ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analyses ◽  
Initial Item ◽  
Development And Validation

The series of related studies reported here describe the development and validation of the Organizational Stressor Indicator for Sport Performers (OSI-SP). In Study 1, an expert and usability panel examined the content validity and applicability of an initial item pool. The resultant 96 items were analyzed with exploratory factor analyses in Study 2, with the factorial structure comprising 5 factors (viz., Goals and Development, Logistics and Operations, Team and Culture, Coaching, Selection) and 33 items. Using confirmatory factor analyses, Studies 3 and 4 found support for the 5-factor structure. Study 4 also provided evidence for the OSI-SP’s concurrent validity and invariance across different groups. The OSI-SP is proposed as a valid and reliable measure of the organizational stressors encountered by sport performers.

scholarly journals Competencies to Guide a Leadership Curriculum for Family Medicine Chief Residents

2018 ◽  
Vol 50 (9) ◽  
pp. 694-697 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Kim Marvel ◽  
Janell Wozniak ◽  
Alex J. Reed
Keyword(s):  
Family Medicine ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Chief Resident ◽  
Leadership Competencies ◽  
The Self ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Leadership Curriculum ◽  
Further Development

Background and Objectives: Chief resident leadership competencies are neither clear nor standardized. The goal of this project was to identify specific leadership skills for chief residents and to develop a self-assessment tool. Methods: Chief residents from 10 family medicine residencies participated in focus groups to identify leadership skills required to be an effective chief resident. The ideas generated by participants were grouped into 10 competencies and a self-assessment tool was developed. The tool has been used to help chief residents self-assess their leadership strengths and weaknesses, and to identify teaching priorities for biannual leadership workshops. Results: The self-assessment instrument was completed by 83 chief residents over 5 years. Mean ratings range from 3.19 to 3.57 on a 5-point scale (low to high competency). The self-ratings of residents starting their chief year compared to residents at the end of their chief year showed an increase in 9 of the 10 competencies. Conclusions: The leadership competencies are a useful tool to identify training priorities and to help chief residents or other leaders within a residency program identify skills for further development.

A Learning Outcome Inspired Survey Instrument for Assessing the Quality of Continuous Improvement Cycle

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 108-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdallah Namoun ◽  
Ahmad Taleb ◽  
Mohammed Al-Shargabi ◽  
Mohamed Benaida
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Continuous Quality Improvement ◽  
Delphi Study ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Survey Instrument ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Continuous Quality ◽  
System Requirements

Measuring the effectiveness of a continuous quality improvement cycle in education is a cumbersome and sophisticated process. This article contributes a comprehensive self-assessment instrument for identifying the strengths and weaknesses of all phases of a continuous quality improvement cycle, including planning, data collection, analysis and reporting, and implementation of improvements. To this end, a four round Delphi study soliciting a total of 23 program quality experts from four universities was conducted. The produced survey instrument contains a total of 50 questions. The instrument may be used by quality experts in education to judge the quality of their continuous quality improvement cycle that endeavours to assess the attainment of learning outcomes in various undergraduate educational programs. Moreover, the instrument could be exploited to infer relevant user and system requirements and guide the development of an automated self-assessment tool aimed at identifying the shortcomings in educational continuous quality improvement cycles.

Development and validation of a smoking rationalization scale for male smokers in China

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 472-489 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinyuan Huang ◽  
Wenjie Fu ◽  
Haiying Zhang ◽  
Hong Li ◽  
Xiaoxia Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Underlying Structure ◽  
Social Acceptability ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analyses ◽  
Development And Validation ◽  
Chinese Male ◽  
Item Scale

The purpose of this study is to develop a smoking rationalization scale for Chinese male smokers. A total of 35 focus groups and 19 one-on-one interviews were conducted to collect items of the scale. Exploratory factor analyses and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to identify the underlying structure of the scale. Results found a 26-item scale within six dimensions (smoking functional beliefs, risk generalization beliefs, social acceptability beliefs, safe smoking beliefs, self-exempting beliefs, and quitting is harmful beliefs). The scale showed acceptable validity and reliability. Results highlight that smoking rationalization is common among Chinese male smokers, and some beliefs of smoking rationalization seem to be peculiar to China.

scholarly journals Development and Validation of an Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool for Taiwan (OSTAi) Postmenopausal Women-A Sub-Study of the Taiwan OsteoPorosis Survey (TOPS)

PLoS ONE ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. e0130716 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fu-Mei Su ◽  
Dung-Huan Liu ◽  
Jia-Feng Chen ◽  
Shan-Fu Yu ◽  
Wen-Chan Chiu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Postmenopausal Women ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Development And Validation

scholarly journals How Methodology Makes Topics: Ageing Immigrants as a Blind Spot in the Migration Research in Austria. A Research Note

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 75
Author(s):  
Ursula Trummer ◽  
Sonja Novak-Zezula
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Evaluation Study ◽  
Blind Spot ◽  
Research Note ◽  
Urban Setting ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Health Promotion Interventions

The current research note describes a process where by applying the qualitative method of expert interviews, researchers got confronted with a new topic in their area of expertise that was not on the radar of their research. In the framework of an evaluation study on health promotion interventions for migrants in an urban setting, researchers applied a mixed methods approach. Quantitative element was a self-assessment tool, where providers of health promotion measures described their clientele and rated the quality of their services along given categories. Qualitative element was a series of semi-structured interviews with management and front line service providers. While the self-assessment tool delivered expected results, the interviews revealed an aspect concerning needs and problems of a migrant group researchers had not thought of before. This is the group of immigrants from the 1960ies, coming mainly from Turkey and Former Yugoslavia, now reaching or having reached retirement age. This group was reported as being extremely vulnerable and at risk of a double discrimination as being “old” and “migrant”. Desk research was conducted in reaction to such data, showing that information on this group is scarce. Given the demographic developments with rising shares of (old) aged immigrants living in Austria, it will be important to improve the respective knowledge base.

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