scholarly journals New Water Culture versus the Traditional Design and Validation of a Questionnaire to Discriminate between Both

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 2174
Author(s):  
Alicia Benarroch ◽  
María Rodríguez-Serrano ◽  
Alejandra Ramírez-Segado
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Validation Process ◽  
Reliability Study ◽  
Water Culture ◽  
The Third ◽  
Traditional Design ◽  
Reliable Instrument ◽  
Different Dimensions

This article addresses the process of designing and validating a questionnaire on the New Water Culture, which aims to collect information on various issues related to water, such as its management, savings, and consumption. The questionnaire was subjected to a double validation process: an evaluation by a panel of experts, including members of the New Water Culture Foundation, and a pilot study, which allowed us to estimate the validation of the content as well as the corresponding internal consistency of the questionnaire. The construction and validation process resulted in a questionnaire consisting of 27 items with a total of 71 variables distributed in four sections: the first is related to scarcity, quantity, and distribution of water; the second collects questions about the different dimensions of water; the third analyses the different ways of carrying out water management; and the fourth and last section is related to personal actions associated with water. The reliability study showed a Cronbach alpha of 0.913, which demonstrates the development of a robust and reliable instrument allowing the identification of the most problematic issues associated with the New Water Culture.

scholarly journals Diseño y validación de un cuestionario para conocer las decisiones de programación de los contenidos del entrenamiento en balonmano (PCE-BM) (Design and approval of a survey to inform about decisions on training program contents in handball (CTP-H))

Retos ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 427-434
Author(s):  
Gabriel Torres Tobío ◽  
Iván De Rosende Celeiro ◽  
Diego Rodriguez Reigosa ◽  
Miguel Angel González Valeiro ◽  
Adriana Ivette Avila Alvarez
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Delphi Technique ◽  
Years Of Experience ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Reliable Instrument

El objetivo de este estudio fue diseñar y validar un instrumento para analizar las decisiones de programación de los contenidos del entrenamiento en balonmano. El proceso de construcción y validación siguió cuatro fases: diseño del instrumento por un grupo de discusión, validación del contenido por 11 expertos (Método Delphi), validación de comprensión por 23 entrenadores y estudio piloto con 30 entrenadores para evaluar la consistencia interna (alfa de Cronbach) y la validez de constructo (asociación entre las decisiones de programación y el número de años de experiencia como entrenador sénior). La validación por expertos permitió definir un instrumento con 52 cuestiones, con un nivel de comprensión adecuado. El alfa de Cronbach fue superior a 0.95 en todas las dimensiones del cuestionario, superando el valor “aceptable”. Se encontró una correlación estadísticamente significativa (p < .05) entre el número de años de experiencia como entrenador sénior y el 45.8% de las decisiones de programación; los entrenadores con más años de experiencia sénior empleaban con una frecuencia mayor las diferentes decisiones de programación. Como conclusión, este instrumento puede considerarse válido y fiable para conocer las decisiones de programación de los contenidos del entrenamiento en balonmano.Abstract: The aim of this study was to design and approve a survey to analyze decisions regarding the contents of a program for Handball training. The development and validity processes consisted of four phases: design of the instrument by a focus group, validation of the content by a panel consisting of 11 experts (Delphi technique), comprehension validation with 23 coaches, and a pilot study with 30 coaches to evaluate the internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha) and construct validity (link between programming decisions and years of experience as senior coaches). The validation by experts led to define an instrument with 52 questions with an adequate level of comprehension. Cronbach's alpha was higher than 0.95 in all questionnaire’s dimensions, exceeding the “acceptable” level. A statistically significant correlation (p < .05) was found between years of experience as senior coaches and 45.8% of the training program decisions; coaches with more years of senior experience relied on different programming decisions more often. In conclusion, this can be considered a valid and reliable instrument to deduce what decisions are adopted with regard to the contents of any Handball training program.

Cattle keeping, fertilization and water quality - a pilot study

1994 ◽  
Vol 30 (9) ◽  
pp. 249-253
Author(s):  
Pascal Maret
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Water Quality ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Global Approach ◽  
The West ◽  
Breeding Management ◽  
Significant Damage ◽  
Cultivation Methods ◽  
Cattle Husbandry

Significant damage to surface water is caused by cattle husbandry. Only one global approach of water management and farming techniques (breeding management and cultivation methods) will ensure significant results. A pilot study run in the west of France proved that water quality can easily be improved by renovating the cattle buildings. It also showed that manure used as a fertilizer covers cultivation needs, which allows substantial savings for the farmers.

Added value of kilometer-scale modeling over the third pole region: a CORDEX-CPTP pilot study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xu Zhou ◽  
Kun Yang ◽  
Lin Ouyang ◽  
Yan Wang ◽  
Yaozhi Jiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Added Value ◽  
The Third ◽  
Scale Modeling

Validation of the Beliefs of Physical Activity among Clergy (B-PAC) Instrument

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shannon Gwin ◽  
Paul Branscum ◽  
E. Laurette Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Reliable Instrument ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

The purpose of this study was to create a valid and reliable instrument to evaluate theory-basedbeliefs towards physical activity among clergy members. Data were collected from 174 clergy that par-ticipated in a 15-item online and paper-based survey. Psychometric properties of the instrument includedconfirmatory factor analysis (construct validity), and cronbach’s alpha (internal consistency reliability).In addition, the stability (test-retest reliability) of each subscale was evaluated with a sub-sample of 30participants. Results show the instrument was both valid and reliable, and will be useful in future studiestargeting this population. Future implications are discussed.

Covid-19 Literacy Scale: Turkish Validity and Reliability Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 105477382110598
Author(s):  
Ganime Can Gür ◽  
Yasemin Altinbaş
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Model Data ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Turkish Version ◽  
Reliability Study ◽  
Reliability Method ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

The current study was planned to test the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the COVID-19 Literacy Scale. The sample of the study was taken from 473 individuals. In this study, language validity, content validity and construct validity were examined to determine the validity of the scale. Its reliability was evaluated by internal consistency, split-half reliability, and test-retest reliability method. It was defined that the scale has a two-factor structure as a result of EFA and its factor loadings are in the appropriate range (0.852–0.324). According to the CFA result, it was determined that the model-data fit was at a good level. The Cronbach values for the whole scale and subscales were .92, .90, and .87, respectively. It was observed that the test-retest value was .95. It was concluded that the Turkish form of the COVID-19 Literacy Scale is a reliable and valid tool.

Cross-cultural linguistic adaptation of Arabic version of four dimensional symptom questionnaire (4DSQ) for assessing distress, anxiety, depression and somatization in Egyptian primary care attendees

QJM ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 114 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nour Muhammad Raouf Elmessiri ◽  
Hussien Ahmed Elkholy ◽  
Mohamed Farouk Allam ◽  
Diaa Marzouk Abd el-Hamid
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
English Language ◽  
Expert Committee ◽  
Arabic Version ◽  
English Version ◽  
Final Version ◽  
Symptom Questionnaire ◽  
Back Translation

Abstract Background The four-dimensional symptom questionnaire (4DSQ) is a Dutch self-administered screening tool that has been developed in primary care to differentiate non pathologic general distress from depression, anxiety and somatization. It has been validated in the English language as well as other languages yet it has not been validated in Arabic. For the sake of developing the appropriate Arabic version, linguistic validation has been sought with the guidance of crosscultural adaptation guidelines. Objective To design the appropriate Arabic version of the 4DSQ that has linguistic and conceptual equivalence to its validated English version and that is appropriate for administration to Egyptian primary care attendees. Methods The validated English version of the 4DSQ was translated by 5 translators (including specialist psychiatrist, internists and English language specialist) into Arabic (Egyptian spoken dialect) without mutual consultation. An expert committee that consisted of 2 professors of public health and family medicine and an associate professor of neuropsychiatry was formed. The consensus version was created after expert committee modification and approval of each questionnaire item using DELPHI method. After that the back translation to English was carried out by two independent bilingual physicians whose English is their mother tongue. A pilot study was carried out on 17 bilingual participants after answering the questionnaire in both languages to test its equivalence. The consensus Arabic version was updated based on the pilot study and the final version was developed. The final version was then tested on 278 Egyptian primary care attendees. Results After the course of forward and back translation, expert committee’s review and developer’s comments, the final version of Arabic 4DSQ was developed for assessment of distress, depression, anxiety and somatization. There was no significant difference between results of Arabic and English questionnaire using paired T test. Final testing showed very good internal consistency of each of the 4 scales of the questionnaire. Conclusion The Arabic 4DSQ linguistically and conceptually corresponds to the validated English 4DSQ. It has good structural validity and internal consistency reliability and thus could be used in primary care after further psychometric validation.

Assessment of the third-trimester fetus using 3-dimensional volumes: A pilot study

2007 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 231-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bryann Bromley ◽  
Thomas D. Shipp ◽  
Beryl Benacerraf,
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Third Trimester ◽  
3 Dimensional ◽  
The Third

scholarly journals Development of a scale to evaluate mobility in dogs

2016 ◽  
Vol 46 (12) ◽  
pp. 2210-2215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luísa Carneiro Vasconcelos Basto Gonçalves ◽  
Ana Daniela Gomes Araújo Simões ◽  
Darryl Lynn Millis ◽  
Augusto José Ferreira de Matos
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Median Score ◽  
Psychometric Characteristics ◽  
Validation Process ◽  
Total Score Range ◽  
Good Internal Consistency ◽  
Healthy Dogs ◽  
Score Range

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to develop and to assess the psychometric characteristics of a mobility scale for dogs. The original ten questions were reduced using validation process. One hundred and twenty three dog owners were invited to answer the questionnaire. Internal consistency, factor analysis, floor and ceiling effect and construct validity were studied. Good internal consistency (Cronbach's Alpha=0.854) was determined with two items eliminated. The instrument comprises 8 final questions, each of which has five possible answers (never, rarely, sometimes, often and always) scored between 0 and 4 or between 4 and 0 (for the items with inverse score). Three hypotheses proposed for the construct validity were verified: 1) gender does not influence dog mobility (P=0.584); 2) mobility decreases with age (P<0.001); 3) dogs with orthopaedic or neurological diagnosed pathologies have less mobility (median score (P25; P75) 46.9% (31.3; 68.8)) than healthy dogs (median score (P25; P75) 81.3% (71.9; 93.8)) (P<0.001). Total score range was 0 to 32 points, with higher values indicating greater mobility of dogs. The Dog Mobility Scale was capable of assessing mobility in dogs, with good psychometric characteristics, and is simple and inexpensive to apply in clinical practice.

Study on the Mechanism of Water Resources Cultural under the Perspective of Cross-Domain Consultation Management

2014 ◽  
Vol 955-959 ◽  
pp. 3145-3150
Author(s):  
Xian Ze Peng ◽  
Cai Yuan ◽  
Qian Yu
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Water Pollution ◽  
Water Resource Management ◽  
Control Mechanism ◽  
Water Environment ◽  
Water Culture ◽  
Cross Domain ◽  
Rivers And Lakes ◽  
The Cross ◽  
The Government

Along with the main rivers and lakes of China are polluted inordinately, water environment issues in China have been becomingincreasingly severe. The cross-domain water pollution contradictions cannot be well settled by the government-centered river and watercourse control, which means that,urgently, a new river and watercourse control mechanism needs to be established. With continuous changes of water management, in order to get along with water even more harmoniously, the mankind has formed the concept of water resource management through cross-domain consultation. Combining traditional, historical and social culturefactors, ancient and modern, this paper analyzes influences of the cross-domain consultation upon water culture, proposes detailed countermeasures of establishing the water culture featuring“harmoniousco-existence between mankind and water”by cross-domain consultation, so as to effectively settle contradictions triggered by water pollution amongdifferent administrative regions, and improve the efficiency ofwatercontrol.

scholarly journals Finnish version of the Childbirth Experience Questionnaire (CEQ-FI): validity and reliability assessment

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elli Toivonen ◽  
Anna Dencker ◽  
Jukka Uotila ◽  
Heini Huhtala ◽  
Outi Palomäki
Keyword(s):  
Internal Consistency ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Childbirth Experience ◽  
Multiple Dimensions ◽  
Reliable Instrument ◽  
Childbirth Experience Questionnaire ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Experience Questionnaire

Abstract BackgroundChildbirth Experience Questionnaire (CEQ) was developed in Sweden to assess the childbirth experience in multiple dimensions. It has been translated and validated in English, Spanish, Chinese and Persian with the aim to evaluate childbirth experience reliably. This study aimed to validate the Finnish version of the questionnaire, CEQ-FI.MethodsPrimiparous women who had given birth in Tampere University Hospital between January and May 2019 were included in the study. Women planning a cesarean delivery, delivering preterm, or women whose children were transferred to neonatal care were excluded. Eligible 450 women were mailed the questionnaire one month postpartum, and those who completed the questionnaire were mailed it again six weeks postpartum. Test-retest reliability was evaluated by computing kappa coefficients for the two responses. Background data was collected from patient records and used to perform known-groups validation. Internal consistency was assessed by calculating Cronbach’s alpha.ResultsOne hundred seventy-five women returned the questionnaire. Internal consistency and test-retest reliability were good. Women with known risk factors for a negative childbirth experience scored lower in the questionnaire, as expected.ConclusionCEQ-FI is a valid and reliable instrument in measuring childbirth experience also among Finnish-speaking women.

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