scholarly journals Evaluation of the Reliability and Validity of the Persian Version of the Fatigue Assessment Scale in Iranian Sarcoidosis Patients

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (7) ◽  
pp. 1310-1314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Somayeh Lookzadeh ◽  
Arda Kiani ◽  
Kimia Taghavi ◽  
Shirin Kianersi ◽  
Habib Emami ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Mental Fatigue ◽  
Assessment Scale ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
English Version ◽  
Fatigue Assessment ◽  
Methodological Research ◽  
The Common ◽  
The One ◽  
First Time

INTRODUCTION: Fatigue is one of the common symptoms of sarcoidosis, which occurs in about 50-70% of patients.AIM: Considering that there are no valid Iranian questionnaires for evaluating fatigue in sarcoidosis, in the present study, for the first time, we translated Fatigue Questionnaire into Persean and evaluated its validity and reliability among Iranian patients with sarcoidosis.MATERIAL AND METHODS: In methodological research, English version of Fatigue assessment scale (FAS) 10 items questionnaire which is designed to assess physical or mental fatigue in chronic disease patients, was translated into Persian and back-translated into English. Its validity and reliability were studied on the one hundred and thirteen confirmed sarcoidosis patients are referring to respiratory referral hospital of Iran. Reliability analysis was performed by estimation of Cronbach`s alpha test.RESULTS: According to the cut-off point of 22.84 (74%) of the studied patients were suffering from fatigue. The internal consistency calculation revealed that the alpha value of the physical fatigue and mental fatigue was 0.945 and 0.896, respectively.CONCLUSION: We concluded that the existence of questions number 4 and 10 in the questionnaire reduces the continuity of the questions, and therefore we suggest applying the FAS questionnaire without the two questions 4 and 10. This study showed that FAS questionnaire was very practical and can routinely be applied to assess the fatigue scale in sarcoidosis patients.

Globalism and the universal language

English Today ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 3-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdulla Al-Dabbagh
Keyword(s):  
Common Language ◽  
Contemporary World ◽  
International Language ◽  
Artificial Languages ◽  
Universal Language ◽  
The Common ◽  
The One ◽  
European Thought ◽  
National Languages ◽  
First Time

Like so many other innovations, the idea of one common language for all mankind appeared for the first time, in European thought, during the Renaissance. It has been estimated that since then nearly ‘seven hundred such artificial languages’ have been tried. Undoubtedly, this had to do with the collapse of Latin as the common language of education, soon to be replaced by the various, rising national languages. Europe's great expansion overseas, in this epoch, also created the need for a unified vehicle of communication.In many ways, the world, and not just Europe, is now facing a similar challenge. While English has become the Latin of the contemporary world, such a position, one can say in the light of historical experience, has always been precarious. Whether English will be unanimously accepted as the one unifying, international language of the globe, whether it will share this role with one or more other languages, or whether an artificial language will be adopted for that purpose is the question that sooner or later we will all be facing.

The Reliability and Validity of Knee-Specific and General Health Instruments in Assessing Acute Patellar Dislocation Outcomes

2003 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 487-492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth W. Paxton ◽  
Donald C. Fithian ◽  
Mary Lou Stone ◽  
Patricia Silva
Keyword(s):  
General Health ◽  
Patellar Dislocation ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
History Of ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
First Time

Background The most reliable and valid instruments for assessing patient outcome after patellar dislocation have not been identified. Hypothesis Knee-specific and general health instruments will differ in validity and reliability for patients with patellar dislocation. Study Design Prospective cohort study. Methods Subjects consisted of 153 patients with acute patellar dislocation (110 with first-time dislocations and 43 with a history of patellofemoral subluxation or dislocation). We administered the modified International Knee Documentation Committee form, Kujala, Fulkerson, Lysholm, Tegner, Short Form 36, and Musculoskeletal Function Assessment instruments on two separate occasions (test-retest reliability). Validity was assessed by comparing scores of the two groups and by comparing scores of patients with and without recurrent subluxations/dislocations during follow-up. Results The knee-specific instruments yielded the highest test-retest reliability. The knee-specific and general health instruments identified higher disability levels in the patients with a history of patellofemoral problems than in those with first-time dislocations. The general health instruments identified higher disability levels in patients with patellar dislocation than published norms. The Fulkerson and Lysholm scales were the only instruments to differentiate between patients with and without recurrent subluxations/dislocations. Conclusions Knee-specific scales yielded higher reliability coefficients and stronger validity than did general health instruments. Knee-specific, general health, and activity level instruments are complementary and in combination provide a more complete assessment for patients with patellar dislocation.

scholarly journals The Spanish version of the Fatigue Assessment Scale: reliability and validity assessment in postpartum women

PeerJ ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. e3832 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antoni Cano-Climent ◽  
Antonio Oliver-Roig ◽  
Julio Cabrero-García ◽  
Jolanda de Vries ◽  
Miguel Richart-Martínez
Keyword(s):  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Assessment Scale ◽  
Spanish Version ◽  
Postpartum Women ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Fatigue Assessment ◽  
Validity Assessment ◽  
Clinical Records

Background Fatigue is the most widely reported symptom by women during pregnancy, labour, the postpartum period, and early parenting. The objective was to translate the Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS) into Spanish and assess its psychometric properties. Methods Instrumental Design. The FAS was translated into Spanish (FAS-e) using forward and back translation. A convenience sample was constituted with 870 postpartum women recruited at discharge from 17 public hospitals in Eastern Spain. Data was obtained from clinical records and self-administered questionnaires at discharge. Internal consistency, factor structure, comparisons between known groups and correlations with other variables were assessed. Results Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was .80. Findings on the dimensionality of the FAS-e scale indicated that it was sufficiently unidimensional. FAS-e scores were higher among women who had undergone caesarean births (p < .05), had a higher level of postpartum pain (p < .01), experienced difficulties during breastfeeding (p < .01) and had lower levels of self-efficacy for breastfeeding (p < .01). Conclusions An equivalent Spanish version of the FAS was obtained with good reliability and validity properties. FAS-e is an appropriate tool to measure postpartum fatigue.

scholarly journals The Clinician Assessment of Fluctuation and the One Day Fluctuation Assessment Scale

2000 ◽  
Vol 177 (3) ◽  
pp. 252-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. P. Walker ◽  
G. A. Ayre ◽  
J. L. Cummings ◽  
K. Wesnes ◽  
I. G. McKeith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Cognitive Assessment ◽  
Dementia With Lewy Bodies ◽  
Rating Scales ◽  
Lewy Bodies ◽  
Assessment Scale ◽  
The Common ◽  
The One ◽  
Electroencephalogram Eeg ◽  
Clinician Assessment

BackgroundThe identification of fluctuating confusion is central to improving the differential diagnosis of the common dementias.AimsTo determine the value of two rating scales to measure fluctuating confusion.MethodThe agreement between the clinician-rated scale and the scale completed by a non-clinician was determined. Correlations between the two scales were calculated; variability in attention was calculated on a computerised cognitive assessment and variability in delta rhythm on an electroencephalogram (EEG).ResultsThe Clinician Assessment of Fluctuation and the computerised cognitive assessment were completed for 155 patients (61 Alzheimer's disease, 37 dementia with Lewy bodies, 22 vascular dementia, 35 elderly controls). A subgroup (n=40) received a further evaluation using the One Day Fluctuation Assessment Scale and an EEG. The two scales correlated significantly with each other, and with the neuropsychological and electrophysiological measures of fluctuation.ConclusionsBoth scales are useful instruments for the clinical assessment of fluctuation in dementia.

scholarly journals Application of the translated version of Buss and Perry questionnaire and to see its reliability and validity in aggression estimation in North Indian population

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 1419
Author(s):  
Balreet Kaur
Keyword(s):  
Physical Aggression ◽  
Indian Population ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Verbal Aggression ◽  
North Indian Population ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
English Version ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
High Level ◽  
Female Subjects

Background: The present study was done to translate the Buss and Perry questionnaire in Hindi and to check its validity and reliability. The questionnaire was translated as there was no translated version of the questionnaire available. The study was done to see the level of aggression in males and females with the translated version of questionnaire.Methods: The study was done on 500 subjects for the estimation of aggression. The Buss and Perry questionnaire has four factors 1) Physical aggression 2) Verbal aggression 3) Anger aggression 4) Hostility aggression. The questionnaire was translated by a bilingual person and was applied on both male and female subjects of North Indian population. The questionnaire was also got filled in the English version as well and no difference was found in the results of both the versions.Results: Out of 288 female subjects 77%, 15% and 8% subjects had low, medium and high level of aggression respectively while 67%, 17% and 16% male subjects were found to have low, medium and high level of aggression. The physical aggression was found more in males while the verbal aggression was found more in females.Conclusions: In the present study the results found were similar to the results with the English version. So it was found that the translated version of aggression questionnaire is valid and reliable for the estimation of aggression in males and females and free from gender bias.

scholarly journals The Psychometric Properties of the Stress and Anxiety to Viral Epidemics-6 Items: A Test in the U.S. General Population

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sangha Lee ◽  
Jihoon Lee ◽  
Soyoung Yoo ◽  
Sooyeon Suh ◽  
Seockhoon Chung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
English Version ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Patient Health ◽  
The U.S

Objectives: Many individuals around the world are suffering from psychological distress due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The aim of this study is to explore the validity and reliability of the English version of Stress and Anxiety to Viral Epidemics-6 (SAVE-6), which measures the anxiety response of the general population to the viral epidemic.Methods: A cross-sectional web-based study with self-reporting measures was conducted. A total of 314 United States residents were recruited via online platform in exchange for payment. The participants were asked to an anonymous questionnaire, collecting information on demographics, psychiatric history, SAVE-6, Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4), and the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale.Results: The result from confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) demonstrated that a single-factor model [χ(9)2 = 11.53, p = 0.24] yielded excellent fit for all of indices [χ2/df ratio = 1.28; CFI = 1.00; TLI = 1.00; SRMR = 0.02; RMSEA = 0.03 (0.00, 0.07; 90% CI)] and yielded strong internal consistency reliability (Cronbach's α = 0.88). The results from multigroup CFAs showed that there were no gender differences [Δχ(6)2 = 3.20, p = 0.78, ns] and no race differences [Δχ(6)2=3.60, p = 0.73, ns] between the models, along with excellent model fits.Conclusions: The results of this study support the reliability and validity of SAVE-6 with strong psychometric properties for the English version of the U.S. population.

scholarly journals Measuring Work Fatigue on Nurses: A Comparison between Indonesian Version of Fatigue Assessment Scale (Fas) and Japanese Industrial Fatigue Ressearch Commite (Jifrc) Fatigue Questionnaire

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Iwan Muhamad Ramdan
Keyword(s):  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Assessment Scale ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Research Committee ◽  
Fatigue Assessment ◽  
East Kalimantan ◽  
Government Hospitals ◽  
High Fatigue

A Nursing is one type of jobs that is at risk of experiencing fatigue because its workload is quite high. Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS) and Japanese Industrial Fatigue Research Committee (JIFRC) fatigue questionnaire are two instruments that are often used to measure work fatigue in various types of work because the ease of use. This study aims to test and compare the validity and reliability of the Indonesian version of FAS and JIFRC among nurses in one governmental hospital in East Kalimantan Indonesia. The study was conducted on 170 nurses in one of the Class A Referral Government Hospitals in East Kalimantan. Determination of the study sample using stratification simple random sampling method, the FAS questionnaire obtained from Zuraida & Chie, the JIFRC questionnaire was taken from Tarwaka, the Validity and Reliability test using Pearson Product Moment and Cronbach’s alpha. The JIFRC in Indonesian version has a satisfactory psychometric property with adequate validity and reliability to assess work fatigue in nursing profession. The best Cronbach alpha (0.921) will be obtained if item number 3 and 16 are corrected for the editorial/sentence arrangement

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