scholarly journals The Self-Stigma of Depression Scale: Translation and Validation of the Arabic Version

2017 ◽  
Vol 08 (01) ◽  
pp. 096-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hussain Ahmed Darraj ◽  
Mohamed Salih Mahfouz ◽  
Rashad Mohamed Al Sanosi ◽  
Mohammed Badedi ◽  
Abdullah Sabai
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Arabic Version ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Similar Factor

ABSTRACT Background: Self-stigma may feature strongly and be detrimental for people with depression, but the understanding of its nature and prevalence is limited by the lack of psychometrically validated measures. This study is aimed to validate the Arabic version self-stigma of depression scale (SSDS) among adolescents. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study involved 100 adolescents randomly selected. The analyses include face validation, factor analysis, and reliability testing. A test–retest was conducted within a 2-week interval. Results: The mean score for self-stigma of depression among study participants was 68.9 (Standard deviation = 8.76) median equal to 71 and range was 47. Descriptive analysis showed that the percentage of those who scored below the mean score (41.7%) is shown less than those who scored above the mean score (58.3%). Preliminary construct validation analysis confirmed that factor analysis was appropriate for the Arabic-translated version of the SSDS. Furthermore, the factor analysis showed similar factor loadings to the original English version. The total internal consistency of the translated version, which was measured by Cronbach's alphas ranged from 0.70 to 0.77 for the four subscales and 0.84 for the total scale. Test–retest reliability was assessed in 65 respondents after 2 weeks. Cronbach's alphas ranged from 0.70 to 0.77 for the four subscales and 0.84 for the total scale. Conclusions: Face validity, construct validity, and reliability analysis were found satisfactory for the Arabic-translated version of the SSDS. The Arabic-translated version of the SSDS was found valid and reliable to be used in future studies, with comparable properties to the original version and to previous studies.

scholarly journals Arabic Translation and Psychometric Evaluation of the Depression Literacy Questionnaire among Adolescents

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hussain Ahmed Darraj ◽  
Mohamed Salih Mahfouz ◽  
Rashad Mohamed Al Sanosi ◽  
Mohammed Badedi ◽  
Abdullah Sabai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Arabic Version ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Knowledge And Beliefs ◽  
Depression Literacy ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Background. Depression is a serious mental health disease. Globally, it is estimated that almost 350 million people suffer from depression. It is important to assess depression literacy including knowledge and beliefs about mental disorders among adolescents.Objective. This study was conducted to validate the Arabic version of the Depression Literacy Questionnaire (D-Lit) among adolescents.Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted among a sample size of 120 adolescents. Statistical analysis included face validation, confirmatory factor analysis, and reliability testing. A test-retest was carried out within a two-week interval.Results. The mean score for depression literacy among participants was 8.6 (SD = 4.48), the median was 8, and the interquartile range was 7. Preliminary construct validation analysis confirmed that factor analysis was appropriate for the Arabic version of D-Lit. The total internal consistency was measured by Cronbach’s alpha coefficient and split-half test and the results were 0.78 and 0.71, respectively. The test-retest reliability measured by Pearson’s correlation was 0.92 and spearman rho was equal to 0.91.Conclusions. Face validity, construct validity, and reliability analysis were found satisfactory for the Arabic version of D-Lit. The Arabic D-Lit was found valid and reliable to be used in the future studies.

scholarly journals Development of ‘16-Holes Manual Dexterity Pegboard’ and the Normal Value of 6 Years Old Children

1970 ◽  
Vol 2 (01) ◽  
pp. 37-44
Author(s):  
Fanny Aliwarga ◽  
Ferial Hadipoetro ◽  
Angela BM Tulaar ◽  
Surjanto H
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Manual Dexterity ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Normal Value ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Standard Normal ◽  
Independent Variable ◽  
The Mean

Objectives: Obtaining the standard normal value of 6 years old children aged six year, and testing our hypothesis if girls’ dexterity is higher than boys.Methods: The design of this study was a cross sectional study of six years old students of public elementary school in South Jakarta. Inclusion criteria included age six years old, no neurological andorthopedic problem, normal nutritional status and right handed. Location based-random sampling was performed. Dependent variables comprised of age, sex and nutritional status. Independent variable wasthe result of ‘16-Holes Three-Jaw Chuck Manual Dexterity Pegboard’ test. Statistical analysis was done by descriptive analysis and Mann Whitney Test.Results: There were 191 girls and 191 boys who fulfilled the criteria. The ‘16-Holes Three-Jaw Chuck Manual Dexterity Pegboard’ test allowed subjects to be assessed for their ability to put numbers of pegwithin 15 seconds. The mean number of pegs placed for girls was 6.92 pegs (CI 95% 6.76 – 7.08) and boys was 6.49 pegs (CI 95% 6.33 – 6,65)Conclusions: Girls are able to place more pegs than boys in a given time. Furthermore, girls’ manual dexterity is superior to boys (p 0,000).Keywords: Manual dexterity, standard normal value, pegboard, sex differences.

scholarly journals Nutrition knowledge and Attitude in Medical Students of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences in 2017-2018

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neda Dolatkhah ◽  
Seyed Kazem Shakouri ◽  
Azizeh Farshbaf Khalili ◽  
Majid Hajifaraji ◽  
Maryam Hashemian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Clinical Training ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Nutrition Knowledge ◽  
Nutritional Knowledge ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Abstract Objectives : In this cross-sectional study among 220 medical students we aimed to determine the nutritional knowledge and attitude of medical students through clinical training courses (externship and internship) of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran. A nutritional knowledge questionnaire included 51 questions was used to determine the correct, perceived and accuracy of knowledge of the participant in different aspects of nutrition sciences. Nutritional knowledge was calculated as percentage of correct responses. The nutrition attitude questionnaire included 30 questions. Both questionnaires were confirmed in terms of the validity and reliability for assessing nutritional knowledge and attitude in this sample of Iranian medical students. Results: The mean score of correct knowledge was not significantly different among externs and interns (68.20±7.50% and 67.87±6.04% respectively, p=0.729). Results showed that most of the participants (49.61% of externs and 57.14% of inters) had a poor nutritional knowledge, significantly varied by age (p=0.035). The mean attitude index of the subjects was not significantly different among externs and interns (106.37±13.66 and 108.16±13.35 out of 145 respectively, p=0.337). Most students (92.7%) had a very appropriate attitude toward nutrition, significantly varied by sex (p=0.010). These findings indicate that there are multiple deficiencies in nutrition knowledge of medical students.

Validity and Reliability of the Arabic Version of the Incivility in Nursing Education-Revised Scale

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Baqer Al-Jubouri ◽  
Patience Samson-Akpan ◽  
Sabah Abdullah Jaafar
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Sampling Strategy ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Arab Countries ◽  
Arabic Version ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
Reliable Scale

AbstractBackgroundIncivility in nursing education can negatively affect the academic achievement. As there is no tool in Arabic to assess incivility among nursing students, there is a need for a valid and reliable tool.PurposeThis study aimed to investigate the psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the Incivility in Nursing Education- Revised (INE-R) survey.MethodThis cross-sectional study was conducted in four universities in Iraq using a convenience sampling strategy. A translated Arabic version of the INE-R was used to assess its validity and reliability.ResultsThree hundred eighty-nine surveys were included in the analysis. The contrast validity was confirmed by using Exploratory Factor Analysis. The internal consistency was tested using Cronbach’s alpha, which showed the result of 0.87.ConclusionThe Arabic version of the Incivility in Nursing Education- Revised is a valid and reliable scale. This scale can be used in Arab countries to assess incivility in nursing education.

scholarly journals Quality of informed consent documents among US. hospitals: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. e033299
Author(s):  
Erica S Spatz ◽  
Haikun Bao ◽  
Jeph Herrin ◽  
Vrunda Desai ◽  
Sriram Ramanan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Informed Consent ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Fee For Service ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Consent Document ◽  
Informed Consent Document ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Quality Threshold

ObjectiveTo determine whether informed consent for surgical procedures performed in US hospitals meet a minimum standard of quality, we developed and tested a quality measure of informed consent documents.DesignRetrospective observational study of informed consent documents.Setting25 US hospitals, diverse in size and geographical region.CohortAmong Medicare fee-for-service patients undergoing elective procedures in participating hospitals, we assessed the informed consent documents associated with these procedures. We aimed to review 100 qualifying procedures per hospital; the selected sample was representative of the procedure types performed at each hospital.Primary outcomeThe outcome was hospital quality of informed consent documents, assessed by two independent raters using an eight-item instrument previously developed for this measure and scored on a scale of 0–20, with 20 representing the highest quality. The outcome was reported as the mean hospital document score and the proportion of documents meeting a quality threshold of 10. Reliability of the hospital score was determined based on subsets of randomly selected documents; face validity was assessed using stakeholder feedback.ResultsAmong 2480 informed consent documents from 25 hospitals, mean hospital scores ranged from 0.6 (95% CI 0.3 to 0.9) to 10.8 (95% CI 10.0 to 11.6). Most hospitals had at least one document score at least 10 out of 20 points, but only two hospitals had >50% of their documents score above a 10-point threshold. The Spearman correlation of the measures score was 0.92. Stakeholders reported that the measure was important, though some felt it did not go far enough to assess informed consent quality.ConclusionAll hospitals performed poorly on a measure of informed consent document quality, though there was some variation across hospitals. Measuring the quality of hospital’s informed consent documents can serve as a first step in driving attention to gaps in quality.

scholarly journals Reliability, Validity, and Factorial Structure of the Farsi Version of the Paranoia Checklist With Iranian Students

SAGE Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 215824401881712
Author(s):  
Leila Amirpour ◽  
Mahboubeh Dadfar ◽  
Majid Heydari Charvadeh ◽  
Behrooz Birashk
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Clinical Settings ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
High Internal Consistency ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Iranian Students ◽  
University Settings ◽  
Brief Screening ◽  
Farsi Version

Paranoid thought is one of the most common symptoms in psychiatric disorders. The Paranoia Checklist is a brief screening and diagnostic tool for clinical and subclinical paranoia. It has been used in research, clinical, and non-clinical settings. The Paranoia Checklist has not had its validity examined in university settings in Iran. A cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate the validation of the Farsi version of Paranoia Checklist in a randomized cluster sample of 365 Iranian volunteer college students selected from the Payame Noor University of Mashhad in Iran. They completed the Paranoia Checklist, the General Paranoia Scale, and the Symptom Checklist 90 Revised (SCL-90-R). The mean score of the Paranoia Checklist was 35.50 ( SD = 7.21). The Cronbach’s α for the Paranoia Checklist was .87, indicating high internal consistency. The Paranoia Checklist correlated .42 with the General Paranoia Scale, .38 with the SCL-90-R subscales of Anxiety (ANX), Hostility (HOS), and Paranoia Ideation (PAR), and .37 with the Interpersonal Sensitivity (INTS), denoting moderate construct and criterion-related validity. The results of the factor analysis of the Paranoia Checklist identified three factors associated with the paranoid thoughts. The Paranoia Checklist has a multidimensional structure, and adequate validity and reliability. It can be used in the non-clinical, clinical, and research settings to measure paranoia in Iran.

Validity of The Fertility Quality of Life (FertiQol) Questionnaire in Indonesian Infertile Women

KnE Medicine ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 202
Author(s):  
Muhammad D. Priangga ◽  
Gita Pratama ◽  
Mila Maidarti ◽  
Achmad K. Harzif ◽  
Budi Wiweko
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Infertile Women ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Preliminary Study

<p><strong>Introduction</strong></p><p>Infertility in Indonesia has an estimated prevalence as high as 22.3%, with the nature of the problem and its treatment could be devastating, it could affect quality of life and vice versa influence successful of the treatment. The Fertility Quality of Life (FertiQol) Questionnaire was specifically designed for infertility couples and has been demonstrated to have good properties. Studies in several countries has showed consistency in validity and reliability of the questionnaire. Precedently there has been no published study about Fertiqol in Indonesia, this preliminary study is to measure validity and reliability of FertiQol questionnaire among Indonesian infertility women.</p><p><br /> <strong>Material &amp; Methods</strong></p><p>This is a cross-sectional study, a written Fertiqol Questionnaire Indonesian version (www.Fertiqol.org) were distribute to Infertility clinic in Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, total of 129 women completed the questionnaire. Statistical analysis used SPSS version 23.0. The questionnaire were tested for validity with Pearson’s correlation with two tailed and Cronbach α coefficient for reliability.<br /> <strong></strong></p><p><strong>Results</strong></p><p>FertiQol were completed by 129 women with infertility problem. The mean of total FertiQol score was 70.49±11.44, score for emotional, mind/body, relational, environment and tolerability was respectively 63.79±18.86; 66.05±18.22; 75.19.±15.11; 68.99±18.63; 75.64±16.55; 66.23±19.17. Reliability of Fertiqol was high (Cronbach a &gt; 0.70) with every item of questionnaires was valid ( r&gt; 0.1729).<br /> <strong></strong></p><p><strong>Conclusion</strong></p><p>This study showed that FertiQol Indonesian version are valid and reliable in measured quality of life among infertility women in Indonesia.</p>

scholarly journals Investigation on Working Postures and Musculoskeletal Disorders among Office Workers in Putrajaya

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 308-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Che Hazwani Che Mansor ◽  
Safial Eqbal Zakaria ◽  
Siti Zawiah Md Dawal
Keyword(s):  
Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Human Resources Management ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Office Workers ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Posture Analysis ◽  
Texas Department ◽  
Working Postures

The cross-sectional study was conducted amongst thirty eight government supporting staff who mainly doing sedentary task in Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Affair Division (MMEAD) (49%) and Ministry of Health (MOH) (51%) in Putrajaya. The investigation aims to determine the association between working postures and musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) among office workers where all respondents were selected in 5 sections; administrative (64%), financial (12%), counter/assistant (12%), human resources management (6%) and procurement section (6%). Self-reported questionnaires using Nordic questionnaire were used in this investigation. Besides, posture analysis was done based on Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) and office ergonomics checklist adapted from Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers Compensation (2008) were used as the instrumentations of this investigation. Face validity and reliability testing for the questionnaire and intra tester reliability for the posture assessment was done to ensure true quality of the results and analysis. From the analysis, the highest prevalence of MSD complained is lower back pain (LBP) 57.9% while the lowest prevalence is elbow pain (EP) 2.6%. Result shows 31.6% of the respondents believe the pain is caused by working activities. Based on the ergonomics checklist, MMEAD shows the highest mean (64.84%) of non compliance, where all the workstations scored more than 50% compared with MOH. Based on RULA observation, most of the workstation scores in action level 3 (grand score 5-6). In conclusion, the high complained of MSD is due to awkward postures, unsuitable workstation and lack of knowledge related to the areas to apply in everyday routine and it shows that working postures have a direct contribution on MSD complained by the office workers in Putrajaya.

scholarly journals The Farsi translation, reliability and validity of the Death Concern Scale

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 114-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahboubeh Dadfar ◽  
David Lester
Keyword(s):  
Depression Scale ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Negative Evaluation ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Farsi Version

Abstract Introduction: Death concern is a conscious contemplation of the reality of death combined with a negative evaluation of that reality. The Death Concern Scale (DCS) is related to thinking, and death fear or anxiety about death. The aim of the present study was to develop a Farsi version of the DCS and to explore its psychometric properties in a sample of Iranian nurses. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate the reliability, validity, and factorial structure of the Farsi version of the DCS in a convenience sample of 106 Iranian nurses in two hospitals in Tehran, Iran. The nurses completed the DCS, the Collett-Lester Fear of Death Scale (CLFDS), the Death Anxiety Scale (DAS), the Reasons for Death Fear Scale (RDFS), the Death Depression Scale (DDS), and the Death Obsession Scale (DOS). Results: For the DCS, Cronbach's α was 0.77, the Spearman-Brown coefficient 0.63, the Guttman split-half coefficient 0.62, and two-week test-retest reliability 0.77. The DCS correlated at 0.51 with the CLFDS, 0.52 with the DAS, 0.34 with the RDFS, 0.40 with the DDS, and 0.48 with the DOS, indicating good construct and criterion-related validity. The results of an exploratory factor analysis for the DCS identified seven factors, accounting for 64.30% of the variance and indicating considerable heterogeneity in the content of the items. Conclusions: The Farsi version of the DCS has good validity and reliability, and it can be used in clinical, educational, and research settings to assess death concerns in the Iranian society.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Postpartum Depression Among Lactating Mothers of Infant Twins and Singletons in Igboora, Oyo State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 774-774
Author(s):  
Oluwatosin Leshi ◽  
Christianna Rotimi-Williams ◽  
Olajumoke Leshi
Keyword(s):  
Postpartum Depression ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Funding Sources ◽  
Breastfeeding Practices ◽  
Lactating Mothers ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Source Of Information

Abstract Objectives The objective to assess the prevalence of postpartum depression among lactating mothers of infant twins and singletons in Igboora, Oyo state, Nigeria. Methods The cross-sectional study was carried out in Igboora, a twinning community in south western Nigeria. Snowballing technique was used to reach 85 and 90 mothers of twins and singletons respectively. Interview based questionnaires were administered to the mothers to assess their breastfeeding practices and Edingburgh Postpartum Depression Scale was used to assess depression. Analysis was done using IBM-SPSS version 21.0. Student T-test was be used to compare the mean score of postpartum depression for single mothers and twin mothers at p &lt; 0.05. Results About 6 out of every ten respondents (55.6% for singleton; 64.7% for twins) had received previous education on breastfeeding and the main major source of information was hospital settings (55.6% for mothers of singletons and 61.2% for twin mothers). Twenty-seven and 36.5% of mothers of singletons and twins respectively indicated to have received adequate support from their spouses and mothers-in-law. Less than half (44.8% singletons; 44.7% twins) of the mothers-initiated breastfeeding within one hour of birth while majority of the mothers (94.4% for singletons and 83.5% for twins) introduced colostrum to their babies, just about half; 51.1% and 55.3% of the mothers of singletons and twins respectively introduced prelacteal feed to their children. Overall, breastfeeding was found to be better practiced among mothers of singletons than mothers of twins with less than half (48.2%) of the mothers reporting good breastfeeding practices while about two-thirds (64.4%) of the mothers of singletons had good breastfeeding practices. Mothers of singletons were more depressed than the mothers of twins (21.1% and 11.8% respectively). However, no significant association was observed between postpartum depression and breastfeeding practices among both the mothers of singletons and twins in this study. Conclusions Increased prevalence of postpartum depression was recorded among the respondents, mothers of singletons are more likely to have postpartum depression than mothers of twins. Funding Sources There was no funding for this study.

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