scholarly journals Development and Validation of the Spiritual Impact Rating Scale for Women (SIRSW): A Tool for Assessing College Women's Spirituality

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 128
Author(s):  
Angela U. Ekwonye ◽  
Verna DeLauer ◽  
Terrence F. Cahill
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
College Women ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
The United States ◽  
Demographic Differences ◽  
Minimum Criteria

Spirituality impacts college student outcomes in the United States such as mental health, physical health, academic success, and healthy behaviors. Numerous studies consistently show gender differences on spirituality measures. The wealth of empirical evidence demonstrating gender differences in spirituality warranted the development of a tool for measuring college women's spirituality. The purpose of this study was to develop and examine the psychometric properties of the SIRSW, including its content validity, factorial structure, and internal consistency using a college women sample. A sample of 667 undergraduates (ages 18-26) at an all-women’s Catholic University in the upper Midwest completed the spirituality survey in Spring 2018. Demographic characteristics were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Demographic differences in spirituality score were assessed using t-test and one-way ANOVA. Psychometric characteristics of the SIRSW were assessed by evaluating variability, internal consistency reliability, and overall scale structure. There were no significant demographic differences in total spirituality score. Internal consistency was high (Cronbach alpha = 0.97). Item-scale coefficients were above the minimum criteria. Factor analysis revealed that the 16-items measuring spirituality fell under the one-factor component and accounted for 82% of the variance. The SIRSW was found to be a valid and reliable tool for assessing the spiritual well-being of college women. Understanding college women’s spirituality can inform the development of a spiritually oriented intervention that is consistent with their values enhancing their psychological, mental, and physical well-being.

Quality of life in depression scale (QLDS). Development, reliability, validity, responsiveness and application

1997 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 199-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
H Tuynman-Qua ◽  
F de Jonghe ◽  
S.P. McKenna
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Good Reliability

SummaryThe joint development of the Dutch and English versions of the Quality of Life in Depression Scale (QLDS) is described. The QLDS is based on the needs model of quality of life developed by Hunt and McKenna. The scale has good reliability and internal consistency. Test-retest correlation coefficients were 0.94 and 0.87 in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, respectively. Internal consistency alpha-coefficients were 0.95 and 0.92, respectively. The validity of the scale is highly acceptable. The QLDS was shown to correlate relatively highly with established measures of well-being, and scores obtained with the measure were related to severity of depression as assessed by the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression. The QLDS was shown to be responsive to change in an open study with fluoxetine in 540 patients with major depression. The scale has wide applicability and has been shown to be user-friendly, both for respondents and administrators. It has been, or is in the process of being, tested for reliability and validity in the following additional countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Morocco, Spain and the United States.

scholarly journals Behavioral Health Risk and Resilience among International Students in the United States: A Study of Socio-demographic Differences

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 282-305
Author(s):  
Youn Kyoung Kim ◽  
Arati Maleku ◽  
Catherine M Lemieux ◽  
Xi Du ◽  
Zibei Chen
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
International Students ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Behavioral Health ◽  
Acculturative Stress ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Risk And Resilience ◽  
Cross Sectional

Using a resilience framework, the current cross-sectional study examined indicators of behavioral health risk and resilience among U.S. international students (N=322) across key socio-demographic characteristics. A multimethod approach was used to collect data with both an online platform and paper-based survey instrument. Results showed that higher levels of acculturative stress were reported by older students, females, undergraduates, students who lived with their families, and those who had resided in the US longer than 2 years. Findings underscore the importance of culturally-relevant screening and prevention strategies that target resilience and other protective factors to reduce health risk and encourage well-being and academic success among international students.

scholarly journals Measurement of Family Management in Families of Individuals With Down Syndrome: A Cross-Cultural Investigation

2020 ◽  
pp. 107484072097516
Author(s):  
Marcia Van Riper ◽  
George J. Knafl ◽  
Maria do Céu Barbieri-Figueiredo ◽  
Maria Caples ◽  
Hyunkyung Choi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Family Management ◽  
Cultural Research ◽  
The Family ◽  
Cross Cultural Research ◽  
Management Measure

Down syndrome (DS) is the most common genetic cause of intellectual disability worldwide. The purpose of this analysis was to determine the internal consistency reliability of eight language versions of the Family Management Measure (FaMM) and compare family management of DS across cultures. A total of 2,740 parents of individuals with DS from 11 countries completed the FaMM. The analysis provided evidence of internal consistency reliability exceeding .70 for four of six FaMM scales for the entire sample. Across countries, there was a pattern of positive family management. Cross-cultural comparisons revealed parents from Brazil, Spain, and the United States had the most positive family management and respondents from Ireland, Italy, Japan, and Korea had the least positive. The rankings were mixed for the four remaining countries. These findings provide evidence of overall strong internal consistency reliability of the FaMM. More cross-cultural research is needed to understand how social determinants of health influence family management in families of individuals with DS.

scholarly journals Construct Validity and Test–Retest Reliability of the Automated Vehicle User Perception Survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin Mason ◽  
Sherrilene Classen ◽  
James Wersal ◽  
Virginia Sisiopiku
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
User Perception ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Automated Vehicle ◽  
Excellent Internal Consistency ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Perception Survey

Fully automated vehicles (AVs) hold promise toward providing numerous societal benefits including reducing road fatalities. However, we are uncertain about how individuals’ perceptions will influence their ability to accept and adopt AVs. The 28-item Automated Vehicle User Perception Survey (AVUPS) is a visual analog scale that was previously constructed, with established face and content validity, to assess individuals’ perceptions of AVs. In this study, we examined construct validity, via exploratory factor analysis and subsequent Mokken scale analyses. Next, internal consistency was assessed via Cronbach’s alpha (α) and 2-week test–retest reliability was assessed via Spearman’s rho (ρ) and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). The Mokken scale analyses resulted in a refined 20-item AVUPS and three Mokken subscales assessing specific domains of adults’ perceptions of AVs: (a) Intention to use; (b) perceived barriers; and (c) well-being. The Mokken scale analysis showed that all item-coefficients of homogeneity (H) exceeded 0.3, indicating that the items reflect a single latent variable. The AVUPS indicated a strong Mokken scale (Hscale = 0.51) with excellent internal consistency (α = 0.95) and test–retest reliability (ρ = 0.76, ICC = 0.95). Similarly, the three Mokken subscales ranged from moderate to strong (range Hscale = 0.47–0.66) and had excellent internal consistency (range α = 0.84–0.94) and test–retest reliability (range ICC = 0.84–0.93). The AVUPS and three Mokken subscales of AV acceptance were validated in a moderate sample size (N = 312) of adults living in the United States. Two-week test–retest reliability was established using a subset of Amazon Mechanical Turk participants (N = 84). The AVUPS, or any combination of the three subscales, can be used to validly and reliably assess adults’ perceptions before and after being exposed to AVs. The AVUPS can be used to quantify adults’ acceptance of fully AVs.

scholarly journals Validation of the Spanish version of the MD Anderson symptom inventory – heart failure (MDASI-HF-Spanish) module

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anecita Fadol ◽  
Joaquin Buitrago ◽  
Maria C. Diaz ◽  
Valerie Shelton ◽  
Carolyn Harty ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Symptom Assessment ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
The United States ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Symptom Inventory ◽  
Patients With Cancer ◽  
Spanish Speaking ◽  
Md Anderson

Abstract Background The lack of a validated symptom assessment instrument in Spanish for patients with cancer and heart failure (HF) can affect the care and impede the recruitment and participation of Spanish-speaking patients in clinical trials. Spanish is the second most common language spoken by the largest and most rapidly growing racial/ethnic minority group in the United States. To bridge the language barrier and improve symptom management in Spanish-speaking patients with cancer and HF, the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory-Heart Failure (MDASI-HF) was translated to Spanish (MDASI-HF- Spanish). Aim To validate the MDASI-HF-Spanish symptom assessment instrument. Methods Following standard forward and backward translation of the original and previously validated English version of the MDASI-HF, a cognitive debriefing with nine native Spanish speaking participants was conducted to evaluate the participants’ understanding and comprehension of the MDASI-HF-Spanish. To examine the comprehensibility, acceptability and psychometric properties of the translated instrument, the MDASI-HF-Spanish was tested in a convenience sample of 50 Spanish speaking patients with a diagnosis of cancer and HF. Evidence for the psychometric validity of the MDASI-HF-Spanish was demonstrated via its internal consistency reliability and known-group validity. Results Overall, the participants had no problems with the understandability, readability, or number of questions asked. The MDASI-HF-Spanish subscales showed good internal consistency reliability, with a Cronbach’s coefficient alpha of 0.94 (13 core cancer symptoms), 0.92 (8 heart failure symptoms), and 0.90 (6 interference items) respectively. The MDASI-HF-Spanish was able to differentiate the functional status between patients based on the New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional classification. Conclusions The MDASI-HF-Spanish is linguistically and psychometrically valid with ease of completion, relevance, and comprehensibility among the participants, and it can be a useful tool for clinical management and research purposes.

Coresidence with kin and subjective well-being in the transition to adulthood: A comparison of the United States, Germany, Japan and China

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-47
Author(s):  
Bernhard Nauck ◽  
Qiang Ren
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Transition To Adulthood ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Living Alone ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Japan And China

Although residence patterns during the transition to adulthood are dynamic and have a high influence on subjective well-being, empirical studies are scarce, especially with regard to international comparisons. The way living arrangements during the transition to adulthood are normatively framed in bilinear, neolocal kinship cultures is very different from the way they are framed in patrilineal, patrilocal cultures. Thus, living arrangements such as living alone, living with parents and especially living with in-laws should correspond to varying levels of well-being depending on the culture. Based on panel data (National Longitudinal Survey of Youth – NLSY97, German Panel Analysis of Intimate Relationships and Family Dynamics, Japanese Life Course Panel Survey and China Family Panel Studies), we analyzed the levels of subjective well-being of young adults aged 20–35 in households of varying family composition across cultures and over time. Differences between patrilineal, patrilocal kinship systems in Japan and China and bilineal, neolocal kinship systems in Germany and the United States became evident in lower levels of subjective well-being of young adults in China and Japan than in Germany and the United States, when living alone or in single-parent families. Germany and the United States were similar in their strong gender differences in subjective well-being, with young women showing a much lower level than men, but differed with regard to the variation by coresidence type, which was higher in the United States than in Germany. Gender differences in Japan and China were related to living in extended households, which resulted in very low levels of subjective well-being for young women, whereas the impact was small in China. Despite the differences in kinship systems, institutional regulations, and opportunity structures, living in a nuclear family of procreation was associated with the highest level of subjective well-being for young men and women in all four countries.

scholarly journals P253 A qualitative study exploring meaningful improvement in bowel urgency among adults with moderate to severe Ulcerative Colitis

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S291-S292
Author(s):  
L Newton ◽  
A Guobyte ◽  
S McFadden ◽  
T Symonds ◽  
L Delbecque ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ulcerative Colitis ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Numeric Rating Scale ◽  
Point Scale ◽  
Point Change ◽  
Meaningful Improvement ◽  
Point Reduction

Abstract Background Ulcerative Colitis (UC) is a chronic disease with periods of relapse and remission. Bowel urgency, the sudden or immediate need for a bowel movement, is one of the most bothersome symptoms experienced by patients with UC. This study explored how patients define urgency severity and what would be a meaningful improvement based on a numeric rating scale (NRS). Methods In-depth interviews were conducted in the United States with 19 adults with clinician-confirmed moderate to severe UC. Participants were asked to define levels of bowel urgency severity using an 11-point NRS (where 0 = no urgency and 10 = worst possible urgency) and to describe what would be a meaningful improvement based on how this change would impact their daily life. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, and coded using thematic coding in NVivo. Results Mild bowel urgency was described as ranging between 0 to 3 on the 11-point scale by most UC patients (n=16, 84%). Mild was described as “almost normal” or “normal urgency” (n=6, 32%) and being able to make it to the bathroom with ease (n=5, 25%). Most participants (n=15, 79%) rated moderate urgency between 4 to 6 on the 11-point scale. At this level, participants commented that they would need to ensure they are close to a bathroom (n=7, 37%). Finally, ratings for severe urgency clustered between 6 to 8 (n=7, 37%) and 8 to 10 (n=12, 63%). Severe bowel urgency was described as an immediate or uncontrollable need (n=8, 42%) which impacts their ability to leave the home (n=7, 37%). When asked about what change on the urgency NRS would be meaningful, n=10 (53%) participants reported that a 1-point change would be meaningful, with most stating that any change was an improvement. Participants commented that a 1-point change would reflect improved emotional well-being and greater confidence to leave the home. In contrast, 9 (47%) participants wanted improvements of more than 1-point change; 5 (26%) indicated that a 2-point improvement was required to consider the change meaningful and 4 (21%) felt a 3-point change or more was needed. With this greater level of change, participants described having a significant improvement in urgency, with less frequent urges and improved emotional well-being. Conclusion This qualitative study revealed that UC patients largely agreed regarding ratings of ‘mild’ and ‘moderate’ bowel urgency on an 11-point severity scale. ‘Severe’ bowel urgency was split between two ranges suggesting the existence of ‘very severe’ bowel urgency. In addition, the majority of UC patients perceived a 1 or 2-point reduction on the urgency NRS as a meaningful change in their lives.

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