Validity and Reliability of the Persian Translation of Dutch Residency Educational Climate Test and Analysis of Residents’ Learning Climate in Four Major Departments of Shiraz Medical School

Background: As one of the most important components of curriculums, the educational environment provides learners with a forum in which they can learn communication skills and other abilities such as critical thinking and clinical problem-solving. To improve this environment and consequently upgrade medical education, the current environment must be evaluated. Objectives: In a quest to adapt a valid and reliable instrument for this purpose, this study aimed to assess the reliability and validity of the Persian translation of Dutch Residency Educational Climate test (D-RECT) to measure the quality of the educational environment in the main clinical wards of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. Methods: In a cross-sectional study, a forward Persian translation of the D-RECT questionnaire was translated and back-translated by two bilingual expert panels, and its reliability was determined in a pilot study. Then, 100 residents working at internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, and gynecology wards were selected randomly to fill out the questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 21 software. Results: The Persian translation of D-RECT had acceptable validity, reliability, internal consistency, and reproducibility. The reliability of the questionnaire was confirmed by Cronbach’s α of 0.95. Convergent validity was 0.61 to 0.90. Among the wards evaluated in this study, the educational environment was significantly better in the pediatric ward than in the other wards. Conclusions: The Persian translation of D-RECT validated in the studied departments seems to be an effective, valid, and reliable instrument for evaluating and comparing the quality of the current educational environment for residents in Iran. This evaluation can help improve training.

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Validity and Reliability of Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness (Cantonese)

Research on Social Work Practice ◽

10.1177/1049731515576209 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 27 (1) ◽

pp. 103-110 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Daniel Kim-Wan Young ◽

Petrus Y. N. Ng ◽

Jia-Yan Pan ◽

Daphne Cheng

Keyword(s):

Mental Illness ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Internalized Stigma ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Chinese Consumers ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

People With Mental Illness ◽

Five Factors ◽

Stigma Of Mental Illness

Purpose: This study aims to translate and test the reliability and validity of the Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness-Cantonese (ISMI-C). Methods: The original English version of ISMI is translated into the ISMI-C by going through forward and backward translation procedure. A cross-sectional research design is adopted that involved 295 participants randomly drawn from a population of Chinese consumers participated in different kinds of community-based mental health services. Results: Results show that the Cronbach’s α coefficient of the ISMI-C is .93. With regard to validity test, the ISMI-C shows significant and negative correlation with measures on self-esteem and quality of life. Also, an explorative factor analysis yields five factors that are consistent with previous research results. Discussion: This study shows that the ISMI-C is a reliable and valid measure. ISMI-C can facilitate the development of interventions in reducing self-stigma for people with mental illness across Chinese societies.

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Psychometric Properties of the Patient’s Perception of Life on Hemodialysis Scale

Journal of Nursing Measurement ◽

10.1891/1061-3749.23.1.72 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 23 (1) ◽

pp. 72-81 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

J. Creina Twomey ◽

Brendan J. Barrett ◽

Christine Y. Way ◽

David N. Churchill ◽

Patrick S. Parfrey

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Psychosocial Health ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Reliable Instrument ◽

Cross Sectional Design ◽

Stage Renal Disease ◽

Patient’S Perception ◽

End Stage

Background and Purpose: Hemodialysis (HD) is the main form of renal replacement therapy for many patients with end-stage renal disease. The purpose of this research is to assess reliability and validity of the Patient’s Perception of Hemodialysis Scale. Methods: Using a cross-sectional design and a convenient sample (n = 236), psychometric properties of the PPHS were examined. Validity was assessed using factor analysis and Pearson’s correlation. Reliability was determined using Cronbach’s alpha and test–retest stability (n = 30). Results: Validity and reliability was supported. Conclusion: Examination of the PPHS provides evidence that it is a valid and reliable instrument for measuring disease-specific concerns with the HD patients, assessing how people experience life, and identifying ways in which people interpret the meaning of their physical and psychosocial health and adaptation to life on HD.

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The Reliability and Validity of Revised Collett—Lester Fear of Death Scale (Version 3) in a Nigerian Population

OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying ◽

10.2190/om.57.2.e ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 57 (2) ◽

pp. 195-205 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Mosaku S. Kolawole ◽

Ajenifuja Ko Olusegun

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Convergent Validity ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Demographic Variables ◽

Fear Of Death ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Reliability Score ◽

Nigerian Population

The purpose of the study was to assess the reliability and validity of the Collett—Lester Fear of Death Scale in a Nigerian population. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among medical students using the Collett—Lester fear of death questionnaire, demographic variables were also obtained. A total of 175 students completed the questionnaire. Reliability score was good and convergent validity was also good. We concluded that the scale has good validity and reliability score among this population.

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Reliability and Validity of a Method for Assessment of Executive Functions in Drivers

Behavioral Sciences ◽

10.3390/bs10010037 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 37 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Rositsa Racheva ◽

Zornitsa Totkova

Keyword(s):

Executive Functions ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Driving Behavior ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Risky Driving ◽

General Population Study ◽

Planning Ability ◽

Reliable Instrument ◽

Ability To Drive

The quality of drivers’ performance is one of the crucial components related to road safety. One of the key cognitive characteristics related to the ability to drive safely are executive functions. The main goal of the presented research is to propose a new method (Trace-route task) for assessment of executive functions in drivers. The present article discusses the results of two consecutive studies. Study one aims to determine the validity and reliability of the method used and includes 134 participants, equally divided in two groups—people with disturbances in executive functions and people from the general population. Study two aims to assess the ability of the method to distinguish drivers with risky behavior. It includes 1440 participants divided in two groups—people with and without actual risky driving behavior. The results from the studies show that people with different neurological or psychiatric diseases and drivers with different road violations demonstrate worse planning ability, working memory, decision making, and cognitive flexibility. This data show that the trace-route task method is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing executive functions and has the ability to distinguish people with risky driving behavior from those who drive safely. This study reveals that the proposed method can be used for implementation in the area of traffic psychology.

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Validity and Reliability of the Satel 40 Hz Stabilometric Force Platform for Measuring Quiet Stance and Dynamic Standing Balance in Healthy Subjects

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17217733 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (21) ◽

pp. 7733

Author(s):

Pere Ramón Rodríguez-Rubio ◽

Caritat Bagur-Calafat ◽

Carlos López-de-Celis ◽

Elena Bueno-Gracía ◽

Rosa Cabanas-Valdés ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Reliability And Validity ◽

Force Platform ◽

Standing Balance ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Intra Class Correlation ◽

Eyes Open ◽

Intra Class Correlation Coefficient ◽

40 Hz

Background: A force platform must have validity and reliability for optimal use. The objective of this study was to analyze the validity and the reliability of the Satel 40 Hz stabilometric force platform. Methods: A study of instrumental validity and reliability, involving a cross-sectional correlational and comparative analysis was performed. To determine the validity, four certified weights located on three axes were used and the ability of the stabilometric force platform to detect changes in the position of the different axes was observed. A test–retest was performed to analyze the reliability. Forty-two symptom-free volunteers participated in the study. Assessments were taken in a standing static position and in a dynamic position, with the eyes open and closed. Three measurements were taken and the intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) was calculated. Results: The validity increased as the weight increased for all the variables measured in the stabilometric parameters (p < 0.05). The reliability was shown to be good to excellent for the two visual conditions. The positional variables obtained a higher ICC. The variable with the best ICC was the Y mean in OE (ICC 0.874 and a p < 0.001). All the values showed an increase in a dynamic situation. Conclusion: The findings support the reliability and validity of the Satel 40 Hz stabilometric force platform. The platform could be recommended to evaluate static and dynamic standing balance in healthy adult individuals. Guidelines for treatment and the level of quality of stabilometry could be obtained from its use.

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The Short Form-6 Dimension (SF-6D) Validity and Reliability in Hemodialysis Patients

JURNAL FARMASI DAN ILMU KEFARMASIAN INDONESIA ◽

10.20473/jfiki.v8i22021.150-155 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 150

Author(s):

Anisa Zulfa Fatihah ◽

Tri Murti Andayani ◽

Nanang Munif Yasin

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Kidney Failure ◽

Convergent Validity ◽

Short Form ◽

Chronic Kidney Failure ◽

Hemodialysis Patients ◽

Term Therapy ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Cross Sectional

Background: Quality of life becomes an important parameter that is needed for assessing the clinical outcome of patients undergoing long-term therapy for chronic diseases, such as chronic kidney failure. Short Form-6 Dimension (SF-6D) is one of the generic instruments that can be used to assess health-related quality of life (HRQOL). The psychometric properties SF-6D test in hemodialysis patients in Indonesia has never been conducted. Objective: Aimed to evaluate the reliability and validity of SF-6D questionnaire in Indonesian version in patients with chronic kidney failure. Methods: This is an observational study with a cross-sectional design involving 117 patients who meet the inclusion and exclusion criteria in the hemodialysis unit in Dr. Sardjito Central General Hospital and UGM Academic Hospital Yogyakarta. Results: The SF-6D questionnaire has good internal consistency, as seen in Cronbach's alpha value of 0.771. In this study, the ceiling effect test showed 6.8% (< 15%). The measurement of convergent validity was carried out using Spearman rho to analyze the correlation of the questionnaires and see its correlation with other instruments (KDQOL-SF36). Based on the research, the correlation coefficient value of 0.768 (> 0.75) indicates very good result for a strong correlation. The SF-6D instrument was able to distinguish the quality of life with a significant value (p < 0.05) in age, occupation, and comorbid groups. Conclusion: SF-6D questionnaire is valid and reliable, so it can be used to measure the HRQOL of hemodialysis patients. The mean SF-6D utility score of hemodialysis patients is high (0.7975 ± 0.1488).

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Validity and reliability of the Mandarin version of the Treatment Burden Questionnaire among stroke patients in Mainland China

Family Practice ◽

10.1093/fampra/cmab004 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Qi Zhang ◽

Ke Zhang ◽

Miao Li ◽

Jiaxin Gu ◽

Xintong Li ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Internal Consistency ◽

Convergent Validity ◽

Intraclass Correlation ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Therapeutic Interventions ◽

Treatment Burden ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Stroke Patients ◽

Retest Reliability ◽

Test Retest Reliability

Abstract Objectives To examine the validity and reliability of the Mandarin version of the Treatment Burden Questionnaire (TBQ) among stroke patients. Background Stroke patients need long-term management of symptoms and life situation, and treatment burden has recently emerged as a new concept that can influence the health outcomes during the rehabilitation process. Methods The convenience sampling method was used to recruit 187 cases of stroke patients in a tertiary grade hospital in Tianjin for a formal investigation. Item analysis, reliability and validity tests were carried out. The reliability test included internal consistency and test–retest reliability. And as well as content, structure and convergent validity were performed for the validity test. Results Of the 187 completed questionnaires, only 180 (96.3%) were suitable for analysis. According to the experts’ evaluation, the I-CVI of each item was from 0.833 to 1.000, and the S-CVI was 0.967. The exploratory factor analysis yielded three-factor components with a cumulative variation of 53.054%. Convergent validity was demonstrated using measures of Morisky’s Medication Adherence Scale 8 (r = –0.450, P < 0.01). All correlations between items and global scores ranged from 0.403 to 0.638. Internal consistency reliability and test–retest reliability were found to be acceptable, as indicated by a Cronbach’s α of 0.824 and an intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.846, respectively. Conclusions The Mandarin TBQ had acceptable validity and reliability. The use of TBQ in the assessment of treatment burden of stroke survivor may benefit health resources allocation and provide tailor therapeutic interventions to construct minimally disruptive care.

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Women’s report of mistreatment during facility-based childbirth: validity and reliability of community survey measures

BMJ Global Health ◽

10.1136/bmjgh-2020-004822 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (Suppl 2) ◽

pp. e004822

Author(s):

Hannah Hogan Leslie ◽

Jigyasa Sharma ◽

Hedieh Mehrtash ◽

Blair Olivia Berger ◽

Theresa Azonima Irinyenikan ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Health System ◽

Physical Abuse ◽

Convergent Validity ◽

Healthcare Workers ◽

Post Partum ◽

Community Survey ◽

Professional Standards ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Scale Scores

BackgroundAccountability for mistreatment during facility-based childbirth requires valid tools to measure and compare birth experiences. We analyse the WHO ‘How women are treated during facility-based childbirth’ community survey to test whether items mapping the typology of mistreatment function as scales and to create brief item sets to capture mistreatment by domain.MethodsThe cross-sectional community survey was conducted at up to 8 weeks post partum among women giving birth at hospitals in Ghana, Guinea, Myanmar and Nigeria. The survey contained items assessing physical abuse, verbal abuse, stigma, failure to meet professional standards, poor rapport with healthcare workers, and health system conditions and constraints. For all domains except stigma, we applied item-response theory to assess item fit and correlation within domain. We tested shortened sets of survey items for sensitivity in detecting mistreatment by domain. Where items show concordance and scale reliability ≥0.60, we assessed convergent validity with dissatisfaction with care and agreement of scale scores between brief and full versions.Results2672 women answered over 70 items on mistreatment during childbirth. Reliability exceeded 0.60 in all countries for items on poor rapport with healthcare workers and in three countries for items on failure to meet professional standards; brief scales generally showed high agreement with longer versions and correlation with dissatisfaction. Brief item sets were ≥85% sensitive in detecting mistreatment in each country, over 90% for domains of physical abuse and health system conditions and constraints.ConclusionBrief scales to measure two domains of mistreatment are largely comparable with longer versions and can be informative for these four distinct settings. Brief item sets efficiently captured prevalence of mistreatment in the five domains analysed; stigma items can be used and adapted in full. Item sets are suitable for confirmation by context and implementation to increase accountability and inform efforts to eliminate mistreatment during childbirth.

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Preliminary examination of reliability and validity of the Japanese child anxiety impact scale-parent version in Japanese community sample

Current Psychology ◽

10.1007/s12144-021-02437-5 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Sho Okawa ◽

Honami Arai ◽

Hideki Nakamura ◽

Yuko Urao ◽

Tessa Reardon ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Convergent Validity ◽

Community Sample ◽

Child Anxiety ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Japanese Version ◽

Theory Model ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Impact Scale ◽

The Impact ◽

Parent Version

AbstractThe child anxiety impact scale-parent version (CAIS-P) is a useful measure to assess the impact of anxiety on a child’s daily life; however, a Japanese version of the CAIS-P has not been developed, and whether the CAIS-P can be utilized in Eastern countries remains unascertained. The purpose of this study was to develop a Japanese version of the CAIS-P and examine its reliability and validity. Parents of 400 children (aged 7 to 15 years) from the Japanese community completed the CAIS-P. A confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the factor structure of the original CAIS-P, consisting of school activity, social activity, and home/family activity factors, provided a good fit for the Japanese version of the CAIS-P. Estimated Spearman’s correlation coefficients showed moderate correlations between the total and factor scores of the CAIS-P, anxiety symptoms (Spence Child Anxiety Scale-parent version), and depressive symptoms (Child Depression Inventory). Furthermore, the item response theory model revealed that each factor of the CAIS-P is a high information reliable measure for children with high trait anxiety. These results provide support for the Japanese version of the CAIS-P’s factorial validity, convergent validity, and reliability and its potential for application in child anxiety research in Japan.

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Reliability and Validity of the Persian Version of the Quality of Life in Autism Questionnaire (QoLA) - Parent Version in Iranian Mothers

10.21203/rs.3.rs-404187/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Seyed-Sirvan Hosseini ◽

Seyedeh Zeinab Beheshti ◽

Valsamma Eapen ◽

Amir Almasi-Hashiani ◽

Saman Maroufizadeh

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Convergent Validity ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Autism Spectrum ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Persian Version ◽

Children With Asd ◽

Confirmatory Factor

Abstract Background: Parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are known to poorer quality of life. The Quality of Life in Autism Questionnaire (QoLA) is a commonly used instrument for measuring the quality of life in parents of children with ASD. The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability and validity of the QoLA in Iranian mothers of children with ASD.Methods: The sample of this methodological study consisted of 88 mothers of children with ASD in Arak, Iran. The data were collected using convenience sampling method between September 2019 and January 2020. A battery of questionnaires was administered to mothers which included the QoLA, Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), and Perceived Stress Scale-4 (PSS-4). Factor structure and internal consistency of the QoLA were examined via confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and Cronbach’s alpha, respectively. Convergent validity was examined by relationship with WHOQOL-BREF, PHQ-9, GAD-7 and PSS-4.Results: The mean total scores of QoLA Part A and Part B were 86.50 (SD=13.89) and 61.41 (SD=18.21), respectively. Both subscales exhibited good internal validity (with Cronbach’s alpha of 0.899 and 0.950 for Part A and Part B, respectively). The convergent validity of both subscales of QoLA was proved via moderate to strong correlations with measure of the WHOQOL-BREF. In addition, both QoLA Part A and Part B scores were negatively correlated with measures of PHQ-9, GAD-7, and PSS-4. The confirmatory factor analyses provided evidence for unidimensionality of both subscales of QoLA.Conclusion: The Persian version of QoLA displays satisfactory reliability and validity in Iranian mothers of children with ASD.

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