Translation and psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the resilience scale for children with cancer

Background To test the psychometric properties of a traditional Chinese version of the Resilience Scale for Children (RS-10) and examine its factorial structure via a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Methods One hundred and eighty-six Hong Kong Chinese children with cancer were recruited in the paediatric oncology units of two public acute-care hospitals in Hong Kong to participate in this cross-sectional study. The psychometric properties of the traditional Chinese version of the RS-10 were assessed, namely its content equivalence, convergent and discriminant validity, construct validity, internal consistency and test–retest reliability. Results The newly translated traditional Chinese version of the RS-10 demonstrated adequate internal consistency (Cronbach’s α = .83, McDonald’s Ω = .80), excellent test–retest reliability (.89), good content equivalence (CVI = 96%) and appropriate convergent (r = − .52, P = .01) and discriminant validity (r = .61, P = .01). The CFA results demonstrated that there was a good fit between the factor structure of the Chinese version of the RS-10 and the observed data (χ2/df = 2.34, TLI = .951, RMSEA = .053, CFI = .962, GFI = .948, SRMR = .052), thereby confirming the construct validity of this instrument. Conclusions The traditional Chinese version of the RS-10 was found to be a reliable and valid tool for assessing the resilience of Hong Kong Chinese children with cancer. The newly developed traditional Chinese version of the RS-10 is an appropriate clinical research tool for evaluating the effectiveness of nursing interventions in enhancing the resilience of and promoting mental well-being in children with cancer. Trial registration NCT03544190.

Psychometric Evaluation of the Chinese Version of the Resilience Scale for Children with Cancer

Background: To test the psychometric properties of a traditional Chinese version of the Resilience Scale for Children (RS-10) and examine its factorial structure via a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA).Methods: One hundred and eighty-six Hong Kong Chinese children with cancer were recruited in the paediatric oncology units of two public acute-care hospitals in Hong Kong to participate in this cross-sectional study. The psychometric properties of the traditional Chinese version of the RS-10 were assessed, namely its content validity, convergent and discriminant validity, construct validity, internal consistency and test–retest reliability.Results: The newly translated traditional Chinese version of the RS-10 demonstrated adequate internal consistency, excellent test–retest reliability, good content validity and appropriate convergent and discriminant validity. The CFA results demonstrated that there was a good fit between the factor structure of the Chinese version of the RS-10 and the observed data, thereby confirming the construct validity of this instrument.Conclusions: The traditional Chinese version of the RS-10 was found to be a reliable and valid tool for assessing the resilience of Hong Kong Chinese children with cancer. The newly developed traditional Chinese version of the RS-10 is an appropriate clinical research tool for evaluating the effectiveness of nursing interventions in enhancing the resilience of and promoting mental well-being in children with cancer. Trial registration: NCT03544190

Perceptual expertise with Chinese characters predicts Chinese reading performance among Hong Kong Chinese children with developmental dyslexia

This study explores the theoretical proposal that developmental dyslexia involves a failure to develop perceptual expertise with words despite adequate education. Among a group of Hong Kong Chinese children diagnosed with developmental dyslexia, we investigated the relationship between Chinese word reading and perceptual expertise with Chinese characters. In a perceptual fluency task, the time of visual exposure to Chinese characters was manipulated and limited such that the speed of discrimination of a short sequence of Chinese characters at an accuracy level of 80% was estimated. Pair-wise correlations showed that perceptual fluency for characters predicted speeded and non-speeded word reading performance. Exploratory hierarchical regressions showed that perceptual fluency for characters accounted for 5.3% and 9.6% variance in speeded and non-speeded reading respectively, in addition to age, non-verbal IQ, phonological awareness, morphological awareness, rapid automatized naming (RAN) and perceptual fluency for digits. The findings suggest that perceptual expertise with words plays an important role in Chinese reading performance in developmental dyslexia, and that perceptual training is a potential remediation direction.

ANALISIS NILAI CLOTHING TIME, PROTHROMBINE TIME DAN ACTIVATED PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTINE TIME PADA REMAJA OBES

Berdasarkan estimasi WHO, obesitas menjadi masalah kesehatan di dunia. Selain karena insidennya meningkat,juga karena obesitas menimbulkan berbagai komplikasi penyakit metabolik dan vaskuler seperti sindrom metabolik, penyakit jantung, stroke dan gangguan pembekuan darah. Mengingat insiden obesitas pada saat ini telah mengalami pergeseran dari dewasa ke usia anak dan remaja serta berbagai komplikasi yang ditimbulkan oleh obesitas itu sendiri maka dianggap perlu dilakukan deteksi dini adanya gangguan hemostasispada obesitas usia anak dan remaja untuk mencegah komorbiditas obesitas dikemudian hari. Desain penelitian ini adalah cross sectional study yang dilakukan di SMA Katolik Rajawali Makassar dengan menggunakan sampel siswa yang berumur sekitar 10-18 tahun. Dilakukan pemeriksaan antropometrik dan pemeriksaan nilai Clothing Time (TT), Prothrombine Time (PT) dan Activated Partial Thromboplastine Time(aPTT). Obesitas dinyatakan berdasarkan Kategori IMT yang ditentukan berdasarkan ambang batas Z-Score sedangkan kategorilingkar pinggang ditentukan berdasarkan Waist Circumfrence for Hong Kong Chinese Children (2008). Data dianalisis dengan independent t-test untuk menilai perbedaan nilai CT, PT dan aPTT pada remaja obes dan berat badan normal sedangkan uji korelasi pearson digunakan untuk melihat adanya hubungan antara IMT dan LP dengan nilai CT, PT dan aPTT pada remaja obes. Subyek adalah siswa siswi SMA Katolik Rajawali Makassar dengan rerata umur 15 tahun terdiri dari 33 orang laki-laki (22 obesitas,11 normal) dan 16 perempuan (5 obesitas,11 normal). Didapatkan perbedaan bermakna antara nilai CT, PT dan aPTT pada remaja obes dan berat badan normal. Nilai rata-rata CT, PT dan pada kelompok normal adalah masing-masing aPTT 11±1,23; 13,86 ± 0,63 detik ; 32,90 + 1,77 detik dan pada kelompok obes adalah nilai CT,PT dan aPTT adalah 9 ±1,7; 13,11 + 0,59 detik dan 31,92+3,82 detik. Selain itu, terdapat korelasi negatif antara nilai CT,PT dan LP pada remaja obes namun tidak ditemukan adanya korelasi antara IMT dan LP dengan nilai aPTT pada remaja obes. Nilai CT, PT dan aPTT pada remaja obes cenderung memendek dibandingkan dengan berat badan normal.Semakin tinggi nilai IMT dan LP, maka nilai CT, PT dan aPTT semakin memendek. Keywords : obesitas, remaja CT,PT,aPTT