... number of completed items, the percent of missing data in every item and the frequency distribution of individual items were determined Ordering of levels of health The ordering of item means within ... reduced with use of Version of the SF-36, and that refinement of items in the Social Functioning, Vitality and Mental Health scales could improve reliabilityand discriminant validityof these scales ... cluster in the same order as hypothesized for the original SF-36 Tests of scaling assumptions Tests of scaling assumptions determine the appropriateness of including an item in a particular scale and...
... test the interpretation and understanding of items and response ratings Cognitive interview techniques [15] were used to obtain feedback about the interpretation and understanding of items and respons ... self-reports and proxy-reports in age groups ranging from to 18 years [9], and can also be used in clinical practice, clinical trials, and research, as well as school health settings, and community ... the findings of the original PedsQL™ [9] and the UK-English version [24] and as such confirm that the instrument can be used for self-reports and proxy-reports in school health settings and community...
... former researchers [[1,13], and [14]] The scoring of the IPFAM was done according to the scoring instructions given in the PACTS PAPERS/AECOM [15] The results obtained were computed under the headings ... an interval of one week by using intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) Validity Construct validity was evaluated by hypothesizing how the measure should behave and confirming or disconfirming ... two points in time In this investigation a time interval of a week was used A period of one week interval for testretest reliability studies of parent interviews have been used in other studies...
... consists of five stages: identifying the attributes of interest, assigning levels to the attributes, presenting profiles to individuals which involve different levels of the attributes, obtaining ... acquisition, and interpretation of data, and has been involved in drafting and critically revising the manuscript for important intellectual content All authors have read and approved the final submitted ... contributions to the conception and design of the study, the analysis and interpretation of data, and has been involved in drafting and critically revising the manuscript for important intellec- Patients...
... consists of five stages: identifying the attributes of interest, assigning levels to the attributes, presenting profiles to individuals which involve different levels of the attributes, obtaining ... acquisition, and interpretation of data, and has been involved in drafting and critically revising the manuscript for important intellectual content All authors have read and approved the final submitted ... contributions to the conception and design of the study, the analysis and interpretation of data, and has been involved in drafting and critically revising the manuscript for important intellec- Patients...
... The feasibility of conducting quality of life interviews among TB patients using the MOS in urban Uganda setting was evaluated by examining the percent of missing item responses, interviewer-reported ... increasing the likelihood of adequate case management in TB programs Despite the availability of standard instruments for assessing HRQoL [6-8], the feasibility; reliability; andvalidityof such instruments ... have good internal reliabilityin a wide variety of settings, an excellent discriminant and convergent validityof the subscales [11,14], and good physical and mental health summary scores in HIV...
... Convergent and discriminant validity were tested by examining the correlations of items with the PCS and MCS summary scores, and then examining inter-instrument correlations between the SF-8 items and ... were all from the Acholi region of northern Uganda, spoke fluent Luo and English, and had experience of data collection in IDP camps in northern Uganda Six days training was provided for the overall ... Construct validity was also assessed by examining convergent and discriminant validity using the Pearson Correlation Test [42,48,49] Convergent validity seeks to show that the dimensions of an instrument...
... association of painful DPN with sleep impairment [15] The present study examines perceptions of sleep in an international clinical trial aimed at evaluating the efficacy and safety of the pregabalin, ... neuropathic pain had interfered with their sleep It consists of a single-item with an 11-point numerical rating scale, ranging from (pain does not interfere with sleep) to 10 (pain completely interferes ... weekly mean sleep interference score and the weekly mean pain score at baseline were used to define groups of patients differing in severity Since patients had to have pain at baseline to qualify...
... abdominal pain is the typical dyspepsia symptom, internal consistency was only moderate in the Abdominal pain domain of the GSRS This generally low internal consistency in the Abdominal pain domain ... confirming the known-groups validityof the instruments GSRS scores increased with increasing frequency and severity of dyspepsia symptoms, while QOLRAD scores decreased with increasing frequency and ... all domains of all language versions of the QOLRAD, thus supporting construct validity Internal consistency was also high in the Indigestion, Diarrhoea and Constipation domains of the GSRS in all...
... number of health-related quality of life measures have been developed for HIV-infected patients and include assessment of various domains, including functional status and psychological well-being ... declined to participate in the study due to lack of time, transportation issues, or lack of interest in the study Demographic and HIV/AIDS related information Demographic information, including ... results of this initial test provide evidence for acceptable reliabilityandvalidityof the Thai versions of the MOS-HIV and SF-12 as measures of HRQOL among HIV+ patients in Northern Thailand Both...
... version of the 10-item CD-RISC show good psychometric properties and a high level ofreliabilityandvalidityin young adults The findings also confirmed a single dimension underlying the 10 items of ... The reliabilityof the Spanish version of the 10-item CD-RISC was similar to that of the original version (Cronbach’s a of the original version = 0.85 andof the Spanish version = 0.85), and ... weights in factor analysis were within the range of 0.48-0.76 on our scale and within the range of 0.44-0.74 in the original The factor structure of the CD-RISC is debated [7,19-21], and no consensus...
... Measuring health-related quality of life in children with cancer living in mainland China: feasibility, reliabilityandvalidityof the Chinese mandarin version of PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scales and ... The findings support the feasibility, reliabilityandvalidityof the Chinese Mandarin version of PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scales and 3.0 Cancer Module in children with cancer living in mainland ... feasibility, reliability, andvalidityof the Chinese mandarin version of PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scales and 3.0 Cancer Module in children with cancer living in mainland China With regard to obtention of...
... advantage of exploring symptoms in a number of domains including insomnia, agitation and anxiety and may be more sensitive to mild depression An Egyptian study which used the measure found that 71% of ... in using the ‘Replace of missing values’ option in SPSS, using the series median value It was proposed that for purposes of univariate analysis replacing missing values can reduce bias and often ... about all sorts of life problems and circumstances and symptoms of depression which cover a very wide range of problems, from short periods of low mood to a lifetime of mind-numbing inability to...
... seven point single-item rating scale of the clinician's assessment of the severity of ADHD symptoms [28,29] The WREMB-R-Inv scale is based on the Daily Parent Rating of Evening and Morning Behavior ... Missing values For patients, missing values were between and 0.38% for items 1, 4, and 5, and between 0.24% and 1.61% for items and For parents, missing values for the morning and evening ratings ... Comparison of GIPD scores for the morning and evening items with the WREMB-R morning and evening subscales (convergent validity) As shown in Table 6, the comparison of GIPD scores for the morning and...
... 36 37 38 39 Hunink M, Glasziou P, Siegel P, Weeks J, Pliskin J, Elstein A, Weinstein M: Decision making in health and medicine: integrating evidence and values In vol Fourth printing, 2005 Cambridge ... different points in time The interand intra-rater agreement is dependent on the uniformity and completeness of a triage system and on how the triage nurse applies the system Good training and instruction ... and the ESI, this question still needs to be answered Research on reliabilityandvalidityof triage systems Validityof a triage systems is determined by reliability (inter-rater agreement and...
... test reliabilityandvalidity Finally, in Section 2.4, the achievement test and its types are explored 2.1 The importance of testing in education Testing is an important part of every teaching and ... 45-minute periods 33 33 33 39 27 27 Teaching content Reading and grammar Reading and grammar Reading and grammar Reading and grammar Course book Lifelines Elementary Lifelines Elementary Lifeline ... reliabilityandvalidity are essential to the interpretation and use of measures of language abilities and are the primary qualities to be considered in developing and using tests For this reason, in...
... capture of current, clinically relevant feeling and state of coherence for clinical questions in internal oncological patients, because of the very backward-looking, general style of questions and ... outlook on life and drive, perception of health and thermoregulation for oncological patients We followed development of the instrument by testing reliability, andvalidityof construct and content, ... 19) having cold hands and feet, 20) often and quick freezing The symptoms – were integrated in the parallel development process in the CFS-D [19], the symptoms 9–13 have been integrated in the...
... regarding information on their age, kinship and degree of schooling Interviews were performed individually by one of the researchers (ACS) in a room specifically reserved for this end The interviewer ... horizontal line and vertical line anchors at either end labeled "complete meaning disagreement" and "complete meaning agreement", denoted as and 100, respectively; the line was marked in units ofand ... (HRQOL) of parents and family in the context of childhood cancer HRQOL measurements have been the target ofresearch investigations in the healthcare field and a number of HRQOL assessment instruments...
... drawing illustrating pendulum test motion sensors Line supine and leg swinging freely with performed with subLine drawing illustrating pendulum test performed with subject supine and leg swinging ... identify any research that examined the use of magnetic tracking systems during pendulum tests of both lower limbs of patients following stroke Moreover, we failed to find any literature addressing the ... spasticity in the lower limbs have not shown it to explain reductions in gait speed [11,16,17] While the objectivity, reliability, andvalidityof the pendulum test and the simplicity and portability of...