... Davies, 1983) and predicative validity, where test scores are correlated with some future criterion of performance (Bachman and Palmer, 1981) 2.3.3 ReliabilityandValidityReliabilityandvalidity ... all agree that 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 ... review of major characterictics of a good test with the major focus on test reliabilityandvalidity Finally, in Section 2.4, the achievement test and its types are explored 2.1 The importance of...
... Feasibility, reliabilityandvalidityof health-related quality of life questionnaire among adult pulmonary tuberculosis patients in urban Uganda: cross-sectional study Health and Quality of Life ... outcome, and thus increasing the likelihood of adequate case management in TB programs Despite the availability of standard instruments for assessing HRQoL [6-8], the feasibility; reliability; andvalidity ... shown to have good internal reliability in a wide variety of settings, an excellent discriminant and convergent validityof the subscales [11,14], and good physical and mental health summary scores...
... 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, ... stage of cancer, surgery and chemotherapy see table The data on CFS-D, State aR and EORTC are published elsewhere Statistics of both parts of the study A reliability analysis of all 12 items of ... ability of problem solving, security and inner congruence and resilience in terms of importance and manageability, and two additional items addressing perceptions of coldness/chillness and warmth...
... However, the reliabilityandvalidityof the SF-8 has not been demonstrated for use with populations affected by conflict The purpose of this study was to test the validityandreliabilityof the SF-8 ... conflict-affected populations and have been widely used and tested for reliabilityandvalidity in a number of countries [6,7,13,23,28-34] The HTQ and HSCL-25 are consistent with the Diagnostic and Statistical ... Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2008, 6:108 health of conflict-affected populations This study provides evidence on the reliabilityandvalidityof the SF-8 amongst IDPs in northern Uganda...
... 12 of the "sleep adequacy" dimension of the Australian, Hungarian and UK English versions, and item of the South African, item of the "somnolence" dimension of the German and South African and ... adequate and generally comparable reliabilityandvalidity The responsiveness of the tool was also demonstrated on the pooled population The robustness of the structure of the "sleep disturbance" and ... some results showed the reliabilityandvalidityof the translated versions, they not allow the cross-cultural validityof the MOS-Sleep to be fully addressed Cross-cultural validity is a very complex...
... and 1.1%; Poland, 0.7% and 0.7%; Spain, 0.6% and 0.6% In cases where more than 6% of the data were missing (Germany, Hungary and Italy), characteristics (age, gender, duration and frequency of ... 11 implies definite cases of anxiety or depression, a cut-off of 8–10 a probable case, and < not a case The validityandreliabilityof the HAD have been reported in several studies [45,46] The ... scale where represents absence of troublesome symptoms and represents very troublesome symptoms The reliabilityandvalidityof the GSRS are well-documented [37], and norm values for a general...
... the assessment of the heath-related quality of life of parents and families could contribute toward their healthcare needs [3,21,22] This study presents the reliabilityandvalidityof the Brazilian ... child and family adjustment Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines 1998, 39(1):29-46 Eiser C: Psychological effects of chronic disease Journal of child psychology and ... LC, Spector N: Brazilian version of the QLQ-LC13 lung cancer module of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer: preliminary reliabilityandvalidity report Qual Life Res 2006,...
... one of the investigators Once relaxation was assured by palpation of the patellar tendon, free mobilization of the patella and slight hefts and releases of the leg, data capture was initiated and ... shown to have acceptable measurement properties We therefore purposed to determine the intrasession reliabilityandvalidityof the test performed with an unweighted and weighted limb the tested ... curve, W = weight, NW = no weight and by employing other tests meant to reflect spasticity, we were able to examine the reliabilityandvalidityof the test as well Measurements obtained with the...
... 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 ... Chariyalertsak et al.: Reliabilityandvalidityof Thai versions of the MOS-HIV and SF-12 quality of life questionnaires in people living with HIV/AIDS Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2011 ... construct validityof the quality of life scales Nonetheless, it is likely to have introduced additional random error into the estimate of CD4 count and attenuated the correlation with quality of life...
... 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 ... version of the 10-item CD-RISC show good psychometric properties and a high level ofreliabilityandvalidity in young adults The findings also confirmed a single dimension underlying the 10 items of ... appearance of mental health problems Our results support the convergent validityof the scale because they showed that both the quality of sleep and the mean score of the MCS worse in both men and women...
... 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 3.0 Cancer ... the HRQOL of children with cancer living in mainland China The objective of this study was to investigate the feasibility, reliability, andvalidityof the Chinese mandarin version of the PedsQL ... feasibility, reliabilityandvalidityof the Chinese mandarin version of PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scales and the Cancer Module Further studies should focus on testing responsiveness of the Chinese mandarin...
... quality of life of Iranian children with type diabetes: reliabilityandvalidityof the Persian version of the PedsQL TM Generic Core Scales and Diabetes Module Peyman Jafari1, Elham Forouzandeh ... results of convergent, discriminant and internal consistency were not reported by age group Because of this, we cannot be sure of the external validityof self- and proxy-reports for the children of ... reliabilityandvalidityof the Persian version of the PedsQLTM 4.0 Generic Core Scales and the PedsQLTM 3.0 Diabetes Module are the main goals of this study Methods Participants and instruments...
... Estrada et al.: Reliabilityandvalidityof the Spanish version of the Child Health and Illness Profile (CHIP) Child-Edition, Parent Report Form (CHIP-CE/PRF) Health and Quality of Life Outcomes ... (Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament andof the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data) ... comfort, and resilience, less risk, and better achievement To facilitate interpretation of the scores and enable comparison of different subgroups of children, the domains and subdomains are standardized...
... SD, standard deviation AUDIT Q6 Discussion AUDIT has a high level of internal consistency and high reliabilityandvalidity in relation to clinical diagnosis It detects 97% of patients and with ... Overall, in Europe alcohol abuse and addiction is held responsible for 1.8 million deaths (that is, 3.2% of the total causes of mortality) and 58.3 million (4%) of the total of life years in incapacity ... emotional and personality disorders as well as attention deficit disorder and hyperactivity [18] AUDIT is a reliable and sensitive instrument and is widely used in Europe and the rest of the world...
... worry 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 ... university and aged 18 years or over It was estimated that a sample of 97 students was needed to give 80% power of calculation with 95% confidence level and error of 0.1 Assuming a response rate of 30-50%, ... deprivation and disability, Education, skills and training deprivation, Barriers to housing and services, Living environment deprivation and Crime) A rank of is assigned to the most deprived area and...
... article as: Yohannes et al.: Reliabilityandvalidityof a single item measure of quality of life scale for adult patients with cystic fibrosis Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2011 9:105 ... global quality of life scale demonstrate evidence of the reliabilityandvalidity for measuring the health status of adult patients with cystic fibrosis The single item global quality of life scale ... conduct of the study and the editing of the article JM contributed to the statistical analyses and editing of the manuscripts KW participated in the study design, preparation and the editing of the...
... version of the Leicester Cough Questionnaire (LCQ) and to confirm its reliability, validityand responsiveness Methods The Leicester Cough Questionnaire (LCQ) The LCQ is a cough specific quality of ... domains and the total score In addition, the results of the original LCQ are shown Quality of life is a subjective parameter Objective measurementof cough using a 24-hour registration of cough ... contributions AH and MW participated in the design of the study and helped to draft the manuscript SU participated in the design of the study and performed the statistical analysis JB conceived of the...
... intraexaminer reliability, interexaminer reliability, andvalidityof MMT in the assessment of patients Methods Online resources were searched using Pubmed and CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied ... of 0.50 or higher (the magnitude of the effect size shown in the study to be significant) in regards to the intra- and inter-examiner reliability, and/ or the validity (construct and content validity, ... reliability The reliabilityof a diagnostic method is the consistency of that measurement when repeated Depending on the type ofmeasurement that is performed, different types ofreliability coefficients...
... 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 (items and 4) were between and 0.25% of all ratings ... (RWD) and Dr Alexander Schacht (AS) are full-time employees of Lilly Deutschland Prof Manfred Döpfner (MD) has received research grants and speaker honoraria from Eli Lilly and he is a member of ... review of measures of quality of life for children with chronic illness Arch Dis Child 2001, 84:205-211 Raat H, Bonsel GJ, Essink-Bot ML, Landgraf JM, Gemke RJBJ: Reliabilityandvalidityof comprehensive...