scholarly journals Development of the final version of the occupational adaptation questionnaire for family caregivers

2021 ◽  
pp. 156918612098335
Author(s):  
Takashi Nagai ◽  
Yoshikazu Ishii ◽  
Kengo Kohiyama ◽  
Takahiro Takenaka ◽  
Takashi Yamada
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Item Response ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Outpatient Service ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Difficulty Level ◽  
Occupational Adaptation ◽  
Discrimination Ability

Background Given the growing role of family caregivers in meeting the increasing demand for ageing-related care in Japan, the occupational adaptation of family caregivers needs to be evaluated. Methods This study developed the Occupational Adaptation Questionnaire for Family Caregivers (OAQC) and evaluated its reliability, validity, and effectiveness. To develop the OAQC item pool, the construct ‘Occupation of nursing care engaged in by family caregivers’ was evaluated. Using the Delphi method, 8 experts evaluated 64 items and confirmed that 41 items adequately represented the domain. The scale was then completed by 216 family caregivers of users of outpatient service establishments affiliated with hospitals in the Chubu region. The validity of the scale items was tested, and statistical analysis was performed. The construct validity and internal consistency of the OAQC were examined using exploratory factor analysis and the ω coefficient, respectively. Results The discrimination ability and difficulty level were calculated using the item response theory. The findings showed that the scale’s reliability and validity were satisfactory. Construct validity was acceptable for 16 items with 5 factors. The OAQC also had high internal consistency, reliability, and effectiveness. The item slope parameters and difficulty parameters revealed good item response, indicating that the scale could effectively measure family caregivers’ occupational adaptation. Conclusion The scale was compatible with the data obtained from family caregivers. Given its overall effectiveness, data obtained using the OAQC can contribute towards implementing personal care support programs for caregivers and enriching their lives by offering support from an occupational adaptation perspective.

Measuring Continuity of Elders’ Posthospital Care

2000 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret J. Bull ◽  
Danni Luo ◽  
Geoffrey M. Maruyama
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Illness ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Continuity Of Care ◽  
Care Management ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Critical Component ◽  
Quality Patient Care ◽  
Conflicting Information

Continuity of care is a critical component of quality patient care, yet the paucity of reliable and valid measures of continuity of care make it difficult to ascertain the extent to which continuity has been achieved. The purpose of this article is to describe the development of an instrument to measure continuity of care that incorporates the perspectives of elders hospitalized for a chronic illness and their family caregivers. The instrument was used, and its reliability and validity examined, in a series of studies related to elders’ posthospital transition. Elders in the studies ranged in age from 55 to 94 years. The findings supported content and construct validity, internal consistency reliability, and ability to detect changes in the same subjects at different points in time for the care management and services subscales. With further refinement, the continuity of provider and conflicting information subscales might also facilitate assessment of care continuity.

scholarly journals Internal consistency reliability, construct validity, and item response characteristics of the Kessler 6 scale among hospital nurses in Vietnam

PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. e0233119
Author(s):  
Norito Kawakami ◽  
Thuy Thi Thu Tran ◽  
Kazuhiro Watanabe ◽  
Kotaro Imamura ◽  
Huong Thanh Nguyen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Item Response ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Hospital Nurses ◽  
Response Characteristics

The Stressors of Clergy Children and Couples: Reliability and Validity

1993 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 271-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane L. Ostrander ◽  
Cindi Penor Ceglian ◽  
David G. Fournier
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Clergy Children ◽  
Research Recommendations

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the Stressors of Clergy Children and Couples Scale, an abbreviated version of the Stressors of Clergy Children Inventory. The current self-report survey was tested using 317 ministers' family members across several denominations. Tests for internal consistency reliability and construct validity indicated this scale was adequate for use in research. Recommendations for refinement and use of the scale were presented.

The Index of Readiness: Development and Psychometric Analysis

1994 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Fleury
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Health Behavior Change ◽  
Rehabilitation Program ◽  
Goal Commitment ◽  
Validity Assessment

This article describes the development and initial psychometric evaluation of a measure of individual appraisal of readiness to initiate health behavior change. Items were developed from inductively generated data to index dimensions of individual appraisal of readiness. Quantification of Index of Readiness content validity was established through the ratings of 10 experts, following criteria established by Imle and Atwood (1988). The instrument was tested in successive steps with 146 individuals who were participating in an outpatient cardiac rehabilitation program, for reliability and validity, including internal consistency reliability, and three forms of validity assessment (content validity, criterion-related validity, and construct validity). The three subscales of Revaluation of Lifestyle, Identification of Barriers, and Goal Commitment demonstrated internal consistency. Criterion-related and construct validity were substantiated. With refinement, this measure will provide a basis for nursing interventions designed to enhance individual motivation in relation to specific health behaviors.

Preliminary Psychometrics of the Knowledge and Attitudes Toward SBAR Instrument (KA-SBAR)

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-124
Author(s):  
Denise Cooper ◽  
Patricia C. Clark
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Clinical Expertise ◽  
Doctor Of Nursing Practice ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Validity Tests

BackgroundWhen measuring new practice approaches for improving patient safety in the clinical setting, researchers need instruments with evidence of reliability and validity.ObjectiveThe purpose of this analysis was to examine the reliability and validity of an instrument to assess knowledge and attitudes toward communication using situation-background-assessment-recommendation (SBAR; KA-SBAR).MethodsThis psychometric analysis was conducted with data from an interprofessional simulation-based learning experience with doctor of nursing practice students (n = 19) and physical therapy students (n = 52). Internal consistency reliability and construct validity tests including factor analysis for the KA-SBAR were conducted.ResultsThe KA-SBAR instrument had adequate internal consistency reliability and evidence of construct validity, including identification of two factors that explained 70% of the instrument's variance. However, there may be a ceiling effect of scores, making it difficult to show change.ConclusionsThe KA-SBAR instrument may be useful in assessing clinicians' perceptions of SBAR communication in education and practice settings.Implications for NursingWhen selecting data collection measures, nurses need to carefully consider the purpose of the measure and evidence of the instrument's reliability and validity. Educators need to consider the clinical expertise of the students in designing challenging simulations to advance learning.

Internal Consistency Reliability and Validity of the Hebrew Translation of the Oxford Happiness Inventory

2000 ◽  
Vol 87 (1) ◽  
pp. 193-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslie J. Francis ◽  
Yaacov J. Katz
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Eysenck Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
Undergraduate Women ◽  
Oxford Happiness Inventory

The Hebrew translation of the Oxford Happiness Inventory and the short form Revised Eysenck Personality Questionnaire were completed by 298 undergraduate women in Israel. The findings confirm the internal reliability of the Hebrew translation of the Oxford Happiness Inventory and support the construct validity according to which “happiness is a thing called stable extraversion.”

Internal Consistency Reliability and Construct Validity of the Dutch Translation of the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity among Adolescents

2000 ◽  
Vol 86 (1) ◽  
pp. 301-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslie J. Francis ◽  
Chris A. M. Hermans
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
The State ◽  
Dutch Translation ◽  
Attitude Toward Christianity ◽  
Francis Scale

A sample of 1,021 young people attending Years 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 at Catholic secondary schools within the state-maintained sector completed the Dutch translation of the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity. The data support its reliability and validity and commend it for further use in studies conducted among young people in The Netherlands.

Psychometric Properties of an Instrument to Measure Mother–Infant Togetherness After Childbirth

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-130
Author(s):  
Carol L. Lawrence ◽  
Anne E. Norris
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Future Research ◽  
New Instrument ◽  
Stage 1

Background and Purpose: The purpose of this research was to evaluate the psychometric properties of a new instrument to measure mother–infant togetherness, Mother–Infant Togetherness Survey (MITS). Methods: Stage 1 examined content validity. Stage 2 pretested the readability and understandability and further examined content validity. Stage 3 examined women’s ability to accurately self-report on the Delivery Events subscale. Stages 4 and 5 examined construct validity. Results: Good content validity was obtained at the scale/subscale level (CVI = .91–1.00). Internal consistency reliability was evaluated at the scale/subscale level (α = .62–.89). Construct validity was supported with known groups testing and factor analysis. Conclusion: Study findings provide support for the reliability and validity of the MITS. Future research should be done to improve the internal consistency reliability of the Postpartum Events subscale.

Reliability and Validity of a Turkish Version of the Trust in Nurses Scale

2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (10) ◽  
pp. 1737-1745 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebnem Cinar Yucel ◽  
Semra Ay
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Coefficient Alpha ◽  
Turkish Version ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

Our aim was to evaluate the reliability and validity of a Turkish version of the Trust in Nurses Scale (TNS). A group of people living in Turkey and receiving treatment for lung cancer at a chest hospital completed the scale. We assessed construct validity of the TNS using confirmatory factor analysis. We evaluated the reliability of the scale using coefficient alpha and the result for the internal consistency reliability of the scale was a coefficient alpha of .95. According to our results, the Turkish version of the TNS is a valid and reliable tool for the evaluation of trust in nurses among people in Turkey being treated for lung cancer.

scholarly journals Beyond torture checklists: an exploratory study of the reliability and construct validity of the Torturing Environment Scale (TES)

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pau Pérez-Sales ◽  
Raquel González-Rubio ◽  
Blanca Mellor-Marsá ◽  
Gonzalo Martínez-Alés
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Subjective Experience ◽  
Basque Country ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Torture Survivors ◽  
Security Forces ◽  
Validity Assessment ◽  
Environment Scale

Abstract Background Torture methods have traditionally been quantified using checklists. However, checklists fail to capture accurately both the almost infinite range of available methods of torture and the victims’ subjective experience. The Torturing Environment Scale (TES) was designed as a multidimensional alternative that groups torture methods according to the specific human function under attack. This study aims to do an exploratory assessment of the internal consistency reliability and discriminatory validity of the TES as part of a construct validity assessment in a sample of Basque torture survivors. Methods We applied the TES to a sample of 201 torture survivors from the Istanbul Protocol Project in the Basque Country Study (IPP-BC) to profile torturing environments in detention. To estimate the internal consistency reliability of the scale, categorical omega values were obtained for each subscale of the TES. To assess its discriminatory validity, the “known groups” method was used comparing mean scorings by gender, state security forces involved in the detention, and decade (the 1980s to the present) when the events took place. Results Men reported more physical pain, while women reported more attacks on self-identity and sexual integrity. The TES also showed significant differences as regards the security forces involved in the detention: Civil Guard (a militarised police) used more manipulation of the environment, threats, fear, pain and extreme pain, as compared to national and regional corps. Finally, although patterns of torture remained mostly unchanged across decades, more recent detentions included more emphasis on psychological attacks: context manipulation, humiliation linked to sexual identity, and attacks to meaning and identity. For all subscales of the TES, categorical omega values ranged from 0.44 to 0.72. Conclusion The TES may be a useful tool in profiling torturing environments. Its sensitivity to key contextual variables supports the discriminatory validity of the scale. While some of the subscales showed an acceptable degree of internal consistency, others require further analysis to improve reliability. The scale provides unique insights into the profile of contemporary torture. It will allow for future quantitative research on the relationship between different torturing environments and the medical and psychological consequences thereof.

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