Development and validation of the palliative care preferences scale (PCPS).

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (34_suppl) ◽  
pp. 151-151
Author(s):  
Laura M Perry ◽  
Adina S Kazan ◽  
James Louis Rogers ◽  
Michael Hoerger
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Serious Illness

151 Background: Research has not thoroughly examined patient-level factors such as perceptions that could contribute to underutilization of palliative care, which may be due in part to a lack of existing measures for this purpose. Therefore, this investigation aimed to develop and validate a 9-item measure called the Palliative Care Preferences Scale (PCPS-9), which was comprised of three subscales: emotional, cognitive, and behavioral. Methods: Data were collected in three separate online studies of individuals with cancer (study 1: N = 633; study 2: N = 462) or one of the following non-cancer serious illnesses: COPD, heart failure, or kidney failure (study 3: N = 248). Analyses assessed various psychometric properties of the scale in cancer and non-cancer patients, including internal consistency reliability, confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs), multigroup CFAs, and convergent validity associations with related constructs. Results: Across all three studies, results supported the internal consistency reliability for the total scale (αs from 0.76 to 0.83) and subscales: emotional (αs from 0.83 to 0.84), cognitive (αs from 0.60 to 0.77), behavioral (αs from 0.87 to 0.91). CFAs supported the three-factor model of the PCPS-9 (CFI ≥ 0.97, NNFI ≥ 0.96, RMSEA ≤ 0.07, SRMR ≤ 0.04), and a multigroup CFA supported the generalizability of its factor structure across cancer and non-cancer serious illness subgroups (ΔCFIs ≤ 0.006, ΔRMSEA ≤ 0.003). Finally, convergent validity analyses in studies 2 and 3 found that the PCPS-9 was significantly associated with related constructs, including a separate measure of palliative care preferences ( ps < 0.001) and a measure of palliative care knowledge ( ps < 0.001). Conclusions: Findings support the overall reliability and validity of the PCPS-9 in cancer and non-cancer serious illness samples and have implications for increasing palliative care utilization via clinical care and future research efforts.

scholarly journals Career Indecision Profile–Short: Reliability and Validity Among Employees and Measurement Invariance Across Students and Employees

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Xu
Keyword(s):  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Ambiguity Aversion ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Career Indecision ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Career Adaptability ◽  
Good Internal Consistency

While the Career Indecision Profile–Short (CIP-Short) has demonstrated sound reliability and validity as a brief measure of career indecision in students, its psychometric performance in employees remains unclear. To facilitate research and practice on career indecision within the employee population, the present study examined the internal consistency reliability, structural validity, and convergent validity of the CIP-Short in employees. Additionally, the present study examined the measurement invariance of the CIP-Short across students and employees. Based on a sample of students ( n = 330) and a sample of employees ( n = 436), the results revealed that (1) the CIP-Short demonstrated good internal consistency reliability in employees, (2) the CIP-Short validly measured the four-factor structure of career indecision in employees, (3) the CIP-Short was positively associated with career decision ambiguity aversion and negatively associated with career adaptability in employees, and (4) the CIP-Short demonstrated measurement invariance on configural, metric, and scalar levels across students and employees. The theoretical and practical implications of this study are discussed, along with limitations and suggestions for future research.

scholarly journals Development and Psychometric Testing of the Mental Health Scale for Childrearing Fathers

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 1587
Author(s):  
Aya Kondou ◽  
Mari Haku ◽  
Toshiyuki Yasui
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Psychometric Testing ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Health Screening ◽  
Mental Health Screening ◽  
Mental Health Scale

The mental health of fathers influences the development of children and the functioning of families significantly. However, there is no useful scale for the mental health screening of childrearing fathers. This study developed a Mental Health Scale for Childrearing Fathers (MSCF) and determined its reliability and validity. Childrearing fathers are working fathers who co-parent with their spouses. This survey was conducted in two stages: a pilot study and a main survey. Data were obtained from 98 fathers raising preschoolers in the pilot study and 306 fathers in the main survey. The collected data were used to confirm the construct validity, criterion-related validity, convergent validity, and internal consistency reliability. The final MSCF consisted of 25 items comprising four factors: peaceful familial connection, healthy mind and body, satisfying paternal alliances, and leading a meaningful life as a parent. The internal consistency reliability estimated using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for the total scale was 0.918. The validity of the MSCF was logically secured using a confirmatory factor analysis. The MSCF can be an effective tool for mental health screening among fathers in relation to the burden of childrearing during regular infant health checks.

scholarly journals Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Physical Disability Resiliency Scale in a Sample of Chinese With Physical Disability

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenjie Duan ◽  
Wenlong Mu ◽  
Hongxia Xiong
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Physical Disability ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Cognitive Strategies ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Effect Factor ◽  
Method Effect ◽  
Trait Factors

This study adapted the Physical Disability Resilience Scale (PDRS) to Chinese conditions and evaluated the psychometric characteristics of the Chinese version in individuals with physical disability. A total of 438 individuals with physical disability were included in this study. The PDRS was translated to Chinese using a backward translation method. Construct validity, internal consistency reliability, and convergent validity were examined. Confirmatory factor analysis failed to replicate the original five-factor structure of the PDRS. After removing the Spirituality factor and an underperformed item (Item 22), exploratory factor analysis yielded four trait factors (i.e., Emotional and Cognitive Strategies, Physical Activity and Diet, Peer Support, and Support from Family and Friends) and a method-effect factor. A correlated trait–correlated method model that included the four trait factors and a method-effect factor reported better model fit than the four-factor model, which did not consider method effects. The four subscales of the revised PDRS showed adequate internal consistency. The convergent validity of the revised PDRS was established by the moderate-to-strong associations between its four subscales and theoretically related constructs. We conclude that the revised PDRS is a reliable and valid measure in assessing resilience among Chinese people with physical disability.

scholarly journals Psychometric Evaluation of the Caregiver Needs Screen in Neuro-Oncology Family Caregivers

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 162-176
Author(s):  
Florien W. Boele ◽  
Lauren Terhorst ◽  
Jennifer Prince ◽  
Heidi S. Donovan ◽  
Jason Weimer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Expert Review ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
Caregiver Needs

Background and PurposeThe informal care demands of primary malignant brain tumor (PMBT) patients include unique issues associated with neurological and cognitive symptoms. Existing caregiver needs questionnaires do not include these disease-specific symptoms, which are particularly distressing. Therefore, we have developed the neuro-oncology Caregiver Needs Screen (CNS) and evaluated its psychometric properties.MethodsThe 32-item instrument was developed based on PMBT caregiver interviews (N = 109) and expert review. The CNS was tested along measures of depression, anxiety, burden, and mastery in 122 PMBT caregivers. Principal components analysis was used to examine item properties and internal structure. Internal consistency reliability and construct validity were assessed.ResultsSix subscales were identified with internal consistency ranging between alpha = .653 and .857. Convergent validity was verified by moderate/high correlations between measures of caregiver well-being and CNS scale scores.ConclusionsFindings provide preliminary evidence of reliability and validity for the CNS. This instrument can be useful when assessing caregivers' needs for supportive care.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the Reliability and Validity of the Persian Version of Urticaria Control Test (UCT)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryam Khoshkhui ◽  
Karsten Weller ◽  
Javad Fadaee ◽  
Marcus Maurer ◽  
Farahzad Jabbari Azad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Chronic Urticaria ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Patient Reported Outcome ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Control Test ◽  
Persian Version ◽  
Patient Reported

The urticaria control test (UCT) is a patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) for chronic urticaria (CU) patients. As a Persian version of the UCT was not available, the present research aimed to develop such a version, to test its reliability and validity as well as to evaluate urticaria control among Persian-speaking patients. This research was conducted at the Urticaria Centre of Reference and Excellence (UCARE) of Ghaem Hospital, Mashhad, Iran. In a first step, a linguistically validated Persian version of the UCT was developed through a structured forward and backward translation process and subsequent cognitive debriefing interviews. In a second step, the Persian version of the UCT was completed by 100 well-characterized CU patients together with two anchor instruments, the Chronic Urticaria Quality of life Questionnaire (CU-Q2oL) and the urticaria activity score (UAS), to obtain information on its internal consistency reliability and convergent validity. The Persian version of the UCT was found to have acceptable internal consistency reliability with a Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.68. In addition, the results obtained with the Persian UCT correlated with the CU-Q2oL total score (-0.48, p<0.001) and the UAS (-0.404, p˂0.001), suggesting convergent validity. Virtually all patients had poorly controlled CU (UCT<12). A Persian version of the UCT is now available and may help to improve the assessment and monitoring of disease control in Persian-speaking CU patients and to optimize treatment decisions.

scholarly journals Reliability and Validity of the Migraine Disability Assessment Scale among Migraine and Tension Type Headache in Iranian Patients

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alireza Zandifar ◽  
Fatemeh Asgari ◽  
Faraidoon Haghdoost ◽  
Samaneh Sadat Masjedi ◽  
Navid Manouchehri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Episodic Migraine ◽  
Tension Type Headache ◽  
Base Line ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Headache Symptom ◽  
Type Headache

Introduction. MIDAS is a valid and reliable short questionnaire for assessment of headache related disability. Linguistic validation of Persian MIDAS and assessment of psychometric properties between tension type headache (TTH) and migraine were the aims of this study.Methods. Patients with migraine or TTH were included. At the first visit, we administered a headache symptom questionnaire, MIDAS, and SF-36. Patients filled out MIDAS in second and third visit within three and eight weeks after base line visit. Internal consistency (Cronbachα) and test-retest reproducibility (Spearman correlation coefficient) were used to assess reliability. Convergent validity and MIDAS capability to differentiate between chronic and episodic headaches (migraine and TTH) were also assessed.Results. The 267 participants had episodic migraine (EM-64%), chronic migraine (CM-13.5%), episodic TTH (ETTH-13.5%), and chronic TTH (CTTH-9). Internal consistency reliability was 0.8 for the entire sample, 0.72 for TTH, and 0.82 for migraine. Test-retest reliability for all questions between visit 1 and visit 2 varied from 0.54 to 0.71. Convergent validity was assessed using SF-36 as an external referent. Patients with episodic headaches (EM and ETTH) had significantly lower MIDAS scores than chronic headaches (CM and CTTH).Conclusion. Persian MIDAS is a valid and reliable questionnaire for migraine and TTH that can differentiate between episodic headache and chronic headache.

scholarly journals Survey Satisficing Inflates Reliability and Validity Measures

2016 ◽  
Vol 76 (6) ◽  
pp. 912-932 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tyler Hamby ◽  
Wyn Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Task Difficulty ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
College Degrees ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
Research Designs ◽  
Validity Measures

This study examined the predictors and psychometric outcomes of survey satisficing, wherein respondents provide quick, “good enough” answers (satisficing) rather than carefully considered answers (optimizing). We administered surveys to university students and respondents—half of whom held college degrees—from a for-pay survey website, and we used an experimental method to randomly assign the participants to survey formats, which presumably differed in task difficulty. Based on satisficing theory, we predicted that ability, motivation, and task difficulty would predict satisficing behavior and that satisficing would artificially inflate internal consistency reliability and both convergent and discriminant validity correlations. Indeed, results indicated effects for task difficulty and motivation in predicting survey satisficing, and satisficing in the first part of the study was associated with improved internal consistency reliability and convergent validity but also worse discriminant validity in the second part of the study. Implications for research designs and improvements are discussed.

Evidence of Reliability and Validity for the Pictorial Scale of Perceived Movement Skill Competence in Spanish Children

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (s2) ◽  
pp. S205-S222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isaac Estevan ◽  
Javier Molina-García ◽  
Gavin Abbott ◽  
Steve J. Bowe ◽  
Isabel Castillo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Play Skills ◽  
Physical Competence ◽  
Motor Competence ◽  
Object Control ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Perceived motor competence is a subdomain of perceived physical competence that is related to the practice of physical activity and motor skills. The Pictorial Scale of Perceived Movement Skill Competence (PMSC) assesses perceived motor competence (locomotor, object control, and active play skills) in children. The purpose of the present study was twofold: first, to translate the PMSC into Spanish and to test the reliability (internal consistency and test-retest) and construct validity of the aforementioned scale in a Spanish sample; second, to analyze children’s perception of motor competence according to gender. Two hundred and forty-seven typically developed children (51% boys) between 5 and 11 years old participated in the study. Internal consistency reliability was acceptable. Children’s test-retest reliability was between high and excellent. A Bayesian Structural Equation approach showed the original hypothesized three-factor model was a poor fit, but a two-factor model (i.e., locomotion and object control) was an adequate fit. Boys reported higher perception in the object control and overall motor competence, but similar perception in locomotor skills to girls. The PMSC can provide a useful way to study the nature and impact of motor competence perception in young children of Spanish-speaking communities.

scholarly journals Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the Snizek-revised Hall’s Professionalism Inventory Scale

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 1154-1168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoqian Chen ◽  
Qi Yu ◽  
Feifei Yu ◽  
Yixiang Huang ◽  
Lingling Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Five Factors ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

Objective This study was performed to assess the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Snizek-revised Hall’s Professionalism Inventory Scale (C-SR-HPIS). Methods Exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were used to evaluate the construct validity of the C-SR-HPIS. The average variance extracted (AVE) and square root of the AVE were calculated and correlation analyses were performed to test the convergent validity and discriminant validity, respectively. Cronbach’s alpha (α) coefficient was used to test the internal consistency reliability. Results Data for 355 clinical nurses in mainland China were collected. Five factors were extracted, accounting for 58.86% of the total explained variance, and 20 items were selected for the C-SR-HPIS. The confirmatory factor analysis suggested good fitness of the modified model. The AVE was acceptable for convergent validity. The square roots of the AVE of the five factors were larger than their correlation coefficients with other factors, showing suitable discriminant validity. Cronbach’s α coefficient of internal consistency reliability of the overall scale was 0.76, indicating good reliability of the scale. Conclusions This study demonstrated good reliability and validity of the C-SR-HPIS and provides a quantitative tool for the assessment of nursing professionalism in China.

scholarly journals Validation of the Perform-FES: a new fear of falling scale for hospitalized geriatric patients

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecilia Ferrer Soler ◽  
Clémence Cuvelier ◽  
Mélany Hars ◽  
François R. Herrmann ◽  
Adrienne Charpiot ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Fear Of Falling ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Functional Impairments ◽  
Geriatric Population ◽  
Cross Sectional

Abstract Background Fear of falling is highly prevalent in older adults and associated with numerous negative health events. The main objective of this study was to validate a scale to assess fear of falling, based on performance in real situation (Perform-FES), in a hospitalized geriatric population. Methods In this cross-sectional study, 55 patients (mean age: 85.3 years; 58% women) hospitalized in a geriatric hospital in Geneva (Switzerland) were enrolled. The Perform-FES scale was administered to all patients in conjunction with four other fear of falling scales. We determined the floor and ceiling effects, internal consistency, reliability, construct validity, and discriminative power of the Perform-FES scale. Results The Perform-FES scale did not demonstrate any significant floor or ceiling effect. It had a good internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.78) and an excellent reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient = 0.94). Regarding convergent validity, good correlations were shown between the score obtained on the Perform-FES scale and those obtained on other fear of falling scales. Also, the Perform-FES scale was able to discriminate patients with severe functional impairments (area under the ROC curve = 0.81) and had significantly better discriminating performance than other fear of falling scales. Conclusion Findings suggest that the Perform-FES scale has good psychometric properties and may be a relevant tool to assess fear of falling in a geriatric hospitalized population. Future research should focus in particular on assessing the sensitivity to change and the predictive value of this scale in longitudinal studies, and its validity in other populations.

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