Opposite-Sex Relationship Questionnaire for Male Adolescents: Development and Psychometric Evaluation

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nasim Bahrami ◽  
Masoumeh Sibmar ◽  
AbouAli Vedadhir ◽  
Hamid Alavi Majd ◽  
Averil Parker
Keyword(s):  
Content Validity ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Peer Pressure ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Male Adolescents ◽  
Family Attitudes ◽  
Opposite Sex ◽  
Coefficient Omega ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Qualitative Phase

We used a mixed-methods, sequential, exploratory design. In the qualitative phase, an in-depth interview approach was used to identify the properties and dimensions to be included in the Opposite-Sex Relationship Questionnaire for Male Adolescents (OSRQMA). In the quantitative phase, the psychometric properties of the OSRQMA were evaluated according to the concepts of face, content, and construct validity. Reliability and stability were assessed with Cronbach's alpha (α) and McDonald's coefficient omega (ω), and with test–retest analysis respectively. A preliminary questionnaire was developed, including 61 items that emerged from the qualitative phase of the study. Based on the impact scores for face validity, and the cutoff points for the content validity ratio (CVR) and content validity index (CVI), the preliminary questionnaire was reduced to 53 items. The Kaiser criteria (eigenvalues >1) and scree plot tests demonstrated that 22 items forming four factors, which were labelled ‘innate predilection’, ‘abstinence’, ‘family attitudes’, and ‘peer pressure’, were optimum, accounting for an estimated 53.449% of the variance. These scales had acceptable levels of internal consistency (α = .854, ω = 0.977) and stability (r = .892, p < .001).

Opposite-sex relationship questionnaire for female adolescents: development and psychometric evaluation

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nasim Bahrami ◽  
Masoumeh Sibmar ◽  
AbouAli Vedadhir ◽  
Hamid Alavi Majd ◽  
Averil Parker
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Peer Pressure ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Female Adolescents ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Opposite Sex ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Qualitative Phase

AbstractAim The goal of the present study is to adopt state-of-the-art techniques and standards to develop and evaluate a measure, called the opposite-sex relationship questionnaire for female adolescents (OSRQFA), to assess the reasons why adolescent girls would or would not develop, a relationship with an adolescent boy.Methods A mixed-method, sequential, exploratory design was adopted. In the qualitative phase, an in-depth interview approach was used to identify the properties and dimensions to be included in the OSRQFA. In the quantitative phase, the psychometric properties of the OSRQFA were evaluated according to face, content and construct validity. Reliability and stability were assessed with Cronbach’s α and test–retest analysis, respectively.Results A preliminary questionnaire including 86 items which emerged from the qualitative phase of the study was designed. Based on the impact scores for face validity and the cutoff points for the content validity ratio (CVR) and content validity index (CVI), the preliminary questionnaire was reduced to 57 items. The Kaiser criteria (eigenvalues >1) and scree plot tests demonstrated that 21 items forming six factors, which were labeled ‘innate predilection’, ‘abstinence’, ‘peer pressure’, ‘fear of the relationship consequences’, ‘family atmosphere’ and ‘risk taking’, that accounted for an estimated 66.19% of variance provided an optimal fit with the data. These scales had acceptable levels of internal consistency (α = 0.822) and stability (r = 0.871, p < 0.001).Conclusion The OSRQFA with 21 items and 6 factors demonstrated suitable validity and reliability in a sample of Iranian female adolescents. The OSRQFA’s has good psychometric properties, and can be used by other researchers in future studies.

Adaptation and Psychometric Evaluation of the Parenting Concerns Questionnaire—Advanced Disease

2021 ◽  
pp. 104990912110498
Author(s):  
Eliza M. Park ◽  
Mian Wang ◽  
Savannah M. Bowers ◽  
Anna C. Muriel ◽  
Paula K. Rauch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Functional Status ◽  
Advanced Cancer ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Advanced Disease ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Concept Elicitation ◽  
The Impact

Purpose: When patients with advanced cancer have minor children (age < 18), their health-related quality of life is closely linked to their concerns about the impact of progressive illness and death on their children. The Parenting Concerns Questionnaire (PCQ), a validated measure for parents with cancer, does not capture the full range of concerns in advanced cancer. The aim of this was study was to adapt and establish psychometrics for the PCQ for advanced disease (PCQ-AD). Methods: After generating an initial item-bank, we conducted concept elicitation interviews with clinicians (n = 8) and cognitive interviews with patients (n = 23) for face validity. New items addressed concerns about impact of parental death, making every moment count, communication, and financial impact of cancer on children. We administered 21 candidate items to 151 parents with advanced cancer. We conducted confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), calculated internal consistency, and assessed convergent and known-groups validity. Results: We removed 8 redundant items due to residual covariation between items. CFA of the 13-item PCQ-AD demonstrated satisfactory fit (CFI = 0.971, TLI = 0.966, RMSEA = 0.081) and high internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.94, composite reliability = 0.95). The PCQ-AD demonstrated convergent validity and known-groups validity; patients with poor functional status reported higher scores than patients with better functional status (Cohen’s d = 0.56, p = 0.002). Conclusion: Adaptation of the PCQ yielded the addition of constructs important in advanced cancer. The PCQ-AD appears to be a reliable and valid measure of parenting concerns in advanced cancer, but future studies are needed to examine measure performance in diverse populations and responsiveness of the PCQ-AD to interventions.

scholarly journals Psychometric Evaluation of the Persian Translation of the Thalassemia-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. E202-E217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohsen Adib-Hajbagher ◽  
Saeed Poormansouri ◽  
Mehrnaz Ahmadi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Thalassemia Major ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Specific Measure ◽  
Consistency Method ◽  
Persian Translation

Background and Purpose: There is no Persian scale for assessing the quality of life of patients with thalassemia major. Thus, this study was conducted to translate and validate the 36-item thalassemia-specific Transfusion-Dependent Quality of Life (TranQoL) questionnaire. Methods: The questionnaire was first translated into Persian and then was backward-translated into English. Afterward, panels of experts commented on the Persian translation, and then its face validity was confirmed and content validity index (CVI) and content validity ratio (CVR) were calculated. The factorial structure and the reliability of the translated questionnaire were assessed using exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and internal consistency method, respectively. Results: The CVI and CVR of the questionnaire were .95 and .84, respectively. Five items were deleted during EFA, and 9 factors were extracted from the 31 remaining items. The reliability of the questionnaire was confirmed through a Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of .9. Conclusion: The Persian translation of the TranQoL questionnaire is highly reliable and valid, and thus, it can be used as a specific measure for assessing the quality of life among patients with thalassemia.

Migraine co-existing tension-type headache and neck pain: Validation of questionnaires

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lotte Skytte Krøll ◽  
Catharina Sjödahl Hammarlund ◽  
Rigmor Højland Jensen ◽  
Gunvor Gard
Keyword(s):  
Neck Pain ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Tension Type Headache ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
End Points ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Type Headache ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Headache And Neck Pain

AabstractBackground and aimMigraine often includes co-existing tension-type headache (TTH) and neck pain (NP). Multiple headache questionnaires assessing headache impact have beendescribed previously; however, none of the existing questionnaires have been designed to cover migraine with co-existing TTH and NP. Therefore a new questionnaire was developed to measure these co-morbidities. The aim was to determine face and content validity of the newly developed questionnaire, “Impact of Migraine, Tension-Type Headache and Neck Pain” (impact M-TTH-NP) and to determine face and content validity of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ short form), Migraine-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire (MSQ v. 2.1), WHO-Five Well-Being Index (WHO-5), Major Depression Inventory (MDI) and Neck Disability Index (NDI) not yet validated in this target population.Material and methodsThe new multi-dimensional questionnaire “Impact M-TTH-NP” cover pain, triggers, psychosocial, socioeconomic and work related aspects, based on a four-week recall period. The items are rated on an 11-point numeric rating scale with the end points 0 = no impact and 10 = most imaginable impact. Face validity was assessed by migraine patients with co-existing TTH and NP. They were recruited between September 2012 and March 2013 from a tertiary referral headache centre. Nine women with a mean age of 38 years participated in group interviews. The questionnaires were reviewed for relevance and meaningfulness. Content validity was assessed by 13 headache experts. They had worked with headache diseases for an average of 9 (range, 2–38) years. Experts were recruited between August 2012 and October 2012. Nine medical doctors, two physical therapists, one headache nurse and one psychologist (eight women and five men, mean age of 42 years) participated. The experts rated each item of the questionnaires using a four-point Likert scale with the end points 1 = not relevant and 4 = highly relevant. The quantitative measurement of content validity was calculated by the item-level content validity index (I-CVI) and the scale-level content validity average method (S-CVI/Ave). The average deviation (AD) index was used as a measure of interrater agreement.ResultsImpact M-TTH-NP showed acceptable face validity. Of 78 items twelve were revised and one was added based on group interviews and expert review. Seventy-two items (92%) obtained I-CVI≥0.78 (range 0.78–1.00) indicating excellent content validity, 71 items (91%) obtained acceptable AD index. Nine items did not meet either the limit for excellent I-CVI and/or acceptable AD index. The overall S-CVI/Ave was 0.92 indicating an excellent content validity. In addition, four of the five additional questionnaires showed acceptable face validity (MSQ, WHO-5, MDI and NDI) and three showed excellent content validity (WHO-5, MDI and NDI) for patients suffering from migraine and co-existing TTH and NP.Conclusions and implicationsThe impact M-TTH-NP questionnaire showed acceptable face validity and excellent content validity and may be useful when evaluating treatment effect in this target group. The new impact M-TTH-NP questionnaire in combination with the additional questionnaires that together assess pain, triggers, psychosocial and socioeconomic aspects may provide a deeper understanding of the complexity of migraine with co-existing TTH and NP

scholarly journals Design and evaluation of psychometric properties of cigarette smoking tendency questionnaire for female adolescents (CTQFA)

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alireza Jafari ◽  
Nooshin Peyman ◽  
Mahdi Gholian-Aval ◽  
Mehrsadat Mahdizadeh ◽  
Hadi Tehrani
Keyword(s):  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Female Adolescents ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha

Abstract Background The tendency of women to smoke has increased in recent years and the prevalence of smoking among women is increasing. The purpose of this study was to design and evaluation the psychometric properties of the smoking tendency questionnaire for Iranian female adolescents. Methods This cross-sectional study was performed on 604 female adolescents in Iran in 2021. The bank of questions was designed based on the qualitative study concepts and review of the literature. To perform the psychometric evaluation, steps such as face validity (qualitative), content validity (qualitative and quantitative) and construct validity (confirmatory factor analysis) were performed. The reliability of the instrument was assessed using McDonald’s omega coefficient and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. Results Based on the results of psychometrics (face, content, and construct validity), the number of questions was reduced from 102 to 52, and 50 questions were removed. Finally, a questionnaire with 52 questions and 5 subscales of the tendency to experience smoking (14 items), re-experience smoking (8 items), cigarette dependence (9 items), intention to quit smoking (9 items), and smoking cessation (12 items) was approved. The content validity ratio (CVR) and content validity index (CVI) for all questions were 0.770 and 0.938, respectively. The Cronbach’s alpha and McDonald’s omega coefficients for all questions were 0.903 and 0.904, respectively. Conclusion Based on the results of this questionnaire, 52 questions, and 5 subscales can be used to assess the tendency of female adolescents to cigarette smoking.

scholarly journals Development of the Food Related Environments at School and Home Questionnaire (FRESH-Q)

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 879-879
Author(s):  
Panchali Moitra ◽  
Jagmeet Madan ◽  
Preeti Verma
Keyword(s):  
Content Validity ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cronbach Alpha ◽  
Validity Indices ◽  
Home Food

Abstract Objectives Delineating determinants of food choice within the school and home environments of adolescents might help to translate advocacy efforts to effective interventions. However, this will require the development of valid instruments that measure school and home food environmental factors systematically. We conducted a cross-sectional study to develop a valid questionnaire that evaluates the food-related environments at schools and homes (FRESH- Q) of adolescents aged 10–15 years in Mumbai, India. Methods A preliminary draft was developed based on a review of literature, eleven focus group discussions (FGDs) with adolescents (n = 36) and parents (n = 27), and eight in-depth interviews (IDIs) with school supervisors followed by the identification of school food (SFE) and home food environment (HFE) constructs and an item pool generation. The content validity was evaluated by an expert panel and the item-wise content validity indices (I-CVI) for clarity and relevance were calculated. The questionnaire was pretested in 42 adolescents for face validity and further administered among 315 adolescents (mean age 13.2 (2.1) years) for psychometric evaluation. The principal axis method of exploratory factor analysis (EFA) established the construct validity and the internal consistency was determined using Cronbach alpha values &gt; 0.7. A sub-sample (n = 108) completed FRESH-Q twice to estimate test-retest reliability. Results Content analysis of FGDs and IDIs revealed six SFE and eleven HFE constructs. The I-CVI for the majority of items were satisfactory (0.72–0.96) and the Cronbach alpha values were 0.88 for SFE and 0.92 for HFE items. The intra-class correlation coefficients ranged from 0.78–0.96 indicating good to excellent reliability. Four factors – availability, and affordability of school foods, adolescents’ perceptions of SFE, and cafeteria policies explained 76.2% of the variance in SFE items. The EFA model identified five underlying constructs for HFE items – availability, accessibility and visibility of foods at home, family dietary habits, food purchasing behaviors, parents’ perceptions and consumption patterns. Conclusions A valid 36 item self-reported questionnaire was developed to evaluate the school and home food environments of urban adolescents in India. Further investigations in different settings are recommended. Funding Sources None.

Validating the Support Needs Approach for Patients (SNAP) tool in primary care: a person-centred approach for patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

2018 ◽  
Vol 68 (suppl 1) ◽  
pp. bjgp18X697301
Author(s):  
Carole Gardner ◽  
Gail Ewing ◽  
Morag Farquhar
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Criterion Validity ◽  
Postal Survey ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Support Needs ◽  
The Impact

BackgroundPrimary care is at the forefront of COPD management. A person-centred approach is advocated, yet patients have difficulty in articulating their needs to health care professionals (HCPs). The Support Needs Approach for Patients (SNAP) tool aims to enable patients to identify and express their support needs but its validity is unknown.AimTo establish the face, content and criterion validity of the SNAP tool in advanced COPD.MethodTwo-stage mixed method primary care study involving patients with advanced COPD, and their carers. Stage 1: Face and content validity assessed though focus groups involving patients and carers (n = 12), considering the appropriateness, relevance and completeness of the SNAP tool. Data analysed using thematic analysis within a Framework Approach. Stage 2: Content and criteria validity assessed in a postal survey through patient self-completion of the SNAP tool and disease impact measures (Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire, COPD Assessment Test, and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale). Content validity assessed using summary statistics; criterion validity via correlations between tool items and impact measures.ResultsThe SNAP tool has good face, content and criterion validity. Patients and carers found the tool patient-friendly and potentially useful. No items on the tool were redundant, and clear correlations were found between tool items and the majority of items/sub-scales of the impact measures.ConclusionThe SNAP tool has good face validity; content and criteria validity will be reported. It has the potential to facilitate person-centred care by enabling patients to express their support needs to HCPs. Future work will pilot SNAP in clinical practice.

Development and Validation of the Family Quality of Life in Dementia Scale

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen M Rose ◽  
Ishan C Williams ◽  
Joel G Anderson ◽  
David S Geldmacher
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Psychometric Testing ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Major Influence ◽  
Family Quality Of Life ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background and Objectives People with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) exhibit losses in daily function, as well as behavioral and psychological symptoms, that place a great deal of burden on family caregivers and exert a major influence on the quality of life of these individuals and their families. Despite years of intervention research in the field, there are few studies related to the impact of providing care for a person with ADRD on the family as the unit of analysis. While numerous findings have reported the effects of the chronic stress of caregiving for an individual, analysis of family quality of life is a concept that has been generally overlooked in the ADRD field. The purpose of the present study was to develop and test the Family Quality of Life in Dementia (FQOL-D) scale. Research Design and Methods Face validity was obtained via a Delphi survey of a multidisciplinary team of dementia providers and researchers; initial psychometric evaluation of the instrument was obtained via family respondents (N = 244). Results Internal consistency and reliability were established for the instrument. The FQOL-D scale exhibited excellent factorability and concurrent validity with existing scales assessing family psychosocial measures. Discussion and Implications The initial psychometric testing of the FQOL-D instrument is favorable. Additional use of the FQOL-D instrument in health care settings is warranted to evaluate further the clinical utility of the instrument.

Development and psychometric properties of the female adolescents’ sexual reproductive self-care scale

2019 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zainab Alimoradi ◽  
Nourossadat Kariman ◽  
Fazlollah Ahmadi ◽  
Masoumeh Simbar ◽  
Hamid AlaviMajd
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Research Team ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Female Adolescents ◽  
Methodological Study ◽  
Initial Questionnaire ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Qualitative Phase ◽  
Cluster Correlation

Abstract Introduction The aim of this study was to design and evaluate the psychometric properties of an instrument for understanding female adolescents’ reproductive and sexual self-care behaviors. Methods A methodological study was conducted. In the qualitative phase, individual in-depth interviews were performed to develop the initial questionnaire. In the quantitative part, the psychometric properties of the questionnaire were evaluated. Findings The initial questionnaire with 128 items was reviewed by the research team and taking into account the cut-off point 1.5 for the item impact and 0.62 for the content validity ratio (CVR), the number of questions fell to 82 items. S-CVR and S-content validity index (CVI) rations were 0.83 and 0.91, respectively. Exploratory factor analysis led to 74 items in seven dimensions. The alpha Cronbach’s coefficient for the whole questionnaire was 0.895 and the intra-cluster correlation coefficient was 0.91. Conclusion The questionnaire developed in this study is reliable and valid for assessing female adolescents’ sexual and reproductive self-care.

scholarly journals The health implications of distrust in the food system: findings from the dimensions of trust in food systems scale (DOTIFS scale)

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma Tonkin ◽  
Trevor Webb ◽  
Julie Henderson ◽  
Paul R. Ward ◽  
John Coveney ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Food Safety ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Food System ◽  
Dietary Guidelines ◽  
Consumer Trust ◽  
Safety Practices ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Consumer trust in food systems is essential for consumers, food industry, policy makers and regulators. Yet no comprehensive tool for measuring consumer trust in food systems exists. Similarly, the impact that trust in the food system has on health-related food behaviours is yet to be empirically examined. The aim of this research was to develop a comprehensive instrument to measure trust in the food system (the Dimensions of Trust in Food Systems Scale (DOTIFS scale) and use it to explore whether trust in the food system impacts consumers’ health-related behaviours. Methods The DOTIFS scale was developed using sociological theories of trust and pre-existing instruments measuring aspects of trust. It was pilot tested and content validity was assessed with 85 participants. A mixed-methods exploration of the health-related behaviours of 18 conveniently sampled Australian consumers with differing trust scores determined by the DOTIFS scale was then conducted. During March–July 2019 shopping- and home-observations were used to assess participants’ food safety practices and exposure to public health fortification programs, while the CSIRO Healthy Diet Score determined their adherence to national dietary guidelines. Results The DOTIFS scale was found to have high comprehension, ease of use and content validity. Statistical analysis showed scale scores significantly trended as predicted by participants’ stated level of trust. Differences were found in the way individuals with more or less trust in the food system comply with national dietary guidelines, are exposed to public health fortification programs, and adhere to recommended food safety practices. Conclusions The DOTIFS scale is a comprehensive, sociologically- and empirically- informed assessment of consumer trust in food systems that can be self-administered online to large populations and used to measure changes in consumer trust over time. The differences in health-related behaviours between individuals with varying levels of trust warrant further investigation.

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