scholarly journals The McGill Pain Questionnaire, Japanese Version, Reconsidered: Confirming the Theoretical Structure

2001 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 173-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mamoru Hasegawa ◽  
Suguru Hattori ◽  
Masaru Mishima ◽  
Isao Matsumoto ◽  
Takashi Kimura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Japanese Version ◽  
Cultural Barriers ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Mcgill Pain Questionnaire ◽  
Pain Questionnaire ◽  
Theoretical Structure ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

BACKGROUND: Based on a tripartite theoretical model of pain, the Pain Rating Index (PRI) of the McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ) continues to be one of the most frequently used instruments to measure clinical pain. However, language and cultural barriers have hindered its wide use and standardization in Japan. Although a number of exploratory factor analysis studies have failed to support consistently the theoretical structure of the MPQ, a few previous confirmatory factor analysis studies did statistically support the a priori model.OBJECTIVE: To test, through confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), the theoretical structure of a Japanese version of the MPQ (JMPQ), which followed a format similar to that of the original MPQ.DESIGN: This study used CFA on prospectively collected data from 199 consecutive outpatients with chronic pain at a university hospital to test the theoretical structure of the JMPQ.RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: CFA was completed on the first 16 PRI subclass scores; this process yielded a well fitting final model that explained 92% of the covariance in the observed data. The results supported the hypothesis that the sensory, affective and evaluative subscales of the PRI are representative of the multidimensionality of the pain experience, with minimal overlap. It is suggested that the theoretical structure of the MPQ is maintained in the JMPQ used in this study. Therefore, this study is the first step toward standardization of the JMPQ, serving as a cultural bridge in the field of pain medicine between Japan and English-speaking nations such as Canada.

scholarly journals Self-concept in preadolescence: A brief version of AF5 scale

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-157
Author(s):  
Pau García-Grau ◽  
Daniel Ayora Pérez ◽  
Ferran Calabuig Moreno ◽  
Vicente Javier Prado-Gascó
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Original Model ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Factorial Structure ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Original Scale ◽  
Reduced Scale

The purpose of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties of a brief version of the AF5 questionnaire (García & Musitu, 2001) using exploratory and confirmatory techniques on a preadolescent population in the Valencian community (Spain). The sample was made up of 541 participants between 10 and 12 years old, 55.1% (298) boys and 44.9% (243) girls. After observing the results of different reliability and validity analyses (exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA)), it was found that the reduced scale consisting of 20 items showed a similar reliability and validity to the original scale. The factorial structure also fits that of the original model established a priori. According to the results of the study, the use of this diagnostic tool with Spanish children seems justified.

Lifetime and 12-month prevalence rates of sub-clinical psychosis symptoms in a community cohort of 50-year-old individuals

2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 302-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Rössler ◽  
M.P. Hengartner ◽  
V. Ajdacic-Gross ◽  
H. Haker ◽  
J. Angst
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
General Population ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Small Proportion ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Thought Disorder ◽  
Prevalence Rates ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Logistic Regressions

AbstractBackground:Estimation of prevalence rates of sub-clinical psychosis symptoms can vary considerably depending on the methodology used. Furthermore, discussions are ongoing how prevalence rates may differ across various syndromes.Method:We analyzed data from the prospective Zurich Study, assessing sub-clinical psychosis with a semi-structured clinical interview in a community cohort of 50 years old individuals. The higher-order factors of psychosis symptoms were analyzed with confirmatory factor analysis to validate the a priori specified symptom-structure. Further associations were examined with contingency tables and logistic regressions.Results:The confirmatory factor analysis was consistent with a structure with four higher-order syndromes. Those different syndromes were labeled “thought disorder” (lifetime prevalence = 10.6%), “ego disorder” (4.8%), “hallucination” (9.7%), and “schizotypy” (28.2%). A strong discrepancy was noted between the 12-month prevalence of any symptoms and those considered to be severe. Twelve-month prevalence rates of distressful syndromes ranged from 0.1% for hallucinations up to 6.6% for schizotypy. The most strongly interrelated syndromes were thought disorder and ego disorder (OR = 12.4).Conclusion:Our findings indicate a continuity of sub-clinical psychosis within the general population even though only a small proportion suffers from distressing symptoms. Our analyses showed that the syndromes identified here are similar to those found in full-blown schizophrenia, albeit in an attenuated form.

scholarly journals Validation of Mini-Mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale in A Moroccan Sample of Breast Cancer Women

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed El Amine RAGALA ◽  
Jaouad El HILALY ◽  
Lamiae AMAADOUR ◽  
Majid OMARI ◽  
Achraf El ASRI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Arabic Language ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Original Structure ◽  
Mental Adjustment ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

Abstract Background: The Mini-Mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale (Mini-MAC) instrument is commonly used worldwide by professionals of oncology, but the scale has not, up to date, been validated in Arabic and Moroccan context, and there is absence of data in the Moroccan population. This study aims to validate the Mini-MAC, translated and adapted to the Arabic language and Moroccan culture, in women with breast cancer.Methods: The Mini-MAC instrument was administered to 203 breast cancer women, receiving medical care in the university Hospital of Fez city. A cross-sectional validation study using exploratory factor analysis and Confirmatory factor analysis was carried out.Results: Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed Watson’s original structure underlying the Mini-MAC items: Helpless/Hopeless, Anxious Preoccupation, Fighting Spirit, Cognitive Avoidance, and Fatalism. Absolute, incremental, and parsinmonious fit indices showed a high significant level of acceptance confirming a good performance of the measurement model. The instrument showed sufficient reliability and convergent validity demonstrated by acceptable values of composite reliability (CR =0.93–0.97), and average variance extracted (AVE= 0.66 - 0.93), respectively. The square roots of AVE were higher than factor-factor pairs correlations, and the Heterotrait-Monotrait ratio of correlations values were lesser than 0.85, indicating an acceptable discriminant validity. Conclusions: reliability; and both convergent and discriminant validity tests indicated that The Arabic version of the Mini-MAC had a good performance and may serve as a valid tool measuring psychological responses to cancer diagnosis and treatment.

scholarly journals The McGill Pain Questionnaire - Japanese Version, Reconsidered: Confirming the Reliability and Validity

1996 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 233-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mamoru Hasegawa ◽  
Suguru Hattori ◽  
Keiji Ishizaki ◽  
Shosuke Suzuki ◽  
Fumio Goto
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Rating Scales ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Pain Treatment ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Japanese Version ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Mcgill Pain Questionnaire ◽  
Pain Rating ◽  
Pain Questionnaire

BACKGROUND:The McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ) is one of the most widely used instruments in the world to evaluate patients with chronic pain. However, differences in languages and cultural backgrounds have hindered its standardization in Japan.OBJECTIVE:To standardize the MPQ in Japan.DESIGN:The reliability and validity of a Japanese version of the MPQ (JMPQ) were examined using a translation-based methodology, which followed a format similar to the original MPQ.SETTING:Multidisciplinary pain treatment centre of a university hospital in Japan.PATIENTS:Consecutive out-patients (n=152) with chronic pain.METHODS:Each patient completed the JMPQ, other pain rating scales (visual analogue scale, verbal rating scale, numerical rating scale) and the state-trait anxiety inventory. A subset of these patients (n=40) were tested again two weeks later.RESULTS:Acceptable levels of reliability and validity of the JMPQ, and independence of the JMPQ subscales from other pain rating scales were confirmed by principal component analysis. Chronic pain patients did not show marked levels of anxiety as might have been expected.CONCLUSIONS:The findings suggest that the JMPQ possesses sufficient merits as a pain rating scale from the standpoint of its reliability and validity. Furthermore, it is suggested that the JMPQ can be used to measure qualitative aspects of pain transcending differences in linguistic characteristics.

scholarly journals Confirming the Theoretical Structure of the Japanese Version of the McGill Pain Questionnaire in Chronic Pain

Pain Medicine ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mamoru Hasegawa ◽  
Masaru Mishima ◽  
Isao Matsumoto ◽  
Toshio Sasaki ◽  
Takashi Kimura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Japanese Version ◽  
Mcgill Pain Questionnaire ◽  
Pain Questionnaire ◽  
Theoretical Structure

scholarly journals Spanish Version of the Attitude Towards Euthanasia Scale

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (11) ◽  
pp. 3855 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elia Fernández-Martínez ◽  
Juan José Fernández-Muñoz ◽  
Cristina Romero-Blanco ◽  
María Laura Parra-Fernández ◽  
María Dolores Onieva-Zafra
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Health Staff ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Spanish Health

Euthanasia is undoubtedly the protagonist of many of the debates around the end of life both among health staff and in the general population. Considering that nurses provide care for terminally ill patients and support families and patients in their final days, it is essential to know their attitudes towards euthanasia. The aims of the study were to adapt and validate the Attitude Towards Euthanasia scale to a Spanish context, to test the dimensionality and to estimate the reliability of the scale. A cross-sectional study was conducted with a non-probabilistic sample of Spanish health-workers of 201 in a University Hospital in Ciudad Real. A self-reported socio-demographic questionnaire and the Euthanasia Attitude Scale were used for data collection. The psychometric properties of the scale were assessed, including reliability and validity using an exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Cronbach’s alpha of the Attitude Towards Euthanasia scale was α = 0.827 and McDonald’s Omega = 0.903. The range of items of homogeneity was from 0.205 to 0.685. For the different exploratory factor analyses carried out, the Bartlett’s test of sphericity was p < 0.001 and the sample index value of Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin was over 0.802. in all cases. We present the factorial weights for three models: The first one assumes a unidimensional solution, the second model was composed by three factors and the third model was composed by four factors. In the confirmatory factor analysis, the three models presented an acceptable fit index. The Attitude Towards Euthanasia scale adaptation to a sample of Spanish health workers has shown, with some limitations, appropriate psychometric properties. There have been several differences between the original factorial solution. It would be necessary to replicate the study to reinforce the findings about the number of factors of the scale.

scholarly journals A Triadic Approach to the Construct Validity of the Assessment Center

2004 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 149-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nanja J. Kolk ◽  
Marise Ph. Born ◽  
Henk van der Flier
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Job Applicants ◽  
Assessment Center ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
One Dimension ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Practical Implications

Abstract: This study examined the influence on construct validity of implementing the triad Feeling, Thinking, and Power as a taxonomy for behavioral dimensions in assessment center (AC) exercises. A sample of 1567 job applicants participated in an AC specifically developed according to this taxonomy. Each exercise tapped three dimensions, one dimension from each cluster of the taxonomy. Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the multitrait-multimethod matrix showed evidence for construct validity. Thus, the ratings matched the a priori triadic grouping to a good extent. Practical implications are discussed.

scholarly journals The Fear of Pain Questionnaire-III and the Fear of Pain Questionnaire-Short Form: a confirmatory factor analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol Volume 10 ◽  
pp. 1871-1878 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Vambheim ◽  
Peter Lyby ◽  
Per Aslaksen ◽  
Magne Flaten ◽  
Ole Åsli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Fear Of Pain ◽  
Pain Questionnaire ◽  
Confirmatory Factor
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