scholarly journals The Japanese Version of the Massachusetts General Hospital Acupuncture Sensation Scale: A Validation Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masako Nishiwaki ◽  
Miho Takayama ◽  
Hiroyoshi Yajima ◽  
Morihiro Nasu ◽  
Jian Kong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Hospital ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Massachusetts General Hospital ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Japanese Version ◽  
Mcgill Pain Questionnaire ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Acupuncture Sensation ◽  
Validity Criterion ◽  
Acupuncture Research

Acupuncture sensations are considered essential in producing the treatment effect of acupuncture. The Massachusetts General Hospital Acupuncture Sensation Scale (MASS) is a frequently used scale in acupuncture research to measure acupuncture sensations. We translated the MASS into Japanese (Japanese MASS) based on Beaton’s guidelines. 30 acupuncturists evaluated the relevancy and meaning of the 12 descriptors included in the Japanese MASS. The content validity ratios for 10 of the 12 descriptors were 0.33 or greater. 42 healthy subjects then evaluated acupuncture sensations evoked by manual acupuncture at LI4 using the Japanese MASS. Cronbach’s alpha was 0.86. The correlation coefficient of total MASS scores and total Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire scores and MASS indices and sensory visual analogue scores were 0.78 and 0.80, respectively. Factor analysis loaded the 12 descriptors onto two meaningful factors. This study demonstrated that the Japanese MASS has good reliability, content validity, criterion-related validity, and construct validity. Therefore, the Japanese MASS is a valid and reliable instrument for use with Japanese populations.

Development and Validation of the Chinese Version of the Massachusetts General Hospital Acupuncture Sensation Scale: An Exploratory and Methodological Study

2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 214-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Tai Wai Yu ◽  
Alice Yee Man Jones ◽  
Marco Yiu Chung Pang
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Massachusetts General Hospital ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Chinese Version ◽  
Mcgill Pain Questionnaire ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Acupuncture Sensation ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Background The Massachusetts General Hospital Acupuncture Sensation Scale (MASS) is a tool to measure needle sensations. The aims of the present study were to develop a Chinese version and to assess its psychometric properties. Methods This study was a methodological and exploratory study. The English version of the MASS was translated into Chinese using standardised translation procedures. Content validity was conducted by nine acupuncture experts. The prefinal Chinese version (C-MASS) was then administered to 30 acupuncture-naïve, healthy subjects. Electroacupuncture was performed on the right LI4 and LI11 acupoints for 30 min. A test–retest reliability measurement was administered 1–2 weeks later. Construct validity was examined by comparing results from C-MASS and the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ). The construct validity was further assessed by the principle component analysis. Results C-MASS demonstrated a content validity ratio on relevance and importance from −0.04 to 1.00. Convergent validity was demonstrated by its significant association with the sensory dimension of SF-MPQ (γ=0.63, p<0.05). Discriminant validity was demonstrated by its low association with the affective dimension of SF-MPQ (γ=−0.3, p=0.111). A five-factor structure of C-MASS was established by factor analysis. C-MASS demonstrated good internal consistency (Cronbach's α=0.71) and test–retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient=0.92). Since the descriptor ‘sharp pain’ was not a valid needle sensation related to deqi, this was removed from C-MASS. We renamed the scale as the Modified MASS-Chinese version (C-MMASS). Conclusions A 12-descriptor C-MMASS was established and shown to be a reliable and valid tool in reporting needle sensations associated with deqi among healthy young Chinese people.

scholarly journals Pain Questionnaire Development Focusing on Cross-Cultural Equivalence to the Original Questionnaire: The Japanese Version of the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire

Pain Medicine ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 541-551 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatsuyuki Arimura ◽  
Masako Hosoi ◽  
Yoshihiro Tsukiyama ◽  
Toshiyuki Yoshida ◽  
Daiki Fujiwara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Short Form ◽  
Questionnaire Development ◽  
Japanese Version ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Mcgill Pain Questionnaire ◽  
Pain Questionnaire

scholarly journals Validación de las Escalas de Inhibición y Excitación Sexual (SIS/SES-SF) en colombianos

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Alejandro Saavedra-Roa ◽  
Pablo Vallejo-Medina
Keyword(s):  
General Hospital ◽  
Sexual Desire ◽  
Diagnostic Tool ◽  
Sexual Functioning ◽  
Erectile Function ◽  
Premature Ejaculation ◽  
Massachusetts General Hospital ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Sexual Inhibition ◽  
Sexual Excitation

Las escalas SIS/SES-SF han sido desarrolladas para medir la inhibición y la excitación sexual. El objetivo del presente estudio fue adaptar y validar estas escalas en población colombiana. Para esto, se realizó la adaptación cultural y validación de contenido de las escalas por medio del juicio de siete expertos, y se validaron psicométricamente sobre una muestra de 2125 participantes (1000 hombres y 1125 mujeres). Los hombres contestaron al International Index of Erectile Function y la Premature Ejaculation Diagnostic Tool; mientras que el total de la muestra contestó al Sexual Desire Inventory, al Massachusetts General Hospital-Sexual Functioning Questionnaire y a la Sexual Inhibition/Sexual Excitation Scales-Short Form, todo ello junto a una batería sociodemográfica. El muestreo se realizó de forma virtual a través de Facebook. Los índices de las escalas mostraron una apropiada validez y fiabilidad. Además, para ambos sexos, las escalas mostraron un nivel de invarianza estricto. Las relaciones significativas con las otras medidas dan cuenta de su validez de criterio. Se sugiere el uso del instrumento para continuar con la investigación del Modelo de Control Dual dentro de la sexualidad en Latinoamérica.

scholarly journals Translation and reliability and validity of a Japanese version of the revised Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ-2)

PAIN RESEARCH ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomoyuki Maruo ◽  
Aya Nakae ◽  
Lynn Maeda ◽  
Kayoko Takahashi-Narita ◽  
Shayn Morris ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Short Form ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Japanese Version ◽  
Mcgill Pain Questionnaire ◽  
Pain Questionnaire

scholarly journals A Double-Blind Study on Acupuncture Sensations with Japanese Style of Acupuncture: Comparison between Penetrating and Placebo Needles

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Masako Nishiwaki ◽  
Miho Takayama ◽  
Hiroyoshi Yajima ◽  
Morihiro Nasu ◽  
Joel Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Hospital ◽  
Healthy Subjects ◽  
Massachusetts General Hospital ◽  
Blind Study ◽  
Double Blind Study ◽  
Insertion Depth ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Acupuncture Sensation

To investigate the acupuncture sensations elicited by the Japanese style of acupuncture, penetrating acupuncture and skin-touch placebo needles were randomly administered at various insertion depths (5 and 10 mm for the penetrating needles and 1 and 2 mm for the placebo needles) at LI4 to 50 healthy subjects. Among the 12 acupuncture sensations in the Massachusetts General Hospital Acupuncture Sensation Scale (MASS), “heaviness” was the strongest and most frequently reported sensation with the 10 mm needles, but not with the 5 mm needles. There were no significant differences in number of sensations elicited, MASS index, range of spreading, and intensity of needle pain for 5 mm penetration versus 1 mm skin press and 10 mm penetration versus 2 mm skin press. The MASS index with 2 mm skin-touch needles was significantly larger than that with 1 mm skin-touch and 5 mm penetrating needles. The factor structures in the 12 acupuncture sensations between penetrating and skin-touch needles were different. The acupuncture sensations obtained in this study under satisfactorily performed double-blind (practitioner–patient) conditions suggest that a slight difference in insertion depth and skin press causes significant differences in quantity and quality of acupuncture sensations.

Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire--Japanese Version

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatsuyuki Arimura ◽  
Masako Hosoi ◽  
Yoshihiro Tsukiyama ◽  
Toshiyuki Yoshida ◽  
Daiki Fujiwara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Short Form ◽  
Japanese Version ◽  
Mcgill Pain Questionnaire ◽  
Pain Questionnaire

Heat-Etching with a Bullivant Type II Simple Freeze-Cleave Device

1970 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 106-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald S. Weinstein ◽  
N. Scott McNutt
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
Massachusetts General Hospital ◽  
Type I ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Collaborative Effort ◽  
Temperature And Pressure ◽  
The University

The Type I simple cold block device was described by Bullivant and Ames in 1966 and represented the product of the first successful effort to simplify the equipment required to do sophisticated freeze-cleave techniques. Bullivant, Weinstein and Someda described the Type II device which is a modification of the Type I device and was developed as a collaborative effort at the Massachusetts General Hospital and the University of Auckland, New Zealand. The modifications reduced specimen contamination and provided controlled specimen warming for heat-etching of fracture faces. We have now tested the Mass. General Hospital version of the Type II device (called the “Type II-MGH device”) on a wide variety of biological specimens and have established temperature and pressure curves for routine heat-etching with the device.

Further Validity of the Japanese Version of the Ten Item Personality Inventory (TIPI-J)

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 236-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atsushi Oshio ◽  
Shingo Abe ◽  
Pino Cutrone ◽  
Samuel D. Gosling
Keyword(s):  
Big Five ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
English Language ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Japanese Version ◽  
Personality Inventory ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Big Five Personality

The Ten Item Personality Inventory (TIPI; Gosling, Rentfrow, & Swann, 2003 ) is a widely used very brief measure of the Big Five personality dimensions. Oshio, Abe, and Cutrone (2012) have developed a Japanese version of the TIPI (TIPI-J), which demonstrated acceptable levels of reliability and validity. Until now, all studies examining the validity of the TIPI-J have been conducted in the Japanese language; this reliance on a single language raises concerns about the instrument’s content validity because the instrument could demonstrate reliability (e.g., retest) and some forms of validity (e.g., convergent) but still not capture the full range of the dimensions as originally conceptualized in English. Therefore, to test the content validity of the Japanese TIPI with respect to the original Big Five formulation, we examine the convergence between scores on the TIPI-J and scores on the English-language Big Five Inventory (i.e., the BFI-E), an instrument specifically designed to optimize Big Five content coverage. Two-hundred and twenty-eight Japanese undergraduate students, who were all learning English, completed the two instruments. The results of correlation analyses and structural equation modeling demonstrate the theorized congruence between the TIPI-J and the BFI-E, supporting the content validity of the TIPI-J.

McGill Pain Questionnaire-2--Short Form; Sinhala Version

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nirosha P. Edirisinghe ◽  
Thamasi R. Makuloluwa ◽  
Thamara D. Amarasekara ◽  
Christine S. E. Goonewardena
Keyword(s):  
Short Form ◽  
Mcgill Pain Questionnaire ◽  
Pain Questionnaire
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