scholarly journals BRIEF-P: Validation Study in Children in Early Childhood With Neurodevelopmental Disorders

SAGE Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 215824401987916
Author(s):  
Esperanza Bausela Herreras
Keyword(s):  
Executive Functions ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Neurodevelopmental Disorders ◽  
Developmental Disorders ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Clinical Population ◽  
Clinical Samples ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Ex Post

The Behaviour Rating Inventory of Executive Function–Preschool Version (BRIEF-P) is a hand-storable instrument that permits evaluation of the executive functions in children between the ages of 2 years and 5 years 11 months by parents, teachers, or other usual child caregivers, thus facilitating early intervention. It is a standardized questionnaire that is derived from the school version. It has been translated into different languages and adapted to different cultures and recently it has been translated into Spanish. It is answered using a Likert-type frequency scale. It is composed of 63 items that measure various aspects of executive functioning: five clinical scales, three broad indexes, one composite score or Global Executive Composite, and validity scales. The objective of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties related to the validity and reliability of BRIEF-P in children with neuropsychological, psychological, and developmental disorders that begin to manifest during early years. Non-experimental or ex post facto research was the method used. The participants were 107 parents and 98 teachers, evaluating 205 children. We analyzed several psychometric properties, related to reliability and validity, and compared the results with normative and clinical samples in the versions (parents and teachers). It is confirmed that BRIEF-P is a valid and reliable instrument with which to evaluate executive functions in children having neurodevelopmental disorders. We believe that BRIEF-P can be an especially useful and advisable instrument to be applied by educational psychologists and children’s clinicians in a population. BRIEF-P is discriminative and sensitive to executive deficits in the clinical population.

scholarly journals Psychometric properties of the Exercise Benefits/Barriers Scale in Mexican elderly women

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
María Cristina Enríquez-Reyna ◽  
Rosa María Cruz-Castruita ◽  
Oswaldo Ceballos-Gurrola ◽  
Cirilo Humberto García-Cadena ◽  
Perla Lizeth Hernández-Cortés ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Exercise Barriers ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

ABSTRACT Objective: analyze and assess the psychometric properties of the subscales in the Spanish version of the Exercise Benefits/Barriers Scale in an elderly population in the Northeast of Mexico. Method: methodological study. The sample consisted of 329 elderly associated with one of the five public centers for senior citizens in the metropolitan area of Northeast Mexico. The psychometric properties included the assessment of the Cronbach's alpha coefficient, the Kaiser Meyer Olkin coefficient, the inter-item correlation, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Results: in the principal components analysis, two components were identified based on the 43 items in the scale. The item-total correlation coefficient of the exercise benefits subscale was good. Nevertheless, the coefficient for the exercise barriers subscale revealed inconsistencies. The reliability and validity were acceptable. The confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the elimination of items improved the goodness of fit of the baseline scale, without affecting its validity or reliability. Conclusion: the Exercise Benefits/Barriers subscale presented satisfactory psychometric properties for the Mexican context. A 15-item short version is presented with factorial structure, validity and reliability similar to the complete scale.

Psychometric Properties of the Patient’s Perception of Life on Hemodialysis Scale

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Creina Twomey ◽  
Brendan J. Barrett ◽  
Christine Y. Way ◽  
David N. Churchill ◽  
Patrick S. Parfrey
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Psychosocial Health ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Reliable Instrument ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Stage Renal Disease ◽  
Patient’S Perception ◽  
End Stage

Background and Purpose: Hemodialysis (HD) is the main form of renal replacement therapy for many patients with end-stage renal disease. The purpose of this research is to assess reliability and validity of the Patient’s Perception of Hemodialysis Scale. Methods: Using a cross-sectional design and a convenient sample (n = 236), psychometric properties of the PPHS were examined. Validity was assessed using factor analysis and Pearson’s correlation. Reliability was determined using Cronbach’s alpha and test–retest stability (n = 30). Results: Validity and reliability was supported. Conclusion: Examination of the PPHS provides evidence that it is a valid and reliable instrument for measuring disease-specific concerns with the HD patients, assessing how people experience life, and identifying ways in which people interpret the meaning of their physical and psychosocial health and adaptation to life on HD.

Initial Investigation of the Psychometric Properties of the Limited Prosocial Emotions Questionnaire (LPEQ)

Assessment ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 107319112092778 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter J. Castagna ◽  
Dara E. Babinski ◽  
Amanda M. Pearl ◽  
James G. Waxmonsky ◽  
Daniel A. Waschbusch
Keyword(s):  
Conduct Disorder ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Conduct Problems ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Clinical Samples ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Oppositional Defiant ◽  
Limited Prosocial Emotions

Callous–unemotional traits, which include lack of remorse or guilt, callousness/lack of empathy, unconcern about performance, and shallow/deficient affect, were included as a specifier of conduct disorder in the current (fifth) edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders under the rubric Limited Prosocial Emotions (LPEs). The purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of a new rating scale, the Limited Prosocial Emotions Questionnaire (LPEQ). Caregivers ( n = 1,050) of children ( Mage = 8.42, SD = 2.31) completed the LPEQ and other measures. Results provide support for a single factor model of the LPEQ, with measurement invariance supported across child and informant sex. Both the reliability and validity of the LPEQ as a measure of LPEs were also well supported. Children identified with LPE had significantly greater average impairment and need for treatment relative to children without LPE. Children with conduct problems (i.e., conduct disorder or oppositional defiant disorder), as well those without conduct problems, had significantly more impairment if they were identified as having LPE. Our findings fit with the mounting evidence of the clinical utility of assessing LPEs in children. Future research should look to replicate our findings in clinical samples of youth.

scholarly journals Adaptation of Hoarding Rating Scale Interview in Urdu for Use in Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 1108-1111
Author(s):  
Fauzia Malik ◽  
Anila Kamal
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Clinical Population ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Promising Tool ◽  
Total Scale Score ◽  
Translation Procedure

Background: Hoarding Rating Scale Interview (HRS-I) is a brief five item instrument to assess symptoms of hoarding in both clinical and non-clinical population. Aim: To adapt and validate HRS-I in Urdu language for its convenient use in Pakistan. Methods: Sample consisted of 112 adults from both clinical and a control group. The scale was translated in Urdu following standard translation procedure and data was collected to determine the psychometric properties of translated version. Reliability and validity estimates were established using different statistical analysis. Results: Cronbach alpha value (.82) suggested an acceptable level of internal consistency. Factor structure was found to be consistent with original English version of HRS-I and correlations were found to be high for like subscales than other subscales except for a positive but non-significant correlation between acquisition item of HRS-I and acquisition subscale of SI-R. Though it significantly correlated with total scale score on HRS-I. Conclusion: The results of the study provide evidence for preliminary acceptable psychometric properties of Urdu version of Hoarding Rating Scale-Interview and proves it to be a time efficient and promising tool to assess hoarding in cultural context of Pakistan. MeSH words: HRS-I, Validation study, Assessment of Hoarding, Cultural adaptation

scholarly journals Reliability and Validity of a Method for Assessment of Executive Functions in Drivers

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rositsa Racheva ◽  
Zornitsa Totkova
Keyword(s):  
Executive Functions ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Driving Behavior ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Risky Driving ◽  
General Population Study ◽  
Planning Ability ◽  
Reliable Instrument ◽  
Ability To Drive

The quality of drivers’ performance is one of the crucial components related to road safety. One of the key cognitive characteristics related to the ability to drive safely are executive functions. The main goal of the presented research is to propose a new method (Trace-route task) for assessment of executive functions in drivers. The present article discusses the results of two consecutive studies. Study one aims to determine the validity and reliability of the method used and includes 134 participants, equally divided in two groups—people with disturbances in executive functions and people from the general population. Study two aims to assess the ability of the method to distinguish drivers with risky behavior. It includes 1440 participants divided in two groups—people with and without actual risky driving behavior. The results from the studies show that people with different neurological or psychiatric diseases and drivers with different road violations demonstrate worse planning ability, working memory, decision making, and cognitive flexibility. This data show that the trace-route task method is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing executive functions and has the ability to distinguish people with risky driving behavior from those who drive safely. This study reveals that the proposed method can be used for implementation in the area of traffic psychology.

scholarly journals The Psychometric Properties of the Stress and Anxiety to Viral Epidemics-6 Items: A Test in the U.S. General Population

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sangha Lee ◽  
Jihoon Lee ◽  
Soyoung Yoo ◽  
Sooyeon Suh ◽  
Seockhoon Chung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
English Version ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Patient Health ◽  
The U.S

Objectives: Many individuals around the world are suffering from psychological distress due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The aim of this study is to explore the validity and reliability of the English version of Stress and Anxiety to Viral Epidemics-6 (SAVE-6), which measures the anxiety response of the general population to the viral epidemic.Methods: A cross-sectional web-based study with self-reporting measures was conducted. A total of 314 United States residents were recruited via online platform in exchange for payment. The participants were asked to an anonymous questionnaire, collecting information on demographics, psychiatric history, SAVE-6, Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4), and the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale.Results: The result from confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) demonstrated that a single-factor model [χ(9)2 = 11.53, p = 0.24] yielded excellent fit for all of indices [χ2/df ratio = 1.28; CFI = 1.00; TLI = 1.00; SRMR = 0.02; RMSEA = 0.03 (0.00, 0.07; 90% CI)] and yielded strong internal consistency reliability (Cronbach's α = 0.88). The results from multigroup CFAs showed that there were no gender differences [Δχ(6)2 = 3.20, p = 0.78, ns] and no race differences [Δχ(6)2=3.60, p = 0.73, ns] between the models, along with excellent model fits.Conclusions: The results of this study support the reliability and validity of SAVE-6 with strong psychometric properties for the English version of the U.S. population.

scholarly journals The Examination of the Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of the Self-Regulation Questionnaire among Iranian Students

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sajjad Bakhtiary Javan ◽  
Sadegh Bakhtiary Javan ◽  
Hane Mafakheri Bashmagh
Keyword(s):  
Executive Functions ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Effortful Control ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
The Self ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Iranian Students ◽  
Reliability Coefficients

Purpose: Self-regulation can refer to a dimension of temperament (i.e., effortful control), to a set of cognitive processes involved in higher-order control (i.e., executive functions), or to the physiological regulation of the stress response. Effortful control describes the ability to voluntarily manage attention and inhibit or activate behavior as a need to adapt. The purpose of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the self-regulation questionnaire. Materials and Methods: The statistical population of this research are the students who were living in Sanandaj city in 2019. The samples consisted of 231 students (92 females and 139 males) who were selected using cluster random sampling method and received a self-regulation questionnaire. Results: The results of exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the structure of the four self-regulating factors as one of the executive functions. Also, the convergent validity of the self-regulation questionnaire was assessed through the simultaneous implementation of the Bouffard questionnaire. The reliability coefficients of the self-adjusted questionnaire for planning, monitoring, controlling, reflection, and total questionnaires were obtained by Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0/82, 0/61, 0/77, 0/78, and 0/90, respectively. Conclusion: Finally, concerning desirable validity and reliability coefficients, ease of implementation, scoring, and interpretation, as well as short response time, it can be stated that this questionnaire is very important in cognitive assessments to examine self-regulation as one of the executive functions.

The Conners 3–short forms: Evaluating the adequacy of brief versions to assess ADHD symptoms and related problems

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 791-808 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viola Angela Izzo ◽  
Maria Anna Donati ◽  
Federica Novello ◽  
Dino Maschietto ◽  
Caterina Primi
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Rating Scales ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Clinical Samples ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Short Forms ◽  
Gender And Age

The Conners’ Rating Scales are widely used to assess attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and related difficulties in children and adolescents. A short form of the scales is available, which, along with the several advantages of brief versions, also displays good psychometric properties. Nonetheless, no studies have confirmed them in cultural contexts different from the original one. The present study examined the psychometric properties of the Self-Report, Parent, and Teacher Conners 3–Short Forms in terms of reliability and validity in an Italian sample. Analyses were performed on 591 children and adolescents, 631 parents’ ratings, and 325 teachers’ ratings. To test for discriminative validity, ADHD clinical samples of 55 youth, 63 parents, and 15 teachers were compared to gender- and age-matched groups. Findings confirmed the original multidimensional structures and supported the Conners 3–Short Form scales as reliable and valid tools to assess ADHD and its main comorbid conditions.

scholarly journals Exploring the psychometric properties of the Rainbow Model of Integrated Care measurement tool for care providers in Australia

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. e027920 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian Fares ◽  
Kon Shing Kenneth Chung ◽  
Megan Passey ◽  
Jo Longman ◽  
Pim P Valentijn
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Integrated Care ◽  
Functional Integration ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Four Dimensions

ObjectiveTo assess the reliability and validity of a shortened version of the Rainbow Model of Integrated Care (RMIC) measurement tool (MT). The original version of the measurement tool has been modified (shortened) for the Australian context.DesignValidation of the psychometric properties of the RMIC-MT.SettingHealthcare providers providing services to a geographically defined rural area in New South Wales (NSW), Australia.ParticipantsA sample of 56 healthcare providers providing mental and physical healthcare.Main outcome measuresThe psychometric properties of the tool were tested using principal component analysis for validity and Cronbach’s alpha for reliability.ResultsThe tool was shown to have good validity and reliability. The 35 items used in the shortened version of the tool were reduced to 29 items grouped into four dimensions: community-governance orientation, normative integration, functional integration and clinical-professional coordination.ConclusionsThe shortened version of the RMIC-MT is a valid and reliable tool that evaluates integrated care from a healthcare provider’s perspective in NSW, Australia. In order to assess the tool’s appropriateness in an international context, future studies should focus on validating the tool in other healthcare settings.

scholarly journals Variation And Validity Of Body Dissatisfaction Visual Analogue Scales

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lilach Dahoah Dahoah-Halevi
Keyword(s):  
Body Dissatisfaction ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
The Body ◽  
Validity Evidence ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Visual Analogue Scales ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Analogue Scales

When measuring state body dissatisfaction, it is common for researchers to use idiosyncratic versions of the Body Dissatisfaction – Visual Analogue Scales (BD-VASs). However, the BDVAS variants vary in their scale and psychometric properties and impede comparability of results across studies. This thesis aims to review all available BD-VAS variants and their psychometric properties (Study 1), and empirically study the effects of scale modifications on BD-VASs’ validity and reliability (Study 2). Study 1 revealed a total of 61 BD-VAS variants. Many of these variants were modified for a single study (77%) and had no supporting reliability and validity evidence (39%). In Study 2, 413 female undergraduate students completed one of six BD-VAS versions varying in extremity and scale polarity. Contrary to predictions, the BDVAS variants had comparable score distributions, reliability, and validity evidence. While there is unnecessary variability across BD-VASs, such modifications may not greatly impact responses or study results.

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