... support thevalidityofthe Scandinavian language versions ofthe GSRS andthe QOLRAD in patients with GERD [41] Future studies could use this approach to further assess thevalidityofthe additional ... versions ofthe questionnaires, with the exception ofthe GSRS Reflux and Indigestion domains, which did not correlate with the QOLRAD Food/drink problems domain In the Polish versions ofthe questionnaires, ... frequency and severity of symptoms, andthe QOLRAD Emotional distress domain correlated with physician-assessed frequency of symptoms Known-groups validityofthe GSRS andthe QOLRAD All domains of the...
... interpretation ofthe scores and enable comparison of different subgroups of children, the domains and subdomains are standardized to an arbitrary mean of 50 and a standard deviation (SD) of 10 The individual ... ofthe European Parliament (Directive 95/46/EC ofthe European Parliament andofthe Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and ... validityand test-test reliability had a higher parental level of education compared to the whole sample (Table 1) The internal consistency reliabilityofthe Spanish CHIP-CE/PRF andthe results of the...
... contributions AH and MW participated in the design ofthe study and helped to draft the manuscript SU participated in the design ofthe study and performed the statistical analysis JB conceived ofthe study, ... validation ofthe Turkish versions Test-retest reliabilityThe intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) ofthe testretest reliability was 0.93 for the total score In table the ICCs are shown for the ... validated questionnaires (Borg cough scale, SF-36, and HADS) andthe domain scores andthe total score ofthe LCQ All correlation coefficients p < 0.05, unless otherwise described Page of (page...
... criteria of good tests and theoretical ideas on test reliabilityandvalidity as well as achievement tests Chapter 3- The study is the main part ofthe thesis showing the context ofthe study andthe ... assessment ofthe test reliabilityandvalidity These conclusions are as follows: The test with chosen items is compatible with the aims ofthe courses andthe objectives ofthe syllabus andthe test ... reliable andthe other 40% may be caused by an error Thus, the higher thereliability coefficient is, the lower the standard error is The lower the standard error is, the more reliable the test...
... analysis, and drafted the manuscript DN participated in the design ofthe study, critical review ofthe manuscript, and final approval ofthe version to be published AK participated in the design ofthe ... evaluations of their own health states using the VAS and MOS The construct validityof HRQoL scores was evaluated in four ways: 1) the researchers hypothesized that there would be differences in the ... the study and critical review ofthe manuscript EM participated in the design ofthe study, statistical analysis, and critical ofthe manuscript All authors have read and approved the final manuscript...
... However, thereliabilityandvalidityofthe SF-8 has not been demonstrated for use with populations affected by conflict The purpose of this study was to test thevalidityandreliabilityofthe ... half ofthe SF-8 items [43] Questionnaires with or more incomplete SF-8 items were excluded from further analysis on thevalidityandreliabilityofthe SF-8 The distribution of item responses of ... with the participant name, sex and age were collected The sample size was determined with the aim of measuring thereliability coefficients for the PCS and MCS scores ofthe SF-8 This used the...
... Hungarian and UK English versions, and item ofthe South African, item ofthe "somnolence" dimension ofthe German and South African and item ofthe "sleep disturbance" dimension ofthe Hungarian ... any ofthe others Construct validity was tested with the following two analyses The ability ofthe MOS-Sleep scores to discriminate between groups of subjects according to the severity ofthe ... the average number of hours of sleep per night reported by the patient andthe "optimal sleep" is a dichotomized version, that is "yes" when the number of hours of sleep is or The scores of the...
... to the illness, the assessment ofthe heath-related quality of life of parents and families could contribute toward their healthcare needs [3,21,22] This study presents thereliabilityandvalidity ... regarding thereliabilityandvalidityofthe construct This suggests its usefulness as a parameter in studies assessing the impact of pediatric cancer on the HRQOL of parents and family functioning The ... [17,18] The concept of referential meaning was developed to evaluate the similarity between the literal meaningofthe Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Health and Quality of Life...
... While the objectivity, reliability, andvalidityofthe pendulum test andthe simplicity and portability ofthe Polhemus tracking system provide support for its use, the convergent validityofthe ... contributed to the inertia ofthe leg against which the quadriceps and spasticity served as a brake Still, the addition ofthe weight did not improve the measurement properties ofthe pendulum test and ... We therefore purposed to determine the intrasession reliabilityandvalidityofthe test performed with an unweighted and weighted limb the tested lower limb, one laterally over the knee axis of...
... objective ofthe current paper was to evaluate reliabilityandvalidityofthe Norwegian translation ofthe PedsQL™ (version 4.0 generic core scale) in a sample of healthy young adolescents The focus ... psychosocial functioning and development like their perception ofillnessand its effect on their daily life [4,5] However, the lack of valid and reliable measures for children and adolescents is one ... describes the psychometric properties ofthe Norwegian translation ofthe PedsQL™ 4.0 generic core scale in a healthy sample of young adolescents and their caregivers The results from the present...
... Discussion The results of this initial test provide evidence for acceptable reliabilityandvalidityofthe Thai versions ofthe MOS-HIV and SF-12 as measures of HRQOL among HIV+ patients in Northern ... Chariyalertsak et al.: Reliabilityandvalidityof Thai versions ofthe MOS-HIV and SF-12 quality of life questionnaires in people living with HIV/AIDS Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2011 ... validity testing was also conducted for the summary scores ofthe SF-12 and MOS-HIV using a series of dichotomized variables for CD4 count, SDM score, number of bed days, and number of days of...
... underlying the 10 items ofthe scale Thereliabilityofthe Spanish version ofthe 10-item CD-RISC was similar to that ofthe original version (Cronbach’s a ofthe original version = 0.85 andofthe ... groups, andthe PCA and CFA results did not show significant differences between groups Reliability Convergent validityThe differences in the mean score ofthe MCS and in the mean score ofthe PSQI ... could predict the appearance of mental health problems Our results support the convergent validityofthe scale because they showed that both the quality of sleep andthe mean score ofthe MCS worse...
... as the mean of completion time ofthe Asthma Module The percentage of missing value for each item was defined as the number of subjects who did not fill out the item divided by the number of ... computing ICC For the total sample andthe patients of different age groups, the ICCs were close to or higher than the recommend standard of 0.8, indicating a good test-retest reliabilityofthe scale ... responsiveness ofthe Chinese version scale in longitudinal studies, evaluating thereliabilityandvalidityofthe scale for the patients with severe asthma or teens independently, and assessing HRQOL of...
... understand the HRQOL of children with cancer living in mainland China The objective of this study was to investigate the feasibility, reliability, andvalidityofthe Chinese mandarin version ofthe ... diseases, andthe remaining patients (38.7%) had solid tumors The mother answered the questionnaires in 82.7% ofthe cases andthe father in 17.3% ofthe cases 109 (41.0%) patients completed all therapy ... support the feasibility, reliabilityandvalidityofthe Chinese mandarin version of PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scales andthe Cancer Module Further studies should focus on testing responsiveness of the...
... children with other chronic diseases Measuring quality of life in Iranian children and adolescents with diabetes and assessment ofreliabilityandvalidityofthe Persian version ofthe PedsQLTM ... quality of life of Iranian children with type diabetes: reliabilityandvalidityofthe Persian version ofthe PedsQL TM Generic Core Scales and Diabetes Module Peyman Jafari1, Elham Forouzandeh ... been used to measure the quality of life (QOL) in children with diabetes, having good reliabilityandvalidity [10-14] Although, the feasibility ofthe Persian version ofthe PedsQLTM 4.0 Generic...
... Overall, in Europe alcohol abuse and addiction is held responsible for 1.8 million deaths (that is, 3.2% ofthe total causes of mortality) and 58.3 million (4%) ofthe total of life years in incapacity ... Because ofthe importance of alcohol abuse/addiction in public health and its association with a wide spectrum of medical, social and psychological problems, early detection at the onset of abuse ... index) was 0.7288 for the controls and 0.7989 for the patients (Table 1) Omitting the first question increased the Cronbach a index, but this increase was small and changes to thequestionnaire were...
... establish thereliabilityofthe ZDS [17] in a UK undergraduate student population, establish the concurrent validityofthe ZDS by examining the association between ZDS scores and scores for the Patient ... development of depressive symptoms; it was found that the more the control persons feel over their lives the more likely they are to have problem solving abilities andthe lower their level of depression ... domains The 52 items were based on the CRS [19] and assessed symptoms in 16 domains The scale was translated into English and then back translated into Arabic to check the face validityofthe translation...
... Dorsiflexion ofthe foot andthe great toe, plantar flexion ofthe foot and great toe, quadriceps weakness, and peroneal muscle tests are each indicative ofthe status ofthe sciatic nerve and its ... pain causes small increases in the level of activity ofthe antagonist As a consequence of these changes, force production andthe range and velocity of movement ofthe affected body part are thought ... different types ofvalidity Construct and content validityof MMT Construct and content validity are two types of theoretical or conceptual validity Generally, construct and content validity are...
... (ntumpane) ofthe Kele in Congo, the xylophones used by the Northern Chin of Burma, the banging on the roots of trees practised by the Melanesians, the yodelling ofthe Swiss, the humming ofthe Chekiang ... the world, from the Fuegian of southernmost Chile to the Inuit of northernmost Alaska, and from the Maori ofthe remote Cook Islands to Siberian Yakut Some of them describe, of course, strictly ... manner 4 TheMeaningof Tingo Hey you! O nce the first encounter is out ofthe way the correct form of address is important Most of us know the difference between the intimate French tu andthe more...