STANDARDIZATION OF A TRAUMA SYMPTOMS CHECKLIST FOR CHILDREN

standardization of a trauma symptoms checklist for children

abstract background: the aim of this study was to standardize and assign validity and reliability of the trauma symptom checklist for children (tscc-a). methods: normative data for the tscc-a were based on 3042 students participating in a prevalence child abuse study in 19 different locations of tehran and 140 participants who had been refered to the run-away children centers in tehran. after t...

A checklist for trauma and emergency anesthesia.

Construction and Standardization of Verbal Learning Disabilities Checklist for School Children

For identifying children with four major kinds of verbal learning disabilities viz. reading disability, speech and language comprehension disability, writing disability and mathematics disability, the present task was undertaken to construct and standardize verbal learning disabilities checklist. The checklist was developed by keeping in view the Indian school and social situations where school...

The psychometric properties of the Trauma Symptom Checklist for Young Children in a sample of Swedish children

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Swedish version of Trauma Symptom Checklist for Young Children (TSCYC). METHOD The study was composed of a total of 629 children-296 girls and 333 boys-aged 3-11, from a non-clinical population who were rated by their caretakers (26 of whom performed a re-test after 2 weeks) in addition to 59 children from a clinical population with kno...

Development and Preliminary Validation of Refugee Trauma History Checklist (RTHC)—A Brief Checklist for Survey Studies

A high proportion of refugees have been subjected to potentially traumatic experiences (PTEs), including torture. PTEs, and torture in particular, are powerful predictors of mental ill health. This paper reports the development and preliminary validation of a brief refugee trauma checklist applicable for survey studies. METHODS A pool of 232 items was generated based on pre-existing instrumen...

Handover checklist: testing a standardization process in an Italian hospital

OBJECTIVES This study aimed to standardize and rationalize the handover, a critical and essential moment in common health care practices, through the realization of an efficient and standardized checklist, which could be used daily to ensure complete, thorough and effective handover. The principal purpose of the implementation of the handover is to reduce errors due to superficial and insuffici...