The development of a questionnaire or a measuring instrument is a laborious and complex process and requires verification of its usefulness before implementation. We present a methodological work on the psychometric characteristics of assessment instruments and analysis of their main features, reliability, and validity. © 2008 Elsevier España, S.L. All rights reserved. Validación de cuestionarios

a bstract introduction:  admission of a family member to hospital would cause stress on other family members also. one of the most stressful treatment interventions imposing high level of  nxiety to the families of patients is when the patients are undergoing a surgery, especially a cardiac surgery. so, we decided to investigate whether recommended azkar could reduce stress, anxiety, and depres...

BACKGROUND Several instruments, notably Buss and Perry's Aggression Questionnaire, have been developed for the assessment of aggressive behavior. However, in these instruments, the focus has been on reactive rather than instrumental forms of aggression, even though men in particular may find aggressive behavior attractive. A questionnaire or structured interview for the systematic assessment of...

BACKGROUND Between June 2012 and December 2013 Médecins Sans Frontières launched a pilot project with the aim of testing a strategy for improving timely diagnosis of active pulmonary TB among migrants hosted in four centres of identification and expulsion (CIE) in Italy. METHODS This is a descriptive study. For active TB case finding we used an active symptom screening approach among migrants...

Objectives: Non-adherence to medication is a major problem in clinical medicine, and it is important to identify predictive factors. This study aims to investigate the prevalence and related factors to medication adherence in chronic psychiatric disorder. Methods: A total of 65(34 male and 31 female) outpatients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder were randomly selected to participate in a ...

Last decades, the number of routine childhood vaccinations has increased considerably, which consequently has led to multiple vaccine injections per consultation. Implementation of additional vaccines will probably lead to more than 2 vaccine injections per consult, which might be a barrier for parents to vaccinate their child. A decrease in vaccination coverage, however, increases the risk of ...

In this AMEE Guide, we consider the design and development of self-administered surveys, commonly called questionnaires. Questionnaires are widely employed in medical education research. Unfortunately, the processes used to develop such questionnaires vary in quality and lack consistent, rigorous standards. Consequently, the quality of the questionnaires used in medical education research is hi...

Online shopping in open markets becomes increasingly popular with the development of the Internet. The purpose of this study is to formulate and evaluate critical success factors in the open market from the perspective of buyers. Based on an extended technology acceptance model, this study assumes that the success of open markets are influenced by several factors, including perceived website qu...

background and purpose: job satisfaction of the physicians and factors influencing it, are the issues receiving special attention by the health systems of every country. the present study aimed at revealing the current status of the employment and academic achievements of our physician and their attitude toward their job, in order to provide required information for the relevant authorities. me...