The cognitive load imposed by instruction is an important consideration for instructional designers. Theoretical models have traditionally divided total into intrinsic, extrinsic, and germane load. 10-item Cognitive Load Inventory (CLI-10) designed to measure these three types of It typically administered immediately following a discrete learning activity (e.g., lecture). This study assesses th...

purchase or non-purchase of one item or itemset on the purchase or non-purchase of another item or itemset. The research in this paper models for incorporating purchase dependencies in retail multi-item inventory management. One illustrative example has been discussed with data mining in retail sale data. Various types of purchase dependencies including negative dependency have been identified ...

Results The proposed number of factors to extract depended on the method employed. Velicer’s Minimum Average Partial test suggested one factor, the Cattell’s scree test and parallel analysis suggested two factors, and the second eigenvalue of 1.04 also suggested two factors. Exploratory factor analysis demonstrated that the 2-factor OHS had most of the items saliently loading either of the two ...

Previous work in the field of substance use/misuse has suggested that client beliefs about addiction are quite diverse, and may influence the effectiveness of various treatment approaches. This paper presents an Addiction Belief Inventory (ABI) that was developed and evaluated to assess personal beliefs about addiction and substance use problems. The ABI is a 40-item instrument developed using ...

The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Steinke Sexual Concerns Inventory-General Cardiac Version (SSCI-GCV) and to examine its use across multiple cardiac diagnoses. A sub-analysis of a cross-sectional sample of 205 cardiac patients from the central USA was completed. Our analyses yielded promising evidence that the SSCI-GCV is a reliable (Cronbach's al...

BACKGROUND Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) has been recognized as an important health outcome measurement for pediatric patients. One of the most promising instruments in measuring pediatric HRQOL emerged in recent years is the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL™). The PedsQL™ 3.0 Asthma Module, one of the PedsQL™disease-specific scales, was designed to measure HRQOL dimensions ...

OBJECTIVE Identification of challenges associated with quitting and overcoming them may improve cessation outcomes. This study describes the development and initial validation of a scale for measuring challenges to stopping smoking. METHODS The item pool was generated from empirical and theoretical literature and existing scales, expert opinion and interviews with smokers and ex-smokers. The ...

OBJECTIVES Patients undergoing major surgery often require several days of postoperative analgesia. However, few data exist on the longitudinal course of postoperative pain and the psychometric properties of pain assessment tools used in this setting. Our objective was to validate use of the modified Brief Pain Inventory through reanalysis of pain data from a multiple-dose, placebo-controlled, ...

BACKGROUND The rising prevalence of childhood obesity is a major health problem worldwide. Hence, there is a growing need for health professionals to become capable of assessing the factors that determine lifestyle in a culturally relevant manner. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to develop and assess a questionnaire for measuring determinants of obesity-related behaviors in Tehranian adolescents....

BACKGROUND the Blood Donation Reactions Inventory (BDRI) scale was proposed as part of a study about the predictors of psychological reactions in volunteer blood donors, as uncomfortable reactions are associated with a lower probability to return for further donations. OBJECTIVE to translate the Inventory into Brazilian Portuguese and evaluate its psychometric properties (validity and reliabi...