OBJECTIVE The MacNew Health related Quality of Life Questionnaire is a widely used instrument for the assessment of health related quality of life in cardiac patients. The study addresses for the first time the dimensional structure of the MacNew with Mokken Scale Analysis (MSA). METHODS Separate exploratory MSA of the MacNew was conducted in a large Spanish (n=1012) and a medium sized Austri...

Facial skin cancer is common, and its treatment affects patient's health-related quality of life (HRQoL), as demonstrated by patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs). In this study, we anglicise validate the novel FACE-Q Skin Cancer Module for UK population. Anglicisation followed international guidance cross-cultural adaptation. Cognitive interviews were performed, producing a reconciled harm...

The present study aimed to test the reliability and validity of Person Centred Experiential Psychotherapy Scale–Young version (PCEPS-YP). This is a newly developed adapted 9-item scale which aims measure counsellor competences in, adherence to, person-centred practice, when working with adolescents. Counselling practice was assessed for 19 counsellors by randomly selecting 20-min audio segments...

This study explored several, latent factor models of the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale?21 (DASS?21) using both a sample clinically depressed patients Facebook from Serbia. The DASS?21, Beck Inventory?II, State Trait Inventory?Trait were administered to individuals (N = 296; Mage 52.21, SDage 11.56). A 376; =29.12, SD 8.96) completed DASS?21 only. bifactor model with one general distress (...

The purpose of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of the Dutch itching cognitions questionnaire (ICQ). This by origin German questionnaire, the Juckreiz Kognitons Fragebogen consists of two subscales: catastrophizing and helpless coping and problem-focused coping, and measures itch-related coping. The results were compared with the German and Japanese validation studies. The...

PURPOSE The Quality of life and Vision Function Questionnaire (QOL-VFQ) was developed using classical test theory to assess outcomes of cataract surgery. The aim of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of this questionnaire using Rasch analysis in a cataract population. METHODS The 17-item QOL-VFQ was self-administered to 389 patients waiting to undergo cataract surgery. The ...

introduction: tinnitus can have a significant effect on an individual’s quality of life, and is very difficult quantify. one of the most popular questionnaires used in this area is the tinnitus handicap inventory (thi). the aim of this study was to determine the reliability and validity of a persian translation of the tinnitus handicap inventory (thi-p).   materials and methods: this prospectiv...

BACKGROUND Our objective was to evaluate the measurement properties of the Pain Stages of Change Questionnaire (PSOCQ) and its four subscales Precontemplation, Contemplation, Action and Maintenance. METHODS A total of 231 patients, median age 42 years, with chronic musculoskeletal pain responded to the 30 items in PSOCQ. Thresholds for item scores, and unidimensionality and invariance of the ...

PURPOSE Common mental disorders (CMD) negatively affect work functioning. In the health service sector not only the prevalence of CMDs is high, but work functioning problems are associated with a risk of serious consequences for patients and healthcare providers. If work functioning problems due to CMDs are detected early, timely help can be provided. Therefore, the aim of this study is to deve...

purpose the present study investigated the psychometric properties of a malaysian adapted brunel mood scale. methods the questionnaire was administered to 355 young sport athletes with a mean age of 14.69+1.70 years. confirmatory factor analysis (cfa) and cronbach's alpha were used to determine the factorial validity and the internal consistency of the questionnaire respectively. results cfa re...