BACKGROUND A review of validated methods for assessing female sexual dysfunction and a review of male and female sexual dysfunction did not refer to any specific questionnaire for evaluating sexuality during pregnancy. A study was performed at the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University, Brazil to design and validate a pregnancy sexuality ques...

Background & Aims: Empathy plays an important role in patient’s relationship with his/her dentist or doctor. One of the most used tools for evaluation of empathy is the Jefferson Scale of Physician EmpathyHealth Professionals Version (JSPE-HP). The aim of this study was to validate the JSPE-HP for use among Iranian population. Methods: The English original version of the JSPE-HP questionnaire w...

INTRODUCTION The use of the Family Interview for Genetic Studies (FIGS), has made it possible to advance in the performance of family studies for research in genetic psychiatry. This study aimed to adapt this interview into Spanish and develop a validation process of the FIGS in a sample of Cuban families with a family background of schizophrenia. METHODS The English version of the FIGS was t...

OBJECTIVE To assess the factorial validity and internal consistency of the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI-HSS). METHODS In a sample consisting of 705 Spanish professionals from diverse occupational sectors (health, education, police and so one), seven plausible factorial models hypothesized were compared using LISREL 8. RESULTS The four-factor oblique solution and the three-factor oblique s...

Background. In orthopedics, there is no instrument specifically designed to assess patients' expectations of their final surgery outcome in general trauma populations. We developed the Trauma Expectation Factor Trauma Outcome Measure (TEFTOM) to investigate the fulfilment of patients' expectations one year after surgery as a measure of general trauma surgical outcomes. The aim of this paper was...

Early adolescence is an important period for assuring adequate calcium intake to achieve optimal bone health. This study was conducted to develop a measure of psychosocial constructs likely to be associated with young adolescent girls' consumption of high-calcium foods and to evaluate the test-retest reliability and factor structure of the measure. Methods involved: (a) generating a pool of ite...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to develop a Chinese HIV/AIDS Stigma Scale (C-HSS) and test its reliability and validity among migrant workers in eastern China. METHODS Nine hundred sixty four migrant workers completed the C-HSS questionnaire in Zhejiang province. The Split-half reliability coefficient (R) and Cronbach's alpha coefficient (a) for internal consistency of the scale were us...

BACKGROUND To develop a culturally adapted and validated Bengali Short Form SF 12v2 among Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. METHODS The English SF 12v2 was translated, adapted and back translated into and from Bengali, pre-tested by 60 patients. The Bengali SF 12v2 was administered twice with 14 days interval to 130 Bangladeshi RA patients. The psychometric properties of the Bengali SF 12v2...

objective: in 1993, muller developed the prenatal attachment inventory (pai) which has been used widely in many studies and translated into several languages. the current study aimed to translate the pai into persian, assess the underlying structure of the pai, and the appropriateness of the one-factor solution proposed by muller. materials and methods: in this cross-sectional study, we recruit...