Considering the technological developments in recent years, it can be said that is inevitable to use screen instead of paper and keyboard pen. It quite a normal process for pre-service teachers affected by these developments. Determining teachers' attitudes towards digital writing significant terms determining their competencies. This study aims develop valid reliable measurement tool determine...

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE Patient-centred attitudes have been shown to decline during medical training in high-income countries, yet little is known about attitudes among West African medical students. We sought to measure student attitudes towards patient-centredness and examine validity of the 18-item Patient-Practitioner Orientation Scale (PPOS) in this context. PARTICIPANTS/SETTING 430 medical...

This study aims to evaluate the psychometric properties of Collett-Lester's Fear of Death Scale. A sample of 349 nursing students answered Fear of Death and Attitude toward death scales. Content validity was checked by expert review; reliability was proven using Cronbach's alpha; statistical analysis of the items, correlation between items and construct validity were checked by the correlation ...

Objectives: Previous validation of the HIV Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire status version (HIVTSQs) found that 9/10 items performed well, but the demands item needed revision. This study investigated the psychometric properties of the revised HIVTSQs and new change version (HIVTSQc). Methods: English-speaking Americans completed the HIVTSQs at baseline and Week 48 of a clinical trial of HI...

BACKGROUND The Competing Values Framework (CVF) has been widely used in health services research to assess organizational culture as a predictor of quality improvement implementation, employee and patient satisfaction, and team functioning, among other outcomes. CVF instruments generally are presented as well-validated with reliable aggregated subscales. However, only one study in the health se...

BACKGROUND To frame interventions, it is useful to understand context- and time-specific correlates of children's physical activity. To do this, we need accurate assessment of these correlates. There are currently no measures that assess correlates at all levels of the social ecological model, contain items that are specifically worded for the lunchtime and/or after-school time periods, and ass...

BACKGROUND Research has identified stigmatization as a major threat to successful treatment of individuals with mental illness. As a consequence several anti-stigma campaigns have been carried out. The results have been discouraging and the field suffers from lack of evidence about interventions that work. There are few reports on psychometric data for instruments used to assess stigma, which t...

BACKGROUND The Suicide Trigger Scale (STS) was designed to measure the construct of an affective 'suicide trigger state.' This study aims to extend the inpatient setting validation study of the original Suicide Trigger Scale version 2 to the revised Suicide Trigger Scale version 3 (STS-3) in an acute psychiatric emergency room setting. METHODS The 42-item STS-3 and a brief psychological test ...

Introduction: There are eight key roles defined for trainers. The trainer is expected to identify their in a training program and maximize potential. This study aimed expand the “Questionnaire Assess Teacher’s Perception of Their Current Personal Commitment Preferred Future Each Eight Roles”, which was developed by Harden Lilley 2018, adapt it Turkish. Method: carried out four faculties between...