PURPOSE We investigated reliability, construct validity, and feasibility of two sprint tests for children with cerebral palsy (CP). METHODS Twenty-six children with CP participated (7-18 years of age; Gross Motor Function Classification System [GMFCS] level I or II). On different occasions, the 10 x 5-Meter Sprint Test and the Muscle Power Sprint Test were scored by different assessors. RES...

BACKGROUND This study presents a new questionnaire to assess schema modes: the Schema Mode Inventory (SMI). METHOD First, the construction of the short SMI (118 items) was described. Second, the psychometric properties of this short SMI were assessed. More specifically, its factor structure, internal reliability, inter-correlations between the subscales, test-retest reliability and monotonica...

The objective of the present study was to translate the Kidney Disease Quality of Life -- Short Form (KDQOL-SF 1.3) questionnaire into Portuguese to adapt it culturally and validate it for the Brazilian population. The KDQOL-SF was translated into Portuguese and back-translated twice into English. Patient difficulties in understanding the questionnaire were evaluated by a panel of experts and s...

The work analyzes the process of predicting (extrapolating) state an object; if we use results previous measurements, simulate equation dynamics at time subsequent measurement, applying approximation measured by a given class function, selected based on physical properties under study.

This study was conducted to develop a scale to measure knowledge about hypertension among Turkish adults. The Hypertension Knowledge-Level Scale (HK-LS) was generated based on content, face, and construct validity, internal consistency, test re-test reliability, and discriminative validity procedures. The final scale had 22 items with six sub-dimensions. The scale was applied to 457 individuals...