OBJECTIVE This article describes a series of studies designed to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Adult Sensory Profile. METHOD Expert judges evaluated the construct validity of the items. Coefficient alpha, factor analysis, and correlations of items with subscales determined item reliability, using data from 615 adult sensory profiles. A subsample of 20 adults furnished skin cond...

OBJECTIVE This report presents a French translation and validation of the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) in a population of women exposed to a natural disaster during or preceding pregnancy. METHOD A total of 223 francophone women who were either pregnant at the time of the 1998 ice storm or who became pregnant shortly thereafter completed the IES-R and other questionnaires 6 months af...

Background:Considering the limitation of reports on the translation of research questionnaires, the present study aims to clarify the necessity of correctly conducting the translation process. Therefore, it deals with describing the process and the required stages for the cultural adaptation of research instruments in an operational style. Consequently, it may provide a platform for researchers...

BACKGROUND Most validated sustainable employability questionnaires are extensive and difficult to obtain. Our objective was to develop a usable and valid tool, a Vitality Scan, to determine possible signs of stagnation in one's functioning related to sustainable employability and to establish the instrument's internal consistency and construct validity. METHODS A literature review was perform...

BACKGROUND The Western Ontario Rotator Cuff Index (WORC) is a self-report questionnaire developed specifically to evaluate disability in persons with pathology of the rotator cuff of the shoulder. The authors created items in 5 categories based on a model of quality of life, but never validated this structure. The purpose of this study was to examine the validity of the original 5-domain model ...

in islam, there is special emphesize about the effect of spirituality on humans’ physical and psychological health. one of the very new construct in spirituality is spiritual capital and other is spiritual wellbeing. current research was carried out with the aim of construction spiritual capital and well being scales. sample group was 294 people, which selected through simple random sampling.­ ...

the objective of this study was to investigate the validity and reliability of the farsi version of the perceived benefits/barriers scale of physical activity in iranian elderly.overall, 388 elderly subjects (60 yr and over) completed the demographic characteristics questionnaire, the exercise benefits/barriers scale (ebbs) and the yale physical activity scale. data were analyzed through of exp...