This study assessed the factor structure, internal consistency, and discriminatory validity of the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS) version used in the European Study of the Epidemiology of Mental Disorders (ESEMeD). In total 8796 adults were assessed using the ESEMeD WHODAS (22 severity and 8 frequency items). An Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) with promax ro...

The aim of this study was to assess the validity and reliability of the Fonseca Anamnestic Index (IAF), used to assess the severity of temporomandibular disorders, applied to Brazilian women. We used a probabilistic sampling design. The participants were 700 women over 18 years of age, living in the city of Araraquara (SP). The IAF questionnaire was applied by telephone interviews. We conducted...

As the school-aged English language learner (ELL) population continues to grow in theUnited States and other English-speaking countries, psychometrically sound instruments to measure their language learning strategies (LLS) become ever more critical. This study adapted and validated an adult-oriented measure of LLS (50-item Strategy Inventory for Language Learning [SILL]; Oxford, 1990) for scho...

BACKGROUND Prospective assessments of oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) changes are prone to response shift effects when patients reconceptualize, reprioritize, or recalibrate the perceived meanings of OHRQoL test items. If this occurs, OHRQoL measurements are not "invariant" and may reflect changes in problem profiles or perceptions of OHRQoL test items. This suggests that response ...

Although impaired social functioning, particularly poor employment status, is a cardinal feature of patients with schizophrenia and leads to decreased quality of life (QOL), few studies have addressed the relationship between these two clinical issues. The aim of this study was to determine whether employment status predicts subjective QOL and to evaluate a model in which functional capacity me...

OBJECTIVES Although numerous studies have measured behaviors among individuals in congregate settings, few have focused on resident-to-resident elder mistreatment (R-REM). To our knowledge, there is no psychometrically developed measure of R-REM extant. The quantitative development of a measure of staff-reported R-REM is described. METHODS The design was a prevalent cohort study of residents ...

Purpose: To provide factorial analytical findings, and to construct validation and normative data for Malaysian diabetic patients in Penang. Method: A population-based survey was conducted in Penang, Malaysia during Nov 2012 to March 2013. Cluster random sampling technique was employed for the selection of participants in the community. A total of 1924 diabetic patients of age ≥ 18 years (mean ...

BACKGROUND Demands placed on individuals in occupational and social settings, as well as imbalances in personal traits and resources, can lead to chronic stress. The Trier Inventory for Chronic Stress (TICS) measures chronic stress while incorporating domain-specific aspects, and has been found to be a highly reliable and valid research tool. The aims of the present study were to confirm the Ge...

Con el objetivo de construir y validar un cuestionario que mide las normas sociales alimentarias (NSA) en escolares, se realizó estudio instrumental transversal. Mediante muestreo aleatorio, seleccionaron 494 niños escuelas primarias. Se les aplicó validado por jueces para medir NSA. En análisis exploratorio encontraron dos factores explican 27.85% del constructo: reproducir (α=.774, r2=.893, p...

The aims of this study are to produce measurement model the intention technopreneurship and performance practice electric lighting installations. Analysis data used is confirmatory factor analysis. Confirmatory Factor has several stages determine results. These include determining goodness fit, calculating path estimation, loading factor, Average Variance Extracted (AVE), reliability using Cons...