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 ...

[Purpose] This study aimed to examine the validity and internal consistency of the Japanese version of a performance evaluation tool for activities of daily living (ADL) based on the modified Barthel Index (PET-MBI) among elderly people at home. [Subjects] The subjects were elderly people living at home in Japan. [Methods] A cross-sectional study was performed at five home care facilities for e...

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Türkçeyi yabancı dil olarak öğrenmiş öğrencilerin Türk kültürüne yönelik tutumlarını belirlemede kullanılabilecek veri toplama araçları geliştirmektir. Araştırmanın açımlayıcı faktör analizi örnekleminde 311, doğrulayıcı 184 üniversite öğrencisi bulunmaktadır. Ölçeğin yapı geçerliğini belirlemek amacıyla ve yapılmıştır. Ölçek bir tutumun boyutları olan bilişsel, duygusal da...

Bu araştırmanın amacı, Erken Çocukluk Sınıf Ortamı Değerlendirme Ölçeği’nin (EÇSODÖ) geliştirilmesi ve geçerlik-güvenirlik çalışmasının yapılmasıdır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu maksimum çeşitlilik örnekleme yoluyla belirlenen toplam 312 okul öncesi öğretmeni oluşturmaktadır. Öncelikle Temel Bileşenler Analizi (TBA) daha sonra Doğrulayıcı Faktör Analizleri (DFA) yapılmıştır. Güvenirlik analizl...

Latar Belakang: Faktor penghambat yang terkait dengan perilaku mencari bantuan pada remaja diantaranya adalah kurangnya informasi; pengakuan bias keparahan, biaya, rasa malu, waktu, dan jarak; ketidakpercayaan profesional kesehatan. Untuk itu, perlu adanya aplikasi dapat diakses mudah oleh baik untuk penilaian kesehatan mental secara nyaman, terjaga privasi bermanfaat masalah mentalnya. Selanju...

This study aimed to determine the reliability and validity of items of the Japanese version of the CES-D (Center of Epidemiologic Studies Depression) scale when applied to independent community-dwelling Japanese elderly from the viewpoints of internal consistency and goodness-of-fi t for the model. Subjects were 1791 community-dwelling independent elderly people aged 60 and over. This study use...

The purposes of this research were to develop and to monitor the antecedent factors which directly affected the success rate of new product development. This was a case study of the leather industry in Bangkok, Thailand. A total of 350 leather factories were used as a sample group. The findings revealed that the new product development model was harmonized with the empirical data at the accepta...

Recent studies suggest that e-shopping appears to be well modeled by technology adoption models, particularly the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). However, e-commerce is fast maturing, and many customers have moved beyond adoption and have become experienced. As e-commerce grows and consumers build experience, it is becoming imperative to develop a better understanding of the role of experien...

The purpose of this study was to analysis the relationship between elearners‟ circumstance, e-learners‟ factors, e-learning satisfaction in university e-learning classes. The basis of the selected data which was gathered from elearning attendants in H & W universities, Structural Equation Modeling was used to examine the relationship between factors. The main results of the research were as fol...

This study develops and tests a structural equation model of social stress factors in the construction industry. Leadership behaviours, role conflict and mobbing behaviours are considered exogenous sources of stress; the experience of tension and burnout are considered mediator variables; and psychological well-being, propensity to quit and perceived quality are the final dependent variables. A...