Development of a brief screening measure of unmet supportive care needs (SCNS-P&C-6) in caregivers of people with high-grade glioma by Jill Chen, Joanne M. Shaw, Haryana M. Dhillon, Georgia K. B. Halkett, Emma McDougall, Anna K. Nowak, Rachel Campbell, for the BRAINs Program Investigators

“…Results Six items performed best against psychometric criteria, capturing two domains: Cancer impact needs and Information and communication needs. …”
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Development and validation of a patient experience assessment questionnaire for evaluating hospital care in Iran by Faezeh Nezamdoost, Ali Vafaei Najar, Marziye Zarqi, Jamshid Jamali, Seyed Saeed Tabatabaei, Elaheh Hooshmand

“…Conclusion This study successfully developed and validated a 33-item questionnaire for assessing patient experience in Iranian hospitals, ensuring cultural relevance and robust psychometric properties.…”
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Construction and initial validations of the major decision-making self-efficacy scale (MDMSES) for Chinese high school students by Jingwen Li, Yanan Zhang, Limei Gao, Zhihai Qiu, Yu Zhou, Ying Guo, Tong Hao, Yongyi Li, Yu Bian, Dandan Li, Chunyan Zhu

“…Conclusion The scale development results satisfied the psychometric and statistical criteria, allowing the scale to be used as a means of detection to support intervention efforts for individuals with low MDMSE levels.…”
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Construction and validation of a test of knowledge of contraceptive methods for adolescents by Karla Elisa Cervantes Jácome, Silvia Susana Robles Montijo, José Cristóbal Pedro Arriaga Ramírez, Juan José Sánchez Sosa

“…Conclusion: The test’s psychometric properties showed that it is a valid and reliable test for its application in Mexican adolescents. …”
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Validation of the uncertainty stress scale-high-risk pregnancy - Chinese brief version: Rasch analysis by Yi Jing Tsai, Chi Chen Chen, Yu Yun Hsu, Chuan Chuan Chen

“…Conclusions This study developed a 17-item brief version of the USS-HRPV-C scale, which has demonstrated its satisfactory psychometric properties. Healthcare providers can use the validated brief version of the USS-HRPV-C to proficiently assess women’s psychosocial stress and uncertainty during pregnancy.…”
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Arabic translation, cultural adaptation, and validation of the BDDQ-AS for rhinoplasty patients by Ahmed S. Abdelhamid, Saad Elzayat, Mohamed A. Amer, Hossam S. Elsherif, Garyfalia Lekakis, Sam P. Most

“…Conclusion The Arabic version of the BDDQ-AS is reliable, culturally adapted, and psychometrically validated to be readily used and incorporated into clinical practice. …”
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Cross-cultural adaptation: South African Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Knowledge Questionnaire by Lorisha Manas, Tawanda Chivese, Ankia Coetzee, Magda Conradie, Linzette D. Morris

“…Further validation of the psychometric properties of the English, Afrikaans and isiXhosa versions of the SA-GDMKQ among larger sample groups is however warranted. …”
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The impact of anticoagulant-related bleeding on quality of life: Development of a novel measure based on perspectives from older adults. by Anna L Parks, Stacey L Slager, Amy M Cizik, Margaret C Fang, Mark A Supiano, Patti P Katz, Daniel M Witt

“…We incorporated these distinct aspects of wellbeing and function into a novel PROM for bleeding-related QoL that can inform clinical care and research after subsequent psychometric validation.…”
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Near vision assessment for adults using the NIH Toolbox by John-Christopher A. Finley, Jerry Slotkin, Cindy J. Nowinski, Cindy J. Nowinski, Katy Bedjeti, Nicholas Volpe, Sandra Weintraub, Sandra Weintraub, Richard Gershon

“…This study is the first to report the psychometric properties of the NIH Toolbox Near Visual Acuity Test in a sample of community-dwelling middle-aged and older adults.MethodsNinety-eight adults (ages 40–81) completed the tablet-based near vision test and the gold standard chart-based near vision test. …”
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Rasch Analysis of the Body Function Component of the ICF Rehabilitation Set in Functional Assessment of Orthopedic Patients by WANG Wenxuan, XU Guirong, HE Xinghui, LI Kun, WANG Yingmin

“…Rasch analysis was performed using the RUMM 2030 software. The psychometric properties were reported including overall goodness of fit, goodness of fit for each item, person separation index, differential item functioning, and person-item threshold distribution map.ResultsThe first-round Rasch analysis found that the overall goodness of fit for the Body Function component of the ICF-RS was poor （χ²=39.01, <italic>P</italic>=0.002 8, the significance level after Bonferroni correction was 0.05/9=0.005 6), the item-fit and individual-fit residuals were (0.36±1.34) and (-0.24±0.62), respectively. …”
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Characterization of cognitive functioning in complex PTSD compared to non-complex PTSD by Zoe-Sofia Schöndorf, Zoe-Sofia Schöndorf, Valentin Terhoeven, Anna Jaehn, Daniela Roesch-Ely, Hans-Christoph Friederich, Hans-Christoph Friederich, Christoph Nikendei, David Kindermann, David Kindermann

“…The present study aims to enhance understanding of cognitive functioning and its predictors in cPTSD compared with non-complex PTSD (ncPTSD).MethodsN = 64 participants (n = 34 cPTSD, n = 30 ncPTSD) completed psychometric questionnaires and the neuropsychological test set Cognitive Basic Assessment (COGBAT) assessing a general cognitive index, attention, visual memory, and executive functioning. …”
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Development and validation of the Japanese version of the Public Attitudes Toward Epilepsy (PATE‐J) Scale by Junichi Hatakeda, Hiroumi Shimazaki, Izumi Kuramochi, Takayuki Iwayama, Sayaka Kobayashi, Hideyuki Matsuki, Haruo Yoshimasu, Kheng Seang Lim

“…Conclusion The PATE‐J demonstrates strong psychometric properties and cultural relevance for measuring public attitudes toward epilepsy in Japan. …”
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Perceived coercion amongst healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic by Andrea S. Stoltenberg, Veronica Ranieri, Hege Kristine N. Dahlen, Eleni Nastouli, SAFER Investigators, Roger Almvik, Sarah J. L. Edwards, Sunjeev K. Kamboj

“…The exploratory conceptual and psychometric structure was confirmed in a separate sample of HCWs from the UK and Norway (N = 483). …”
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The Creation of the Arabic Version of the Hyperhidrosis Quality of Life Index (HidroQoL&copy;) with Validation and Cross-Cultural Adaptation by Almuhaideb QA, AbuDujain NM, Alghamdi KM

“…The correlation between the test–retest results of the HidroQoL© revealed a significant strong positive correlation (r=0.9, P˂0.001).Conclusion: Our findings revealed excellent psychometric properties of the Arabic HidroQoL© in terms of structural and construct validity, internal consistency, and reproducibility. …”
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Reliability and Validity of the ActivForce Digital Dynamometer in Assessing Shoulder Muscle Force across Different User Experience Levels by Christos Karagiannopoulos, Sean Griech, Brian Leggin

“…The ActivForce (AF) digital dynamometer is a new low-cost HHD with unknown psychometric properties, and its utilization may benefit clinical practice…”
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Content and face validity in virtual reality with children: a validation in five steps+1 of a wheelchair basketball game by Imanol Ceberio, Mohammad Al-Rashaida, Maitane García, Juan Francisco Lopez Paz, Monika Salgueiro, Nicole Passi, Humberto Pavel, Imanol Amayra

“…The suitability of content and scenes should follow the same principles of standardization as other methodologies, such as psychometric tests, considering age and gender.…”
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Analysis of Social Performance and Action Units During Social Skills Training: Focus Group Study of Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Schizophrenia by Hiroki Tanaka, Kana Miyamoto, Jennifer Hamet Bagnou, Elise Prigent, Céline Clavel, Jean-Claude Martin, Satoshi Nakamura

“…Furthermore, facial expressions could provide effective social and behavioral markers to characterize psychometric properties. Possible future directions include using the SPRS for assessing social behavior during interaction with a digital agent.…”
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Lasater clinical judgment rubric in nursing education: a Turkish validity and reliability study by Esra Sezer, Hilal Yıldız Çelik, Ükke Karabacak, Kathie Lasater

“…For the cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the rubric, simulation videos of 3rd and 4th-year nursing students from a foundation university were used. …”
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Protocol for the development and multisite validation of the Quality of Dying and Death-Revised Global Version scale by Camilla Zimmermann, Ekaterina An, Sarah Hales, Gary Rodin, Eve Namisango, Kenneth Mah, Lameck Thambo, Christian Ntizimira, Alyssa Tilly, Warren Lewin, Mano Chandrakumar, Arnell Baguio, Nazira Jaffer, Maria Chikasema, Kayla Wolofsky, Mary Goombs

“…Cognitive interviews with subsets of North American and Malawian caregivers will assess the perceived relevance of the scale items. Psychometric evaluations will include internal consistency and convergent and concurrent validity.Ethics and dissemination The North American arm received approval from the University Health Network Research Ethics Board (21-5143) and the University of North Carolina Institutional Review Board (21-1172). …”
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Autorreportes verbales en voz alta para la identificación de procesos de razonamiento en pruebas estandarizadas / Verbal Self-reporting to Identify Reasoning Processes in Standard... by Armel Brizuela, Karol Jiménez-Alfaro, Nelson Pérez-Rojas, Guaner Rojas-Rojas

“…Abstract: Abstract Current standards for assessing the psychometric quality of psychological and educational tests stipulate that one indication required to justify the inferences derived from the application of a test are those related to answering strategies for the test items. …”
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