Social Cognition Deficits: Current Position and Future Directions for Neuropsychological Interventions in Cerebrovascular Disease by Progress Njomboro

“…At present, a wide range of psychometrically robust social cognition tests is available, and this review also makes the case for their inclusion in neuropsychological assessments.…”
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Adaptation and Validation of Decision-Making Questionnaire Among Physicians of Obstetrics and Gynecology by Sana Younas, Saeeda Khanum

“…Hence, the scale appears to be psychometrically sound and a practical measure for obstetricians and gynecologists. …”
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Investigating the relationship between physical cognitive tasks and a social cognitive task in a wild bird by Grace Blackburn, Benjamin J. Ashton, Alex Thornton, Holly Hunter, Sarah Woodiss-Field, Amanda R. Ridley

“…In humans, the existence of general intelligence is widely accepted, but less work has been undertaken in animal psychometrics to address this question. The relatively few studies on non-primate animal species that do investigate the structure of cognition rarely include tasks assessing social cognition and focus instead on physical cognitive tasks. …”
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Risks of Online Health Information Seeking: Adaptation of the OHISS in the Russian Sample by A.A. Maksimenko, A.A. Zolotareva

“…Empirical data obtained using the Online Health Information Seeking Scale allow us to consider the adapted scale as a psychometrically sound diagnostic instrument and recommend it for solving practical and research tasks.…”
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Results of scoping review do not support mild traumatic brain injury being associated with a high incidence of chronic cognitive impairment: Commentary on McInnes et al. 2017. by Grant L Iverson, Justin E Karr, Andrew J Gardner, Noah D Silverberg, Douglas P Terry

“…For example, if a study reported a statistically significant difference on a single cognitive test, the authors concluded that every subject with a MTBI in that study was cognitively impaired-an approach that cannot be justified statistically or psychometrically. The authors concluded that impairment was present in various cognitive domains, such as attention, memory, and executive functioning, but they did not analyze or report the results from any of these specific cognitive domains. …”
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Nonacademic predictors of China medical licensing examination by Jie Sun, Yingying Xie, Ningnannan Zhang, Jingliang Cheng, Meiyun Wang, Bing Zhang, Wenzhen Zhu, Hui Zhang, Shijun Qiu, Xiaojun Xu, Yongqiang Yu, Tong Han, Zuojun Geng, Weihua Liao, Bo Gao, Wen Qin, Feng Liu, Meng Liang, Qiang Xu, Jilian Fu, Jiayuan Xu, Mengge Liu, Peng Zhang, Wei Li, Dapeng Shi, Caihong Wang, Xi-Nian Zuo, Quan Zhang, Feng Chen, Jiance Li, Zhihan Yan, Wen Shen, Yanwei Miao, Junfang Xian, Longjiang Zhang, Kai Xu, Zhaoxiang Ye, Jing Zhang, Guangbin Cui, Chunshui Yu, for the CHIMGEN Consortium

“…The candidate variables were assessed using psychometrically or cognitively validated and accepted instruments. …”
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Romanian validation study of the Boston questionare in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome by Lenuța Bîrsanu, Roxana Covali, Emanuel Matei Roman, Ioan Alexandru Chirap-Mitulschi, Alin Ciubotaru, Mihaela-Dana Turliuc

“…We conducted a two-parts study: the first part involved the translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the The Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire -Romanian version, while the second part was a prospective cohort clinical study that was designed to psychometrically validate the The Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire. …”
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Cross-validation of the Persian Version of the Revised Scale of Prolonged Grief Disorder by Rahim Yousefi, Armin Haghnazari Esfahlam

“…The present study aimed to introduce and psychometrically validate the Persian version of the Revised Prolonged Grief Scale.Method: The study employs a descriptive-survey design. …”
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Work-Domain Goal Orientation: A Theoretical Framework for the Construct and Turkish Adaptation of a Work-Domain Goal Orientation Instrument by Aysun Gurol, Dilek Ilhan Findikoglu, Mehmet Gurol, Fuat Findikoglu, Mehmet Yesilkaya

“…The study provides a dual contribution by offering theoretical insights into work-domain goal orientation and delivering a psychometrically validated tool for assessing students’ readiness for professional life in a non-Western context. …”
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A Narrative Exploration of Transformation of Moral, Social and Cultural Values among Generation Z in the Context of Marriage by Vahid Mostafapour, Hossein Eskandari, Ahmad Borjali, Faramarz Sohrabi, Mohammad Asgari

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Validity and Reliability of the Anxiety Assessment Scale: A New Three-dimensional Perspective by Cem MALAKCIOGLU

“…This study was conducted to examine the psychometrics of the Anxiety Assessment Scale (AAS). …”
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Reduced Gain and Shortened Time Constant of Vestibular Velocity Storage as a Source of Balance and Movement Sensitivities in Gravitational Insecurity by Michael Potegal, Teresa A. May-Benson, Sara Oxborough, Amy Hall, Stefanie McKnight

“…A Provisional Gravitational Insecurity Index (PGrI) was developed, evaluated for psychometrics/demographics, and used to identify otherwise healthy adults with life-long balance challenges as well as sex, age, and ethnicity-matched comparison adults without such challenges. …”
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The Associations of COVID-19 Induced Anxiety, Related Knowledge and Protective Behavior by Abanoub Riad, Yi Huang, Liping Zheng, Steriani Elavsky

“…The primary objective of this work was to develop psychometrically sound scales to assess COVID-19 induced anxiety (CIAS), protective behaviors towards COVID-19 (PBCS), and COVID-19 related knowledge. …”
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Alcohol use among populations with autism spectrum disorder: narrative systematic review by William Barber, Betul Aslan, Tim Meynen, John Marsden, Samuel R. Chamberlain, Vigneshwar Paleri, Julia M.A. Sinclair

“…Future studies should use a standardised methodological approach, including psychometrically validated instruments and representative samples, to inform policy and improve the experience for autistic populations with co-occurring alcohol use. …”
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Professional judgement: a social practice perspective on a multiple mini-interview for specialty training selection by Chris Roberts, Annette Burgess, Karyn Mossman, Koshila Kumar

“…Much of the published research focuses on the psychometrics of selection and the impact of rater subjectivity. …”
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Gait physiotherapy with motor imagery in people with Parkinson’s disease: a protocol for randomized control GAITimagery trial by Constanza San Martín Valenzuela, Constanza San Martín Valenzuela, Constanza San Martín Valenzuela, Esperanza Ramírez Murcia, Estela Aznar-Requena, Dalia García Sotolongo, Rebeca Rosas-Martín, M. Luz Sánchez-Sánchez, M. Luz Sánchez-Sánchez

“…The tertiary outcomes are related to Quality of life, Daily life activities, Freezing of gait, Balance, Mobility, and Gait performance measures to psychometrics and biomechanics instruments. All results will be measured at baseline (t0), post-training (t1), and follow-up assessment (t2) 8 weeks after finished physiotherapy programs.DiscussionThe GAITimagery program standardizes the application of MI exercises related to the improvement of parkinsonian gait at the same time that monitoring the vividness referred by the participants session by session. …”
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Gender beliefs and norms underlying intimate partner violence stigma among women living in Botswana: Results of an exploratory factor analysis. by Ari Ho-Foster, Mercilene Tanyaradzwa Machisa, Lorato Ruth Moalusi, Nicola Christofides

“…We explored women's agreement with statements about gendered power dynamics and violence in intimate heterosexual relationships, before identifying and psychometrically testing scales derived for measuring community norms and beliefs underlying stigma to IPV. …”
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A Standardized Classification Scheme for Gastroduodenal Disorder Evaluation Using the Gastric Alimetry System: Prospective Cohort Study by Chris Varghese, Gabriel Schamberg, Emma Uren, Stefan Calder, Mikaela Law, Daphne Foong, Vincent Ho, Billy Wu, I-Hsuan Huang, Peng Du, Thomas Abell, Charlotte Daker, Christopher N. Andrews, Armen A. Gharibans, Gregory O’Grady

“…We used Gastric Alimetry spectral and symptom profiles to develop a mechanism-based test classification scheme, then assessed correlations with symptom severity, psychometrics, and quality of life. Methods: We performed a multicenter prospective cohort study of patients meeting the Rome IV criteria for functional dyspepsia and chronic nausea and vomiting syndromes. …”
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Construct validation of a complete postpartum health and well-being patient reported outcome measure: prospective cohort studyAJOG Global Reports at a Glance by Laura J. O'Byrne, BMBS, MSc, PhD, Gillian M. Maher, PhD, Jill M. Mitchell, MB, BCh, BAO, Ali S Khashan, PhD, Richard M. Greene, MB, BCh, BAO, John P. Browne, PhD, Fergus P. McCarthy, MB, BCh, BAO, PhD

“…Objective: This study evaluated the construct validity of using a suite of PROMs based on the top psychometrically validated tools available. They were combined to achieve coverage of all important aspects of postpartum well-being outlined by the International Consortium of Health Outcomes (ICHOM). …”
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