Researchers Validate Twelve-Item Tool to Measure Labour and Birth Expectations
Researchers have developed and validated EXPECTBirth, a 12-item tool designed to assess antenatal expectations of labour and birth quickly and ...
Tag: Psychometric Validation
Depression Stigma Scale Demonstrates Reliability in Kazakh and Russian Validation Study
A cross-sectional validation study of 1,000 adults in Kazakhstan confirmed the internal consistency and factorial validity of adapted Kazakh and ...
New Innovation Quotient Framework Brings Structured Evidence to Venture Capital Evaluations
Researchers have introduced the Venture-Ready Innovation Quotient, a multidimensional diagnostic framework designed to replace subjective intuition in early-stage venture capital ...
Arabic Dallas Pain Questionnaire Shows Strong Reliability in Back Pain Patients
A new study validates the Arabic version of the Dallas Pain Questionnaire, demonstrating excellent reliability and feasibility for assessing pain-related ...
Italian Brown Assessment of Beliefs Scale Validated for Eating Disorder Insight
A clinical validation study confirms that the Italian Brown Assessment of Beliefs Scale provides a reliable unidimensional measure of belief-related ...
New quality of life scales capture what pediatric mastocytosis really costs children and parents
Researchers in Turkey developed and validated the first disease-specific quality of life scales for children with cutaneous mastocytosis and their ...
Gaming Disorder Scale Reveals Two Faces of Problematic Gaming in U.S. Players
A study of 620 U.S. gamers found the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short Form fits a two-factor structure separating core addictive ...
Spanish version of emergency teamwork scale validated across four rater perspectives
A validated European Spanish version of the TEAM teamwork assessment tool produced reliable scores from instructors, self-assessors and peer-assessors across ...
Poor Sleep and Chronic Conditions Linked to Social Media Addiction in Bangladeshi University Students
A cross-sectional study of 374 Bangladeshi university students found 17.1 percent met criteria for social media addiction, with short sleep, ...
Gameful Experience Scale adapted and validated in Brazilian Portuguese for nursing education
A Brazilian study reports the cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the GAMEX scale for measuring gamified learning experiences in nursing ...
Black Women in Florida Reveal What Builds Trust in Reproductive Healthcare
A mixed-methods study of 255 Black women in Alachua County, Florida, identifies five provider behaviors that build trust in reproductive ...
Seven-item scale proves reliable for measuring body functionality appreciation in Mexican adults over 50
A validation study of 357 Mexican adults aged 50 and over found that the seven-item Functional Appreciation Scale retained its ...
Audit Finds Gaps in Shoulder Rehabilitation Records, Prompting a New Documentation Tool
A retrospective audit of 333 shoulder rehabilitation records in Lahore revealed frequent documentation gaps, and a newly developed shoulder-specific physiotherapy ...
Moroccan Arabic Version of Hip Outcome Tool Shows Strong Reliability
A validation study in Marrakech reports that a new Moroccan dialectal Arabic version of the 33-item International Hip Outcome Tool ...
Turkish Digital Stressors Scale Validated for Healthcare Professionals in 605-Person Study
A study of 605 healthcare professionals in Türkiye reports that a restructured 41-item Turkish version of the Digital Stressors Scale ...
Questionnaire Measuring Quality of Work Life Validated for People with Borderline Personality Disorder
A 40-item quality of work life questionnaire has shown good construct validity and strong internal consistency among 130 employed adults ...
New 25-Item Questionnaire Measures What Cancer Patients Know and Want From Life and Death Education
Researchers in Zunyi developed and validated a 25-item questionnaire measuring cancer patients' cognition, attitudes, and preferences regarding life and death ...
Development and psychometric validation of the hospital Security Personnel Narrative Competency Scale (HSPNCS)
A cross-sectional study of 645 hospital security personnel in China found preliminary validity and strong internal consistency for a 36-item ...
New 12-Item Instrument Measures How Nurses Ration Care Under Resource Pressure
Researchers in Iran have developed and validated a 12-item Nursing Care Rationing Instrument that measures how often nurses must prioritize ...
Ataxia Rating Scales May Not Measure Up Across Cultures, Researchers Warn
A new perspective in Frontiers in Neurology argues that translated versions of the SARA and ICARS ataxia scales may not ...
