Convergent Validity and Responsiveness of the SULCS [PDF]
To evaluate the convergent validity and responsiveness of the Stroke Upper Limb Capacity Scale (SULCS) in comparison to the Arm Motor Ability Test (AMAT), the Box and Blocks Test (BBT), and the upper limb Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA). The SULCS is a relatively new measure that was designed to be easier to score and less time consuming than some existing
Amy S. Friedl+5 more
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Convergent validity of the electronic frailty index [PDF]
the electronic frailty index (eFI) has been developed and validated using routine primary care electronic health record data. The focus of the original big data study was on predictive validity as a form of criterion validation. Convergent validity is a subtype of construct validity and considered a core component of the validity of a test.to ...
Caroline Brundle+6 more
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The uniqueness of subjective ageing: convergent and discriminant validity [PDF]
AbstractAlthough a large body of research has demonstrated the predictive power of subjective ageing for several decisive developmental outcomes, there remains some controversy about whether subjective ageing truly represents a unique construct. Thus, information about the convergent and discriminant validity of different approaches to measuring ...
Verena Klusmann+5 more
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The evaluation of a screening tool for children with an intellectual disability: The Child and Adolescent Intellectual Disability Screening Questionnaire [PDF]
The study outlines the evaluation of an intellectual disability screening tool, the Child and Adolescent Intellectual Disability Screening Questionnaire (CAIDS-Q), with two age groups.
McKenzie, Karen+4 more
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Psychometric Properties of the Arabic Version of the Depressive Cognition Scale in First-Year Adolescent Egyptian Nursing Students [PDF]
Background: Identifying depressive cognitions in adolescent nursing students can be an important step to prevent the development of clinical depression, which is positively associated with suicide.
Bekhet, Abir K., Zauszniewski, Jaclene
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A typology of validity: content, face, convergent, discriminant, nomological and predictive validity [PDF]
Purpose – Research serves to elucidate and tackle real-world issues (e.g. capitalizing opportunities and solving problems). Critical to research is the concept of validity, which gauges the extent to which research is adequate and appropriate in ...
Weng Marc Lim
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Psychometric Properties of the Brief Strengths Scale-12 in Korean Population
The goal of this study was to examine the factorial structure, internal consistency, test-retest reliability, criterion validity, convergent validity, and discriminant validity of the Brief Strengths Scale-12 (BSS-12) in Korean population.
Young-Jin Lim
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The translation, validity and reliability of the German version of the Fremantle Back Awareness Questionnaire [PDF]
Background: The Fremantle Back Awareness Questionnaire (FreBAQ) claims to assess disrupted self-perception of the back. The aim of this study was to develop a German version of the Fre-BAQ (FreBAQ-G) and assess its test-retest reliability, its known ...
A Vrana+65 more
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Using the CES-D with custodial grandmothers: cross-validation and convergent validity [PDF]
Objective: This study is the first to analyze the factor structure of the Center for EpistemologicalStudies Depression (CES-D) Scale with custodial grandmothers involving both cross validationand convergent validity analyses.Method: Cross validation was accomplished with two different samples of custodialgrandmothers (GCM) to calibrate (n=733; Average ...
Bert Hayslip+2 more
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Work-nonwork interference: Preliminary results on the psychometric properties of a new instrument
Orientation: Recently, a new work-nonwork interference instrument was developed to measure the interference between work and nonwork roles in the South African context (Koekemoer, Mostert & Rothmann, 2010).
Eileen Koekemoer, Karina Mostert
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