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Development of a patient-reported palliative care-specific health classification system: the POS-E [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
BackgroundGeneric preference-based measures are commonly used to estimate quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) to inform resource-allocation decisions.
Dzingina, Mendwas   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Satisfying customers using total quality management: the mediating role of control systems [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The premise of this paper is that Total Quality Management (TQM) must be adopted as a way of life for employees and not just as a slogan per se, so that the intended goal of implementing TQM can be fully realised.
Router, Ommei Kalsum S.   +1 more
core   +2 more sources

Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of the Internet Addiction Test (IAT) in a Sample of Cypriot High School Students: The Rasch Measurement Perspective

open access: yesEurope's Journal of Psychology, 2012
As Greek Cypriot senior high school teachers, the researchers believe that instruments assessing Internet addiction should be developed and validated for use wherever there are adolescents (the most at-risk population) and Internet access. The purpose of
Panayiotis Panayides   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Chinese translation of the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity : factor structure, internal consistency reliability, and construct validity among Protestant Christians in Shanghai [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
A sample of 131 Chinese Christians attending a Protestant church in Shanghai completed the Chinese translation of the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity developed originally by Francis et al.
Francis, Leslie J.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Establishing the cut-off scores for the severity ranges of schizophrenia on the BPRS-6 scale: findings from the REAP-AP

open access: yesPsychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 2019
Objective: Using data from the Research on Asian Psychotropic Prescription Patterns for Antipsychotics (REAP-AP), our study aimed to establish the remission and severity ranges (mild, moderate, and severe) of schizophrenia on the Brief Psychiatric Rating
Seon-Cheol Park   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rasch Measurement in Language Research: Creating the Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Inventory

open access: yesEurope's Journal of Psychology, 2014
The purpose of this study was to construct a new scale for measuring foreign language classroom anxiety (FLCA). It begun with the creation of an extended item pool generated by qualitative methods.
Miranda J. Walker, Panayiotis Panayides
doaj   +1 more source

Development of a Performance-Based Measure of Executive Functions in Patients with Schizophrenia. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2015
A performance-based measure for assessing executive functions (EF) is useful to understand patients' real life performance of EF. This study aimed to develop a performance-based measure of executive functions (PEF) based on the Lezak model and to examine
En-Chi Chiu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Coefficient Alpha

open access: yesEurope's Journal of Psychology, 2013
Heavy reliance on Cronbach’s alpha has been standard practice in many validation studies. However, there seem to be two misconceptions about the interpretation of alpha.
Panayiotis Panayides
doaj   +1 more source

Modeling unidimensional categorization in monkeys [PDF]

open access: yesLearning & Behavior, 2006
The categorization performance of monkeys on a unidimensional perceptual categorization task was examined with reference to decision bound and exemplar theories of categorization. Three rhesus monkeys were presented with stimuli varying along a single dimension, the displacement of a target light from a fixation point.
Farrell, SA   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

The Use Of Cronbach Alpha Reliability Estimate In Research Among Students In Public Universities In Ghana.

open access: yesAfrican Journal of Teacher Education, 2017
This study examines the use of Cronbach alpha reliability estimate in research among university students in Ghana. An exploratory research design was employed in the study.
Frank Quansah
doaj   +1 more source

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