Validating the Psychometric Characteristics of the Perinatal Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Questionnaire (PPQ) in a Chinese Context

Background

Perinatal posttraumatic stress disorder (PPTSD) is a common stress-induced mental disorder worldwide. The Perinatal Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Questionnaire (PPQ) is an excellent questionnaire that measures the symptoms of PPTSD, but has not been translated into Chinese yet.

Issues in cross‐cultural validity: Example from the adaptation,reliability, and validity testing of a Turkish version of the Stanford Health Assessment Questionnaire

Objective

Guidelines have been established for cross‐cultural adaptation of outcome measures. However, invariance across cultures must also be demonstrated through analysis of Differential Item Functioning (DIF). This is tested in the context of a Turkish adaptation of the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ).

Methods

Internal construct validity of the adapted HAQ is assessed by Rasch analysis; reliability, by internal consistency and the intraclass correlation coefficient; external construct validity, by association with impairments and American College of Rheumatology functional stages. Cross‐cultural validity is tested through DIF by comparison with data from the UK version of the HAQ.

Results

The adapted version of the HAQ demonstrated good internal construct validity through fit of the data to the Rasch model (mean item fit 0.205; SD 0.998). Reliability was excellent (α = 0.97) and external construct validity was confirmed by expected associations. DIF for culture was found in only 1 item.

Conclusions

Cross‐cultural validity was found to be sufficient for use in international studies between the UK and Turkey. Future adaptation of instruments should include analysis of DIF at the field testing stage in the adaptation process.

     

术中获得性压力性损伤危险因素评估量表的编制及信效度检验

目的 编制术中获得性压力性损伤危险因素评估量表并进行信效度检验,旨在为手术室护理人员提供科学、客观的压力性损伤评估工具。 方法 在循证的基础上结合2轮专家函询形成量表初稿;采用便利抽样法,于2019年11月—2020年1月选取7所三级甲等医院的6 713例择期手术患者为调查对象,对术中获得性压力性损伤风险评估量表的信效度进行检验并绘制受试者工作特征曲线确定最佳临界值。结果 术中获得性压力性损伤危险因素评估量表包括2个维度、10个危险因素;2轮函询专家积极系数均为100%,权威系数为0.874、0.885,肯德尔和谐系数为0.164、0.170;量表整体的Cronbach’s α系数为0.648,折半信度为0.705,内容效度为0.989;2个维度的最佳临界值为8.5分、7.5分,受试者工作特征曲线下面积分别为0.779、0.776。 结论 术中获得性压力性损伤危险因素评估量表具有良好的信效度,可在临床推广使用。     

类风湿关节炎患者疼痛评估量表的汉化与信效度检验

目的 引入并汉化类风湿关节炎患者疼痛评估量表（Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain Scale,RAPS）,并检验其信效度。 方法 2020年6月—10月,按照Brislin翻译模式进行翻译、回译、检译,进行文化调试,形成中文版RAPS量表。成立专家委员会检验其内容效度,对上海市某三级甲等医院的236例患者进行调查,测定量表信度。 结果 中文版RAPS共24个条目,各维度Cronbach’s α系数为0.881~0.954,总量表Cronbach’s α系数为0.969。内容效度指数为0.97,各条目均高于0.80,共析出3个公因子,分别为生理维度、感觉维度、情感认知维度,累计方差贡献率为73.582%。 结论 中文版的RAPS具有较好的信效度,适合中国文化背景下类风湿关节炎患者疼痛水平的评估与测量。     

Instruments for measuring mental health recovery: A systematic review

Persons in recovery, providers, and policymakers alike are advocating for recovery-oriented mental health care, with the promotion of recovery becoming a prominent feature of mental health policy in the United States and internationally. One step toward creating a recovery-oriented system of care is to use recovery-oriented outcome measures. Numerous instruments have been developed to assess progress towards mental health recovery. This review identifies instruments of mental health recovery and evaluates the appropriateness of their use including their psychometric properties, ease of administration, and service-user involvement in their development. A literature search using the Medline and Psych-INFO databases was conducted, identifying 21 instruments for potential inclusion in this review, of which thirteen met inclusion criteria. Results suggest only three instruments (25%) have had their psychometric properties assessed in three or more unique samples of participants. Ease of administration varied between instruments, and for the majority of instruments, development included service user involvement. This review updates and expands previous reviews of instruments to assess mental health recovery. As mental health care continues to transform to a recovery-oriented model of service delivery, this review may facilitate selection of appropriate assessments of mental health recovery for systems to use in evaluating and improving the care they provide.     

Validation de l’échelle d’évaluation du vécu de l’accouchement (QEVA) auprès d’une population française

BackgroundA woman's negative perception of her subjective childbirth experience can have consequences on the mother's psychological state and on early mother–baby relationships. To date, there is no validated tool in France allowing to evaluate childbirth experience in a multidimensional way. The aim of this study is to validate the Questionnaire Assessing the Childbirth Experience (QEVA) in a French sample of mothers. This tool was developed in a previous study where the authors combined 25 items into 6 dimensions: representations and expectations, sensory perceptions, feeling of control, perceived social support (medical staff and partner), emotions (positive and negative) and first moments with the baby.MethodsThe sample included 256 women recruited in a maternity ward. Sociodemographic and obstetric characteristics of our sample were compared to those of the French national perinatal survey. The structure of the QEVA with 17 items was explored by an exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM). An analysis of the internal consistency was conducted on the sub-scores of the identified factors, and the concurrent validity was assessed with the Peri-traumatic Distress Inventory (PDI) through a correlation and its associated t-test.ResultsThe characteristics of our sample and those of the national perinatal survey do not differ on age, marital status, parity, cannabis use, infertility treatment, epidural and baby weight, in favour of the good representativeness of our sample. The study of the QEVA structure revealed a 4-dimensional structure. Analysis of the psychometric qualities showed a good internal consistency, with an observed alpha value ranging from 0.69 to 0.86. The QEVA also shows a good concurrent validity with the peri-traumatic distress scores (r = 0.51).ConclusionTo date, the QEVA is the first standardized tool allowing a multidimensional evaluation of the subjective experience of childbirth. It has been validated on a French population using an exploratory structural equation modeling. This tool, which is simple to use and well accepted by mothers, enables health professionals not only to screen mothers experiencing difficult childbirth and in need of support, but also to adapt health care according to the dimensions of the birth experience and its associated difficulties (emotions during the birth, interactions with health professionals, first moments with the baby, or post-partum emotions).     

The association between health literacy and indicators of cognitive impairment in a diverse sample of primary care patients

Objectives

To confirm the association of health literacy scores as measured by Health Literacy Assessment Using Talking Touchscreen Technology (Health LiTT) with cognitive ability and education. To determine whether this association differs by cognitive task.

Methods

Cognitive impairment was measured using the Mini-Cog, which combines a delayed word recall task (WRT) and a clock drawing task (CDT) to yield an overall classification of normal versus cognitively impaired. Participants were recruited from primary care clinics that provide care to underserved patients.

Results

Participants (n = 574) were predominantly non-Hispanic black (67%) with a mean age of 46 years, 50% did not have health insurance, 56% had a high school education or less and 21% screened positive for cognitive impairment. Overall cognitive ability and education were significantly associated with health literacy after adjusting for other variables, including race/ethnicity and physical health. We observed a stronger association between the CDT and health literacy than between the WRT and health literacy.

Conclusion

By confirming hypothesized associations, this study provides additional support of the validity of Health LiTT.

Practice implications

Health LiTT is a reliable and valid tool that researchers and clinicians can use to identify individuals who might have difficulty understanding health information.     

家庭教养方式问卷信效度再检验

目的:进一步检验程灶火等编制的《家庭教养方式问卷》(FUSQ)的信度和效度.方法:在芜湖市学校、社区和医院等抽取720名学生、社会工作人员、吸毒者和神经症患者,用《家庭教养方式问卷》进行测试,间隔1个月对其中200名被试进行重测.结果:问卷α系数、分半信度和重测信度分别是0.49～0.92;0.63～0.93和0.68～0.96;验证性因素分析显示各拟合指数符合标准;病例组多数维度得分低于对照组(P＜0.05).结论:《家庭教养方式问卷》具有较好的信度和效度,可用于临床和科研测量个体主观感受到的家庭教养方式.     

医学教育环境评估量表在我国口腔医学生中应用的信度与效度分析

目的：评价医学教育环境评估量表（DREEM）在我国口腔医学生中应用的信度和效度。方法：采用DREEM量表中文版在重庆医科大学口腔医学本科生中进行问卷调查,最终对调查结果进行统计学分析,考评量表的信度和效度。其中信度采用内部一致性信度和分半信度进行分析;效度采用探索性因素分析和收敛效度进行分析。采用SPSS 22.0软件包对数据进行信度和效度检验。结果：共回收有效问卷260份。量表总的Cronbach α系数为0.936,Guttman 分半信度系数为0.816。经过探索性因子分析,提取5个因子,累积贡献率达47.071%,显示量表存在预想的连带关系和逻辑关系。量表的Spearman等级相关系数为0.447~0.556之间。结论：医学教育环境评估量表在我国口腔医学生中应用具有良好的信度和效度,可在我国口腔医学教育环境的评价中进一步推广应用。