Validation of the King’s Health Questionnaire for South Africa in English, Afrikaans and isiXhosa

In the present study, the superior factorial structure of the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS) was investigated. The aims of the study were to test the fit of our new four-factor/subscale structure within and across a wide range of clinical populations compared to competing structures, and to identify any clinical populations where the HoNOS might require modification in order to improve its psychometric properties. Ordinal confirmatory factor analysis was performed for four competing HoNOS subscale structures using a national sample of 80,161 ratings taken at the point of referral to mental health services in England. A new four-factor structure with good/acceptable internal consistency for each of the factors/subscales demonstrated a significantly better fit to the data for 21 of the 24 data groups compared to three competing subscale models. A new four-factor/subscale structure was shown to be the most generalizable subscale structure currently available for HoNOS. However, although superior to other factorial structures, the statistical fit was less than optimal for some clinical populations. Therefore, we would recommend that additional items relevant to all mental health patients are identified and added to the HoNOS in order to allow the development of a single, more generalizable subscale structure, and a much improved version of the HoNOS.

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“…However, values ≥0.60 are also acceptable (Juul et al . ). The ordinal Cronbach alpha values obtained for the four subscales of the Speak et al .…”

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confidence: 97%

Factorial structure of the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales: An ordinal confirmatory factor analysis using a national sample of clinician ratings in England

Speak

Muncer

2016

Int J Mental Health Nurs

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“…Low Cronbach alpha values can be linked to 1-a small number of variables (only 4 items were included in the test). Two-internal consistency is lower with basic questions than with more speci c ones, and the questions in this questionnaire are designed to assess general function [24].…”

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confidence: 99%

Is the Arabic version of the WeeFIM instrument reliable and feasible enough to measure functional independence in Egyptian children with burns?

Othman

2022

Preprint

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Purpose The adaptation of the Arabic WeeFIM instrument to an interview format suitable for burned children with communicative and/or cognitive problems with evaluation of its feasibility and reliability. Methods An observational study with two measurements within a 2-week time period in a sample of 53 patients with healed burns who were aged 3 to 16 years. Feasibility was evaluated by the assessment of the frequency of missing answers per item and administration time. The reliability was assessed by a test-retest procedure. For content validity, experts were asked to complete all questions in the Arabic Index of Content Validity (ICV). Results The Arabic version of WeeFIM has borderline reliability (Cronbach's Alpha = 0.619 and Pearson correlation coefficient: r = 0.986). There was an acceptable percent to have a feasible test as 83.963% of the filled questionnaires had no missing answers and 16.037% had missing answers. The ICV showed that all the questions were relevant except for two questions: Question 15, for expression, and question 18, for memory. Conclusion The Arabic version of WeeFIM has high test-retest reliability, borderline internal consistency, and excellent feasibility in measuring the functional outcome of burned children.

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“…[ 31 ] However, the lower acceptable Cronbach’s alpha values are 0.6–0.65 which might probably be clarified by considering at the specific items. [ 32 ] Saiful and Yusoff[ 33 ] accepted Cronbach’s alpha value more than 0.6 for internal consistency. Poor alpha value is between 0.5 and 0.6 and inacceptable alpha value is below than 0.5.…”

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Development and validation of a questionnaire on knowledge, attitude, and perception towards allergic reactions of paracetamol

et al. 2020

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A BSTRACT Introduction: National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency, Ministry of Health Malaysia has received 1018 adverse drug reaction reports related to paracetamol with 1972 adverse events from the year 2000 to February 2015. Serious skin reactions including Stevens–Johnson syndrome (SJS), toxic epidermal necrolysis, and acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis may develop as a result of allergic reactions of paracetamol. This study aimed to develop and validate a questionnaire regarding Knowledge, Attitude, and Perception towards Allergic Reactions of Paracetamol (KAP-ARP) among the general population. Materials and Methods: Content and face validity of the KAP-ARP were determined by four experts and 20 respondents, respectively. A questionnaire with 36 items, consisting of 16 Knowledge, 9 Attitude, and 11 Perception items, was distributed to 177 respondents. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was performed for construct validity. Cronbach’s alpha was used to determine the reliability of the questionnaire. Results: EFA constructed 13 Knowledge, 8 Attitude, and 8 Perception items. The final KAP-ARP questionnaire is reliable based on its internal consistency reliability (Knowledge: α = 0.78; Attitude: α = 0.63; Perception: α = 0.70). Conclusion: A valid and reliable questionnaire that is useful for measuring KAP-ARP among the general population has been developed.

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Validation of the King’s Health Questionnaire for South Africa in English, Afrikaans and isiXhosa

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Factorial structure of the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales: An ordinal confirmatory factor analysis using a national sample of clinician ratings in England

Factorial structure of the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales: An ordinal confirmatory factor analysis using a national sample of clinician ratings in England

Is the Arabic version of the WeeFIM instrument reliable and feasible enough to measure functional independence in Egyptian children with burns?

Development and validation of a questionnaire on knowledge, attitude, and perception towards allergic reactions of paracetamol

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