Background: Reliability studies are used to verify the evaluation accuracy of a given device. Strength is an important factor for development daily activities and its correct management fundamental. The objective this study was examine reliability concentric strength test in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods: Twenty-seven individuals T2DM performed three repetitions extension...

background: understanding why the graduates from the high schools choose nursing is essential for the health policy makers in each country and iran is not an exception. the aim of this study was to develop an instrument measuring the influential factors on career choice among iranian nursing students. materials and methods: this methodological study employed both qualitative and quantitative ap...

Background: Excessive fear of movement, restricted physical activity, and cognitive distortions are frequently found with chronic low back pain (CLBP) subjects. The Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ) is the most well-founded often used tool to measure avoidance beliefs in CLBP In India, there a diversity culture, educational level, language. So, need translate FABQ into regional langua...

BACKGROUND Musculoskeletal disorders particularly in the back and lower extremities are common among marines. Here, movement-control tests are considered clinically useful for screening and follow-up evaluation. However, few studies have addressed the reliability of clinical tests, and no such published data exists for marines. The present aim was therefore to determine the inter- and intra-obs...

BACKGROUND Previous investigations suggest an important role of social support in the outcomes of patients treated for ischemic heart disease. The ENRICHD Social Support Instrument (ESSI) is a 7-item self-report survey that assesses social support. Validity and reliability of the ESSI, however, has not been formally tested in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). METHO...

Multi-center epidemiological studies must ascertain that their measurements are accurate and reliable. For laboratory measurements, reliability can be assessed through investigation of reproducibility of measurements in the same individual. In this paper, we present results from the quality control analysis of the baseline laboratory measurements from the ELSA-Brasil study. The study enrolled 1...

conclusions the findings support the validity and reliability of the iranian version of the qol-grav questionnaire. therefore, it is recommended to be used for both clinical and research purposes. results the qol-grav showed good content validity (cvi value = 0.95 and cvr value = 1), internal consistency (α = 0.79), and test–retest reliability (icc = 0.86). the results of the cfa for two-factor...

objective: the purpose of this study was to determine the validity and reliability of the persian version of templer death anxiety scale-extended (das-e) in veterans of iran–iraq warfare. methods: in this cross-sectional study, 211 male veterans of iran–iraq warfare completed the 51 item dase. principal components analysis with varimax rotation was used to assess domain structure of the das-e. ...

Objectives: The elderly residents of nursing homes experience falling at least once a year. The fear of falling influences the quality of life and causes limitations in their daily living activities. Therefore, this study aimed to translate the Falls Efficacy Scale (FES) and investigate its validity and reliability in the elderly Iranian residents of nursing homes. Methods: The current methodo...