PURPOSE To investigate the concurrent, face and content validity of an evaluation tool for Myofascial Adhesions in Patients after Breast Cancer (MAP-BC evaluation tool). METHODS 1) Concurrent validity of the MAP-BC evaluation tool was investigated by exploring correlations (Spearman's rank Correlation Coefficient) between the subjective scores (0 -no adhesions to 3 -very strong adhesions) of ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE The STarT Back Tool uses prognostic indicators to classify patients with low back pain into three risk groups to guide early secondary prevention in primary care. The present study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Japanese version of the tool (STarT-J). METHODS An online survey was conducted among Japanese patients with low back pain aged 20-64 yea...

BACKGROUND Classification of Psychiatric Emergency Presentations (PEP) is not sufficiently clear due to their inherent high inter-subjectivity and lack of validated triage instruments. In order to improve current classification of psychiatric emergency presentations (PEP) at Emergency Departments, we implemented and validated the Color-Risk Psychiatric Triage (CRPT), an instrument for classifyi...

BACKGROUND A 2014 national audit used the English General Practice Patient Survey (GPPS) to compare service users' experience of out-of-hours general practitioner (GP) services, yet there is no published evidence on the validity of these GPPS items. OBJECTIVES Establish the construct and concurrent validity of GPPS items evaluating service users' experience of GP out-of-hours care. METHODS ...

objective: functional assessment of cancer therapy - breast (fact-b) scale, is widely used to measure health-related quality of life in cancer patients. the aim of the present study was to validate the fact-b in a sample of iranian women with breast cancer.   method: the sample consisted of 300 women with breast cancer that selected through non-random convenient sampling procedure from oncology...

objective: the most commonly used instrument for the research and treatment of excessive internet use is young’s internet addiction test (iat). while the iat has been translated to several languages (including persian) and has demonstrated good psychometric properties across several independent studies, there is still a room for alternative assessment instruments. this study reports a validatio...

The purpose of this research is to verify the reliability and validity of a job stressor scale for nurses caring for patients with intractable neurological diseases. A mail survey was conducted using a self-report questionnaire. The subjects were 263 nurses and assistant nurses working in wards specializing in intractable neurological diseases. The response rate was 71.9% (valid response rate, ...

introduction: many patients who have had strokes suffer from dysphagia which can lead to aspiration pneumonia in 20% to 25% of cases. early assessment of dysphagia has can reduce the risk of death and the cost of medical care. the present study developed a questionnaire to assess dysphagia in adult patients who have suffered strokes and determined the validity and reliability of the content. me...