OBJECTIVES In systemic sclerosis (SSc), hand involvement is frequent and leads to prominent disability. The Hand Mobility in Scleroderma (HAMIS) test is a hand function test for SSc patients assessing the movements included in an ordinary range of motion examination. Our aim is to validate the Italian version of HAMIS, by assessing its test-retest reliability, internal consistency and external ...

[Purpose] This study aimed to examine the validity and internal consistency of the Japanese version of a performance evaluation tool for activities of daily living (ADL) based on the modified Barthel Index (PET-MBI) among elderly people at home. [Subjects] The subjects were elderly people living at home in Japan. [Methods] A cross-sectional study was performed at five home care facilities for e...

BACKGROUND To validate the Persian version of the simple shoulder test in patients with shoulder joint problems. METHODS Following Beaton`s guideline, translation and back translation was conducted. We reached to a consensus on the Persian version of SST. To test the face validity in a pilot study, the Persian SST was administered to 20 individuals with shoulder joint conditions. We enrolled ...

Objectives: The present research aims to prepare an Iranian Police Job Satisfaction Inventory (IPJSI) by using Confirmative Factor Analysis as well as to evaluate the validity and reliability of it. Method: A Group consisting of 2933 Iranian police employees chosen by Stratified Random Sampling method from a number of police departments throughout the country completed the IPJS inventories. Val...

BACKGROUND Dysphagia as a common condition affecting many aspects of the patient's life. The Dysphagia Handicap Index (DHI) is a reliable self-reported questionnaire developed specifically to measure the impact of dysphagia on the patient's quality of life. The aim of this study was to translate the questionnaire to Persian and to measure its validity and reliability in patients with neurogenic...

In spite of the ease of computation of Cronbach Coefficient Alpha, its misconceptions and mis-applications are still widespread, such as the confusion of consistency and dimensionality, as well as the confusion of raw Alpha and standardized Alpha. To clarify these misconceptions, this paper will illustrate the computation of Cronbach Coefficient Alpha in a step-by-step manner, and also explain ...

INTRODUCTION This study assessed the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the DSM-5 Posttraumatic Stress Symptom Severity Scale-Child Form for use among the Turkish population. METHODS The study group consisted of 30 patients that had been treated in a child psychiatry unit and diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder and 83 healthy volunteers that were attending middle or h...

it is important to consider the health concerns of adolescents before developing and implementing public health promotion or health education curriculum programs aimed at ameliorating priority health problems experienced by adolescents. the aim of this study was to test the psychometric properties of the original adolescent health concern inventory (ahci) for use with an iranian population.this...

OBJECTIVE To examine the reliability and validity of the physical activity decline (PAD) score: a measure for assessing a decline in the level of physical activity in patients with chronic pain. DESIGN This study was embedded in a prognostic cohort study based on an inception cohort of patients with sub-acute low back pain. PATIENTS Sixty-two patients who developed chronic pain participated...