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Kalkbrenner, Michael T.; Ryan, Aimee F.; Hunt, Adam J.; Rahman, Samiah R. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2023
We conducted a psychometric synthesis of the internal consistency reliability and internal structure of scores on the English versions of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) in publications between 2012 and 2022. Results supported acceptable-to-strong reliability and validity evidence of scores…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Test Validity, Test Reliability, Questionnaires
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F. Alethea Marti; Nadereh Pourat; Christopher Lee; Bonnie T. Zima – Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 2022
While many standardized assessment measures exist to track child mental health treatment outcomes, the degree to which such tools have been adequately tested for reliability and validity across race, ethnicity, and class is uneven. This paper examines the corpus of published tests of psychometric properties for the ten standardized measures used…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Outcome Measures, Psychometrics, Standardized Tests
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Gibson, C. Ben; Mayhall, Timothy B. – Sociological Methods & Research, 2019
Although a wealth of literature exists studying the effect of sponsor characteristics on self-reports of mental health, little work assesses a related but potentially powerful effect: a context comprehension effect, that is, a change in the respondent's interpretation of a survey question, given the concept elicited by the interviewer. Further,…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Hospitals, Context Effect, Comprehension
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Niksadat, Negin; Rakhshanderou, Sakineh; Negarandeh, Reza; Ramezankhani, Ali; Vasheghani Farahani, Ali; Ghaffari, Mohtasham – American Journal of Health Education, 2019
Background: The existing literature supports the application of the principles of andragogy on patient education. But there is a lack of a suitable tool for assessing patient education's conformity with these principles. Purpose: This study was conducted to develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of a questionnaire that measures the…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Questionnaires, Psychometrics, Andragogy
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Stanley, Leanne M.; Edwards, Michael C. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2016
The purpose of this article is to highlight the distinction between the reliability of test scores and the fit of psychometric measurement models, reminding readers why it is important to consider both when evaluating whether test scores are valid for a proposed interpretation and/or use. It is often the case that an investigator judges both the…
Descriptors: Test Reliability, Goodness of Fit, Scores, Patients
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Kaspar, Roman; Döring, Ottmar; Wittmann, Eveline; Hartig, Johannes; Weyland, Ulrike; Nauerth, Annette; Möllers, Michaela; Rechenbach, Simone; Simon, Julia; Worofka, Iberé – Vocations and Learning, 2016
Valid and reliable standardized assessment of nursing competencies is needed to monitor the quality of vocational education and training (VET) in nursing and evaluate learning outcomes for care work trainees with increasingly heterogeneous learning backgrounds. To date, however, the modeling of professional competencies has not yet evolved into…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, Geriatrics, Video Technology, Computer Assisted Testing
Esslin, Patricia E. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Recognition that adverse events are a significant cause for morbidity and mortality has led to a rise in global efforts to improve patient safety. Adaptations are needed in healthcare institutions and at the educational preparatory level for all healthcare providers. One change surrounds the significance of patient-centered care, an important…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Rating Scales, Measures (Individuals), Health Services
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Fergus, Thomas A.; Valentiner, David P.; Gillen, Michael J.; Hiraoka, Regina; Twohig, Michael P.; Abramowitz, Jonathan S.; McGrath, Patrick B. – Psychological Assessment, 2012
The current study examined whether the Avoidance and Fusion Questionnaire for Youth (AFQ-Y; L. A. Greco, W. Lambert, & R. A. Baer, 2008), a self-report measure of psychological inflexibility for children and adolescents, might be useful for measuring psychological inflexibility for adults. The psychometric properties of the AFQ-Y were examined…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Psychological Testing, Psychometrics, Adults
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Blagov, Pavel S.; Bi, Wu; Shedler, Jonathan; Westen, Drew – Assessment, 2012
The Shedler-Westen Assessment Procedure (SWAP) is a personality assessment instrument designed for use by expert clinical assessors. Critics have raised questions about its psychometrics, most notably its validity across observers and situations, the impact of its fixed score distribution on research findings, and its test-retest reliability. We…
Descriptors: Personality Measures, Personality Assessment, Psychometrics, Test Validity
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Schwartz, Eben S.; Chapman, Benjamin P.; Duberstein, Paul R.; Weinstock-Guttman, Bianca; Benedict, Ralph H. B. – Assessment, 2011
Personality assessment is a potentially important component of clinical and empirical work with neurological patients because (a) individual differences in personality may be associated with different neurological outcomes and (b) central nervous system changes may give rise to alteration in personality. For personality assessment to be useful to…
Descriptors: Personality Assessment, Personality Measures, Patients, Neurological Impairments
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Su, Chwen-Yng; Lin, Yueh-Hsien; Wu, Yuh-Yih; Wuang, Yee-Pay – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 2013
The present study consisted of two phases: development and psychometric validation of a Chinese version of the Hooper Visual Organization Test (HVOT) using Rasch analysis and the provision of normative data on the basis of a representative sample of the Chinese-speaking population. The HVOT was administered to 1008 healthy adults aged 15-79 years,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Screening Tests, Visual Measures, Adults
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Ito, Hiroyuki; Tani, Iori; Yukihiro, Ryoji; Adachi, Jun; Hara, Koichi; Ogasawara, Megumi; Inoue, Masahiko; Kamio, Yoko; Nakamura, Kazuhiko; Uchiyama, Tokio; Ichikawa, Hironobu; Sugiyama, Toshiro; Hagiwara, Taku; Tsujii, Masatsugu – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2012
The pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs) Autism Society Japan Rating Scale (PARS), an interview-based instrument for evaluating PDDs, has been developed in Japan with the aim of providing a method that (1) can be used to evaluate PDD symptoms and related support needs and (2) is simpler and easier than the currently used "gold…
Descriptors: Autism, Test Validity, Interrater Reliability, Rating Scales
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Van Orden, Kimberly A.; Cukrowicz, Kelly C.; Witte, Tracy K.; Joiner, Thomas E., Jr. – Psychological Assessment, 2012
The present study examined the psychometric properties and construct validity of scores derived from the Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire (INQ) using latent variable modeling with 5 independent samples varying in age and level of psychopathology. The INQ was derived from the interpersonal theory of suicide and was developed to measure thwarted…
Descriptors: Psychological Needs, Interpersonal Relationship, Questionnaires, Construct Validity
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Hamed, Razan; Tariah, Hashem Abu; Malkawi, Somaya; Holm, Margo B. – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 2012
The Mayo-Portland Adaptability Inventory 4 (MPAI-4) is a valid and reliable assessment tool to detect clinical impairments in patients with acquired brain injury. The tool is widely used by rehabilitation therapists worldwide, given its good psychometric properties and its availability in several languages. The purpose of this study was to…
Descriptors: Performance Tests, Performance Based Assessment, Semitic Languages, Psychometrics
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Turner, Margaret A.; Andrewes, David G. – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 2010
This study evaluated the psychometric properties of a simple scale for measuring positive interpersonal attitudes of depressed stroke patients, with regard to their cognitive limitations. Two versions of the Attitudes Towards Relationships Scale were developed and administered to depressed stroke (n = 48) and control rheumatic/orthopaedic (n = 45)…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Patients, Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics
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