Quality of life prognosis in patients with somatoform disorders with sleep disorders by V.V. Ogorenko, I.I. Makarova, A.V. Shornikov

“…A comprehensive assessment of the patient’s condition was conducted, including clinical-anamnestic, clinical-psychopathological, and psychodiagnostic examinations, supplemented by the use of psychometric scales (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Beck Depression Inventory, Insomnia Severity Index, Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20, Integrative Quality of Life Questionnaire, and Spielberger Anxiety Scale). …”
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Stress among medical students: factor structure of the University Stress Scale among Italian students by Alex Burdorf, Maura Galletta, Igor Portoghese, Fabio Porru, Marcello Campagna

“…Objectives The main purpose of the current study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Italian version of the University Stress Scale (USS) among Italian medical students.Design, setting and participants A cross-sectional observational study based on data from an online cross-sectional survey from 11 to 23 December 2018. …”
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Validation of the uncertainty stress scale-high-risk pregnancy - Chinese brief version: Rasch analysis by Yi Jing Tsai, Chi Chen Chen, Yu Yun Hsu, Chuan Chuan Chen

“…Conclusions This study developed a 17-item brief version of the USS-HRPV-C scale, which has demonstrated its satisfactory psychometric properties. Healthcare providers can use the validated brief version of the USS-HRPV-C to proficiently assess women’s psychosocial stress and uncertainty during pregnancy.…”
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Cross-cultural adaptation: South African Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Knowledge Questionnaire by Lorisha Manas, Tawanda Chivese, Ankia Coetzee, Magda Conradie, Linzette D. Morris

“…Further validation of the psychometric properties of the English, Afrikaans and isiXhosa versions of the SA-GDMKQ among larger sample groups is however warranted. …”
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Life after prostate cancer diagnosis: protocol for a UK-wide patient-reported outcomes study by David H Brewster, Victoria Cairnduff, Eila Watson, Amy Downing, Adam W Glaser, Penny Wright, William Cross, Conan Donnelly, Anna Gavin, Carol Rivas, Richard Wagland, Peter Selby, Luke Hounsome, Therese Kearney, Rebecca Mottram, Majorie Allen, Oonagh McSorley, Hugh Butcher, Paul Kind, James W H Catto, Dyfed Huws, Emma McNair, Lauren Matheson, Johana Nayoan, Mike Horton, Jessica Corner, Julia Verne

“…A comprehensive patient-reported outcome measure has been developed using generic and specific instruments with proven psychometric properties and relevance in national and international studies. …”
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Development and validation of the Japanese version of the Public Attitudes Toward Epilepsy (PATE‐J) Scale by Junichi Hatakeda, Hiroumi Shimazaki, Izumi Kuramochi, Takayuki Iwayama, Sayaka Kobayashi, Hideyuki Matsuki, Haruo Yoshimasu, Kheng Seang Lim

“…Conclusion The PATE‐J demonstrates strong psychometric properties and cultural relevance for measuring public attitudes toward epilepsy in Japan. …”
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Perceived coercion amongst healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic by Andrea S. Stoltenberg, Veronica Ranieri, Hege Kristine N. Dahlen, Eleni Nastouli, SAFER Investigators, Roger Almvik, Sarah J. L. Edwards, Sunjeev K. Kamboj

“…The exploratory conceptual and psychometric structure was confirmed in a separate sample of HCWs from the UK and Norway (N = 483). …”
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Content and face validity in virtual reality with children: a validation in five steps+1 of a wheelchair basketball game by Imanol Ceberio, Mohammad Al-Rashaida, Maitane García, Juan Francisco Lopez Paz, Monika Salgueiro, Nicole Passi, Humberto Pavel, Imanol Amayra

“…The suitability of content and scenes should follow the same principles of standardization as other methodologies, such as psychometric tests, considering age and gender.…”
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Validation of the Transition Readiness and Appropriateness Measure (TRAM) for the Managing the Link and Strengthening Transition from Child to Adult Mental Healthcare in Europe (MI... by Fiona McNicholas, Dieter Wolke, Jason Madan, Jatinder Singh, Federico Fiori, Paramala Santosh, Jane Warwick, Helena Tuomainen, Swaran Singh, Laura Adams, Mathilde Mastroianni, Natalie Heaney, Kate Lievesley, Ilyas Sagar-Ouriaghli, Giovanni Allibrio, Rebecca Appleton, Nikolina Davidović, Giovanni de Girolamo, Gwen Dieleman, Katarina Dodig-Ćurković, Tomislav Franić, Charlotte Gatherer, Suzanne Gerritsen, Elisa Gheza, Lidia Manenti, Athanasios Maras, Francesco Margari, Adriana Pastore, Moli Paul, Diane Purper-Ouakil, Francesco Rinaldi, Vehbi Sakar, Ulrike Schulze, Giulia Signorini, Cathy Street, Priya Tah, Sabine Tremmery, Amanda Tuffrey, Frank Verhulst, Anna Wilson

“…A list of 64 items of potential importance were identified, which together comprised the TRAM. The psychometric properties of the different versions of the TRAM were evaluated and showed that the TRAM had good reliability for all versions and low-to-moderate correlations when compared with other established instruments and a well-defined factor structure. …”
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Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Spanish version of the Prevent for Work questionnaire by Julia Blasco-Abadía, Pablo Bellosta-López, Víctor Doménech-García, Thorvaldur Skuli Palsson, Steffan Wittrup McPhee Christensen, Steffan Wittrup McPhee Christensen, Morten Hoegh, Pedro Berjano, Francesco Langella

“…In this study, the original Italian version of the P4Wq was translated and culturally adapted to Spanish. Moreover, the psychometric properties were evaluated among Spanish workers with and without recent history of disabling spinal pain.MethodsThe first phase consisted of a forward-and-backward translation process and evaluating the face-validity of the questionnaire among 30 Spanish workers. …”
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The Australian and New Zealand Fontan Registry Quality of Life Study: Protocol for a population-based assessment of quality of life among people with a Fontan circulation, their pa... by Daniel S J Costa, Kim Dalziel, Yves d’Udekem, David S Winlaw, David S Celermajer, Nadine A Kasparian, Diana Zannino, Rachel Bishop, Kate H Marshall, Susan R Woolfenden, Gary F Sholler

“…A suite of validated psychometric self-report and parent-proxy report instruments capture potential correlates and predictors of QOL, including symptoms of psychological distress, personality attributes, coping and cognitive appraisals, family functioning, healthcare experiences and costs, access to emotional support and socioeconomic factors. …”
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The impact of anticoagulant-related bleeding on quality of life: Development of a novel measure based on perspectives from older adults. by Anna L Parks, Stacey L Slager, Amy M Cizik, Margaret C Fang, Mark A Supiano, Patti P Katz, Daniel M Witt

“…We incorporated these distinct aspects of wellbeing and function into a novel PROM for bleeding-related QoL that can inform clinical care and research after subsequent psychometric validation.…”
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Gender beliefs and norms underlying intimate partner violence stigma among women living in Botswana: Results of an exploratory factor analysis. by Ari Ho-Foster, Mercilene Tanyaradzwa Machisa, Lorato Ruth Moalusi, Nicola Christofides

“…We explored women's agreement with statements about gendered power dynamics and violence in intimate heterosexual relationships, before identifying and psychometrically testing scales derived for measuring community norms and beliefs underlying stigma to IPV. …”
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Rasch Analysis of the Body Function Component of the ICF Rehabilitation Set in Functional Assessment of Orthopedic Patients by WANG Wenxuan, XU Guirong, HE Xinghui, LI Kun, WANG Yingmin

“…Rasch analysis was performed using the RUMM 2030 software. The psychometric properties were reported including overall goodness of fit, goodness of fit for each item, person separation index, differential item functioning, and person-item threshold distribution map.ResultsThe first-round Rasch analysis found that the overall goodness of fit for the Body Function component of the ICF-RS was poor （χ²=39.01, <italic>P</italic>=0.002 8, the significance level after Bonferroni correction was 0.05/9=0.005 6), the item-fit and individual-fit residuals were (0.36±1.34) and (-0.24±0.62), respectively. …”
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The Creation of the Arabic Version of the Hyperhidrosis Quality of Life Index (HidroQoL&copy;) with Validation and Cross-Cultural Adaptation by Almuhaideb QA, AbuDujain NM, Alghamdi KM

“…The correlation between the test–retest results of the HidroQoL© revealed a significant strong positive correlation (r=0.9, P˂0.001).Conclusion: Our findings revealed excellent psychometric properties of the Arabic HidroQoL© in terms of structural and construct validity, internal consistency, and reproducibility. …”
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Reliability and Validity of the ActivForce Digital Dynamometer in Assessing Shoulder Muscle Force across Different User Experience Levels by Christos Karagiannopoulos, Sean Griech, Brian Leggin

“…The ActivForce (AF) digital dynamometer is a new low-cost HHD with unknown psychometric properties, and its utilization may benefit clinical practice…”
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Analysis of Social Performance and Action Units During Social Skills Training: Focus Group Study of Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Schizophrenia by Hiroki Tanaka, Kana Miyamoto, Jennifer Hamet Bagnou, Elise Prigent, Céline Clavel, Jean-Claude Martin, Satoshi Nakamura

“…Furthermore, facial expressions could provide effective social and behavioral markers to characterize psychometric properties. Possible future directions include using the SPRS for assessing social behavior during interaction with a digital agent.…”
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Impact of Sjögren’s disease on quality of sexual life using the Qualisex score by Eric Hachulla, Xavier Mariette, Jacques-Eric Gottenberg, Philippe Dieude, Aleth Perdriger, Emanuelle Dernis, Marion Couderc, Raphaele Seror, Gaetane Nocturne, Rakiba Belkhir, Valérie Devauchelle-Pensec, Veronique Le Guern, Alexandra Kachaner, Sophie Berville

“…Patients’ characteristics and psychometric evaluations were also collected.Results Among the 395 patients of the cohort, 92 (23%) completed the questionnaire, with a median age of 56 (44–59) years and a female ratio of 92% (85/92). …”
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Cross-cultural validation and reference norms for the DCDDaily-Q questionnaire Chinese version (DCDDaily-Q-CN): evaluating children’s motor performance in activities of daily livin... by Meihuan Huang, Yujun Zhan, Haishan Zhou, Ping Song, Yanping Fan, Yang Lu, Yijing Chen, Zhen Lv, Qing Liu, Guojun Yun, Jianguo Cao

“…Reference norms with growth curves and psychometric properties were analyzed.ResultsSex-specific growth curves with percentiles and cut-off values of the DCDDaily-Q-CN in children aged 5–10 years were established. …”
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Lasater clinical judgment rubric in nursing education: a Turkish validity and reliability study by Esra Sezer, Hilal Yıldız Çelik, Ükke Karabacak, Kathie Lasater

“…For the cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the rubric, simulation videos of 3rd and 4th-year nursing students from a foundation university were used. …”
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