Review
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Felipe Fernandes de Lima, Flavia de Lima Osorio
Summary: This study aimed to verify the psychometric qualities of empathy assessment instruments from 2009 to 2019. The Empathy Quotient, Interpersonal Reactivity Index, and Questionnaire of Cognitive and Affective Empathy were the most frequently addressed instruments, showing good internal consistency but weak evidence of validity. While there were diverse instruments available, limitations in terms of validity remain, and a gold-standard instrument has not yet been identified.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Ruth Ann Marrie, John D. Fisk, Casandra Dolovich, Lisa M. Lix, Lesley A. Graff, Scott B. Patten, Charles N. Bernstein
Summary: This study compared the psychometric properties of multiple fatigue scales in individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The Fatigue Impact Scale (FIS), Modified Fatigue Impact Scale-IBD (MFIS-IBD), and Daily Fatigue Impact Scale (DFIS) showed adequate validity and reliability for assessing fatigue in IBD.
INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES
(2023)
Review
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Christine Guptill, Teri Slade, Vera Baadjou, Mary Roduta Roberts, Rae de Lisle, Jane Ginsborg, Bridget Rennie-Salonen, Bronwen Jane Ackermann, Peter Visentin, Suzanne Wijsman
Summary: The high prevalence of musicians' physical and mental performance-related health issues has been a persistent problem. In an effort to decrease these issues, researchers developed a new health literacy tool for musicians and evaluated its validity and reliability. The tool showed acceptable internal consistency and test-retest reliability, indicating promising results for addressing musicians' health issues.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Gerd Hilde Lunde, Laila Blaalid, Helle Gerbild, Kristina Areskoug Josefsson
Summary: This study assessed the psychometrics of the Students' Attitudes towards addressing Sexual Health Extended (SA-SH-Ext) questionnaire for social educator students, showing that the questionnaire is reliable and valid, but may require some revision.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Maryam Bakhshandeh Bavarsad, Mahshid Foroughan, Nasibeh Zanjari, Gholamreza Ghaedamini Harouni, Zahra Jorjoran Shushtari
Summary: This study aimed to develop and validate The Geriatrics Health Behavior Questionnaire among Iranian older adults, with satisfactory validity and reliability. It is recommended to consider its comprehensiveness and yet its briefness in other populations after passing validation.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Lu Liu, Zhehan Jiang, Ana Xie, Weimin Wang
Summary: The vancomycin prescribing confidence questionnaire demonstrated good validity and reliability through principal component analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. Differences in confidence levels were observed based on experience, providing external validity evidence for the questionnaire. Teaching hospitals can use this questionnaire to assess junior doctors' vancomycin prescribing confidence.
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Sergio Serrada-Tejeda, Patricia Sanchez-Herrera-Baeza, M. Pilar Rodriguez-Perez, Nuria Maximo-Bocanegra, Rosa M. Martinez-Piedrola, Nuria Trugeda-Pedrajo, Elisabet Huertas-Hoyas, Marta Perez-de-Heredia-Torres
Summary: This study validated and culturally adapted the Jefferson Medical Empathy Scale for health professionals (JSE-HPS) among Spanish occupational therapy students. The results indicated that the Spanish version of JSE-HPS is a valid and reliable tool in evaluating the empathic ability of occupational therapy students.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2021)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Sanghee Yeo, Kyong-Jee Kim
Summary: This study aimed to validate the Korean version of the Toronto Empathy Questionnaire for measuring empathy in medical students. Results showed that female students had higher empathy scores than males, and a modified 14-item three-factor model had better psychometric properties than the original scale.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2021)
Review
Education & Educational Research
Abdelhamid Ibrahim Hassan Abuzied, Wisal Omer Mohamed Nabag
Summary: Structured viva or structured oral examination has higher levels of validity, reliability, and acceptability as an assessment tool in health professions education compared to traditional viva.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2023)
Editorial Material
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Edward Krupat, Judith A. Hall
Summary: Researchers in healthcare communication come from diverse educational backgrounds, which can strengthen the field but may also lead to negative impacts. Some researchers may use the concepts of reliability and validity loosely or incorrectly, cautioning against a tyranny of these concepts. It is important to strike a balance between creativity and rigor in research.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2021)
Review
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Rojina Thapa, Ritesh Chimoriya, Amit Arora
Summary: Globally, the oral health status of elderly residents in nursing homes is poor, highlighting the need for non-dental professionals to be involved in monitoring oral health. This systematic review identified 10 oral health assessment instruments used by non-dental professionals, but found that none provided a comprehensive assessment. Further development of instruments is necessary to address psychometric gaps in oral health assessment.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Zahra Azadfar, Zohreh Khosravi, Azam Farah Bijari, Abbas Abdollahi
Summary: The study confirmed the good psychometric properties of the 7-item CES in measuring event centrality in Iranian university students, with positive correlations found between CES scores and psychological inflexibility and PTSD symptoms. Invariance analyses also showed that the scale can be used for both men and women.
BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR
(2022)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Hamid Sharif Nia, Lida Hosseini, Mansoureh Ashghali Farahani, Erika Sivarajan Froelicher
Summary: This study developed a valid and reliable care stress management scale for family caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's. The scale consists of two factors, emotional-focused coping and problem-focused coping, and has been found to have good construct validity and reliability. It can be used by therapists and researchers in Iran.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Juanita Hincapie Pinzon, Andressa Melina Becker da Silva, Monique Cristielle Silva da Silva, Wagner de Lara Machado, Carmen Moret-Tatay, Manoela Ziebell de Oliveira
Summary: The study aimed to develop a role blurring tool to measure work-life integration in different contexts, with psychometric properties analyzed in Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese versions, comparing the invariance between the two countries.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Martin Noe-Grijalva, Anali Polo-Ambrocio, Karla Gomez-Bedia, Tomas Caycho-Rodriguez
Summary: The study aimed to translate and validate the COVID Stress Scales (CSS-36) into Spanish in Peru. A total of 1,424 participants were selected through non-probabilistic sampling. Factor analysis confirmed the initial six-dimensional factorial structure of the CSS-36. The dimensions of fear of danger, socioeconomic consequences, xenophobia, fear of contamination, traumatic stress, and compulsive control showed good reliability by internal consistency. The factorial structure of the scale was found to be strictly invariant for both males and females. The Spanish version of CSS-36 demonstrated evidence of validity, reliability, and invariance in measuring COVID-19 stress in a Peruvian sample.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Editorial Material
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Lon J. Van Winkle
FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
(2015)
Editorial Material
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Nancy F. Fjortoft, Susan Cornell, Mary A. Kliethermes, Lon J. Van Winkle
FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
(2016)
Editorial Material
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Lon J. Van Winkle
FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
(2016)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Mohammadreza Hojat, Julia Ward, John Spandorfer, Christine Arenson, Lon J. Van Winkle, Brett Williams
JOURNAL OF INTERPROFESSIONAL CARE
(2015)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Alexis Horst, Brian D. Schwartz, Jenifer A. Fisher, Nicole Michels, Lon J. Van Winkle
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2019)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Chiu Yuen To, Muriel Freeman, Lon J. Van Winkle
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2020)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Brian D. Schwartz, Alexis Horst, Jenifer A. Fisher, Nicole Michels, Lon J. Van Winkle
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2020)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lon J. Van Winkle, Vasiliy Galat, Philip M. Iannaccone
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2020)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lon J. Van Winkle, Brian D. Schwartz, Alexis Horst, Jensen A. Fisher, Nicole Michels, Bradley O. Thornock
Summary: In the Medical Humanities course, students increased their reflective capacity and empathy through reflecting on communication difficulties, unconscious biases, and team service-learning experiences. They also reported growth in compassionate behavior due to bias mitigation. Most students acknowledged that unconscious bias could impact some of their clinical decisions or behaviors as healthcare professionals and pledged to remain aware of these biases in clinical settings.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Rebecca Jean Ryznar, Lacie Phibbs, Lon J. Van Winkle
Summary: Embryo and fetal nutrition, as well as the environment in the reproductive tract, play a significant role in influencing the risk of developing adult diseases and disorders, primarily through epigenetic programming. Environmental challenges faced by the mother, such as a low-protein diet, can alter the genetic programming of embryos and fetuses, impacting the risk of adult diseases for multiple generations.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Review
Cell Biology
Lon J. Van Winkle
Summary: Amino acid transport and metabolism play crucial roles in embryo development, with disturbances in these processes potentially leading to undesirable health outcomes in adults.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lon J. Van Winkle
Summary: MSG consumption may have negative effects on the development of mammalian embryos and could result in undesirable conditions, such as metabolic syndrome, in adults.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Lon J. Van Winkle, Brian D. Schwartz, Nicole Michels
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2017)
Article
Cell Biology
Lon J. Van Winkle
FRONTIERS IN CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
(2017)
Article
Cell Biology
Tara M. Formisano, Lon J. Van Winkle
FRONTIERS IN CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
(2016)
