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Katherine M Hutchinson - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • the parent teen sexual risk communication scale ptsrc iii Instrument Development and psychometrics
    Nursing Research, 2007
    Co-Authors: Katherine M Hutchinson
    Abstract:

    BACKGROUND: Adolescents are a group at high risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Several parenting processes, including parental monitoring, support, role modeling, and sexual communication, have been shown to be significant influences of adolescents' sexual attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors. Parent-child sexual risk communication, in particular, has been associated significantly with adolescents' attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors related to risk of and prevention of STIs and HIV. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to report on the Development of the Parent-Teen Sexual Risk Communication Scale (PTSRC-III), an eight-item self-report Instrument for measuring the amount of communication about sexual risk and sexual risk reduction occurring between parents and their adolescent children, as reported by the adolescent. METHODS: Psychometrics of the PTSRC-III and the stability of the psychometric properties across two samples of late adolescents, college freshmen (N=95) and female licensed drivers aged 19 to 21 years (N=234), are reported. RESULTS: Internal reliability of the scale was excellent (alpha of >.93 and >.88 for sexual risk communication with mothers and fathers, respectively); test-retest reliability was acceptable (r=.88 and .79 over 2 months for PTSRC with mothers and fathers, respectively). Concurrent validity, predictive validity, and stability of psychometrics were also demonstrated. Factor analysis demonstrated a two-factor structure. DISCUSSION: The PTSRC-III provides a valid and reliable measure for assessing female adolescents' perceptions of parent-teen sexual risk communication, particularly with their mothers. Psychometrics were shown to be stable across the two samples. Implications for use and future Development are discussed.

  • the parent teen sexual risk communication scale ptsrc iii Instrument Development and psychometrics
    Nursing Research, 2007
    Co-Authors: Katherine M Hutchinson
    Abstract:

    BACKGROUND: Adolescents are a group at high risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Several parenting processes, including parental monitoring, support, role modeling, and sexual communication, have been shown to be significant influences of adolescents' sexual attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors. Parent-child sexual risk communication, in particular, has been associated significantly with adolescents' attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors related to risk of and prevention of STIs and HIV. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to report on the Development of the Parent-Teen Sexual Risk Communication Scale (PTSRC-III), an eight-item self-report Instrument for measuring the amount of communication about sexual risk and sexual risk reduction occurring between parents and their adolescent children, as reported by the adolescent. METHODS: Psychometrics of the PTSRC-III and the stability of the psychometric properties across two samples of late adolescents, college freshmen (N=95) and female licensed drivers aged 19 to 21 years (N=234), are reported. RESULTS: Internal reliability of the scale was excellent (alpha of >.93 and >.88 for sexual risk communication with mothers and fathers, respectively); test-retest reliability was acceptable (r=.88 and .79 over 2 months for PTSRC with mothers and fathers, respectively). Concurrent validity, predictive validity, and stability of psychometrics were also demonstrated. Factor analysis demonstrated a two-factor structure. DISCUSSION: The PTSRC-III provides a valid and reliable measure for assessing female adolescents' perceptions of parent-teen sexual risk communication, particularly with their mothers. Psychometrics were shown to be stable across the two samples. Implications for use and future Development are discussed.

Natalie A De Morton - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Application of Rasch analysis in health care is increasing and is applied for variable reasons in mobility Instruments
    Journal of clinical epidemiology, 2010
    Co-Authors: Shane L. Belvedere, Natalie A De Morton
    Abstract:

    Abstract Objective To identify the frequency of Rasch analysis use in health Instrument Development or refinement and the characteristics of Rasch application in mobility scales. Study Design and Setting The entire databases of Medline, CINAHL, PEDro, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews were searched until January 2009. Articles that reported the Development or refinement of health Instruments using Rasch analysis were included. Of the 234 articles that met inclusion, 10 were categorized as “mobility” Instruments. Data were extracted relating to each Instrument and the use of Rasch analysis in the Development or refinement of the Instruments. Results The number of articles reporting the use of Rasch analysis of health Instruments is increasing, from 1 article in 1987 to 48 articles in 2007. Of the 10 mobility Instruments examined, the primary reason Rasch was used varied. Reasons included assessing Instrument unidimensionality, differential item functioning, rating categories, item hierarchy, and redundant items. Conclusion The application of Rasch analysis in health Instrument Development has markedly increased in recent years. However, few mobility Instruments have been developed or refined using Rasch analysis. The reasons that the Rasch model was used varied across mobility Instruments.

Shane L. Belvedere - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Application of Rasch analysis in health care is increasing and is applied for variable reasons in mobility Instruments
    Journal of clinical epidemiology, 2010
    Co-Authors: Shane L. Belvedere, Natalie A De Morton
    Abstract:

    Abstract Objective To identify the frequency of Rasch analysis use in health Instrument Development or refinement and the characteristics of Rasch application in mobility scales. Study Design and Setting The entire databases of Medline, CINAHL, PEDro, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews were searched until January 2009. Articles that reported the Development or refinement of health Instruments using Rasch analysis were included. Of the 234 articles that met inclusion, 10 were categorized as “mobility” Instruments. Data were extracted relating to each Instrument and the use of Rasch analysis in the Development or refinement of the Instruments. Results The number of articles reporting the use of Rasch analysis of health Instruments is increasing, from 1 article in 1987 to 48 articles in 2007. Of the 10 mobility Instruments examined, the primary reason Rasch was used varied. Reasons included assessing Instrument unidimensionality, differential item functioning, rating categories, item hierarchy, and redundant items. Conclusion The application of Rasch analysis in health Instrument Development has markedly increased in recent years. However, few mobility Instruments have been developed or refined using Rasch analysis. The reasons that the Rasch model was used varied across mobility Instruments.

Ann Pedersen - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • therapy related interaction ther i act in rehabilitation Instrument Development and inter rater reliability
    Frontiers in Neurology, 2021
    Co-Authors: Thomas Platz, Jonathan Seidel, Andreas Muller, Carolin Goldmann, Ann Pedersen
    Abstract:

    Objective. To develop an Instrument for the observation of therapeutic communication interactions during rehabilitation sessions and test its inter-rater reliability. Methods. The new Instrument THER-I-ACT (THERapy–related Inter-ACTion) has been designed to assess both the frequency and timing of therapeutic interactions in the thematic fields information provision, feedback, other motivational interaction, and bonding. For this inter-rater reliability study, a sample of stroke survivors received arm rehabilitation as either arm ability training, arm basis training, or mirror therapy, or neglect training as individually indicated. Therapy sessions were video-recorded (one for each participant) and therapeutic interactions rated by two independent raters using THER-I-ACT. Results. With regard to the Instrument’s comprehensiveness to document therapeutic interactions with pre-defined categories the data from 29 sessions suggested almost complete coverage. Inter-rater reliability was very high both for individual categories of therapeutic interaction (frequency and time used for interaction) (intraclass correlation coefficient, ICC 0.91 to 1.00) and summary scores for the thematic fields of interaction (again for frequency and time used for interaction) (ICC 0.98 to 1.00). The inter-rater reliability for rating engagement and being focussed for both the therapist and patient was substantial (ICC 0.71 and 0.86). Conclusions. The observational study documented that by use of the newly designed THER-I-ACT various types of therapy-related communication interactions performed by therapists can be assessed with a very high inter-rater reliability. In addition, the thematic fields and categories of therapeutic interaction as defined by the Instrument comprehensively covered the type of interaction that occurred in the therapeutic sessions observed.

William J Boone - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.