To validate the Slovenian version (SOC-13-SVN) of Sense of Coherence 13-item instrument (SOC-13) in Slovenian multiple sclerosis (MS) patients.
A consecutive 134 Slovenian MS patients were enrolled ...in a cross-sectional study in 2013. The reliability of the SOC-13-SVN was assessed for internal consistency by Cronbach's alpha coefficient (α), dimensionality by the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and criterion validity by Pearson correlation coefficient (r) between SOC-13-SVN global score and MSQOL-54 composite scores - Mental Health Composite score (MHC) and Physical Health Composite score (PHC).
For the SOC-13-SVN instrument as a whole, internal consistency was high (α
=0.88) while it was low for three subscales (α
=0.79; α
=0.66; α
=0.69). The results of the CFA confirmed a three-factor structure with good fit (RMSEA=0.059, CFI=0.953, SRMR=0.065), however, the correlations between the factors were very high (r
=0.938; r
=0.811; r
=0.930). The criterion validity analysis showed a moderate positive strength of relationship between SOC-13-SVN global score and both MSQOL-54 composite scores (MHC: r=0.597, p<0.001; PHC: r=0.437, p<0.001).
Analysis of some psychometric properties confirmed that this instrument is a reliable and valid tool for use in Slovenian MS patients. Despite the three-dimensional structure of the instrument, the use of the global summary score is encouraged due to the low reliability of the subscale scores and high correlations between them.
The high rate of injury incidence and its severity is estimated to cause approximately 9% of global mortality, while a large proportion of people surviving their injuries experience temporary or ...permanent disabilities. To reduce the occurrence of disability and improve general health of survivors, a more comprehensive rehabilitation approach is needed. Motor imagery is recognized as the promising cognitive strategy to counteract impaired functional capacity of the neuromuscular system. Thus, we aimed to provide to the Slovenian-speaking community a valid and reliable version of Motor Imagery Questionnaire - 3 MIQ-3, that consists of kinaesthetic imagery KI and visual i.e., Internal Imagery IMI and external imagery EVI items.
We investigated both absolute and relative test-retest repeatability; construct validity and internal consistency of the KI, IMI and EMI items of the Slovenian version of MIQ-3 in 86 healthy adult subjects.
Results showed high to very high average intra-class correlation coefficient ICC for the visual items ICC=0.89 and KI items ICC=0.92, whilst the measure of absolute variability presented as coefficient of variation CV% ranged from 4.9% EVI to 6.7% KI. The internal consistency was satisfactory Cronbach α=0.91 KI and 0.89) for both visual items. Confirmatory analysis confirmed a two-factorial structure of MIQ-3.
Understanding the content of the questionnaire is of utmost importance to ensure its effectiveness in rehabilitation practice. The Slovenian translation of the MIQ-3 is culturally and linguistically equivalent to the original English version.
The aim of the study was to validate the Croatian version of the Sense of Coherence 29-item instrument (SOC-29) within a nursing population.
The cross-sectional study was conducted between December ...2017 and June 2018 at the University Hospital Centre Sisters of Mercy (UHCSM) in Zagreb, Croatia. A total of 711 nurses participated in this study. Internal consistency reliability was evaluated using Cronbach's alpha coefficient (α), while the structure of the questionnaire was verified by exploratory factor analysis (EFA) (method of extraction: principal component analysis (PCA)) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA).
The instrument demonstrated high internal consistency (α=0.885). PCA analysis has identified five factors that together account for 48% of the variance. However, the observed factors could not be interpreted. In the CFA, none of the models fitted well, although the fit of the three-factor model (CMIN/DF=4.786, CFI=0.767, RMSEA=0.073) was slightly better in comparison with the one-factor model (CMIN/DF=6.072, CFI=0.685, RMSEA=0.084). As the three-factor model in PCA has been shown to be uninterpretable, and all three factors were mutually positive and significantly correlated (correlation coefficients: 0.365-0.521), this indicated a single factor in the background. All items also showed saturation with the first factor (accounting for 25.7% of the variance).
The Croatian version of the SOC-29 instrument successfully fulfilled the necessary psychometric criteria for being used on the population of Croatian nurses. The study proposes that potential users use the single-factor structure.
Electronic survey mode has become a more common tool of research than it used to be previously. This is strongly associated with the overall digitization of modern society. However, the evidence on ...the possible mode effect on study results has been scarce. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the comparability of findings on health and behaviours using a paper-versus-electronic mode of survey with randomization design among schoolchildren.
A randomized study was conducted using a mandatory questionnaire on international Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study in Lithuania, enrolling 531 schoolchildren aged 11-15 years. The questionnaire included health and social topics about physical activity, risk behaviours, self-reported health and symptoms, life satisfaction, bullying, fighting, family and school environment, peer relationships, electronic media communication, sociodemographic indicators, etc. The schoolchildren within classes were randomly selected for electronic or paper mode.
It was found that by study mode differences are inconsistent and in the majority of cases do not exceed 5%-point difference between the modes. The only significant difference was that in the paper survey the participants reported more exercise than in the electronic survey (OR=8.08, P<.001). Other trends were nonsignificant and did not show a consistent pattern - in certain behaviours the paper mode was related to healthier choices, while in others - the electronic.
The use of electronic questionnaires in surveys of schoolchildren may provide findings that are comparable with concurrent or previously conducted paper surveys.
To cross-culturally adapt and validate Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life-54 (MSQOL-54) instrument.
The study which enrolled 134 Slovenian multiple sclerosis (MS) patients was conducted from March to ...December 2013. The internal consistency of the MSQOL-54 instrument was evaluated by Cronbach's alpha coefficient (α), and its dimensionality assessed by the principal component analysis (PCA).
The whole instrument had high internal consistency (α=0.88), as well as the majority of its twelve subscales (α=0.83-0.94). The results of the PCA showed two components with eigenvalue greater than 1, explaining 59.4% of the cumulative variance. Further results indicated good construct validity of the instrument with the physical health-related-quality-of-life subscales loading highly on the physical component, and mental health-related-quality-of-life subscales loading highly on the mental component.
The Slovenian version of the MSQOL-54 instrument proved to be an internally consistent and accurate tool, well accepted by the Slovenian MS patients. The adequate psychometric properties warrant the scientifically sound version of the MSQOL-54 instrument, which is from now on at disposal to all health professionals dealing with MS patients in Slovenia.
Training in laparoscopic gynaecological surgery is challenged by the boundaries of the traditional apprentice-tutor model and the ethical objective of limiting the complication rates. The European ...Academy for Gynaecological Surgery (The Academy) has focussed their scientific work in the last 6 years on defining the standards a future laparoscopist must meet in order to operate, either independently or under supervision. The Laparoscopic Skills Testing and Training (LASTT) model has been proved feasible and to have face and construct validity. Furthermore, it has been proved in this model that basic laparoscopic psychomotor skills (LPS) require proper training and that proficiency in those skills cannot be acquired by only training more complex tasks, such as intra-corporeal knotting. The observation that the LPS are retained over long periods is very important for the structure of a training program, being therefore comparable to swimming or biking skills. The data gathered over these years by the Academy, and supported by reports from other groups, strongly recommend that an in-house in vitro model for training and testing laparoscopic skills should be available in every teaching centre. Only those who reach proficiency in these practical skills, and who demonstrate sufficient theoretical knowledge, will have access to the “Green Card” that defines the minimum requirements prior to training for surgical procedures with patients. Following this strategy, we postulate that the morbidity and mortality rate associated with laparoscopic procedures in training centres will be reduced and the efficiency of one-to-one teaching will be improved.
Izpopolnjevanje v spretnosti endoskopske ginekološke kirurgije vodijo meje, ki jih postavlja model tradicionalnega odnosa vajenec-mojster ter etični cilj operirati s čim manj zapletov. Evropska akademija za ginekološko kirurgijo (The Academy) je zadnjih 6 let svoje znanstveno delo osredotočila na definiranje standardov, ki jih mora izpolnjevati bodoči laparoskopski kirurg, da bo lahko operiral samostojno ali pod nadzorom. Model LASTT (The Laparoscopic Skills Testing and Training) je pokazal, da je izvedljiv, da ima realno vrednost in da pokaže tudi na razlike med različno sposobnimi operaterji. Z modelom je bilo tudi dokazano, da je za osnovne laparoskopske psihomotorične veščine (LPS) treba vaditi in da se do izvrstnosti v teh veščinah ne da priti z vadbo bolj zapletenih veščin kot je intra-korporealno vezanje vozlov. Izjemno pomembna za strukturo tečajev vadb je ugotovitev, da LPS znanje zadržimo dolgo časa, kar lahko primerjamo z obvladovanjem veščin kot sta vožnja kolesa ali plavanja. Podatki, ki jih je v zadnjih letih zbrala The Academy in jih podpirajo rezultati drugih skupin, zelo priporočajo, da ima vsak center za poučevanje svoj model za vadbo in testiranje laparoskopskih veščin. Le tisti, ki bodo dokazali, da so vešči v praktičnih veščinah in bodo pokazali dovolj teoretičnega znanja, bodo imeli dostop do »Zelene karte«, ki definira minimalne zahteve pred začetkom operiranja bolnikov. Naš postulat je, da če sledimo tej strategiji, se bo obolevnost in smrtnost po laparoskopskih operacijah v centrih za edukacijo zmanjšala in učinkovitost učenja eden-na-enega izboljšala.
V članku avtorici povzemata teoretična izhodišča in rezultate izbranih raziskav o učinkovitosti vrstniškega ocenjevanja. Najprej opredelita pojem vrstniškega ocenjevanja s podkategorijo vrstniške ...povratne informacije ter predstavita prednosti in pomanjkljivosti takšne oblike ocenjevanja z rezultati številnih raziskav. Predstavljeni so tudi glavni cilji in smernice za zagotavljanje dobre prakse vrstniškega ocenjevanja.Večina omenjenih raziskav, na katere se članek opira, je bila izvedenih pri različnih predmetih v univerzitetnih programih in le ti dokazujejo pozitiven odnos učencev in tudi učiteljev do vrstniškega ocenjevanja ter veljavnost in zanesljivost vrstniške ocene v primerjavi z učiteljevo. Glavne ugotovitve raziskav vrstniškega ocenjevanja so, da ima vrstniško ocenjevanje pozitiven vpliv na aktivno vključevanje učencev v proces učenja in ocenjevanja, razvijanje socialne in strokovne usposobljenosti, razvijanje učenčeve avtonomije in njegovega kritičnega mišljenja, zmožnosti vrednotenja vrstnikovega in lastnega dela. Članek predstavi tudi priporočila za uvajanje vrstniškega ocenjevanja ter predloge za nadaljnje raziskave.
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