Increasing occurrences of mental health problems such as depression,anxiety and stress amongst workers presents practical demands for employers and occupational health practitioners to assess the self-perceived depres...Increasing occurrences of mental health problems such as depression,anxiety and stress amongst workers presents practical demands for employers and occupational health practitioners to assess the self-perceived depression,anxiety and stress in workers with reliable and valid instruments.The present study aims to validate the Malay version of the short form Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21) among Malaysian workers designed to screen the self-reported of depression,anxiety and stress among workers in Malaysia.Eighty-eight workers of two major automotive assembly plants in Pekan,Pahang consented to participate in the study and was administered the Malay version of the DASS-21.Translation (English-Malay) and back translation (Malay-English) of the DASS-21 was made to ensure the face validity of the questionnaire.Reliability was determined using Cronbach's alpha for internal consistency whilst construct validity was assessed using the exploratory factor analysis (principal component analysis with varimax rotation).The results indicated that the Cronbach's alpha coefficients were acceptable for DASS-Depression (0.81),DASS-Anxiety (0.85) and DASS-Stress (0.85).Exploratory factor analysis showed three meaningful common factors that could explain the three theoretical dimensions or constructs of the DASS-21.The validation study suggests that the Malay version of DASS-21 is reliable and valid screening instruments for assessing self-reported depression,anxiety and stress in Malaysian working population.展开更多
目的探讨上肢动作研究测试(action research arm test,ARAT)量表应用于亚急性期缺血性卒中患者上肢及手功能障碍评定的效度、信度和敏感性。方法本研究招募2020年1月—2022年5月于首都医科大学附属北京天坛医院等17家医院住院的300例缺...目的探讨上肢动作研究测试(action research arm test,ARAT)量表应用于亚急性期缺血性卒中患者上肢及手功能障碍评定的效度、信度和敏感性。方法本研究招募2020年1月—2022年5月于首都医科大学附属北京天坛医院等17家医院住院的300例缺血性卒中患者,并由两名评定者分别对受试者进行ARAT量表评估。同时以Fugl-Meyer运动功能评定量表上肢部分(Fugl-Meyer assessment-upper extremity,FMA-UE)作为效标。分别采用Spearman相关分析及验证性因子分析评价ARAT量表的效标效度及结构效度;采用Cronbach’sα系数及组内相关系数评价ARAT量表的内部信度、敏感性及外部信度。结果以FMA-UE为效标,ARAT量表总分与其总分呈正相关(r=0.946,P<0.001)。结构效度检验中,验证性因子分析结果表明:因子间相关系数范围为0.79~0.92,模型整体拟合指标为χ^(2)/df=7.011,P=0.001,比较拟合指数=0.906,增值拟合指数=0.907,规范拟合指数=0.895,近似误差均方根=0.055。各因子的组合信度值在0.964~0.983,各因子的平均变异抽取量在0.940~0.952。内部一致性检验中,评分等级的Cronbach’sα系数为0.987,敏感性分析中,Cronbach’sα系数在0.986~0.987。外部一致性检验中,两名评定者间的组内相关系数最高为0.999,95%CI集中于0.961~0.999。结论ARAT量表具有良好的效标效度、结构效度、信度和敏感性,适用于亚急性期缺血性卒中患者偏瘫侧上肢及手功能的评估。展开更多
基金support from the IRPA research grant of the Ministry of Science,Technology and Innovation(MOSTI) in the Eighth Malaysia Plan(8-MP) budget(project no:06-02-05-2079-PR0061/09-03)
文摘Increasing occurrences of mental health problems such as depression,anxiety and stress amongst workers presents practical demands for employers and occupational health practitioners to assess the self-perceived depression,anxiety and stress in workers with reliable and valid instruments.The present study aims to validate the Malay version of the short form Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21) among Malaysian workers designed to screen the self-reported of depression,anxiety and stress among workers in Malaysia.Eighty-eight workers of two major automotive assembly plants in Pekan,Pahang consented to participate in the study and was administered the Malay version of the DASS-21.Translation (English-Malay) and back translation (Malay-English) of the DASS-21 was made to ensure the face validity of the questionnaire.Reliability was determined using Cronbach's alpha for internal consistency whilst construct validity was assessed using the exploratory factor analysis (principal component analysis with varimax rotation).The results indicated that the Cronbach's alpha coefficients were acceptable for DASS-Depression (0.81),DASS-Anxiety (0.85) and DASS-Stress (0.85).Exploratory factor analysis showed three meaningful common factors that could explain the three theoretical dimensions or constructs of the DASS-21.The validation study suggests that the Malay version of DASS-21 is reliable and valid screening instruments for assessing self-reported depression,anxiety and stress in Malaysian working population.
文摘目的探讨上肢动作研究测试(action research arm test,ARAT)量表应用于亚急性期缺血性卒中患者上肢及手功能障碍评定的效度、信度和敏感性。方法本研究招募2020年1月—2022年5月于首都医科大学附属北京天坛医院等17家医院住院的300例缺血性卒中患者,并由两名评定者分别对受试者进行ARAT量表评估。同时以Fugl-Meyer运动功能评定量表上肢部分(Fugl-Meyer assessment-upper extremity,FMA-UE)作为效标。分别采用Spearman相关分析及验证性因子分析评价ARAT量表的效标效度及结构效度;采用Cronbach’sα系数及组内相关系数评价ARAT量表的内部信度、敏感性及外部信度。结果以FMA-UE为效标,ARAT量表总分与其总分呈正相关(r=0.946,P<0.001)。结构效度检验中,验证性因子分析结果表明:因子间相关系数范围为0.79~0.92,模型整体拟合指标为χ^(2)/df=7.011,P=0.001,比较拟合指数=0.906,增值拟合指数=0.907,规范拟合指数=0.895,近似误差均方根=0.055。各因子的组合信度值在0.964~0.983,各因子的平均变异抽取量在0.940~0.952。内部一致性检验中,评分等级的Cronbach’sα系数为0.987,敏感性分析中,Cronbach’sα系数在0.986~0.987。外部一致性检验中,两名评定者间的组内相关系数最高为0.999,95%CI集中于0.961~0.999。结论ARAT量表具有良好的效标效度、结构效度、信度和敏感性,适用于亚急性期缺血性卒中患者偏瘫侧上肢及手功能的评估。
