| Development of the Vulnerability Scale. | |
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PMID: 9238935 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Developing a new data collection scale is a time- and labor-intensive process. Initially, the items may be developed from a review of the appropriate literature, clinical expertise of the developer, in-depth interviewing of potential subjects, or any combination of these techniques. Next, evidence of the validity (content-related, construct-related, and criterion-related), internal consistency reliability, and reliability of the scale must be established. The new scale may be administered to one or two small samples (pilot studies) before it is ready for use with a larger group. Gathering evidence regarding the scale's validity and reliability with different groups and consequent revision are ongoing processes. In this article, the authors describe how this process was followed in developing the Vulnerability Scale. |
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Authors:
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M L Ellett; R J Young |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Gastroenterology nursing : the official journal of the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates Volume: 20 ISSN: 1042-895X ISO Abbreviation: Gastroenterol Nurs Publication Date: 1997 May-Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1997-08-28 Completed Date: 1997-08-28 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8915377 Medline TA: Gastroenterol Nurs Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 82-6 Citation Subset: N |
Affiliation:
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Indiana University School of Nursing, Family Health, Indianapolis 46202-5107, USA. |
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Adaptation, Psychological Adolescent Adolescent Psychology* Adult Attitude to Health* Child Chronic Disease / nursing*, psychology Factor Analysis, Statistical Humans Life Change Events Nursing Assessment / standards* Questionnaires / standards* Risk-Taking* |
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