Developing a questionnaire for conducting cross-national studies -'Self-reported health and needs among elderly Iranians and Swedes'

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 372-379

  Emami, Azita ^a   Momeni, Pardis ^b   Hossein, Malek Afzali Ardakan ^c   Maddah, Sadat Seyed ^d  

^a SEATTLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Elderly; Questionnaire development; Reliability; Self reported health; Validation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; IRAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SWEDEN; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR;

AGED; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; IRAN; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SWEDEN;

EID: 77954015885     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2009.00706.x     Document Type: Article

References (42)

1. Pudaric S, Sundquist J, Johansson SE. Country of birth, instrumental activities of daily living, self-rated health and mortality: a Swedish population based survey of people aged 55-74. Soc Sci Med 2003, 56:2493-503.
2. Silveira E, Skoog I, Sundh V, Allebeck P, Steen B. Health and well-being among 70-year-old migrants living in Sweden - results from the H70 gerontological and geriatric population studies in Goteborg. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2002, 37:13-22.
3. Education and Research. 2006, http://www.scb.se, (online),
4. 2007, http://www.sci.org, (online),
5. Rattray J, Johnston M, Wildsmith JA. The intensive care experience: development of the ICE questionnaire. J Adv Nurs 2004, 47:64-73.
6. Burns N, Grove SK. The Practice of Nursing Research: Conduct, Critique and Utilization 1997, 3rd edn, W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia
7. Poss J. Developing an instrument to study the tuberculosis screening behaviors of Mexican migrant farm workers. J Transcult Nurs 1999, 4:306-19.
8. Aminzadeh F, Plotnikoff R. Edwards Development and Evaluation of the Cane Use Cognitive Mediator Instrument. Nurs Res 1999, 48:269-75.
9. Oberle K, Singhal K, Huber J, Burgess E. Development of an instrument to investigate parents' perceptions of research with newborn babies. Nurs Ethics 2000, 7:327-38.
10. Polit DF, Beck CT, Hungler BP. Essentials of Nursing Research: Methods, Appraisal and Utilization 2001, 5th edn, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA
11. Polit DF, Beck CT. Nursing Research: Principles and Methods 2004, 7th edn, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA
12. Crossley TF, Kennedy S. The reliability of self assessed health status. J Health Econ 2002, 21:643-58.
13. Tversky A, Kahneman D. Judgment under uncertainty: heuristics and biases. Science 1974, 185:1124-130.
14. Spector PE. Summated Rating Scale Construction: An Introduction. Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences. Sage University Paper Series No. 07-082 1992, Sage, Newbury Park, CA
15. Lawton MP, Brody EM. Assessment of older people: self-maintaining and instrumental activities Gerontologist. The Lawton 1969, 9:179-86.
16. Covington JS. Alleviating agitation, apprehension, and related symptoms in geriatric patients: a double-blind comparison of a phenothiazine and a benzodiazepine. South Med J 1975, 68:719-24.
17. Folstein MF, Folstein SE, McHugh PR. " Mini-mental state" A practical method for grading the cognitive state of patients for the clinician. J Psychiatr Res 1975, 12:189-98.
18. Cotter AC, Hamilton BB, Fiedler RC, Granger CV. Functional assessment scales: a study of persons after stroke. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1993, 74:133-38.
19. Brink TL, Yesavage JA, Lum O, Heersema P, Adey MB, Rose TL. Screening tests for geriatric depression. Clin Gerontol 1982, 1:37-44.
20. Katz S, Downs TD, Cash HR, Grotz RC. Index of activities of daily living. Gerontologist 1970, 1:20-30.
21. Mahoney FI, Barthel D. " Functional evaluation: the Barther Index" Md State MEd J 1965, 14:56-61.
22. Linn MW, Israel L, Kozarevic D, Sartorius N. Social Dysfunction Rating Scale. Source Book of Geriatric Assessment 1984, Vol. 2:125-14. S. Karger, Basel, p
23. Stoll RI. Guidelines for spiritual assessment. Am J Nurs 1979, 79:1574-77.
24. Home Safety Checklist 2000, National Safety Council, Chicago
25. Luekenotte AG. Older Adult Health History Format 1998, Mosby, St. Louis
26. Davis L. Instrument review: getting the most from your panel of experts. Appl Nurs Res 1992, 5:104-07.
27. Grant J, Davis L. Selection and use of content experts for instrument development. Focus on Quantitative Methods 1998, Vol. 20(Iss. 3):269-74. The University of Alabama School of Nursing, Birmingham, AL, 35294-1210
28. Gustafson DH, Delbecq AL, Hansen M, Myers RF. Design of a health policy research and development system for Wisconsin. Inquiry 1975, 12:251-62.
29. Delbecq A, Andrew HV, Gustafson DH. Group Techniques for Program Planning: A Guide to Nominal Group and Delphi Processes 1986, Green Briar Press, Middleton
30. Lloyd-Jones DM, Wilson PWF, Larson MG, Leip E, Beiser A, D'Agostino RB, Cleeman JI, Levy D. Lifetime risk of developing coronary heart disease. Lancet 1999, 353:89-92.
31. Hunt S, Alonso J, Bucquet D, Niero M, Wiklund I, McKenna S. Cross-cultural adaptation of health measures. Health Policy 1991, 19:33-44.
32. Guillemin F, Bonbardier C, Beaton D. Cross-cultural adaptation of health-related quality of life measures: literature review and proposed guidelines. J Clin Epidemiol 1993, 12:1417-32.
33. Ferketich S, Phillips L, Verran J. Development and administration of a survey instrument for cross-cultural research. Res Nurs Health 1993, 16:227-30.
34. Cohen RJ, Swerdlik ME. Psychological Testing and Assessment: An Introduction to Tests and Measurement 2002, 5th edn, McGraw-Hill Higher Education, Boston, MA
35. Motohashi Y, Maeda A, Yuasa T, Higuchi S. Reliability and Validity of the Questionnaire to Determine the Biosocial Rhythms of Daily Living in the Disabled Elderly. J Physiol Anthropol Appl Hum Sci 2000, 19:263-69.
36. Beaton DE, Bombardier C, Guillemin F, Ferraz MB. Guidelines for the process of cross-cultural adaptation of self-report measures. Spine 2000, 25:3186-91.
37. Maneesriwongul W, Dixon JK. Instrument translation process: a methods review. J Adv Nurs 2004, 48:175-86.
38. Canino G, Lewis-Fernandez R, Bravo M. Methodological Challenges in Cross-Cultural Mental Health Research. Transcult Res 1997, 23:163-84.
39. Brislin RW, Lonner WJ, Thorndike RM. Cross-Cultural Research Methods 1973, Wiley, New York
40. Geisinger KF. Cross-cultural normative assessment: translation and adaptation issues influencing the normative interpretation of assessment instruments. Psychol Assess 1994, 6:304-12.
41. Clarke M, Ryan C. Self-reported health: reliability and consequences for health inequality measurement. Health Econ 2006, 15:645-52.
42. Tourangeau R, Smith TW. Asking sensitive questions: the impact of data collection mode, question format, and question context. Public Opin Q 1996, 60:275-304.