Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Critical Care giúp cho các bạn có thêm kiến thức về ngành y học đề tài: Psychometric evaluation of the Forensic Inpatient Observation Scale (FIOS) in youngsters with a judicial measure. | van Nieuwenhuizen and Bongers Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 2011 5 http content 5 1 30 CHILD ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH Open Access Psychometric evaluation of the Forensic Inpatient Observation Scale FIOS in youngsters with a judicial measure Chijs van Nieuwenhuizen1 2 and Ilja L Bongers2 Abstract Background In this article the psychometric properties of the Forensic Inpatient Observation Scale FIOS were examined. This instrument was developed to observe behavioral functioning of forensic psychiatric patients. Up till now it has only been used among adult forensic psychiatric patients and this is the first study in which the FIOS is used with youngsters. Methods Data were gathered of 133 patients. The FIOS was routinely used to assess the psychiatric condition of youngsters at fixed intervals with a three-month time period between each measurement. Ward staff working in close contact with the patient conducted the assessments. Of these 133 patients an YSR ASR questionnaire was available for 96 of them and a TRF for 110 of the 133 patients. For the descriptive reliability and validity analyses SPSS version was used. Factor analyses were performed by means of Mplus Version . Results A series of confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses revealed a five-factor structure for the FIOS. The five-factor structure consisted of the following scales self-care social behavior oppositional behavior verbal skills and distress. The insight scale of the original factor structure could not be replicated in the youth sample. Cronbach s alpha s of the five scales ranged from .70 to .85. The self-care verbal skills and oppositional behavior scales of the FIOS showed no relation with emotional and behavior problems reported by the patients themselves or their teachers. The distress scale of the FIOS did show a relation with the emotional problems reported by patients themselves and the social behavior scale with behavioral
