2011
Determinants of meditation practice inventory: development, content validation, and initial psychometric testing.
Williams AL, Dixon J, McCorkle R, Van Ness PH. Determinants of meditation practice inventory: development, content validation, and initial psychometric testing. Alternative Therapies In Health And Medicine 2011, 17: 16-23. PMID: 22314672.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCaregiver Reaction AssessmentMeditation Practice InventoryCancer family caregiversContent validationInitial psychometric testingHigh attritionMeditation useOutcome measuresFamily caregiversEfficacy studiesReaction AssessmentPsychometric testingCronbach's coefficient alphaSmall sample sizeExpert panelHealth benefitsQualitative interviewsCoefficient alphaTarget populationIntraclass correlationIntervention proceduresParticipants/Sociocultural beliefsCaregiversPilot testing
2010
Psychometric testing of the Health Quotient questionnaire: a measure of self‐reported holistic health
Guo J, Dixon JK, Whittemore R, He G. Psychometric testing of the Health Quotient questionnaire: a measure of self‐reported holistic health. Journal Of Advanced Nursing 2010, 66: 653-663. PMID: 20423400, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2009.05205.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth statusSelf-rated health statusContent validityConvergent validityHealth status assessmentPsychometric propertiesStrong content validityTest-retest reliabilityInternal consistency reliabilityHealth measuresPsychometric testingPilot studyHolistic healthHealth quotientExamination of reliabilityDimension scoresConsistency reliabilityFeasibility testingQuestionnaireConstruct validityStatus assessmentReliability correlationsSignificant relationshipFurther researchStatus