| Vague or ambiguous item statement |
4, 13, 14, 16,19, 24 |
Items clarified to better reflect conceptual meaning and/or semantic precision |
| Double-barrelled item, e.g., item statement contains more than one behaviour/trait |
19 |
First section removed to make item statement more concise and focused on the trait in question |
| Item relevance or applicability to Swedish context |
14, 15, 20, Scale 4.1 |
Examples provided clarify content (21); item wordings revised and refined (14, 15, 21). Question in scale 4.1 rephrased to better suit the Swedish context with universal health care |
| Overlapping items (item content is perceived as repeating) |
Scale 2 |
No change at this stage, all items retained as they are considered to contribute with different aspects on a theoretical level |
| Unclear question format |
Sub-scales 1.1 and 4.1 |
Questions specified to better reflect intended use of the DLI; clarifying instructions added to highlight that questions relate to individual perceptions and that there are no right or wrong answers |
| Unsuitable or unclear response categories |
Sub-scales 1.1 and 1.2 |
Response categories changed to better suit the scale question (from very difficult/very easy to not prepared at all/very prepared) |
