Table 5. Studies/tools psychometric properties.
| Study/tool | Readability | Cultural translation | Respondent burden | Content validity | Criterion validity | Construct validity | Internal consistency | Inter-rater reliability | Intra-tater reliability | Test-retest reliability | Positive predicted value | Negative predicted value | Sensitivity | Specificity | Floor effect | Ceiling effect | Responsiveness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instruments used operationally by professionals | |||||||||||||||||
| VERA-2 (study A) | ++ | + | ++ | ++ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| VERA-2 (study B) | ++ | + | ++ | ++ | – | – | – | ++ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ERG 22+ | ++ | + | ++ | ++ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ERS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| IVPG (study A) | ++ | – | ++ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| IVPG (study B) | ++ | – | ++ | – | – | – | + | + | – | – | + | ++ | + | + | – | – | – |
| Tools developed as research measures | |||||||||||||||||
| 1992-RWA | + | + | ++ | – | – | ++ | ++ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| RF-R | ++ | + | ++ | – | – | ++ | ++ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| PHS | – | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| MMPI-2 | ++ | – | + | + | + | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| RWA-R | ++ | + | ++ | – | – | ++ | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ITFS | ++ | – | ++ | + | + | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ARIS | ++ | + | ++ | – | – | ++ | ++ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| NBMASA | ++ | ++ | ++ | – | – | ++ | ++ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| MEMS | ++ | ++ | ++ | – | – | ++ | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| MDFI | ++ | ++ | ++ | – | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| RF-I | ++ | ++ | ++ | – | – | ++ | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| SyfoR | ++ | + | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| IFS | + | – | ++ | – | – | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| SSS (studies A-B) | ++ | ++ | ++ | – | – | ++ | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ARIS-S | ++ | ++ | ++ | – | – | ++ | ++ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Schbley (2003) | + | + | ++ | ++ | ++ | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| TCS | ++ | + | + | ++ | – | – | ++ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| TRAP-18 | ++ | + | ++ | ++ | – | – | – | ++ | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | – | – |
–, no information available.
Readability: +, items available but lengthy; ++, items available, short and comprehensive. Cultural translation: +, only available in English; ++, available in English and also language(s) of the target population. Respondent burden: +, over 60 items; ++, under 60 items. Content validity: ++, experts consulted. Criterion validity: ++, correlation coefficients calculated (Spearman’s, Pearson’s Kendall’s and/or Cramer’s). Construct validity: ++, factor analysis conducted. Internal consistency: +, mean Cronbach’s alpha inferior to .80; ++, mean Cronbach’s alpha superior or equal to .80. Inter-rater validity: +, mean Cohen’s kappa inferior to .70; ++, mean Cohen’s kappa superior or equal to .70. Intra-rater validity: +, moderate; ++, satisfactory. Positive predicted value: +, moderate; ++, satisfactory. Negative predicted value: +, moderate; ++, satisfactory. Sensitivity: +, moderate; ++, satisfactory. Specificity: +, moderate; ++, satisfactory.