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Università della Svizzera italiana

The criterion validity of the First Year Inventory and the Quantitative-CHecklist for Autism in Toddlers : a longitudinal study

Levante, Annalisa ; Petrocchi, Serena ; Lecciso, Flavia

In: Brain sciences, 2020, vol. 10, no. 10, p. 22

Pediatric surveillance through screening procedures is needed to detect warning signs of risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder under 24 months of age and to promote early diagnosis and treatment. The main purpose of this study is to extend the literature regarding the psychometric properties of two screening tools, the First Year Inventory (FYI) and the Quantitative- CHecklist for Autism in Toddler...

Università della Svizzera italiana

Detecting Alzheimer’s disease (AD) : from the asymptomatic stages of healthy adults with AD genetic disposition to late stages of severe neurocognitive impairment

Ibnidris, Aliaa ; Albanese, Emiliano (Dir.)

Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2021 ; 2021BIOMED001.

Background: Dementia is a syndrome characterized by progressive cognitive impairment, psychological and behavioural symptoms, and functional deficits. It is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide; its impact and the associated costs are enormous. Consequently, dementia is a global public health priority, and so is Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the most common cause of dementia in late...

Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries

The role of the acquired immune response in systemic sclerosis

Chizzolini, Carlo ; Boin, Francesco

In: Seminars in Immunopathology, 2015, vol. 37, no. 5, p. 519-528

Université de Fribourg

Does the single-item self-rated health measure the same thing across different wordings? Construct validity study

Cullati, Stéphane ; Bochatay, Naike ; Rossier, Clémentine ; Guessous, Idris ; Burton‑Jeangros, Claudine ; Courvoisier, Delphine S.

In: Quality of Life Research, 2020, p. -

The self-rated health (SRH) item is frequently used in health surveys but variations of its form (wording, response options) may hinder comparisons between versions over time or across surveys. The objectives were to determine (a) whether three SRH forms are equivalent, (b) the form with the best construct validity and (c) the best coding scheme to maximize equivalence across forms.

Università della Svizzera italiana

Functional validity of a judgment skills measure within the concept of health literacy for sleeping disorder patients

Dubowicz, Arthur ; Schulz, Peter J.

In: International journal of environmental research and public health, 2014, vol. 11, no. 10, p. 10868-10882

The concept of health literacy has been widened to include higher order aspects such as patient decision-making skills while its measurement continued to rely narrowly on reading and numeracy skills, known as functional health literacy. We developed a Judgment Skills measure, designed to assess patients’ ability to make appropriate decisions with regard to their condition. The measure...