Psychometric validation of the Persian Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale using classic test theory and Rasch models

CY Lin, A Broström, P Nilsen, MD Griffiths… - Journal of behavioral …, 2017 - akjournals.com
Background and aims The Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS), a six-item self-
report scale that is a brief and effective psychometric instrument for assessing at-risk social …

Comparing the functional independence measure and the interRAI/MDS for use in the functional assessment of older adults: a review of the literature

C Glenny, P Stolee - BMC geriatrics, 2009 - Springer
Background The rehabilitation of older persons is often complicated by increased frailty and
medical complexity-these in turn present challenges for the development of health …

Psychometric testing of three Chinese online-related addictive behavior instruments among Hong Kong university students

CW Yam, AH Pakpour, MD Griffiths, WY Yau… - Psychiatric quarterly, 2019 - Springer
Given that there is a lack of instruments assessing internet-related addictions among
Chinese population, this study aimed to validate the Chinese version of the nine-item …

Functional assessments used by occupational therapists with older adults at risk of activity and participation limitations: a systematic review

K Wales, L Clemson, N Lannin, I Cameron - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Introduction The use of functional assessments to evaluate patient change is complicated by
a lack of consensus as to which assessment is most suitable for use with older adults …

Psychometric evaluation of Persian Nomophobia Questionnaire: Differential item functioning and measurement invariance across gender

CY Lin, MD Griffiths, AH Pakpour - Journal of behavioral addictions, 2018 - akjournals.com
Background and aims Research examining problematic mobile phone use has increased
markedly over the past 5 years and has been related to “no mobile phone phobia”(so-called …

Psychometric properties of three simplified Chinese online-related addictive behavior instruments among mainland Chinese primary school students

IH Chen, DK Ahorsu, AH Pakpour, MD Griffiths… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background/Objective There are inadequate screening instruments for assessing specific
internet-related addictions among mainland Chinese primary school students. Therefore, the …

Psychometric validation of the Persian nine-item Internet Gaming Disorder Scale–Short Form: Does gender and hours spent online gaming affect the interpretations of …

TY Wu, CY Lin, K Årestedt, MD Griffiths… - Journal of Behavioral …, 2017 - akjournals.com
Background and aims The nine-item Internet Gaming Disorder Scale–Short Form (IGDS-
SF9) is brief and effective to evaluate Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) severity. Although its …

Smartphone application-based addiction among Iranian adolescents: A psychometric study

CY Lin, V Imani, A Broström, P Nilsen… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract The Smartphone Application-Based Addiction Scale (SABAS) can be used in
screening for the risk of smartphone addiction. This study aimed to validate a Persian …

Psychometric evaluation of the Persian Internet Disorder Scale among adolescents

CY Lin, M Ganji, HM Pontes, V Imani… - Journal of behavioral …, 2018 - akjournals.com
Background and aims Given the growing epidemiological research interest concerning
Internet addiction, brief instruments with a robust theoretical basis are warranted. The …

Development of diabetes-specific quality of life module to be in conjunction with the World Health Organization quality of life scale brief version (WHOQOL-BREF)

CY Lin, TY Lee, ZJ Sun, YC Yang, JS Wu… - Health and quality of life …, 2017 - Springer
Background Although numerous health-related quality of life (HRQoL) instruments are
available for patients with diabetes, the length of these measures may limit their feasibility to …