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Development and Validation of the Pre-Hospital Stroke Symptoms Coping Test

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  • Qiuli Zhao
  • Li Yang
  • Xiao Zhang
  • Xuemei Zhu
  • Qingqing Zuo
  • Yanni Wu
  • Liu Yang
  • Wei Gao
  • Minghui Li
  • Shanshan Cheng

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Background and Purpose: Measures of specific knowledge of coping with pre-hospital stroke symptoms can help educate high-risk patients and family caregivers. This study aimed to develop and validate the Pre-hospital Stroke Symptoms Coping Test (PSSCT). Materials and Methods: Reliability and validity were analyzed using multiple data sources. The Delphi expert consultation method was applied to assess the test’s surface validity and content validity index. The final edition of the 19-item PSSCT contained 3 sections assessing coping with typical symptoms and symptoms associated with vomiting and twitching. Its psychometric properties were investigated in a community sample of 300 high-risk patients and family members. Results: The PSSCT was readily accepted by participants. It demonstrated adequate surface validity and content validity, and good internal consistency (KR20 = 0.822) and test-retest reliability (0.769), with difficulty (P) and degree of differentiation (D) ranges of 0.28–0.83 and 0.15–0.66, respectively. It was also able to distinguish between individuals who had/had not experienced a stroke. Experienced individuals scored significantly higher overall and on coping with typical symptoms and twitching (P

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  • Qiuli Zhao & Li Yang & Xiao Zhang & Xuemei Zhu & Qingqing Zuo & Yanni Wu & Liu Yang & Wei Gao & Minghui Li & Shanshan Cheng, 2014. "Development and Validation of the Pre-Hospital Stroke Symptoms Coping Test," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 9(10), pages 1-7, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0110022
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110022
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