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The Thai Violence Risk Scale (Tvrs) Persons With Schizophrenia: Development And Initial Validation, U Nakcharoen, J Yunibhand, W. Chaiyawat
The Thai Violence Risk Scale (Tvrs) Persons With Schizophrenia: Development And Initial Validation, U Nakcharoen, J Yunibhand, W. Chaiyawat
Chulalongkorn Medical Journal
Introductions : Persons with schizophrenia have a clear association with increased violence in community than the general population. At present, there has not been any scale developed to estimate risk of violence, particularly in persons with schizophrenia. Objectives : To develop a clinically useful for evaluation violence risk among persons with schizophrenia, and to carry out an initial validation of the scale. Setting : Out patient department of a psychiatric hospital Research design : Instrument development Sample : Persons with schizophrenia who had committed violence (n = 300) Methods : A 29-item Thai Violence Risk Scale (TVRS) was constructed on …
Validation Of Thai Version Of The Urogenital Distress Inventory And Incontinence Impact Questionnaires, T Manchana, S. Bunyavejchevin
Validation Of Thai Version Of The Urogenital Distress Inventory And Incontinence Impact Questionnaires, T Manchana, S. Bunyavejchevin
Chulalongkorn Medical Journal
Objective : To validate the Thai version of the Urogenital Distress Inventory (UDI) and Incontinence Impact Questionnaire (IIQ) for Thai women. Materials and Methods : The UDI and IIQ have been translated into Thai. Test - retest reliability and internal consistency were tested. Two hundred and eighteen patients who visited the urogynecologic clinic at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital between March 2008 and April 2010 completed the Thai version of UDI and IIQ. A higher score indicates a greater impairment on the quality of life (QOL) but a lower score indicates a better QOL. Results : There were 86 asymptomatic and …