Vicarious trauma (VT) involves affective distress and shifts in cognitive schemas following secondary exposure to traumatic material. The Vicarious Trauma Scale (VTS) is a brief measure designed to assess distress resulting from such exposure and has potential as a screening tool for VT in practice and educational settings. The current study is the first examination of the psychometric properties of the VTS in a sample of social workers (n = 157) collected in a cross-sectional survey. Results from item response models (IRM) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) suggest the VTS has good to excellent psychometric properties and could be a general screening tool for exposure to traumatic material or distressed clients and a measure of the affective and cognitive impact of such exposure. Both CFA and IRM approaches suggest a two-dimensional solution for the VTS, corresponding to cognitive and affective components. Implications for research and applications to practice are discussed.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/hsw/hlt017 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Conceptualization of pain in Croatian adults: a cross-sectional and psychometric study.
Croat Med J
December 2024
Iva Lončarić Kelečić, Department for Physical Therapy University Hospital Centre Zagreb Božidarevićeva 11, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia,
Aim: To ascertain whether Croatian respondents' knowledge on pain aligns with modern pain science, and determine the measurement properties of the Croatian version of the Concept of Pain Inventory for Adults (COPI-Adult).
Methods: A cross-sectional, online survey was used to collect the respondents' sociodemographic, clinical, and COPI-Adult (CRO) data (n = 509). A Pearson correlation coefficient test was used to assess the correlations between sociodemographic, clinical, and COPI-Adult (CRO) data.
Translation, Cross-Cultural Adaptation, and Validation of the Kannada Version of the Exercise Adherence Rating Scale (EARS-Kn) Among Head and Neck Cancer (HNC) Survivors in a Tertiary Care Setup in India.
Integr Cancer Ther
January 2025
Department of Physiotherapy, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, UK.
Background: Adherence in rehabilitation services includes attending appointments, regularly performing prescribed exercises, and correct exercise execution. The Exercise Adherence Rating Scale (EARS) has been adapted into several languages, but there is lack of a standardized tool for various Indian languages and cultural contexts, particularly for use with cancer survivors. With the anticipated 57.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDesign and validation of the reflection skills self-assessment questionnaire (RSSAQ).
J Educ Health Promot
November 2024
Medical Education Research Center, Medical Education Department, Health Management and Safety Promotion Research Institute, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Background: Reflection is one of the main components of the medical sciences curriculum. It is one of the learner-centered educational strategies, leading to deep learning, and is necessary to attain professional capabilities. A pertinent challenge is how to assess reflection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChronic Cough Patient Perspective: questionnaire validation and symptom impact.
ERJ Open Res
January 2025
Università di Genova, DiMI, Genoa, Italy.
Background: Chronic cough (CC) is underevaluated and underreported. The introduction of a tool that is easy to complete, score and interpret and with the psychometric properties requested for use in individual patients could improve clinical practice.
Objective: This cross-sectional study aimed to validate the Chronic Cough Patient Perspective (CCPP) for assessing CC in daily practice.
Patient-reported outcome measures for life participation in patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review.
Clin Kidney J
January 2025
Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Background: The symptoms, comorbidities and treatment burden associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD) can be debilitating and limit life participation in patients with CKD not requiring kidney replacement therapy (KRT). The aim of this study was to identify the characteristics, content and psychometric properties of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) used to assess life participation in patients with CKD.
Methods: We searched MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO and CINAHL from database inception to February 2023 for all studies that reported life participation in patients with CKD (stages 1-5 not requiring kidney replacement therapy).
Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!