Validation of the multidimensional sense of humor scale in people with chronic kidney disease

Abstract

Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale (MSHS) was developed by Thorson and Powell and it was validated in Portuguese, but not in people with chronic kidney disease (CKD). This study examined the psychometrics of the MSHS in people with CKD on hemodialysis. A random sample of 171 people with CKD undergoing hemodialysis was selected. Exploratory Factor Analysis revealed a structure with three factors, "Humor Production and Social Use of Humor", "Adaptive Humor and Appreciation Humor" and "Attitude Towards Humor", with Alpha Cronbach values of 0.93, 0.90 and 0.83 respectively. It revealed stability in both interview and questionnaire methods. It showed moderate positive correlations with Positive Affect, Subjective Happiness and Wellbeing Personal Index, and moderate negative correlation with Negative Affect. Therefore, MSHS shows evidence of being a valid, reliable and reproducible scale either by questionnaire or interview.

Musculoskeletal symptoms in nursing students: concept analysis

“…For this study two methodologies were associated: Rodgers' evolutionary method and integrative literature review (9)(10) . Rodgers' evolutionary method (6) , which is also known as the evolutionary method of conceptual analysis in the literature, is characterized by being an inductive and descriptive model, which is used to investigate the history of a particular concept (6) .…”

“…The methodology selected for identification and selection of the bibliography was integrative review of the literature. This was the option was because it included an association between primary and secondary research, allowing the synthesis of results and a more comprehensive and deepened understanding of the concept (9)(10) . It also permits the generation of new knowledge regarding the concept being studied.…”

“…This review is in line with the fourth stage of the evolutionary method, as it will be from this point that the characteristics of the concept will be identified. The methodological rigor applied to this method was taken into account, following the 6 different phases as recommended: 1) Identification of the subject and selection of the hypothesis or question of research for the elaboration of the integrative review; 2) Establishment of criteria for inclusion and exclusion of studies / sampling or literature search; 3) Definition of the information to be extracted from the selected studies / categorization of Musculoskeletal symptoms in nursing students: concept analysis Firmino CF, Sousa LMM, Marques JM, Antunes AV, Marques FM, Simões C. the studies; 4) Evaluation of studies included in the integrative review; 5) Interpretation of results; and, 6) Review presentation/ knowledge synthesis (9)(10) .…”

Subjective Wellbeing Assessment in People with Chronic Kidney Disease Undergoing Hemodialysis

“…Data were collected through a sociodemographic and health information questionnaire (age, gender, nationality, education, occupation, marital status, dialysis sessions length, presence of hypertension, and diabetes), the subjective happiness scale (SHS) [19][20][21], the satisfaction with life in general (SWLG), the personal wellbeing index (PWI) [22,23], the Portuguese version of positive and negative afect schedule (PANAS) [24][25][26], and the 12-item short form health survey (SF-12) [27,28].…”

“…The scale is based on two antagonistic statements, which express the level of happiness or lack of it [19,20]. The Portuguese version in people with CKD shows a single factor with an internal reliability with a Cronbach's α of 0.90 [21].…”