Profese Online, 2018 (vol. 11), issue 2

Construct validity as a part of the validation of the partners in health scale

Eva Reiterová, Zdeňka Mikšová, Anna Džurňáková, Eva Prušová

Profese online 2018, 11(2):1-7 | DOI: 10.5507/pol.2018.004  

Background: The Partners In Health (PIH) scale is the tool for assessment patients self-management. Self- management leads patients to coping their disease without medical officers. This quantitative study is to follow up on the validation of the Czech version of the PIH scale and to confirm their construct validity. Aim: The aim of this study is to confirm construct validity of PIH scale using the factor analysis. Methods: In the research, the PIH scale is applied as a tool for assessment self-management on the group of 432 patients with chronic cardiovascular disease. The results are processed using descriptive statistics, reliability analysis, exploratory...

Assessment and Management of Pain, Alignment, Strength and Stability (PASS) in Patellofemoral Pain and Low Back Pain

Alex Mbuli, Ambreen Chohan, Jessica Janssen, Olivia Greenhalgh, Lauren Haworth, Hannah Shore, Mairi Olivier, Hazel Roddam, Louise Anne Connell, Jim Richards

Profese online 2018, 11(2):2 | DOI: 10.5507/pol.2018.005  

Clinical assessment and management of musculoskeletal conditions of different joints may be broken down into considerations of Pain, Alignment, Strength and Stability (PASS). In recent years these factors have allowed a systematic approach and has enabled the development in our understanding of clinical subgroups, which enable targeted or stratified care. This paper considers the use of the PASS concept to determine the most appropriate treatment and interventions, specifically when considering treatment of two common musculoskeletal conditions, patellofemoral pain and low back pain.
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