The Methodological Quality Scale (MQS) for intervention programs: validity evidence.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

A wide variety of instruments are used when assessing the methodological quality (MQ) of intervention programs. Nevertheless, studies on their metric quality are often not available. In order to address this shortcoming, the methodological quality scale (MQS) is presented as a simple and useful tool with adequate reliability, validity evidence, and metric properties.

Methods

Two coders independently applied the MQS to a set of primary studies. The number of MQ facets was determined in parallel analyses before performing factor analyses. For each facet of validity obtained, mean and standard deviation are presented jointly with reliability and average discrimination. Additionally, the validity facet scores are interpreted based on Shadish, Cook, and Campbell's va

SUBMITTER: Chacon-Moscoso S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10358327 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature