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Table 1 Characteristics of the study samples

From: Enhancing rigour in the validation of patient reported outcome measures (PROMs): bridging linguistic and psychometric testing

Characteristic

 

Cognitive testing

Sample

 

Student

Clinical

N

 

8

115

37

Gender, n (%)

 

Female

5 (62.5)

94 (81.7)

22 (59.5)

 

Male

3 (37.5)

21 (18.3)

15 (40.5)

Age, n (%)

 

<17 years

1 (12.5)

  
 

17-24 years

2 (25)

73 (63.5)

1 (2.7)

 

25-34 years

2 (25)

18 (15.7)

7 (18.9)

 

35-44 years

1 (12.5)

16 (13.9)

13 (35.1)

 

45-54 years

2 (25)

7 (6.1)

7 (18.9)

 

> 54 years

0 (0)

1 (0.9)

9 (24.3)

Percentage of time Welsh is spoken

 

Range

N/A

5-100

5-100

 

Median (IQR)

N/A

90 (60 to 95)

70 (80 to 95)

 

Missing

 

5

6

BDI-II: Welsh

 

Range

N/A

0-35

19-62

 

Mean (SD)

N/A

5.1 (5.9)

38.4 (11.9)

 

Median (IQR)

N/A

3 (1 to 7)

39 (28.5-46)

 

Missing

 

4

-

BDI-II: English

 

Range

N/A

0-34

15-61

 

Mean (SD)

N/A

5.7 (5.5)

37.7 (11.5)

 

Median (IQR)

N/A

5 (1.1 to 8)

38 (28.5-47)

 

Missing

 

1

-