Table 2 General description of journals and scales
n = 114 | ||
|---|---|---|
Journals | ||
Main topic of journal | Clinical | 66.7% (76) |
Methodological | 8.8% (10) | |
Psychological | 17.5% (20) | |
Other | 7.0% (8) | |
Impact factor | Mean (SD); median; range | 2.53 (1.55); 2.25; [0.38; 11.01] |
Scales | ||
Concept of interest | Quality of life | 29.8% (34) |
Behavior/Attitude | 21.1% (24) | |
Social psychological functioning | 15.8% (18) | |
Satisfaction | 13.1% (15) | |
Symptom severity | 10.6% (12) | |
Knowledge/Literacy | 6.1% (7) | |
Physical functioning | 3.5% (4) | |
Number of dimensions | Mean (SD); median; range | 3.7 (2.7); 3; [1; 13] |
Number of items per dimension | Mean (SD); median; range | 11.8 (32); 7; [1; 340] |
Type of measurement scale | Dichotomous | 2.6% (3) |
Likert ordinal | 84.2% (96) | |
Nominal | 3.5% (4) | |
Numeric rating scale | 6.2% (7) | |
Several kinds | 0.9% (1) | |
Not mentioned | 2.6% (3) |