P4337Construction and validation of the instrument “nutritional knowledge and feeding practice scale – QCPA” – for children, 7 to 11 years

Abstract Introduction The increase in the prevalence of obesity is one of the major public health problems. There is a weak relationship between nutritional knowledge and feeding practices. Studies have evaluated that the associations between obesity and the level of nutritional knowledge and feeding practices in children are scarce. The evaluation of nutritional knowledge and feeding practices should be carried out using validated instruments. Study showed the need to improve the instruments of habit research and feeding practices in children for better evaluation. Objectives: To develop and validate an instrument about nutritional knowledge and feeding practices for use in children from 7 to 11 years, based on the Food Guide for the Brazilian Population. Methods The study filled all the steps expected to validate an instrument: review on the subject, instrument elaboration, Content's Validity (Content Validity Index – CVI) with two groups of judges: 1° – nutritionists and, after adjustments, 2° – multidisciplinary group), FACE Validity, reliability analysis [Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) and Kappa (K), Internal Consistency Analysis - Cronbach's Alpha] and Validity of Construct (Exploratory Factorial Analysis - EFA) The sample was calculated, considering, at least, 10 subjects for each question of the questionnaire. Results Validation occurred in a final sample of 453 children, 46.4% boys and 53.6% girls, mean age 9.45 (SD = 1.44). The validity of the content presented CVI ≥0.80 for relevance in 62.3% of items for nutritionist group and 100% of items for multidisciplinary group), clarity (49.4%, 91.8%), Pertinence (58.8%, 98.4%), respectively. The test-retest had a level of agreement of 84.3% and K=0.740 for the Knowledge Dimension; and the ICC=0.754 for the Practices Dimension. Cronbach's Alpha, for internal consistency analysis, was α=0.589 for the Knowledge Dimension and α=0.618 for the Practices Dimension. The EFA with variance of 47.01% (7.81% at 10.85%), with varimax rotation, it defined five factors for the Practices Dimension: Involvement; Healthy Eating and drinking; Unhealthy eating and drinking; Basic food consumption; Attitudes during the meal. Conclusion The instrument QCPA demonstrated validity and reliability to evaluate nutritional knowledge and practices in children aged 7 to 11 years.

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The psychometric properties of the respectful maternity care (RMC) for an Iranian population

BMC Health Services Research ◽

10.1186/s12913-020-05729-x ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Khadije Hajizadeh ◽

Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi ◽

Maryam Vaezi ◽

Shahla Meedya ◽

Sakineh Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Construct Validity ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Maternity Care ◽

Intraclass Correlation ◽

Simple Random Sampling ◽

Factor Loading ◽

Respectful Maternity Care ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Cronbach's Alpha

Abstract Background The absence of Respectful Maternity Care (RMC) deters mothers from seeking maternity care services. Given the importance of RMC and the lack of a standard tool for its assessment in Iran, the present study was conducted to translate and assess the psychometric properties of the RMC questionnaire in Iranian women. Methods Forward-backward method was used for translating the questionnaire from English into Persian. A total of 265 postpartum women entered the study by simple random sampling from public and private hospitals in Tabriz, Iran. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed through the face, content and construct validity. Construct validity was assessed through exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. The internal consistency and test-retest reliability were used to confirm the reliability of the questionnaire. Internal consistency was examined by measuring the Cronbach’s alpha in a sample of 20 mothers, and test-retest stability by calculating the Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) in the same group of mothers, who had completed the questionnaire twice with a two-week interval. Results The exploratory factor analysis led to the extraction of one factor. Item 12 was eliminated due to its low factor loading. X2/df was less than 5, and RMSEA was less than 0.08, which confirms the validity of this model. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was obtained as 0.93 and ICC (with 95% confidence interval) as 0.98 (0.96 to 0.99). Conclusion The results of the study demonstrated that the Iranian RMC scale can be used as a valid and reliable instrument to assess RMC in Iran.

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Psychometric of the Curiosity and Exploration Inventory-II in Indonesia

Journal of Public Health Research ◽

10.4081/jphr.2020.1745 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Anggi Setyowati ◽

Min-Huey Chung ◽

Ah. Yusuf ◽

Setya Haksama

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Construct Validity ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Structural Model ◽

Intraclass Correlation ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Retest Reliability ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Test Retest Reliability ◽

Exploration Inventory

Background: Curiosity is a personality characteristic, which fits with wellbeing and positive functioning. The objective of this study was to assess the construct validity of the Curiosity and Exploration Inventory II (CEI-II) in Indonesia.Design and Methods: The study included 256 undergraduate students who lived in Indonesia, mean age 19.8 years old. The CEI-II measures stretching and embracing using 11 items. The English version of CEI-II was translated into Bahasa. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) were addressed to examine internal consistency reliability and the test-retest reliability. To evaluate construct validity, exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was used to assess factor structure and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to evaluate the structural model fit of the CEI-II Indonesia version.Results: The study showed Cronbach’s alpha for the internal consistency of the overall CEI-II Indonesia version was 0.77. The ICC for the test-retest reliability ranged between 0.753-0.829. EFA showed adequate with the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin value of 0.86 and the Bartlett’s test of sphericity was statistically significant. CFA tested the second-order model with two-order factors and showed a model fit.Conclusions: The CEI-II Indonesia version indicated acceptable construct validity to evaluate curiosity in Indonesia.

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Development and validation of the Occupational Back Pain Prevention Behaviors Questionnaire in nursing personnel

10.21203/rs.2.12282/v1 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Seyedeh Somayeh Kazemi ◽

Sedigheh-Sadat Tavafian ◽

Alireza Hidarnia ◽

Ali Montazeri

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Back Pain ◽

Correlation Coefficient ◽

Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽

Intraclass Correlation Coefficient ◽

Intraclass Correlation ◽

Face Validity ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Cronbach's Alpha

Abstract Background: Occupational back pain is the most prevalent health problem among nurses and needs to be assessed by a valid and multi-factorial questionnaire. The purpose of the present study was to design and develop an instrument based on the PRECEDE-PROCEED model for assessing job-related behaviors that cause low back pain. Methods: First an item pool of 49 items was generated. Then, content and face validity was carried out. Consequently, a cross-sectional study was conducted in Mazandaran, Iran. The questionnaire was distributed among a sample of nurses working in hospitals affiliated to Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences. Exploratory factor analysis was used to determine the factor structure of the questionnaire. The Cronbach’s alpha was estimated to assess the reliability and the intraclass correlation coefficient was calculated to examine stability. Results: In all 155 nurses participated in the study. The mean age of respondents was 34.1 (SD = 7.66) years, and 83.2% were female. Six factors with 30 items emerged from the exploratory factor analysis: knowledge, attitude, self-efficacy, reinforcing factors, enabling factors and behavior that jointly accounted for %66.5 of behavior change variance observed. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient showed excellent internal consistency (alpha=0.92). The intraclass correlation coefficient with 2-weeks interval also indicated that the questionnaire has satisfactory stability (ICC = 0.97). Conclusions: The findings showed that the Occupational Back Pain Prevention Behavior Questionnaire is a reliable and valid instrument for measuring occupational back pain and prevention behaviors among nurses. Keywords: Occupational Back Pain, Prevention behaviors, Psychometric evaluation, PRECEDE-PROCEED model, Nurse

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Validation of a questionnaire measuring patient knowledge of atrial fibrillation in an Asian cohort

Heart Asia ◽

10.1136/heartasia-2018-011143 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. e011143 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Rebecca Hoe ◽

Wanyun Lin ◽

Mary Ann Cruz Bautista ◽

Hubertus Johannes Maria Vrijhoef ◽

Toon Wei Lim

Keyword(s):

Atrial Fibrillation ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Content Validity ◽

Specific Treatment ◽

Face Validity ◽

Patient Knowledge ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Patient Understanding ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Disease Specific

BackgroundPoor patient understanding of atrial fibrillation (AF) may contribute to underuse of anticoagulation. There are no validated instruments to measure patient knowledge in Asian cohorts. This study aims to validate a disease-specific questionnaire measuring the level of understanding of AF and its treatment among patients with AF in Singapore.MethodsA 10-item interviewer-administered questionnaire was created based on previously published questionnaires. Face and content validity were assessed. 165 participants were identified by convenience sampling at cardiology clinics of a tertiary hospital. The questionnaire was administered in either English (n = 53) or Mandarin (n = 112). Exploratory factor analysis was performed using principal component method. Internal consistency was evaluated using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient.ResultsFace validity was tested by surveying 10 cardiologists who could all identify what the questionnaire was designed to measure. Mean content validity ratio across items was 0.9. Participants were 68.7 (SD 10.5) years old. 55.8% were male. 95.2% were on oral anticoagulation. Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin measure was 0.67 and Bartlett’s test of sphericity was significant (p < 0.01). Four factors were retained based on the eigenvalue > 1. These were knowledge of the following: disease characteristics, disease-specific treatment, role of treatment in symptom management and treatment mechanisms. Internal consistency was good (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.71).ConclusionsA questionnaire on the knowledge of AF and its treatment was validated in a cohort of Asian patients in English and Mandarin. It allows quantification of patient knowledge and may be useful in Asian populations to assess the efficacy of interventions to improve patient understanding of AF.

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Validity and reliability testing of the Indonesian version of the eHealth Literacy Scale during the COVID-19 pandemic

Health Informatics Journal ◽

10.1177/1460458220975466 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 27 (1) ◽

pp. 146045822097546

Author(s):

Maria Cellina Wijaya ◽

Yudhistira Pradnyan Kloping

Keyword(s):

Internal Consistency ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Intraclass Correlation ◽

Correlation Method ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Acceptable Result ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Ehealth Literacy ◽

Cronbach's Alpha

Nowadays, it is common for people to look for health care information on the internet. The eHealth Literacy Scale (eHEALS) is commonly used to measure eHealth literacy. As of the publication of this study, the Indonesian version for eHEALS has not been published even though eHealth literacy is necessary, especially in the current COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Indonesian version of eHEALS (I-eHEALS). A total of 100 respondents in East Java were involved in this cross-sectional study. Pearson-product moment correlation method and construct validity were used to validate the results. The reliability was determined based on the Cronbach’s alpha internal consistency measurement and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). The Pearson correlation analysis results are significantly higher ( r > 0.254, p < 0.01) compared to the critical value table. Single factors accounting for 57.66% variance in the scales exhibit a unidimensional latent structure. The internal consistency between items is excellent as shown by the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient (0.91). The ICC analysis shows an acceptable result (0.552, p < 0.01). The I-eHEALS is valid and reliable to be used for evaluating the eHealth literacy of the Indonesian population.

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Translation and validation of caring behaviors inventory among nurses in Iran

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0254317 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (7) ◽

pp. e0254317

Author(s):

Raziyeh Ghafouri ◽

Malihe Nasiri ◽

Foroozan Atashzadeh-Shoorideh ◽

Faraz Tayyar-Iravanlou ◽

Zahra Rahmaty

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Construct Validity ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Face Validity ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Caring Behaviors ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Two Factors

Background and objectives Nurses’ caring behaviors, professional activities, and behaviors for the benefit of patients, influence patients’ perception of care and satisfaction with the quality of care provided. Caring behaviors of nurses are contextual and various factors such as patients’ social structure, lifestyle, culture, and interests, as well as their biographical, social, and physiological characteristics, can influence perceptions of caring behaviors of nurses, as caring behaviors are an interactive and mental process between patients and nurses. This study was conducted to provide a transcultural translation and psychometric analysis of Caring Behaviors Inventory (CBI) among nurses in Iran. Methodology Transcultural translation of the 16-item CBI was performed. Then, face validity (qualitative), content validity (quantitative and qualitative), and construct validity were examined in a cross-sectional study of 509 patients. A demographic questionnaire and the 16-item CBI were sent to enrolled patients via online questionnaires. The reliability of the instrument was assessed by internal consistency using Cronbach’s alpha. Then, construct validity of the single factor CBI was assessed using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). Since one factor CBI was not confirmed, construct validity was examined using Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA). The final number of factors was confirmed using CFA. Results The internal consistency of the instrument was good with Cronbach’s alpha 0.89. Based on EFA, the CBI were loaded on two factors, eigenvalues >1, no item was removed. The emergent factors were named "Communicating respectfully" and "Professional knowledge and skill". These two factors explained 50.197% of the total variance. Then, CFA showed an acceptable fit for the two factors CBI. Conclusion The results showed that the Persian version of the 16-item CBI had adequate validity and reliability. Accordingly, this instrument can be used to study nurses’ caring behaviors.

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Scale Validation for the identification of falsified hand sanitizer: Public and Regulatory Authorities Perspectives from United Arab Emirates

10.21203/rs.3.rs-48962/v2 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Ammar Abdulrahman Jairoun ◽

Sabaa Saleh Al-Hemyari ◽

Moyad Shahwan ◽

Faris El-Dahiyat ◽

SHAZIA Jamshed

Keyword(s):

Internal Consistency ◽

Content Validity ◽

Statistical Significance ◽

Intraclass Correlation ◽

World Health ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Retest Reliability ◽

Hand Sanitizer ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Test Retest Reliability

Abstract Background: Since the time of declaration of global pandemic of COVID-19 by World Health Organization (WHO), falsified hand sanitizers surfaced regularly in markets, posing possible harm to public due to unlisted inclusion of methanol. The current research is an attempt to develop and validate a tool to document falsified hand sanitizer in the UAE community.Method: A descriptive cross-sectional community-based study was conducted among 1280 randomly selected participants. Respondents were sent a web-based electronic link to the survey via email. Content validity, factor analyses and known group validity were used to develop and validate a new scale to identify falsified hand sanitizer. Test-retest reliability, internal consistency, item internal consistency (IIC), and intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) were used to assess the reliability of the scale. SPSS version 24 was used to conduct data analysis.Results: A total of 1280 participants were enrolled in the study. The content validity index (CVI) was 0.83 with the final scale of 12 items. The Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) value was 0.788, with the Bartlett test of sphericity achieving statistical significance (p <0.001). Our factor analysis revealed a 3-component model. The 3-factor solution was confirmed by PCFA analysis and had associations with good fit values. The PCFA for NFI was 0.970, CFI 0.978, and TLI 0.967. All values were in excess of 0.95, with RMSEA values below 0.06 at 0.03; all of these values indicated a good model fit. The Cronbach's alpha was good overall (0.867). All factors had a Cronbach's alpha value in excess of 0.70. The instrument demonstrated that every item met the IIC correlation standard ≥ 0.40. The scale displayed good overall ICC statistics of 0.867 (95% CI 0.856 - 0.877) with statistical significance (p < 0.001). The scale's test-retest reliability was assessed through correlation of the falsified hand sanitizer identification score of respondents at the two time points. The test-retest correlation coefficient was 0.770 (p value <0.01). Participants with post-graduate education were more likely to identify the falsified hand sanitizer compared to those with high school education. (p < 0.001).Conclusions: This study developed and validated a new scale for the measurement of falsified hand sanitizer. This is expected to improve and promote collaboration between the health regulators and the public and hereby encourage customer satisfaction and participation.

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Developing and Validating a Questionnaire to Measure Women’s Sexual Behaviors: A Psychometric Process

Galen Medical Journal ◽

10.31661/gmj.v5i4.698 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 5 (4) ◽

pp. 208-214

Author(s):

Zohreh Ghorashi ◽

Alireza Yousefy ◽

Effat Merghati-koei

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Sexual Behaviors ◽

Well Being ◽

Factor Loading ◽

Reproductive Age ◽

Face Validity ◽

Iranian Women ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Cronbach's Alpha

Background: Sexual well-being is essential in women’s overall health. Emphasis is placed on the assessment of women’s sexual behaviors across various domains. The purpose of this study was to describe the processes undertaken to evaluate the psychometric properties of a questionnaire developed for assessing sexual behaviors in its domains among Iranian women through their reproductive age. Materials and Methods: A mixed method study using exploratory design was conducted with the Iranian women of reproductive age living in Rafsanjan, a city in the Kerman Province, the center of Iran. Item reduction was made in three main steps: 1) item development in the qualitative phase of the study; 2) determination of internal consistency using Cronbach’s alpha correlation coefficient; 3) content and face validity, construct validity using factor analysis. The qualitative exploratory phase produced the 62-item Sexual Behaviors Assessment Questionnaire (SBAQ). Results: The exploratory factor analysis revealed three domains include sexual capacity, sexual motivation, and sexual performance. Good internal consistency and reliability were obtained (Cronbach’s alpha coefficient = 0.81) for the global 33-item SBAQ. The items on the SBAQ revealed factor-loading > 0.5. Conclusion: The SBAQ is a new validated and culturally appropriate instrument for evaluating sexual behaviors of Iranian women through their reproductive ages. [GMJ.2016;5(4):208-14]

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Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Romanian International Knee Documentation Committee—subjective knee form

PeerJ ◽

10.7717/peerj.8448 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 ◽

pp. e8448 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Adrian Todor ◽

Dinu Vermesan ◽

Horia Haragus ◽

Jenel M. Patrascu Jr ◽

Bogdan Timar ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Correlation Coefficient ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Rating Scale ◽

Intraclass Correlation ◽

International Knee Documentation Committee ◽

Repeated Administration ◽

Data Sets ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Female Ratio ◽

Cronbach's Alpha

Aim We aimed to translate and cross-culturally adapt the International Knee Documentation Committee—subjective knee form (IKDC) in Romanian. Method The original (US) IKDC—subjective knee form was translated according to recommended guidelines. Validity was tested using Spearmans’s correlation coefficient between score sand test-retest reproducibility. Reliability and internal consistency were determined using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). Results A total of 106 data sets were available for processing. The average age was 52 years and the male to female ratio was 40:66. Fifty-five subjects repeated the form after an average of 4 days. There were no floor or ceiling effects (range 3.4–74.7). There was a strong correlation between the first and repeated administration of the IKDC—subjective knee form (r = 0.816, n = 50) and moderate compared to Tegner-Lysholm knee rating scale (r = 0.506, n = 102), KOOSJR (Knee disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score for Joint Replacement, r = − 0.622, n = 96), EuroqolEQ-5D-5L Index (r = 0.633, n = 100) and visual analogue scale VAS (r = 0.484, n = 99). Internal consistency was moderate with Cronbach’s alpha 0.611 (n = 102) and ICC 0.611 for average measures (95% CI 0.493–0.713). Conclusion The Romanian translation of the IKDC—subjective knee form is a valid, consistent and reproducible outcome measure in patients with knee pain and dysfunction.

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Development and Psychometric Evaluation of an Instrument for Preventing Occupational Neck Pain Behaviors in Teachers

10.21203/rs.3.rs-871825/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Zohre Moradi ◽

Sedigheh Sadat Tavafian ◽

Seyedeh Somayeh Kazemi

Keyword(s):

Neck Pain ◽

Correlation Matrix ◽

Intraclass Correlation ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Psychometric Evaluation ◽

Face Validity ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Pain Behaviors ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Quantitative And Qualitative Research

Abstract Background: Development and psychometrics of a questionnaire for preventive occupational pain behaviors in teachers.Quantitative and qualitative research plan in tool development and validation.Method: A qualitative study was conducted in December 2020 with 25 participants to obtain the initial information of the questionnaire. Then content validity and face validity were performed. In the next stage, a questionnaire was distributed among the sample of teachers. In total, 146 teachers participated in this study (with a mean age 36.7; SD 8.92 years). Exploratory factor analysis was used to obtain the factor structure of the questionnaire. The correlation matrix in the case scale has been used to evaluate the validity of the structure. Internal stability (Cronbach's alpha) was calculated to assess reliability and internal correlation coefficient to assess stability.Results: Based on analysis of the exploratory factor, 8 factors with 43 substances, that together accounted for 65,25% variances were obtained. Also, the correlation matrix in the case scale to establish the validity of the questionnaire showed satisfactory results. The results of face validity showed that 4 factors were not approved and were removed from the questionnaire. Reliability evaluation with internal consistency method (Cronbach's alpha) showed excellent compatibility (0.87). The Intraclass correlation reliability assessment showed that the questionnaire has satisfactory stability (ICC) (0.92).Conclusion: This study provides the reliability and validity of the Occupational Pain Neck Preventive Behaviors Questionnaire. This study provides an instrument for evaluating occupational neck pain prevention behaviors among teachers. The instrument is useful for teachers and staff of administrative units and healthcare settings to implement appropriate interventions.

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