Development & Validation of Attitude Toward Nutrition Counselling Questionnaire for use among Kuwaiti healthcare professionals

Abstract Objective This study aims to report the developmental processes and validation of Attitude Toward Nutrition Questionnaire in Arabic language. Results A total of 173 (response rate= 86.93%) participants responded to the survey. There were a total of 92 (53.2%) nutritionists and 81(46.8%) doctors/surgeons. Principal component analyses revealed followed by visualization of Cattell’s scree plot, suggested a four-factor solution for the 36-item Attitude Toward Nutrition Counselling Questionnaire. Itwas found to have an acceptable validity. These four factors cumulatively explained 37.9% of the variance in the factor structure of the ATNQ. Cronbach’s alpha revealed an acceptable level of reliability for each subscale of the ATNQ. The first subscale named “Factual knowledge about nutrition” comprised of nine items. It yielded a Cronbach’s alpha value of 0.78. The second subscale “knowledge about nutrition in morbidities” comprised of seven items and yielded a Cronbach’s alpha value of 0.71. The third subscale “counselling of patients” comprised of 11 items and yielded a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.68. The fourth subscale comprising nine items yielded a Cronbach’s alpha value of 0.64 and was named, “Dietary programs and supplementation”. Keywords Nutrition, Questionnaire, Scale, knowledge, Dietician, Arabic, Attitude

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Development & Validation of Attitude Toward Nutrition Counselling Questionnaire for use among Kuwaiti healthcare professionals

10.21203/rs.2.16357/v4 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Nouf S ALMughamis ◽

Abdullah A. Alayoub ◽

Hafsa Meraj ◽

Ahmed Waqas

Keyword(s):

Factor Structure ◽

Healthcare Professionals ◽

Response Rate ◽

Arabic Language ◽

Factual Knowledge ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Factor Solution ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

The Third ◽

Nutrition Counselling

Abstract Objective This study aims to report the developmental processes and validation of Attitude Toward Nutrition Questionnaire in Arabic language. Results A total of 173 (response rate= 86.93%) participants responded to the survey. There were a total of 92 (53.2%) nutritionists and 81(46.8%) doctors/surgeons.Principal component analyses revealed followed by visualization of Cattell’s scree plot, suggested a four-factor solution for the 36-itemAttitude Toward Nutrition Counselling Questionnaire. Itwas found to have an acceptable validity. These four factors cumulatively explained 37.9% of the variance in the factor structure of the ATNQ. Cronbach’s alpha revealed an acceptable level of reliability for each subscale of the ATNQ. The first subscale named “Factual knowledge about nutrition” comprised of nine items. It yielded a Cronbach’s alpha value of 0.78. The second subscale “knowledge about nutrition in morbidities” comprised of seven items and yielded a Cronbach’s alpha value of 0.71. The third subscale “counselling of patients” comprised of 11 items and yielded a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.68. The fourth subscale comprising nine items yielded a Cronbach’s alpha value of 0.64 and was named, “Dietary programs and supplementation”. Keywords Nutrition, Questionnaire, Scale, knowledge, Dietician, Arabic, Attitude

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Development & Validation of Attitude Toward Nutrition Counselling Questionnaire for use among Kuwaiti healthcare professionals

10.21203/rs.2.16357/v3 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Nouf S ALMughamis ◽

Abdullah A. Alayoub ◽

Hafsa Meraj ◽

Ahmed Waqas

Keyword(s):

Healthcare Professionals ◽

Response Rate ◽

Arabic Language ◽

Factual Knowledge ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Factor Solution ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

The Third ◽

Nutrition Counselling

Abstract Objective This study aims to report the developmental processes and validation of Attitude Toward Nutrition Questionnaire in Arabic language. Results A total of 173 (response rate= 86.93%) participants responded to the survey. There were a total of 92 (53.2%) nutritionists and 81(46.8%) doctors/surgeons.A four-factor solution for the Attitude Toward Nutrition Counselling Questionnaire was found to have an acceptable validity and reliability. These four factors cumulatively explained 37.9% of the variance in the factor structure of the ATNQ. The first subscale named “Factual knowledge about nutrition” comprised of nine items. It yielded a Cronbach’s alpha value of 0.78. The second subscale “knowledge about nutrition in morbidities” comprised of seven items and yielded a Cronbach’s alpha value of 0.71. The third subscale “counselling of patients” comprised of 11 items and yielded a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.68. The fourth subscale comprising nine items yielded a Cronbach’s alpha value of 0.64 and was named, “Dietary programs and supplementation”. Keywords Nutrition, Questionnaire, Scale, knowledge, Dietician, Arabic, Attitude

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Development & Validation of Attitude Toward Nutrition Counselling Questionnaire for use among Kuwaiti healthcare professionals

10.21203/rs.2.16357/v2 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Nouf S ALMughamis ◽

Abdullah A. Alayoub ◽

Hafsa Meraj ◽

Ahmed Waqas

Keyword(s):

Healthcare Professionals ◽

Response Rate ◽

Arabic Language ◽

Factual Knowledge ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Developmental Processes ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

The Third ◽

Nutrition Counselling

Abstract Objective This study aims to report the developmental processes and validation of Attitude Toward Nutrition Questionnaire in Arabic language. Results A total of 173 (response rate= 86.93%) participants responded to the survey. There was a total of 92 (53.2%) nutritionists and 81(46.8%) doctors/surgeons.The Attitude Toward Nutrition Counselling Questionnaire was found to have an acceptable validity and reliability. The first subscale named “Factual knowledge about nutrition” comprised of nine items. It yielded a Cronbach’s alpha value of 0.78. The second subscale “knowledge about nutrition in morbidities” comprised of seven items and yielded a Cronbach’s alpha value of 0.71. The third subscale “counselling of patients” comprised of 11 items and yielded a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.68. The fourth subscale comprising nine items yielded a Cronbach’s alpha value of 0.64 and was named, “Dietary programs and supplementation”.

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Development & Validation of Knowledge regarding diet & nutrition scale- Kuwaiti version

10.21203/rs.2.16357/v1 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Nouf S ALMughamis ◽

Abdullah A. Alayoub ◽

Hafsa Meraj ◽

Ahmed Waqas

Keyword(s):

Response Rate ◽

Factual Knowledge ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Developmental Processes ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

The Third

Abstract Objective This study aims to report the developmental processes and validation of Knowledge regarding diet & nutrition scale (Kuwaiti version).Results A total of 173 (response rate= 86.93%) participants responded to the survey. There was a total of 92 (53.2%) nutritionists and 81(46.8%) doctors/surgeons. The Kuwaiti Diet and Nutrition Scale was found to have an acceptable validity and reliability. The first subscale named “Factual knowledge about nutrition” comprised of nine items. It yielded a Cronbach’s alpha value of 0.78. The second subscale “knowledge about nutrition in morbidities” comprised of seven items and yielded a Cronbach’s alpha value of 0.71. The third subscale “counselling of patients” comprised of 11 items and yielded a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.68. The fourth subscale comprising nine items yielded a Cronbach’s alpha value of 0.64 and was named, “Dietary programs and supplementation”.

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Psychometric Properties of the Moore Index of Nutrition Self-Care in Arabic: A Study among Saudi Adolescents at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Nursing Research and Practice ◽

10.1155/2020/9809456 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2020 ◽

pp. 1-7 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Adel Bashatah ◽

Khalid A. Alahmary

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Self Care ◽

Principal Component ◽

Factor Loading ◽

Arabic Language ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

King Saud University ◽

Adolescent Students ◽

Cronbach's Alpha

Background and Objective. The Moore Index of Nutrition Self-Care (MIN-SC) questionnaire has been used widely in both English and Spanish languages. The purpose of this study is to convert MIN-SC into the Arabic language and to test the translated tool for validity and reliability among adolescents in Saudi Arabia. Method. The psychometric characteristics of MIN-SC were assessed using college freshman students at King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The validity and reliability were examined using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. The construct validity was examined through principal component analysis. Results. The MIN-SC instrument was shown to be internally consistent with reliable scoring (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.910). Exploratory factor analysis resulted in 42 items loading on three main components: estimative, production, and transitional, with a factor loading of eigenvalues >2. The final model explained 38% of the variance. Conclusion. The Arabic version of MIN-SC was shown to be a valid and reliable tool for assessing attitude toward nutrition among adolescent students.

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Validity and reliability of the Noor Evidence-Based Medicine Questionnaire: A cross-sectional study

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0249660 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (4) ◽

pp. e0249660

Author(s):

Mohd Noor Norhayati ◽

Zanaridah Mat Nawi

Keyword(s):

Evidence Based Medicine ◽

Healthcare Professionals ◽

High Reliability ◽

Internal Consistency Reliability ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Based Medicine

Background Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is a widely accepted scientific advancement in clinical settings that helps achieve better, safer, and more cost-effective healthcare. However, presently, validated instruments to evaluate healthcare professionals’ attitude and practices toward implementing EBM are not widely available. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the validity and reliability of a newly developed knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) questionnaire on EBM for use among healthcare professionals. Methods The Noor Evidence-Based Medicine Questionnaire was tested among physicians in a government hospital between July and August 2018. Exploratory factor analysis and internal consistency reliability-based Cronbach’s alpha statistic were conducted. Results The questionnaire was distributed among 94 physicians, and 90 responded (response rate of 95.7%). The initial number of items in the KAP domains of the Noor Evidence-Based Medicine Questionnaire were 15, 17, and 13, respectively; however, two items in the practice domain with communalities <0.25 and factor loadings <0.4 were removed. The factor structure accounted for 52.33%, 66.29%, and 55.39% of data variance in the KAP domains, respectively. Cronbach’s alpha values were 0.81, 0.81, and 0.84 for KAP domains, respectively, indicating high reliability. Conclusions This questionnaire can be used to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour of healthcare professionals toward EBM. Future testing of this questionnaire among other medical personnel groups will help expand the scope of this tool.

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Development and Psychometric Validation of the Music Receptivity Scale

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2020.585891 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 ◽

Author(s):

Mahesh George ◽

Judu Ilavarasu

Keyword(s):

Discriminant Validity ◽

Emotional Experience ◽

Psychometric Validation ◽

Short Version ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Factor Solution ◽

Good Test ◽

Music Psychology ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Test Retest Reliability

A new construct, termed music receptivity, is introduced and discussed in this work. Music receptivity can be defined as a measure of the extent of internalization that an individual has, to a given piece of music, as measured at the point of listening. Through three studies, we demonstrate the psychometric properties of the construct—the Music Receptivity Scale (MRS). Exploratory factor analysis on a sample of 313 revealed good psychometric validity, with a four-factor solution (emotional experience, interest, attention, and hurdles), with a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.89, and a two-factor solution (emotion experience and attention), with a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.87. The tool also had a good test–retest reliability (r = 0.87 for a 15 day interval and r = 0.91 for 1 month interval). Overall, the tool had 20 items in the long form and 12 items in the short version. The MRS could distinguish musicians and non-musicians supporting its discriminant validity. We have also discussed the implication of the MRS in the field of music psychology.

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Psychometric properties of an Arabic-language health literacy assessment scale for adolescents (HAS-A-AR) in Palestine

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034943 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (6) ◽

pp. e034943

Author(s):

Mohammed B A Sarhan ◽

Harry S Shannon ◽

Rika Fujiya ◽

Masamine Jimba ◽

Rita Giacaman

Keyword(s):

Health Literacy ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Arabic Language ◽

Arab Countries ◽

Assessment Scale ◽

Functional Health ◽

Functional Health Literacy ◽

Literacy Assessment ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Cronbach's Alpha

ObjectivesHealth literacy research in Palestine is limited, and a locally validated tool for use among adolescents has been unavailable until now. Therefore, this study aimed to adapt health literacy assessment scale for adolescents (HAS-A) into Arabic language (HAS-A-AR) and Palestinian context and to investigate its psychometric properties.DesignWe conducted a cross-sectional household survey using a stratified random sample and household face-to-face interviews.Setting and participantsWe conducted 1200 interviews with sixth to ninth graders in the Ramallah and al-Bireh district of the West Bank, Palestine in 2017.MethodsWe translated and adapted HAS-A to be sensitive to the Palestinian context and tested its psychometric properties. We evaluated face and content validity during the back-translation process and checked for construct validity through exploratory factor analysis (EFA). We tested for internal consistency using Cronbach’s alpha, MacDonald’s omega test and the greatest lower bound (GLB). Furthermore, we calculated the scale’s average inter-item correlation.ResultsEFA revealed that HAS-A-AR has a similar structure to the original HAS-A. It extracted three factors (communication, confusion and functional health literacy) whose eigenvalues were >1. Together they explained 57% of the total variance. The proportions of adolescents with high levels of communication, confusion and functional health literacy were 45%, 68% and 80%, respectively. Cronbach’s alpha, MacDonald’s omega and the GLB values for communication subscale were 0.87, 0.88 and 0.90, and they were 0.78, 0.77 and 0.79 for confusion subscale, while they were 0.77, 0.77 and 0.80, respectively, for functional healthy literacy subscale. The average inter-item correlation for the subscales ranged between 0.36 and 0.59.ConclusionHAS-A-AR is a valid and reliable health literacy measuring instrument with appropriate psychometric properties. HAS-A-AR is currently available for use among adolescents in Palestine and the surrounding Arab countries with similar characteristics as Palestine, including language, culture and political instability.

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The Translation and Validation of the Dutch Monash Dog–Owner Relationship Scale (MDORS)

Animals ◽

10.3390/ani9050249 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (5) ◽

pp. 249

Author(s):

Emmy A.E. van Houtert ◽

Nienke Endenburg ◽

Joris J. Wijnker ◽

T. Bas Rodenburg ◽

Hein A. van Lith ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Principal Component Analysis ◽

Factor Model ◽

Principal Component ◽

Component Analysis ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Dutch Translation ◽

English Speaking ◽

Translation And Validation ◽

Three Factor

The Monash Dog–Owner Relationship Scale (MDORS) is a questionnaire that is used to evaluate the perceived relationship between humans and their dog. This questionnaire was originally only formulated and validated in English, which limits its use among non-English speaking individuals. Although a translation could be made, the translation of questionnaires without additional validation often impairs the reliability of that questionnaire. Therefore, the aim of this study was to validate a translation of the MDORS that is suitable for use among native Dutch speakers. To achieve this, a Dutch translation of the MDORS was made and checked for spelling/grammar mistakes, readability, feasibility, and clarity. A test–retest comparison was subsequently performed on the translation together with a calculation of Cronbach’s alpha score and principal component analysis (PCA). Through the PCA, we found that the three-factor model of the original MDORS was also largely present in the Dutch translation. However, deviations were also found, as several questions did not achieve high PCA scores in their original factor. Therefore, we propose that these questions are excluded from the Dutch MDORS.

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Validation of the Spanish Version of Newcastle Stroke-Specific Quality of Life Measure (NEWSQOL)

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17124237 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (12) ◽

pp. 4237

Author(s):

Concepción Soto-Vidal ◽

Soraya Pacheco-da-Costa ◽

Victoria Calvo-Fuente ◽

Sara Fernández-Guinea ◽

Carlos González-Alted ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Construct Validity ◽

Response Rate ◽

Spanish Version ◽

Psychometric Validation ◽

Alpha Coefficient ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Life Measure ◽

Cronbach's Alpha

Background: Stroke causes a wide variety of clinical manifestations that may have a negative impact on quality of life. Therefore, it is very important to use specific instruments for measuring quality of life in individuals who suffered a stroke. The aim of this study was to develop a psychometrically validated Spanish version of the Newcastle stroke-specific quality of life measure (NEWSQOL). Methods: A psychometric validation of the Spanish version of the NEWSQOL questionnaire was carried out in 159 patients. The reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient), validity (factorial analysis and Spearman’s coefficient), feasibility (response rate), and the ceiling and floor effects were calculated. Results: Internal consistency showed that Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was 0.93. The test–retest reliability was high or excellent for all domains (range 0.71–0.97 p < 0.001). The response rate of the questionnaire was 100% and the average administration time was 20.5 (±7.2) min. No ceiling effect was detected and two domains (pain and vision) may have a significant potential for floor effect. Construct validity showed that all the variables are important enough to keep them all in the questionnaire. Concerning convergent construct validity, a high correlation was found with the Nottingham Health Profile, the Barthel Index, and the Modified Rankin Scale. Conclusion: The Spanish version of the NEWSQOL questionnaire is reliable, valid, and feasible to evaluate quality of life in the Spanish population.

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