scholarly journals Validation of the Arabic and French Versions of a Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) Questionnaire on Tranquilizer Misuse

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (21) ◽  
pp. 11144
Author(s):  
Narmeen Mallah ◽  
Rubén Rodríguez-Cano ◽  
Danielle A. Badro ◽  
Adolfo Figueiras ◽  
Francisco Caamaño-Isorna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Content Validity ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Validity Index ◽  
Content Validity Index ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

Tranquilizer misuse is an emerging international public health concern. The psychosocial determinants of this misuse remain understudied. Instruments to measure the Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) of tranquilizer misuse are unavailable, except for a recently published questionnaire validated in the Spanish language. We translated the KAP questionnaire into Arabic and French, adapted it and undertook a complete validation procedure in the general adult population in Lebanon. The content validity indicators were good: item content validity index ranged between 0.89 and 1.00, the content validity index scale average was ≥0.95 and the modified Kappa statistic for each of the KAP items was equal to I-CVI. The intra-class correlation coefficient values (n = 100) were ≥0.62 for all Knowledge and Attitudes items, demonstrating the item reliability. Confirmatory factorial analysis (n = 1450) showed that the selected model of Knowledge and Attitude constructs has adequate fit indicators and encompassed three factors that showed acceptable internal reliability: Knowledge (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.72), personal Attitudes towards tranquilizers (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.79) and Attitudes towards healthcare providers (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.65). The Arabic/French questionnaire was highly accepted, with a response rate of 95.72% and item non-response rate ≤3.6%. The availability of a cross-cultural adapted and multilingual validated questionnaire would stimulate research on tranquilizer misuse.

scholarly journals Validity and Reliability of the Treatment Adherence Questionnaire for Patients with Hypertension

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia Esquivel Garzón ◽  
Luz Patricia Díaz Heredia
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Adherence ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Spanish Version ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Validity Index ◽  
Content Validity Index ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha

Objective. To determine the validity and reliability of the Treatment Adherence Questionnaire for Patients with Hypertension (TAQPH), Spanish version, designed by Chunhua Ma et al.Methods. This study was carried out in the city of Ibagué (Colombia)  and the test validation determined validity (face, content, and construct) and reliability. Face and content validity were conducted through expert judgment, using Fleiss’ Kappa Coefficient statistical tests and modified Lawshe’s content validity index. The construct validity and the reliability test had the participation of 220 people with diagnosis of primary hypertension. Reliability was calculated through Cronbach’s alpha statistical test.Results. In the face validity, the instrument reported a Fleiss’ Kappa index was 0.68 in comprehension, 0.76 in clarity, and 0.64 in accuracy, interpreted as a substantial agreement. The content validity index was satisfactory with 0.91; el exploratory factor analysis reported six factors with a total variance explained of 54%. Cronbach’s alpha for the total scale was 0.74.Conclusion. The Spanish version of the TAQPH is a valid and reliable scale to evaluate adherence to treatment in patients with primary hypertension.Descriptors: essential hypertension; treatment adherence and compliance; surveys and questionnaires; psychometrics; validation studies.How to cite this article: Esquivel N, Díaz LP. Validity and Reliability of the Treatment Adherence Questionnaire for Patients with Hypertension. Invest. Educ. Enferm. 2019; 37(3):e09.

scholarly journals An Akan Translation, Validation and Reliability of a Questionnaire for assessing Awareness of Ghanaian Women on Prostate Cancer.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ebenezer Wiafe ◽  
Kofi Boamah Mensah ◽  
Adwoa Bemah Boamah Mensah ◽  
Varsha Bangalee ◽  
Frasia Oosthuizen
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Reliability Analysis ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Validity Index ◽  
Content Validity Index ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Ghanaian Women

Abstract Aims: The study aimed to: (1) adopt, modify and develop a questionnaire suitable for data collection on prostate cancer in the female population, (2) translate the questionnaire into the Akan language, and (3) conduct a validity and reliability analysis on the Akan questionnaire.Methods: An English version questionnaire was developed and adequately translated into an Akan version according to the forward and backward translation protocols. The Akan questionnaire went through translator-approval and certification. Validity and reliability analysis were performed on the questionnaire. Statistical analysis for face validity involved the determination of average scores while content validity involved the determination of the content validity index. Regarding reliability analysis, Cronbach’s alpha was calculated for the test and retest periods of study.Results: A forty-five (45) membered Akan questionnaire was successfully developed and certified. The average scores for all parameters employed in the face validation were greater than 4. The content validity index was within the range of 0.90 - 0.99 while the Cronbach’s alpha for both test periods was within the range of 0.7808 - 0.9209.Conclusion: The Akan questionnaire had acceptable validity and reliability outcome. Therefore, the questionnaire was considered appropriate for assessing knowledge, awareness, and perception of Ghanaian women of prostate cancer.

scholarly journals Adaptasi Dan Validasi Instrumen KIDSCREEN-27 Versi Bahasa Indonesia

2020 ◽  
pp. 176-185
Author(s):  
Dewi Utari ◽  
Ratna Lestari
Keyword(s):  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Validity Index ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Content Validity Index ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Back Translation ◽  
Bahasa Indonesia

Perubahan yang terjadi karena penyakit kanker tidak hanya mempengaruhi kualitas hidup pasien namun juga anggota keluarga termasuk anak. Namun instrumen untuk menilai kualitas hidup anak  versi bahasa Indonesia masih belum banyak ditemukan. Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengadopsi dan memvalidasi instrumen kualitas hidup anak yaitu KIDSCREEN-27 dalam versi bahasa Indonesia. Penelitian ini menerapkan prosedur adaptasi lintas budaya yang terdiri atas 5 tahapan yaitu translation, sintesis dari kedua translator, back translation, analisis dengan expertis, dan reliabilitas. Penelitian ini melibatkan 30 anak usia 11-18 tahun dengan ibu yang terdiagnosa kanker. Data pasien kanker diperoleh dari RSUD Panembahan Senopati Bantul dengan rentang waktu Januari – Februari 2019. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan purposive sampling. Analisa validitas dengan validitas konten indeks dan reliabilitas menggunakan koefisien Alfa Cronbach. Hasil analisa content validity index (CVI), I-CVI dan S-CVI dari 3 orang ahli adalah 1.00. Sedangkan, Uji reliabilitas KIDSCREEN-27 versi Bahasa Indonesia dilakukan dengan menganalisis nilai Cronbach’s Alpha dengan nilai 0.893. Hasil uji reliabilitas internal consistency pada 5 domain memiliki rentang nilai α 0.654 – 0.840. Domain dengan nilai alfa terendah adalah domain teman dan tertinggi adalah domain keluarga dan waktu luang.  Kuesioner KIDSCREEN -27 versi Bahasa Indonesia dinyatakan valid dan reliabel sehingga dapat mempermudah tenaga kesehatan dalam mengkaji kualitas hidup anak.

scholarly journals An Akan Translation, Validation and Reliability of a Questionnaire for assessing Awareness of Ghanaian women on Prostate Cancer

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 257-262
Author(s):  
Ebenezer Wiafe ◽  
Kofi Boamah Mensah ◽  
Adwoa Bemah Boamah Mensah ◽  
Varsha Bangalee ◽  
Frasia Oosthuizen
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Reliability Analysis ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Validity Index ◽  
Content Validity Index ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Ghanaian Women

Objectives: The study aimed to: (1) adopt, modify and develop a questionnaire suitable for data collection on prostate cancer in the female population, (2) translate the questionnaire into the Akan language, and (3) conduct a validity and reliability analysis on the Akan questionnaire. Methods: An English version questionnaire was developed and adequately translated into an Akan version according to the forward and backward translation protocols. The Akan questionnaire went through translator-approval and certification. Validity and reliability analysis were performed on the questionnaire. Statistical analysis for face validity involved the determination of average scores while content validity involved the determination of the content validity index. Regarding reliability analysis, Cronbach’s alpha was calculated for the test and retest periods of study. Results: A forty-five (45) membered Akan questionnaire was successfully developed and certified. The average scores for all parameters employed in the face validation were greater than 4. The content validity index was within the range of 0.90 - 0.99 while the Cronbach’s alpha for both test periods was within the range of 0.7808 - 0.9209. Conclusion: The Akan questionnaire had acceptable validity and reliability outcome. Therefore, the questionnaire was considered appropriate for assessing knowledge, awareness, and perception of Ghanaian women of prostate cancer.

scholarly journals Developing a scale: Adolescents’ health choices related rights, duties and responsibilities

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 2511-2522
Author(s):  
Tanja Moilanen ◽  
Anna-Maija Pietilä ◽  
Margaret Coffey ◽  
Mari Kangasniemi
Keyword(s):  
Content Validity ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Validity Index ◽  
Content Validity Index ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Health Choices ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Health Rights

Background: Adolescents’ health choices have been widely researched, but the ethical basis of these choices, namely their rights, duties, and responsibilities, have been disregarded and scale is required to measure these. Objective: To describe the development of a scale that measures adolescents’ rights, duties, and responsibilities in relation to health choices and document the preliminary scale testing. Research design: A multi-phase development method was used to construct the Health Rights Duties and Responsibilities ( HealthRDR) scale. The concepts and content were defined through document analysis, a systematic literature review, and focus groups. The content validity and clarity of the items were evaluated by expert panel of 23 adolescents, school nurses, and researchers. We calculated the content validity index and the content validity ratio at on item and scale levels. Preliminary testing was conducted with 200 adolescents aged 15–16 years. Descriptive statistics, Cronbach’s alpha correlation, and statistics for the item-analysis were calculated. Ethical considerations: Ethical approval and permission were obtained according to national legislation and responsible research practice was followed. Informed consent was obtained from the participants and the parents were informed about the study. Findings: The Health Rights Duties and Responsibilities scale comprises of four sub-scales with 148 items: 15 on health choices, 36 on rights, 47 on duties, and 50 on responsibilities. The items had a 0.93 content validity index and a 0.85 content validity ratio. Cronbach’s alpha correlation coefficient was 0.99 for the total scale and the individual sub-scales scores were health choices (0.93), rights (0.97), responsibilities (0.99), and duties (0.98). Discussion: The findings are discussed in light of the ethical concepts and validity and reliability of the developed scale. Conclusion: The Health Rights Duties and Responsibilities scale defines and understands adolescents’ rights, duties, and responsibilities in relation to health choices and has good content validity. Further testing and refinement of the concepts are needed.

scholarly journals Development and Validation of a Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Questionnaire on Antibiotic Use in Arabic and French Languages in Lebanon

2022 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 687
Author(s):  
Narmeen Mallah ◽  
Rubén Rodríguez-Cano ◽  
Danielle A. Badro ◽  
Adolfo Figueiras ◽  
Francisco-Javier Gonzalez-Barcala ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Mean Squared Error ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Antibiotic Use ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Validity Index ◽  
Content Validity Index ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha

Objectives: Validated knowledge–attitude–practice (KAP) questionnaires are essential to design and evaluate intervention programs on antibiotic use. Recently, we validated the first KAP questionnaire on antibiotics in Spain. Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of research tools increase their universal usefulness. Here, we aimed to validate the questionnaire in a developing country with different socioeconomic characteristics from that of Spain. Methods: We translated the previously developed KAP-questionnaire into Arabic and French, tailored it and then validated it in adult population in Lebanon. The item content validity index (I-CVI), scale content validity index (S-CVI/Ave) and modified Kappa (k*) were calculated. The construct validity of the questionnaire was evaluated using confirmatory factorial analysis (CFA, N = 1460) and its reliability was assessed using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC, N = 100) and Cronbach’s alpha statistic. Results: ICV-I (>0.78), k* (equal to ICV-I for all items) and S-CVI/Ave (≥0.95) confirmed the questionnaire content validity. Pilot testing (N = 40) and face validity showed the understandability of the questionnaire by the population. Test–retest reliability analysis (N = 100) yielded ICC ≥ 0.59 for all knowledge and attitude items, showing the capacity of the questionnaire to generate reproducible results. CFA evidenced adequate fit of the chosen model, thus establishing the construct validity of the questionnaire (root mean squared error approximation = 0.053, standardized root mean square residual = 0.045, comparative fit index = 0.92 and Tucker–Lewis index = 0.90). The questionnaire showed an acceptable internal reliability (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.62) and was highly accepted in Lebanon (response rate = 96% and item response rates ≥ 94%). Conclusions: The validity of the KAP-questionnaire on antibiotics in Arabic and French was demonstrated in Lebanon.

scholarly journals Translation, adaptation, and validation of the Calidad de la relación con su persona cercana Scale

Rev Rene ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. e44029
Author(s):  
Marialda Moreira Christoffel ◽  
Elisa da Conceição Rodrigues ◽  
Letícia de Souza Carvalho Araujo ◽  
Ana Letícia Monteiro Gomes ◽  
Maria Estela Diniz Machado ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Reliability Analysis ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Brazilian Portuguese ◽  
Methodological Study ◽  
Validity Index ◽  
Final Version ◽  
Content Validity Index ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Back Translation

Objective: to translate, culturally adapt, and validate the Calidad de la relación con su persona cercana Scale into Brazilian Portuguese. Methods: a methodological study, whose steps were: initial translation; translation synthesis; back-translation; pre-final version development by a panel of nine experts; pre-final version content validity, with 14 judges; pre-test with 30 pregnant women; reliability analysis; sending the translated version to the two authors of the original instrument. Results: outliers were reviewed and adjusted during translation and adaptation. The scale achieved conceptual and idiomatic equivalence. Content validity index was 0.92 and Cronbach’s Alpha was 0.869. The general score in the application ranged from 59 to 124, with an average of 94.4. Conclusion: after translation and adaptation, the scale was entitled Qualidade da Relação com a Pessoa Próxima, achieving semantic and idiomatic equivalence.

scholarly journals Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Hypertension Knowledge-Level Scale for use in Brazil

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliana Perez Arthur ◽  
Maria de Fátima Mantovani ◽  
Maria Isabel Raimondo Ferraz ◽  
Ângela Taís Mattei ◽  
Luciana Puchalski Kalinke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Knowledge Level ◽  
Validity Index ◽  
Cross Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Content Validity Index ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Level Scale ◽  
Hypertension Knowledge

ABSTRACT Objective: to make the translation, cross-cultural adaption and content and face validation of the Hypertension Knowledge-Level Scale for use in Brazil. Methods: methodological research carried out in six stages: translation, synthesis, back-translation, expert committee’s assessment, pre-test and validation. Validation was performed through the Delphi technique in two rounds. The participants were two translators and two back-translators, eight professionals in the expert committee, 40 adult participants in the pre-test, 35 experts in the first validation round and 28 in the second validation round. Data analysis included Cronbach’s alpha, content validity index and one-tailed t-test. Results: the translation and cross-cultural adaptation allowed for language adjustments so that the items were comprehensible and suitable for use in Brazil. The content validity index of the Brazilian version of Hypertension Knowledge-Level Scale was 0.96 and Cronbach’s alpha was 0.92. Conclusions: the scale was translated, cross-culturally adapted to Brazilian Portuguese, had its content and face validated and proved reliable to evaluate the knowledge of adults about hypertension.

scholarly journals Development and validation of a measurement scale for nursing students’ readiness to the flipped classroom in Sri Lanka

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Punithalingam Youhasan ◽  
Yan Chen ◽  
Mataroria Lyndon ◽  
Marcus A. Henning
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Measurement Scale ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Validity Index ◽  
Content Validity Index ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha

Purpose: It aims to develop and validate a scale to measure nursing students’ readiness to the flipped classroom in Sri Lanka.Methods: A literature review provided the theoretical framework for developing the Nursing Students’ Readiness for Flipped Classroom (NSR-FC) questionnaire. Five content experts evaluated the NSR-FC, and content validity indices were calculated. Cross-sectional surveys among 355 undergraduate nursing students from 3 state Sri Lankan universities were carried out to assess the psychometric properties of the NSR-FC. Principal component analysis (PCA, n = 265), internal consistency (through Cronbach's alpha, n = 265), and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA, n = 90) were done for construction validity and reliability test. Results: There were 37 items included in the NSR-FC for content validation and resulting in an average scale content validity index (S-CVI/AVE) of 0.94. Two items received item level content validity index (I-CVI) less than 0.78. The factor structures of the 35 items were explored through PCA with orthogonal factor rotation culminating in the identification of 5 factors. These factors were classified as technology readiness, environmental readiness, personal readiness, pedagogical readiness, and interpersonal readiness. The NSR-FC also showed an overall acceptable level of internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha 0.9). The CFA verified a 4-factor model (excluding the interpersonal readiness factor) and 20 items achieved acceptable levels of acceptance (SRMR=0.08, RMSEA=0.08, CFI=0.87 and χ2 /df =1.57). Conclusion: The NSR-FC, as a four-factor model, is an acceptable measurement scale for nursing students’ readiness to the flipped classroom in terms of its construct validity and reliability.

scholarly journals The Measure of Processes of Care 20-item (MPOC-20): Validity and Reliability of the Persian Version

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 102-117
Author(s):  
Reyhane Kaviani Broujeni ◽  
◽  
Mehdi Rezaee ◽  
Zahra Pashazadeh Azar ◽  
Mehdi Tabatabae ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Supportive Care ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
General Information ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Validity Index ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Persian Version ◽  
Family Centered

Objective: Family-centered services are collections for children with special needs and their families. These services consider families as expert about children's needs. The essence of this approach is involvement of family in decision making, cooperation, and mutual communication (family and therapist), mutual respect, acceptance of family choice, family support, flexibility of service, and effort to empower families. These services have become a basic foundation of many early intervention programs and are especially useful in rehabilitation services. MPOC-20 is one of the questionnaires used to evaluate these services. This questionnaire consists 20 questions divided into 5 areas, the areas include the following: 1) enabling and partnership, 2) providing general information, 3) providing specific information about the child, 4) coordinated and comprehensive care for child and family, and 5) respectful and supportive care. This tool has been translated and validated in several countries and specifically in several diseases. In this study, the validity and reliability of this tool have been investigated. Materials & Methods: This study was a descriptive-analytical and in order to measure the validity and reliability of MPOC-20, content validity, correlation coefficient and reliability of the test-retest were done. To determine the content validity, 14 occupational therapists were asked and the result was calculated by measuring the content validity index and content validity Ratio. Then, an MPOC-20 questionnaire along with a form of demographic information and a consent form were given to 340 parents of children (children under 18 years and with different diagnosis) in clinics of Tehran. The articipants consisted of 142 girls patients (42%) and 198 boys (58%) randomly selected from public and private rehabilitation centers in different regions of Tehran. A large percentage of respondents were mothers (314 people were 92.4%). After 2 weeks, the questionnaire was again distributed among 30 of them, and the ICC coefficients were calculated. In order to determine the internal consistency, Cronbach's alpha was calculated. Results: The content validity index and content validity Ratio for all items were acceptable and no items were deleted. Cronbach's alpha was 0.81 which indicates a high correlation between items in the questionnaire. The highest Cronbach's alpha coefficient is related to the field of providing general information about the child (α=0.77). Also, in this section, the p-value was significant for all fields at the level of 0.001. In the reliability of the test-retest, the scores of the Intra-class correlation coefficient of all domains were higher than 0/6 which indicates a medium to good reliability of the questionnaire. Reliability in the field of supportive care had a high coefficient and good reliability. In other areas, the reliability was moderate. Conclusion: Considering the importance of evaluation in improvement of family-centered services provision, a strong tool is needed and MPOC-20 is well known in this regard. The results of this study showed that the Persian version of "MPOC-20" questionnaire has a good validity and reliability in children under the age of 18, and it can be used to assess family-centered services in both research studies and as clinical tool.

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