scholarly journals The Validation and Improvement of a Food Literacy Behavior Checklist for Food Literacy Programs

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (24) ◽  
pp. 13282
Author(s):  
Ellen Paynter ◽  
Andrea Begley ◽  
Lucy Butcher ◽  
Satvinder S. Dhaliwal
Keyword(s):  
External Validation ◽  
Literacy Programs ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Food Literacy ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Strong Positive Relationship ◽  
Western Australian Department ◽  
Measure Change ◽  
Good Internal Consistency

Food literacy is a multidimensional construct required to achieve diet quality. The Food Sensations® for Adults (FSA) program aims to improve the food literacy of low to middle-income adults living in Western Australia and is funded by the Western Australian Department of Health. The original published behavior checklist used to measure change in food literacy has been revised based on experience of the facilitators and the iterative development of the program. This research sought to assess the validity and reliability of the improved food literacy behavior checklist. A total of 1,359 participants completed the checklist over an 18-month period. Content, face, and construct validity were considered in the re-development of the checklist. An exploratory factor analysis of the checklist identified three factors: 1) Plan and Manage, 2) Selection, and 3) Preparation. Cronbach’s alpha coefficients of 0.883, 0.760, and 0.868 were found for each of the three factors respectively. These coefficients indicated good internal consistency and were higher than those found in the original checklist analysis. An external validation was undertaken with the original food literacy behavior checklist, and a strong positive relationship between the two tools was found. In addition to being used to evaluate FSA, this revised and extensively validated tool could provide guidance to others evaluating similar food literacy programs and contribute to international measurement research.

scholarly journals Evaluation Tool Development for Food Literacy Programs

Nutrients ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 1617 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Begley ◽  
Ellen Paynter ◽  
Satvinder Dhaliwal
Keyword(s):  
Literacy Programs ◽  
Dietary Intakes ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Evaluation Tool ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Food Literacy ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Development And Validation ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

Food literacy is described as the behaviours involved in planning, purchasing, preparing, and eating food and is critical for achieving healthy dietary intakes. Food literacy programs require valid and reliable evaluation measures. The aim of this paper is to describe the development and validation of a self-administered questionnaire to measure food literacy behaviours targeted by the Food Sensations® for Adults program in Western Australia. Validity and reliability tests were applied to questionnaire item development commencing with (a) a deductive approach using Australian empirical evidence on food literacy as a construct along with its components and (b) adapting an extensively-tested food behaviour checklist to generate a pool of items for investigation. Then, an iterative process was applied to develop a specific food literacy behaviour checklist for program evaluation including exploratory factor analysis. Content, face, and construct validity resulted in a 14-item food behaviour checklist. Three factors entitled Plan & Manage, Selection, and Preparation were evident, resulting in Cronbach’s alpha 0.79, 0.76, and 0.81, respectively, indicating good reliability of each of these factors. This research has produced a validated questionnaire, is a useful starting point for other food literacy programs, and has applications globally.

The Multidimensional Dream Inventory: Preliminary Evidence for Validity and Reliability

1997 ◽  
Vol 85 (3) ◽  
pp. 803-808 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J. Kallmeyer ◽  
Edward C. Chang
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Individual Difference ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Dream Recall ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Factor Solution ◽  
Difference Measure ◽  
Good Internal Consistency ◽  
Individual Difference Measure

The present study focused on the development of the Multidimensional Dream Inventory, an individual difference measure of dimensions of dreams. Items were administered to 151 college students. Consistent with expectations, results of an exploratory factor analysis of intercorrelations among items indicated a four-factor solution was appropriate. As a result, four dream-relevant scales were constructed, viz, Dream Importance, Dream Vividness, Dream Usefulness, and Dream Recall. In addition, these scales showed good internal consistency for research. Implications and uses for the Multidimensional Dream Inventory were discussed.

scholarly journals How to do (or not to do)… Measuring health worker motivation in surveys in low- and middle-income countries

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 192-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Borghi ◽  
J Lohmann ◽  
E Dale ◽  
F Meheus ◽  
J Goudge ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Worker ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
High Quality Research ◽  
Quality Health Care ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Health Worker Motivation ◽  
Worker Motivation

Abstract A health system’s ability to deliver quality health care depends on the availability of motivated health workers, which are insufficient in many low income settings. Increasing policy and researcher attention is directed towards understanding what drives health worker motivation and how different policy interventions affect motivation, as motivation is key to performance and quality of care outcomes. As a result, there is growing interest among researchers in measuring motivation within health worker surveys. However, there is currently limited guidance on how to conceptualize and approach measurement and how to validate or analyse motivation data collected from health worker surveys, resulting in inconsistent and sometimes poor quality measures. This paper begins by discussing how motivation can be conceptualized, then sets out the steps in developing questions to measure motivation within health worker surveys and in ensuring data quality through validity and reliability tests. The paper also discusses analysis of the resulting motivation measure/s. This paper aims to promote high quality research that will generate policy relevant and useful evidence.

Psychometric Testing of the Pap Smear Belief Questionnaire: Measuring Women’s Attitudes and Beliefs Toward Cervical Cancer Screening

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly Ackerson ◽  
Lisa Stines Doane
Keyword(s):  
Pap Smear ◽  
Psychometric Testing ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Attitudes And Beliefs ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Psychometric Scales ◽  
Measure Methods ◽  
Good Internal Consistency

Background and Purpose: Some women avoid routine Pap testing because of negative attitudes and beliefs. The ability to measure these factors is limited by lack of valid and reliable tools. Therefore, this article describes steps taken to test a measure. Methods: Validity and reliability testing of psychometric scales was conducted. Results: Sample consisted of 344 women. Using principal component analysis resulted in 4 components: Exam-Related Factors, Benefits, Vulnerability, and Risks and Barriers. Revised scale included 28 items explaining 46% variance, with good internal consistency (α = .84). Women who did not routinely screen exhibited significantly more negativity. Conclusions: The measure demonstrates validity and reliability across different groups of women and can be used to inform the design of individualized interventions to promote repeat screening.

Validation of the Body Checking Questionnaire (BCQ) in an Eating Disorders Population

2006 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simona Calugi ◽  
Riccardo Dalle Grave ◽  
Marta Ghisi ◽  
Ezio Sanavio
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
The Body ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Good Test ◽  
Body Checking ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Good Internal Consistency ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Cross National

The aim of this study was to validate the Body Checking Questionnaire (BCQ) in an eating disorder population, using students in psychology as control. Five hundred and seventy-three females (422 controls and 151 eating disorders patients, mean age 24.1 ± 5.9 years) completed the BCQ and measures of eating disorders psychopathology. Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed that the BCQ measures the global construct of body checking with three correlated subfactors. The BCQ has good test-retest reliability (0.90), and the subfactors had good internal consistency (0.90, 0.92, and 0.84). The BCQ correlates with other body image and eating disorders measures, indicating that the BCQ measure has good concurrent validity. Finally, the BCQ reliably distinguishes eating disorders patients from controls, as well as “dieters” from “non-dieters.” The study provides support for factor structure, validity and reliability of the BCQ on eating disorders population and supports the use of this questionnaire in cross-national studies.

scholarly journals Identifying Participants Who Would Benefit the Most from an Adult Food-literacy Program

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (7) ◽  
pp. 1272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Begley ◽  
Butcher ◽  
Bobongie ◽  
Dhaliwal
Keyword(s):  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Literacy Programs ◽  
Dietary Behaviour ◽  
Literacy Program ◽  
Dietary Intakes ◽  
Healthy Foods ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cooking Skills ◽  
Food Literacy ◽  
Sugary Drinks

Food literacy programs aim to improve behaviours required to achieve a quality diet. The objectives of this study were to assess the demographic, food literacy related and dietary behaviour of participants enrolling in Food Sensations® for Adults, a free four-week food literacy program and identify the subgroup of participants who benefit most. Cross-sectional pre-program questionnaire data (n = 1626) from participants enrolling in the program was used to stratify into low, middle and high food-literacy tertiles. Factor scores from a reliability analysis of food literacy behaviours were then used to produce a composite score). Participants were 80.2% female, 56% aged 26 to 45 years and 73.3% from low to middle socio-economic areas. Demographic characteristics were not a significant predictor of the lowest composite food-literacy group. Those with the lowest composite food-literacy tertile score were more likely to have lower self-rated cooking skills, a negative attitude to the cost of healthy foods, lower intakes of fruits and vegetables and a higher frequency of consuming takeaway food and sugary drinks. Food literacy programs must focus on recruiting those who have low self-rated cooking skills, who consider healthy foods expensive and have poor dietary intakes and will most likely to benefit from such programs.

scholarly journals Prognostic models for adverse pregnancy outcomes in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. e001759 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tessa Heestermans ◽  
Beth Payne ◽  
Gbenga Ayodele Kayode ◽  
Mary Amoakoh-Coleman ◽  
Ewoud Schuit ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Perinatal Death ◽  
External Validation ◽  
Perinatal Outcomes ◽  
Risk Of Bias ◽  
Prognostic Models ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Adverse Pregnancy

IntroductionNinety-nine per cent of all maternal and neonatal deaths occur in low-income and middle-income countries (LMIC). Prognostic models can provide standardised risk assessment to guide clinical management and can be vital to reduce and prevent maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity. This review provides a comprehensive summary of prognostic models for adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes developed and/or validated in LMIC.MethodsA systematic search in four databases (PubMed/Medline, EMBASE, Global Health Library and The Cochrane Library) was conducted from inception (1970) up to 2 May 2018. Risk of bias was assessed with the PROBAST tool and narratively summarised.Results1741 articles were screened and 21 prognostic models identified. Seventeen models focused on maternal outcomes and four on perinatal outcomes, of which hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (n=9) and perinatal death including stillbirth (n=4) was most reported. Only one model was externally validated. Thirty different predictors were used to develop the models. Risk of bias varied across studies, with the item ‘quality of analysis’ performing the least.ConclusionPrognostic models can be easy to use, informative and low cost with great potential to improve maternal and neonatal health in LMIC settings. However, the number of prognostic models developed or validated in LMIC settings is low and mirrors the 10/90 gap in which only 10% of resources are dedicated to 90% of the global disease burden. External validation of existing models developed in both LMIC and high-income countries instead of developing new models should be encouraged.PROSPERO registration numberCRD42017058044.

scholarly journals Examining the Association between Food Literacy and Food Insecurity

Nutrients ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 445 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Begley ◽  
Ellen Paynter ◽  
Lucy Butcher ◽  
Satvinder Dhaliwal
Keyword(s):  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Literacy Programs ◽  
Food Literacy ◽  
Apparent Prevalence ◽  
Dietary Behaviours ◽  
Program Content ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Determine Effect

Poor food literacy behaviours may contribute to food insecurity in developed countries. The aim of this research was to describe the apparent prevalence of food insecurity in adults at enrolment in a food literacy program and to examine the relationship between food insecurity and a range of independent variables. Individuals attending the Food Sensations® for Adults program in Western Australia from May 2016 to April 2018 completed a pre-program questionnaire (n = 1433) indicating if they had run out of money for food in the past month (food insecurity indicator), frequency of food literacy behaviours, selected dietary behaviours, and demographic characteristics. The level of food insecurity reported by participants (n = 1379) was 40.5%. Results from multiple logistic regression demonstrated that behaviours related to planning and management, shopping, preparation, and cooking were all statistically independently associated with food insecurity, in addition to soft/soda drink consumption, education, employment status, and being born in Australia. The results are salient as they indicate an association between food literacy and food insecurity. The implications are that food insecure participants may respond differently to food literacy programs. It may be necessary to screen people enrolling in programs, tailor program content, and include comprehensive measures in evaluation to determine effect on the impact of food literacy programs on different subgroups.

scholarly journals Questionnaire for Assessing Preschoolers’ Organizational Abilities in Their Natural Environments: Development and Establishment of Validity and Reliability

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Gila Tubul-Lavy ◽  
Nirit Lifshitz
Keyword(s):  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Preschool Age ◽  
Intervention Programs ◽  
Natural Environments ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Good Internal Consistency ◽  
Teachers And Parents

Despite the consensus in the literature regarding the importance of organizational abilities in performing daily tasks, currently there is no assessment that focuses exclusively on such abilities among young children. The study aims to develop a Questionnaire for Assessing Preschoolers’ Organizational Abilities (QAPOA), Parents’ and Teachers’ versions, and to examine their reliability and validity. QAPOA was distributed to preschool teachers and parents of 215 typically developing 4–5.6-year-old children. The teachers’ and parents’ versions demonstrated good internal consistency. Factor analysis performed to examine the tool’s content validity yielded two factors: motor-based and language-based OA. Furthermore, both versions of the questionnaire demonstrated significant differences between OA among boys and girls. Concurrent validity was demonstrated between the QAPOA total scores and the equivalent subscale of the BRIEF-P. Given these findings, different cut-off scores were established for identifying boys and girls with either motor-based and/or language-based OA. The results indicate that both the teachers’ and parents’ versions of the QAPOA are reliable and valid measures of children’s organizational abilities. The questionnaires can assess and identify risk for organizational disabilities as early as preschool age. Thus, it can contribute to the planning of appropriate intervention programs and the prevention of difficulties in the future.

scholarly journals Construction and Validation of the Brazilian Questionário de Respostas Socialmente Habilidosas Segundo Relato de Professores (QRSH-PR)

2009 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 349-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandra Turini Bolsoni-Silva ◽  
Edna Maria Marturano ◽  
Sonia Regina Loureiro
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Predictive Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Behavioral Deficits ◽  
Clinical Environments ◽  
Good Internal Consistency

Behavioral problems in preschool children are one of the most frequent motives for seeking psychological care by parents and caregivers. Instruments are considered necessary, created from a Social Skills Training theoretical-practical perspective, which may systematically assist the identification of social skills and behavioral deficits, helping professionals in the prevention and/or reduction of behavioral problems. The purpose of this study was to test the psychometric validity and reliability of an instrument for evaluation of Socially Skilled Responses, from a teacher's perspective (QRSH-PR). For this purpose, 260 preschool children were evaluated, differentiated in subgroups without and without behavioral difficulties, based on the Child Behavior Scale (Escala de Comportamento Infantil/ECI-Professor). Studies were conducted for construct, discrimination, concurrent and predictive validity. The Cronbach Alpha was calculated to evaluate internal consistency. The obtained results pointed to positive indicators in reference to construct, discrimination, and predictive validity, and even for good internal consistency, indicating that the items consistently measure the construct of social skills, and differentiated children with and without behavioral problems. The questionnaire is considered to be gauged for evaluation of socially skilled responses from preschool children, and applicable in educational and clinical environments.

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