Construction of Knowledge Questionnaire Regarding Junk Food Consumption

Aim: The present paper aims to discuss on the construction and validation of a survey tool for measuring knowledge of people of West Bengal regarding junk foods. Method: Questionnaire was selected as the data collection tool. The questionnaire was prepared on the basis of certain dimensions and initially it had 41 items. At first, the questionnaire was administered to a target population of 30 respondents. After the pre-test among 30 respondents the readability, discrimination indices, and difficulty indices were determined for ‘Knowledge’ questionnaire. Rejection criteria were set for each parameter and the final questionnaire was constructed with the items retained after validation. The reliability of the tool was confirmed by Test-Retest method. Result: Finally, the knowledge questionnaire retained 31 items. Reliability co-efficient was found to be 0.76090 which was significant. Conclusion: Validity and reliability of the knowledge questionnaire were well established. There were 31 items in the final questionnaire depending on the rejection criterion. The high reliability of the questionnaire was found. This questionnaire will help to find out the level of knowledge of people regarding junk food and its effects on health. Key words: Junk food, Food consumption, Knowledge.

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Relative validity and reliability of a diet risk score (DRS) for clinical practice

BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health ◽

10.1136/bmjnph-2020-000134 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. bmjnph-2020-000134

Author(s):

Emily A Johnston ◽

Kristina S Petersen ◽

Jeannette M Beasley ◽

Tobias Krussig ◽

Diane C Mitchell ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Score ◽

Assessment Tool ◽

High Reliability ◽

Clinical Care ◽

Random Order ◽

Healthy Eating Index ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Relative Validity ◽

Dietary Choices ◽

Diet Assessment

IntroductionAdherence to cardioprotective dietary patterns can reduce risk for developing cardiometabolic disease. Rates of diet assessment and counselling by physicians are low. Use of a diet screener that rapidly identifies individuals at higher risk due to suboptimal dietary choices could increase diet assessment and brief counselling in clinical care.MethodsWe evaluated the relative validity and reliability of a 9-item diet risk score (DRS) based on the Healthy Eating Index (HEI)-2015, a comprehensive measure of diet quality calculated from a 160-item, validated food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). We hypothesised that DRS (0 (low risk) to 27 (high risk)) would inversely correlate with HEI-2015 score. Adults aged 35 to 75 years were recruited from a national research volunteer registry (ResearchMatch.org) and completed the DRS and FFQ in random order on one occasion. To measure reliability, participants repeated the DRS within 3 months.ResultsIn total, 126 adults (87% female) completed the study. Mean HEI-2015 score was 63.3 (95% CI: 61.1 to 65.4); mean DRS was 11.8 (95% CI: 10.8 to 12.8). DRS and HEI-2015 scores were inversely correlated (r=−0.6, p<0.001; R2=0.36). The DRS ranked 37% (n=47) of subjects in the same quintile, 41% (n=52) within ±1 quintile of the HEI-2015 (weighted κ: 0.28). The DRS had high reliability (n=102, ICC: 0.83). DRS mean completion time was 2 min.ConclusionsThe DRS is a brief diet assessment tool, validated against a FFQ, that can reliably identify patients with reported suboptimal intake. Future studies should evaluate the effectiveness of DRS-guided diet assessment in clinical care.Trial registration detailsClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03805373).

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Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of The Pressure Injury Prevention Knowledge Questionnaire(PIPK)

Journal of Tissue Viability ◽

10.1016/j.jtv.2021.11.002 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Arzu Bahar ◽

Nilüfer Emir Ozgurbuz

Keyword(s):

Injury Prevention ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Turkish Version ◽

Knowledge Questionnaire ◽

Pressure Injury ◽

Pressure Injury Prevention

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JUNK FOOD CONSUMPTION AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS IN MYSORE CITY

10.36106/gjra/2910827 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 85-88

Author(s):

Tsering Dhondup ◽

M C Sandhyarani

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Food Consumption ◽

Research Design ◽

Sampling Method ◽

Junk Food ◽

Street Food ◽

Descriptive Research ◽

Cooked Food

Consuming junk food is increasing in a very rapid way nowadays. Junk food represents food which is quickly prepared and eaten outside the home. This type of food is easily and quickly prepared, however, it refers mainly to the food that is prepared from precooked or preheated ingredients then packed and sold in stores or restaurants. The adolescents prefer to have junk food rather homemade cooked food, because it is available readily, in their ngertips (online), and it is been served quickly, tasty and deliciously prepared were available within fraction of seconds. Therefore the youngsters are fond of junk food consumption without knowing its impact on health. The present study attempted to know the perception on junk food consumption among college students in Mysore city. The convenient sampling method was adopted to collect data from six colleges covering 128 students. Descriptive research design has been chosen to examine the knowledge and perception on junk food. In the result it is found that 93% respondents prefer to consume junk food, 64% respondents preferred evening, and 74% respondents favoured street food.

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Factors Affecting the Implementation of Health and Safety in Supermarkets in Kenya

International Journal of Human Resource Studies ◽

10.5296/ijhrs.v5i2.7839 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 223

Author(s):

Kaaria Ann Gaceri

Keyword(s):

Health And Safety ◽

Target Population ◽

Corporate Identity ◽

Human Resource Managers ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Safety Measures ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Resource Managers ◽

Commercial World ◽

The Government

In today’s rapidly changing commercial world ‘retail design’ is taking on the great importance than ever before both in terms of selling a company’s products and promoting an organizations’ corporate identity (Onwong’a,Mamati, Kangu &Osongo, 2010) .The purpose of this study was to evaluate the factors affecting the implementation of health and safety measures in supermarkets in Kenya; A survey of Supermarkets in Kenya.The implementation of health and safety measures at workplaces is minimal and yet it goes without doubt that if properly implemented, workplace accidents, injuries and illness would decrease in number. The research study was thus to facilitate the understanding of the benefit to implementing health and safety measures, thereby enhancing the acceptance in organizations.The study was be guided by the following specific objectives, to establish whether leadership influences the implementationof health and safety measures in supermarkets in Kenya,to find out whether employee training influences the implementation of health and safety measures in supermarkets on Kenya,andto establish whether employee participation influences the implementation of health and safety measures in supermarkets in Kenya. The study employed a descriptive research design (Sekaran, 2006).Data analysiswas aided by SPSS Version 17(Marija, 2008). The target population was the general retail merchandise in Kenya while the study population wasHuman Resource Department Staff in supermarkets with more than 10 outlets in Kenya. The study was a census of supermarkets with more than 10 outlets and hence the sample size was equal to the study population.Primary data was collected using self administered questionnaires. A pilot test was conducted to test the validity and reliability of the research instruments. The study employed descriptive statistics and data analysis was performed using both qualitative and quantitative techniques.The final findings were presented using pie charts and statistical tables. This study will be of value to the human resource managers of the general retail merchandise industry, the government,research institutions, scholars and other private institutions.

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The Role of Rehabilitative Ultrasound Imaging Technique in the Lumbopelvic Region as a Diagnosis and Treatment Tool in Physiotherapy: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression

Journal of Clinical Medicine ◽

10.3390/jcm10235699 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (23) ◽

pp. 5699

Author(s):

Samuel Fernández-Carnero ◽

Carlos Martin-Saborido ◽

Alexander Achalandabaso Ochoa-Ruiz de Mendoza ◽

Alejandro Ferragut-Garcias ◽

Juan Nicolás Cuenca-Zaldivar ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Ultrasound Imaging ◽

High Reliability ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Muscle Thickness ◽

Transversus Abdominis ◽

Diagnosis And Treatment ◽

Oblique Muscle ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Meta Regression

Rehabilitative ultrasound imaging (RUSI) technique seems to be a valid and reliable tool for diagnosis and treatment in physiotherapy and has been widely studied in the lumbopelvic region the last three decades. The aims for this utility in clinical settings must be review through a systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression. A systematic review was designed following the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines with PROSPERO registration and per review in all phases of the process using COVIDENCE, analysis of risk of bias and meta-analysis using REVMAN, and meta-regression calculation using STATA. Database screening provided 6544 references, out of which 321 reported narrative synthesis, and 21 reported quantitative synthesis, while only 7 of them provided comparable data to meta-analyze the variables pain and muscle thickness. In most cases, the forest plots showed considerable I2 heterogeneity indexes for multifidus muscle thickness (I2 = 95%), low back pain (I2 = 92%) and abdominal pain (I2 = 95%), not important for transversus abdominis muscle thickness (I2 = 22%), significant heterogenity (I2 = 69%) depending on the subgroup and not important internal oblique muscle thickness (I2 = 0%) and external oblique muscle thickness (I2 = 0%). Meta-regression did not provide significant data for the correlations between the variables analyzed and the intervention, age, and BMI (Body Mass Index). This review reveals that RUSI could contribute to a high reliability of the measurements in the lumbopelvic region with validity and reliability for the assessments, as well as showing promising results for diagnosis and intervention assessment in physiotherapy compared to the traditional model, allowing for future lines of research in this area.

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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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KORELASI BIMBINGAN PRAKTIK KERJA INDUSTRI DAN PRESTASI PRAKTIK KERJA INDUSTRI DENGAN MINAT BEKERJA PADA SISWA KELAS XII BIDANG KEAHLIAN TEKTIK MEKANIK OTOMOTIF SMK TAMANSISWA JETIS YOGYAKARTA TAHUN AJARAN 2013/2014

TAMAN VOKASI ◽

10.30738/jtvok.v2i1.244 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Lulut Setiya Priyanto ◽

Slamet Priyanto

Keyword(s):

High Reliability ◽

Hypothesis Test ◽

Requirements Analysis ◽

Work Practices ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Automotive Engineering ◽

Ex Post ◽

Working Practices ◽

Test Requirements ◽

Linearity Test

This study aimed to determine: (1) correlation with the guidance of industry working practices working interest in class XII Automotive Engineering Expertise. (2) the correlation of achievement with industry work practices working interest in class XII Automotive Engineering Expertise. (3) correlation guidance of industry working practices and achievements of the industry work practices with an interest to work in class XII Automotive Engineering Expertise SMK Yogyakarta Tamansiswa Jetis Academic Year 2013/2014.This research is ex post facto research, data collection techniques using questionnaires and documentation. The population in this study were students of class XII Automotive Engineering Expertise at the SMK Yogyakarta Tamansiswa Jetis totaling 82 respondents as well as a sample in this study. Prior to the study, the instrument first tested on 29 students of class XII SMK Piri 1 Yogyakarta. Having piloted tested the validity and reliability to determine the item valid and reliable instrument. Engineering data analysts used in this study is hypothesis testing, prior to testing the hypothesis, first tested as a condition of a requirements analysis so that the analysis of the research actually has a high reliability. Test requirements analysis done by testing normality, linearity test and test intercorrelations. After test requirements are met analysis tested the hypothesis. Test this hypothesis using multiple regression and partial correlation. The results showed that: 1) the guidance of industry working practices (X1) and the achievements of the industry work practices (X2) are jointly positively correlated with interest in working on the student (Y) class XII Expertise Automotive Engineering, 2) industry practice guidance ( X1) partially positively correlated with interest in working on the student (Y) class XII Expertise Automotive Engineering, 3) achievement of industry working practices (X2 ) partially positively correlated with interest in working on the student (Y) class XII Mechanical Engineering Expertise automotive.

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Ambivalent Speciesism Scale: Development, Validity and Reliability

Nesne Psikoloji Dergisi ◽

10.7816/nesne-08-18-09 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (18) ◽

Keyword(s):

Animal Rights ◽

Social Dominance ◽

Animal Ethics ◽

High Reliability ◽

Social Dominance Orientation ◽

Three Dimensions ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

The Social ◽

Orientation Scale ◽

Animal Use

The aim of this study is to develop a scale compatible with current animal ethics studies to measure the phenomenon of speciesism, that is marginalization of animals and prejudice and discrimination against animals. In order to develop the Ambivalent Speciesism Scale, an item pool was created by examining the animal ethics literature and social psychology studies on human-animal relations, and then the items were edited by taking the opinions of people studying animal rights and experts in measurement and evaluation in psychology. The scale is designed in 7-point Likert type. The trial form was applied to the participants together with the Speciesism Scale, the Social Dominance Orientation Scale and the Basic Empathy Scale. Participants were selected from individuals representing different lifestyles in the context of animal use, using the snowball sampling technique. The study was conducted with 288 participants; 64 men, 217 women and, 7 of whom are not of both genders. While there were 24 items in the trial form of the scale, nine of these items were eliminated as a result of the factor analysis. The final form of the scale with 15 items has a high reliability (.90). The items of the scale are divided into three dimensions: belief in human superiority, protective speciesism, and speciesism in language. It was determined that the scores obtained from the scale were in positive correlation with the scores obtained from the other scale measuring speciesism and the social dominance orientation scale, as expected. The scores obtained from the scale are distributed as expected among the groups that include lifestyles related to animal use. These data were evaluated as findings showing the validity of the scale. Keywords Speciesism, ambivalent speciesism scale, animal rights, discrimination, animal ethics

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Developing a comprehensive tool to assess professional attitude among physicians and medical students

Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine ◽

10.18502/jmehm.v14i27.8283 ◽

2022 ◽

Author(s):

Neda Yavari ◽

Fariba Asghari ◽

Zahra Shahvari ◽

Saharnaz Nedjat ◽

Bagher Larijani

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Group Discussion ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Second Phase ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Individual Interviews ◽

Professional Attitude ◽

Final Questionnaire ◽

Students Attitudes

It appears that up until now, no comprehensive tool has been developed to assess medical students’ attitudes toward the different dimensions of professionalism. The present study aimed to develop a comprehensive quantitative tool to evaluate medical students’ attitudes toward professionalism. This study consisted of two phases: The first phase was item generation and questionnaire design based on literature review and a qualitative survey. The qualitative data were extracted from 49 semi-structured individual interviews and one focus group discussion. In the second phase, the questionnaire was developed and its face, content, and structure validity and reliability were evaluated. To measure the construct validity of the questionnaire, a cross-sectional study was conducted on 354 medical students at different academic levels at Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. The final questionnaire was loaded on five factors. The factors accounted for 43.5% of the total variance. Moreover, Cronbach's alpha was 0.84 for the total scale, and the interclass correlation coefficient was 0.77 for the test-retest reliability. The 17-item questionnaire measuring medical students’ professional attitude had acceptable validity and reliability and can be adopted in other studies on physicians’ and medical students’ professional attitudes.

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