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Published on: April 23, 2014

Testing the Simple Lifestyle Indicator Questionnaire: Initial psychometric study.

Marshall Godwin¹, Susan Streight, Elena Dyachuk

¹Centre for Studies in Primary Care at Queen's University in Kingston, Ont. godwinm@mun.ca

Canadian Family Physician Medecin De Famille Canadien

|January 23, 2008

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The Simple Lifestyle Indicator Questionnaire (SLIQ) shows good reliability for research use in similar populations. Further clinical testing is recommended before widespread adoption.

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Development of a Virtual Reality Assessment of Everyday Living Skills

Development of a Virtual Reality Assessment of Everyday Living Skills

Published on: April 23, 2014

Area of Science:

Health Psychology
Psychometrics
Gerontology

Background:

Lifestyle factors significantly impact health outcomes in older adults.
Validated tools are needed to assess lifestyle behaviors in clinical and research settings.
The Simple Lifestyle Indicator Questionnaire (SLIQ) was developed to measure key lifestyle indicators.

Purpose of the Study:

To conduct initial psychometric testing of the Simple Lifestyle Indicator Questionnaire (SLIQ).
To evaluate the reliability and validity of the SLIQ in a sample of older adults.

Main Methods:

A self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection.
Test-retest reliability, Cronbach alpha, and blinded external validity were assessed.
136 family practice patients (mean age 68 years, 58% women) participated.

Main Results:

Test-retest reliability coefficients for the 12 SLIQ questions ranged from 0.63 to 0.97.
Cronbach alpha values were 0.58 for diet and 0.60 for physical activity questions.
A strong correlation (0.77) was found between participant and blinded rater scores.

Conclusions:

The SLIQ demonstrates acceptable psychometric properties for research applications in populations similar to the study sample.
The SLIQ is not yet recommended for clinical use without additional validation.
Further psychometric evaluation is warranted to support broader clinical implementation.