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Development of a Comprehensive Heart Disease Knowledge Questionnaire.
Hannah E Bergman1, Bryce B Reeve, Richard P Moser
1Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute.
American Journal of Health Education
|July 2, 2011
Summary
A new 30-item questionnaire effectively assesses heart disease knowledge. This tool helps health professionals tailor patient education to reduce heart disease risk.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Health Education
- Psychometrics
Background:
- Heart disease is a leading cause of death in the US.
- Existing heart disease knowledge assessments are limited.
- A comprehensive, evidence-based tool is needed.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and validate a novel heart disease knowledge questionnaire.
- To create a reliable instrument for assessing understanding of heart disease.
- To support tailored patient education for heart disease risk reduction.
Main Methods:
- Literature review and critique of existing scales.
- Two-phase development and testing with undergraduate students (N=854).
- Item clarity, difficulty, factor structure, validity, and reliability analyses.
Main Results:
- A 30-item questionnaire was finalized.
- Factor analysis confirmed the scale's structure (CFI=.82, TLI=.88, RMSEA=.03).
- Convergent and divergent validity were established through correlations with existing measures.
Conclusions:
- The 30-item questionnaire is a concise and discriminating instrument.
- It reliably measures heart disease knowledge.
- It can be used by health professionals to inform patient education strategies.
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