Measuring Cardiovascular Disease Risk Perception: Translation and Validation of the Indonesian ABCD Risk

Septa Meriana Lumbantoruan1, Deby Kristiani Uligraff2, Eva Berthy Tallutondok1

  • 1Faculty of Nursing Universitas Pelita Harapan, Tangerang, Indonesia.

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Insights

The Indonesian version of the Attitude and Belief about Cardiovascular Disease (ABCD) questionnaire is valid and reliable. This tool helps assess cardiovascular disease awareness in Indonesia.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Health Psychology
  • Cardiology

Background:

  • Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) represent a growing global health burden.
  • The Attitude and Belief about Cardiovascular Disease (ABCD) questionnaire assesses CVD awareness.
  • The ABCD questionnaire was not previously available in the Indonesian language.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To translate and validate the ABCD questionnaire into Indonesian.
  • To assess the reliability and validity of the Indonesian version of the ABCD questionnaire for use in Indonesia.

Main Methods:

  • Forward-backward translation of the original ABCD questionnaire.
  • Content validity assessment by three experts.
  • Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis (EFA/CFA) on 236 samples.
  • Internal consistency testing using Cronbach's alpha and ordinal alpha.

Main Results:

  • The Indonesian ABCD questionnaire demonstrated satisfactory validity.
  • EFA and CFA confirmed three factors: risk perception, perceived benefit, and healthy eating intention.
  • Acceptable internal consistency was found, supporting the questionnaire's reliability.

Conclusions:

  • The Indonesian version of the ABCD questionnaire is statistically valid and reliable.
  • This validated tool can be used to measure attitudes and beliefs about cardiovascular diseases in Indonesia.
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