探索对代谢功能障碍相关脂肪肝疾病 (MAFLD) 的知识和态度:MAFLD知识问卷和MAFLD态度问卷的验证和相关性
Samah Al Tawil1, Mohamad Abdelkhalik1,2, Adam El Fouani1,2
1Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon.
Heliyon
|January 3, 2025
概括
研究人员开发并验证了两个问卷,以评估对年轻成年人的代谢功能障碍相关脂肪肝疾病 (MAFLD) 的知识和态度. 这解决了在MENA地区测量MAFLD意识的关键差距.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 医学教育 医学教育
- 健康心理学 心理健康心理学
背景情况:
- 与代谢功能障碍相关的脂肪肝疾病 (MAFLD) 是一个日益严重的全球健康问题,特别是在年轻人中.
- 在中东和北非 (MENA) 地区,缺乏有效的工具来衡量有关MAFLD的知识和态度.
- 了解知识和态度对于开发有效的MAFLD公共卫生干预措施至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 开发和验证评估对MAFLD的知识和态度的问卷.
- 提供一个可靠的工具来评估年轻成年人对MAFLD的认识.
- 为解决中东和北非地区对MAFLD评估工具的未满足需求.
主要方法:
- 专家们开发了MAFLD知识问卷 (KQ) 和MAFLD态度问卷 (AQ).
- 在中东和北非地区,对406名18-24岁的大学生进行了问卷调查.
- 使用探索性因子分析 (EFA) 的验证,Cronbach的alpha用于内部一致性,以及已知的组有效性.
主要成果:
- MAFLD-知识问卷 (KQ) 包含28个项目,跨越4个领域,内部一致性很好 (克朗巴赫的α=0.88).
- MAFLD-态度调查问卷 (AQ) 包括3个领域的17个项目,也显示出非常好的内部一致性 (Cronbach的alpha=0.81).
- 已知组有效性证实了不同知识水平之间的态度存在显著差异.
结论:
- 已经成功开发了两个验证的问卷 (KQ和AQ) 来评估年轻成年人的MAFLD知识和态度.
- 这些工具对于理解和解决MENA地区的MAFLD意识至关重要.
- 建议进行进一步的研究,以确认不同人群和年龄组的维度和可重现性.
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