绝经后妇女的骨质疏松知识评估工具 - 泰米尔语 (OKAT-T):一个有效性和可靠性研究
Lalithambigai Chellamuthu1, J Jenifer Florence Mary1, Suvathi Palanichamy2
1Department of Community Medicine, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Pondicherry, India.
Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma
|January 6, 2025
概括
骨质疏松知识评估工具 (OKAT-T) 的新泰米尔版本已被验证用于绝经后妇女. 这种可靠的工具衡量了骨质疏松症的知识,这对于泰米尔语人口的预防和管理至关重要.
科学领域:
- 老年学与公共卫生
- 医学教育和健康素养 医疗教育和健康素养
背景情况:
- 骨质疏松症是一种普遍的,沉默的疾病,由于荷尔蒙变化,不成比例地影响绝经后妇女.
- 对患者和医疗保健提供者来说,有效的骨质疏松症管理越来越复杂,特别是随着预期寿命的增加和城市化.
- 缺乏一种经过验证,文化相关的工具来评估泰米尔语的骨质疏松症知识.
研究的目的:
- 将骨质疏松知识评估工具 (OKAT) 翻译和验证为泰米尔语 (OKAT-T).
- 评估OKAT-T的心理测量特性,用于评估绝经后妇女的骨质疏松知识.
- 为改善泰米尔语人口的骨质疏松症意识和管理提供可靠的工具.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及翻译和验证 OKAT 在泰米尔语的横截面研究.
- 该研究包括430名来自农村和城市环境的绝经后妇女.
- 可靠性和有效性是使用Flesch读取方便性,难度指数,项目区分,项目总相关性,Cronbach的alpha和测试复试可靠性来评估的.
主要成果:
- 在OKAT-T表现出良好的和令人满意的面部有效性和Flesch阅读易度得分为55.9.9.
- 整体克伦巴赫α为0.85,表明良好的内部一致性.
- 难度指数表明,调查问卷易于理解,其中19个项目在0.3到0.7的范围内. 在26个项目中,6个项目的试验复试可靠性稳定.
结论:
- 验证的泰米尔版本的骨质疏松知识评估工具 (OKAT-T) 是评估绝经后妇女骨质疏松知识的可靠工具.
- 在泰米尔语人口中,OKAT-T可以提高意识,促进骨质保护策略,并指导治疗决策.
- 开发与当地相关的健康素养工具对于有效管理骨质疏松症等慢性疾病至关重要.
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