Document Type
Article
Journal Title
Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
Publication Date
2023
Volume
24
Abstract
PURPOSE: Despite the increasing prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a liver cancer etiological factor, among Chinese young adults (CYA), there is a lack of valid, reliable, ready-to-use survey instruments for assessing awareness and knowledge of NAFLD in this population. The aims of this study were to develop, validate, and assess the reliability of a web-based, self-administered questionnaire evaluating awareness and knowledge of NAFLD among CYA.
METHODS: Based on review of relevant literature, a draft questionnaire was initially developed. Face and content validity of the questionnaire was evaluated by an expert panel of seven gastroenterologists. The construct validity was tested through item analysis based on item response theory. Reliability assessment included test-retest for stability and test for internal consistency. Two pilot tests were conducted among 60 randomly selected students at Lanzhou University, China, through WeChat App.
RESULTS: The content validity and clarity indexes were both greater than 0.85. Face validity was established by concluding that questions had no issue with feasibility, readability, clarity of wording, clarity of layout, and style. Response rates for two pilot tests were 96.7% (58 out of 60) and 98.3% (59 out of 60), respectively. Results testing the construct validity showed estimated amount of information obtained by the test between -3 and +3 range of ability was 97.57%. The test-retest reliability (Pearson's r) was 0.62. The internal consistency (KR20) was 0.92.
CONCLUSIONS: This newly developed questionnaire is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing awareness and knowledge of NAFLD among this sample from CYA.
MeSH Headings
Humans, Young Adult, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Reproducibility of Results, East Asian People, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Surveys and Questionnaires, Liver Neoplasms, Psychometrics
DOI Link
ISSN
2476-762X
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Recommended Citation
Du, Yi; Rochling, Fedja A.; Su, Dejun; Ratnapradipa, Kendra; Dong, Jianghu James; and Farazi, Evi A., "Development and Validation of a Questionnaire to Assess Awareness and Knowledge of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, a Liver Cancer Etiological Factor, among Chinese Young Adults" (2023). Journal Articles: Epidemiology. 187.
https://digitalcommons.unmc.edu/coph_epidem_articles/187