Assessing the Construct Validity and Reliability of School Health Records Using the ‘Health Dialogue Questionnaire’ in the Eleventh Grade

The aim for this study was to assess the construct validity and reliability of the Health Dialogue Questionnaire (HDQ<sup>&copy;</sup>) for eleventh grade in school through comparison of the HDQ<sup>&copy;</sup> with Paediatric Quality Of Life Inventory (PedsQL<sup...

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Main Authors: Malin Rising Holmstrom, Niclas Olofsson, Lisbeth Kristiansen
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Published: AIMS Press 2016-07-01
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Online Access:http://www.aimspress.com/aimsph/article/883/fulltext.html
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description The aim for this study was to assess the construct validity and reliability of the Health Dialogue Questionnaire (HDQ<sup>&copy;</sup>) for eleventh grade in school through comparison of the HDQ<sup>&copy;</sup> with Paediatric Quality Of Life Inventory (PedsQL<sup>TM</sup>), Local monitoring of youth policy questionnaire <strong>(</strong>LUPP<sup>&reg;</sup>), Health behaviour in Swedish school-aged children (HBSC<sup>&copy;</sup>), Equal health (EH<sup>&copy;</sup>) and The Swedish Survey Youth on Alcohol Consumption (SSYAC<sup>&copy;</sup>). <strong>Methods: </strong>Cross-sectional samples of eleventh graders from the academic year 2009/2010 was used from the HDQ<sup>&copy;</sup> (n = 2752), the HBSC<sup>&copy;</sup> (n = 2090), the PedsQL<sup>TM</sup> (n = 666), the “LUPP<sup>&reg;</sup>” questionnaires (n = 2400), EH<sup>&copy; </sup>(n = 258), and SSYAC<sup>&copy;</sup> (n = 1748) in the academic year 2009/2010<strong>. </strong>A comparison between HDQ<sup>&copy;</sup> and the different proxies was done. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed as well as a Multitrait-Multimethod Matrix (MTMM), in order to evaluate the construct validity and reliability of HDQ<sup>&copy;</sup>. <strong>Results: </strong>An<strong> </strong>average disagreement between HDQ<sup>&copy;</sup> and proxies with 10 percentages was found. Exploratory factor analysis of HDQ<sup>&copy;</sup> on the 2009/2010 sample suggested a four factor solution (girls factor solution 65% of total variance explained, and in the boys’ solution 59% of total variance explained). A second sample 2010/2011 of eleventh graders were used for the confirmatory solution. Almost perfectly similar four factor solutions with were found (girls 58% of total variance explained and boys 56% of the total variance explained). Using MTMM the reliability was generally high and HDQ<sup>&copy; </sup>and showed agreeable validity. <strong>Discussion and conclusions: </strong>The HDQ<sup>&copy;</sup> questionnaire is a reliable and valid instrument for measuring eleventh graders self-reported-health in school.
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spelling doaj.art-c46a5ab578b84c2dbf244e3f465c62572022-12-22T01:06:31ZengAIMS PressAIMS Public Health2327-89942016-07-013347048610.3934/publichealth.2016.3.470publichealth-03-00470Assessing the Construct Validity and Reliability of School Health Records Using the ‘Health Dialogue Questionnaire’ in the Eleventh GradeMalin Rising Holmstrom0Niclas Olofsson1Lisbeth Kristiansen2Department of Health Sciences, Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall, SwedenDepartment of Health Sciences, Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall, SwedenDepartment of Nursing Sciences, Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall, SwedenThe aim for this study was to assess the construct validity and reliability of the Health Dialogue Questionnaire (HDQ<sup>&copy;</sup>) for eleventh grade in school through comparison of the HDQ<sup>&copy;</sup> with Paediatric Quality Of Life Inventory (PedsQL<sup>TM</sup>), Local monitoring of youth policy questionnaire <strong>(</strong>LUPP<sup>&reg;</sup>), Health behaviour in Swedish school-aged children (HBSC<sup>&copy;</sup>), Equal health (EH<sup>&copy;</sup>) and The Swedish Survey Youth on Alcohol Consumption (SSYAC<sup>&copy;</sup>). <strong>Methods: </strong>Cross-sectional samples of eleventh graders from the academic year 2009/2010 was used from the HDQ<sup>&copy;</sup> (n = 2752), the HBSC<sup>&copy;</sup> (n = 2090), the PedsQL<sup>TM</sup> (n = 666), the “LUPP<sup>&reg;</sup>” questionnaires (n = 2400), EH<sup>&copy; </sup>(n = 258), and SSYAC<sup>&copy;</sup> (n = 1748) in the academic year 2009/2010<strong>. </strong>A comparison between HDQ<sup>&copy;</sup> and the different proxies was done. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed as well as a Multitrait-Multimethod Matrix (MTMM), in order to evaluate the construct validity and reliability of HDQ<sup>&copy;</sup>. <strong>Results: </strong>An<strong> </strong>average disagreement between HDQ<sup>&copy;</sup> and proxies with 10 percentages was found. Exploratory factor analysis of HDQ<sup>&copy;</sup> on the 2009/2010 sample suggested a four factor solution (girls factor solution 65% of total variance explained, and in the boys’ solution 59% of total variance explained). A second sample 2010/2011 of eleventh graders were used for the confirmatory solution. Almost perfectly similar four factor solutions with were found (girls 58% of total variance explained and boys 56% of the total variance explained). Using MTMM the reliability was generally high and HDQ<sup>&copy; </sup>and showed agreeable validity. <strong>Discussion and conclusions: </strong>The HDQ<sup>&copy;</sup> questionnaire is a reliable and valid instrument for measuring eleventh graders self-reported-health in school.http://www.aimspress.com/aimsph/article/883/fulltext.htmladolescentsconstruct validityfactor analysishealth dialogue questionnairehealth promotion
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Assessing the Construct Validity and Reliability of School Health Records Using the ‘Health Dialogue Questionnaire’ in the Eleventh Grade
AIMS Public Health
adolescents
construct validity
factor analysis
health dialogue questionnaire
health promotion
title Assessing the Construct Validity and Reliability of School Health Records Using the ‘Health Dialogue Questionnaire’ in the Eleventh Grade
title_full Assessing the Construct Validity and Reliability of School Health Records Using the ‘Health Dialogue Questionnaire’ in the Eleventh Grade
title_fullStr Assessing the Construct Validity and Reliability of School Health Records Using the ‘Health Dialogue Questionnaire’ in the Eleventh Grade
title_full_unstemmed Assessing the Construct Validity and Reliability of School Health Records Using the ‘Health Dialogue Questionnaire’ in the Eleventh Grade
title_short Assessing the Construct Validity and Reliability of School Health Records Using the ‘Health Dialogue Questionnaire’ in the Eleventh Grade
title_sort assessing the construct validity and reliability of school health records using the health dialogue questionnaire in the eleventh grade
topic adolescents
construct validity
factor analysis
health dialogue questionnaire
health promotion
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