Validating a tool to assess eye health knowledge, attitude and practice in Cambodia and Vietnam
AIM: To develop an eye health knowledge, attitude and practice (EH-KAP) field-based assessment tool for use in implementing effective eye health care services. METHODS: An instrument development and validation study. A Vietnam EH-KAP dataset were used to identify and eliminate redundant questions t...
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| description | AIM: To develop an eye health knowledge, attitude and practice (EH-KAP) field-based assessment tool for use in implementing effective eye health care services.
METHODS: An instrument development and validation study. A Vietnam EH-KAP dataset were used to identify and eliminate redundant questions to develop a standardized tool. Face validity was assessed by the KAP survey team. Internal validity (congruency/criterion) was assessed by comparing descriptive analysis of two datasets (n=531; n=38) collected from the same sampling frame at different time points. Weighted scores were calculated for each construct. Kappa values for test-retest and inter-observer agreement were calculated to check the reliability of responses. The modified version was assessed by analysing the raw and ungrouped data. Responses were weighted and agreement was tested by comparing construct scores.
RESULTS: Totally 38 respondents were included in this validation process (mean age 58.5y). Mean scores for knowledge were 9.15 (old questionnaire n=531) and 5.05 (modified version). For attitude, the scores were 2.23 and 2.42, and for practice the scores were 3.33 and 2.21. Test-retest agreement was between 62% to 93% (Kappa 0.24 to 0.86) for the ungrouped raw data, and 55% to 72% (Kappa 0.42 to 0.65) for KAP domain. Inter-observer Kappa value for ungrouped data was 0.37 and 0.45 for the weighted scores.
CONCLUSION: This standardized tool applied at critical time points can assess trends in KAP within the same population and for comparison across groups. If used alongside a Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB), this tool provides a comprehensive perspective on eye-health of a population. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ef581e476fd64355842964baba0fcbe62022-12-22T00:27:41ZengPress of International Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO PRESS)International Journal of Ophthalmology2222-39592227-48982019-11-0112111767177410.18240/ijo.2019.11.16Validating a tool to assess eye health knowledge, attitude and practice in Cambodia and VietnamNoela Prasad0Gail M Ormsby1Robert P Finger2Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, VIC 3011, Australia; VACCHO, Collingwood, VIC 3066, AustraliaProfessional Studies, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland, West Street, Toowoomba, QLD 4350, Australia; Lifestyle Research Centre, Avondale College of Higher Education, Cooranbong, NSW 2265, AustraliaDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Bonn, Regina-Pacis-Weg 3, Bonn 53113, GermanyAIM: To develop an eye health knowledge, attitude and practice (EH-KAP) field-based assessment tool for use in implementing effective eye health care services. METHODS: An instrument development and validation study. A Vietnam EH-KAP dataset were used to identify and eliminate redundant questions to develop a standardized tool. Face validity was assessed by the KAP survey team. Internal validity (congruency/criterion) was assessed by comparing descriptive analysis of two datasets (n=531; n=38) collected from the same sampling frame at different time points. Weighted scores were calculated for each construct. Kappa values for test-retest and inter-observer agreement were calculated to check the reliability of responses. The modified version was assessed by analysing the raw and ungrouped data. Responses were weighted and agreement was tested by comparing construct scores. RESULTS: Totally 38 respondents were included in this validation process (mean age 58.5y). Mean scores for knowledge were 9.15 (old questionnaire n=531) and 5.05 (modified version). For attitude, the scores were 2.23 and 2.42, and for practice the scores were 3.33 and 2.21. Test-retest agreement was between 62% to 93% (Kappa 0.24 to 0.86) for the ungrouped raw data, and 55% to 72% (Kappa 0.42 to 0.65) for KAP domain. Inter-observer Kappa value for ungrouped data was 0.37 and 0.45 for the weighted scores. CONCLUSION: This standardized tool applied at critical time points can assess trends in KAP within the same population and for comparison across groups. If used alongside a Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB), this tool provides a comprehensive perspective on eye-health of a population.http://www.ijo.cn/en_publish/2019/11/20191116.pdfvalidationknowledgeattitudepracticeeye healthattitude and practicequestionnaire |
| spellingShingle | Noela Prasad Gail M Ormsby Robert P Finger Validating a tool to assess eye health knowledge, attitude and practice in Cambodia and Vietnam International Journal of Ophthalmology validation knowledge attitude practice eye health attitude and practice questionnaire |
| title | Validating a tool to assess eye health knowledge, attitude and practice in Cambodia and Vietnam |
| title_full | Validating a tool to assess eye health knowledge, attitude and practice in Cambodia and Vietnam |
| title_fullStr | Validating a tool to assess eye health knowledge, attitude and practice in Cambodia and Vietnam |
| title_full_unstemmed | Validating a tool to assess eye health knowledge, attitude and practice in Cambodia and Vietnam |
| title_short | Validating a tool to assess eye health knowledge, attitude and practice in Cambodia and Vietnam |
| title_sort | validating a tool to assess eye health knowledge attitude and practice in cambodia and vietnam |
| topic | validation knowledge attitude practice eye health attitude and practice questionnaire |
| url | http://www.ijo.cn/en_publish/2019/11/20191116.pdf |
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