A questionnaire to measure direct support professionals’ attitude towards healthy nutrition of people with intellectual disabilities

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2022-10-16 DOI:10.3109/13668250.2022.2106696

A. Overwijk, W. Krijnen, T. Hilgenkamp, C. P. van der Schans, A. V. D. van der Putten, A. Waninge

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ABSTRACT Background Direct support professionals’ (DSPs') attitudes toward nutrition are important for supporting a healthy lifestyle of persons with intellectual disabilities. However, there are no instruments to measure it. The aim of this study was to compose a questionnaire and determine its internal validity. Method The previously validated Health Enhancing Physical Activity questionnaire was adapted into the Attitude of DSPs for Health Enhancing Nutrition (ADSP-HENU) and completed by 31 DSPs. The internal validity of the questionnaire was investigated by Cronbach’s Alpha and an exploratory non-parametric item response analysis (NIRT). Results The internal consistency by Cronbach’s Alpha was good (0.87, 95% CI [0.81–0.94]). NIRT showed monotonicity with wide confidence bounds and sufficient point polyserial correlations of the items. This indicates that each attributes to the overall measured attitude. Conclusion The internal validity of the ADSP-HENU is promising, and it can be used in daily practice for evaluation or adapting interventions to DSPs’ needs.

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一份测量直接支持专业人员对智障人士健康营养态度的问卷

背景:直接支持专业人员(dsp)对营养的态度对于支持智障人士的健康生活方式非常重要。然而，没有仪器来测量它。本研究的目的是编写一份问卷，并确定其内部效度。方法将已验证的健康促进体力活动问卷改编为健康促进营养态度问卷(ADSP-HENU)，由31名健康促进营养态度问卷填写。问卷的内部效度采用Cronbach 's Alpha和探索性非参数项目反应分析(NIRT)进行调查。结果Cronbach 's Alpha内部一致性较好(0.87,95% CI[0.81-0.94])。NIRT具有单调性，置信区间宽，项目间具有充分的点多序列相关性。这表明，每个属性的整体测量态度。结论ADSP-HENU的内部效度较好，可用于日常实践评估或根据dsp的需要调整干预措施。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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