ArticleRevista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo2023
Content validation of a questionnaire to assess the knowledge of pediatricians, family, and community physicians on obesity.
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this study was to validate the content of a questionnaire in order to assess the attitudes and practices in childcare consultations, knowledge on overweight and obesity, their risk factors, and barriers in addressing the issue by pediatricians and family physicians.
methodsThe Delphi technique was used, with the objective of reaching a consensus on a certain subject, through experts' opinions. The content validity index (CVI) of each item, axis, and questionnaire was calculated. The inter-rater reliability was calculated using an agreement coefficient suitable for the answer distribution such as Gwet's AC2 with ordinal weight.
resultsA total of 63 experts were invited to assess and give their opinion on the questionnaire. In all, 52 accepted the invitation and analyzed the instrument. After two rounds, the questionnaire reached the proper CVI for the study and was considered complete, with its final version having 40 questions, a final index of 95%, and an inter-rate reliability of 0.905.
conclusionsThis instrument, developed to assess attitudes and practices, knowledge, and barriers found in addressing the obesity by primary care physicians, obtained a CVI greater than 0.8 and an excellent agreement coefficient of the 52 judges. Therefore, its content can be considered validated.
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