Journal article
Questionnaire Adapting: Little Changes Mean a Lot
Western journal of nursing research, Vol.39(9), pp.1289-1300
09/01/2017
DOI: 10.1177/0193945916678212
PMID: 28322671
Abstract
Questionnaire development involves rigorous testing to ensure reliability and validity. Due to time and cost constraints of developing new questionnaires, researchers often adapt existing questionnaires to better fit the purpose of their study. However, the effect of such adaptations is unclear. We conducted cognitive interviews as a method to evaluate the understanding of original and adapted questionnaire items to be applied in a future study. The findings revealed that all subjects (a) comprehended the original and adapted items differently, (b) changed their scores after comparing the original to the adapted items, and (c) were unanimous in stating that the adapted items were easier to understand. Cognitive interviewing allowed us to assess the interpretation of adapted items in a useful and efficient manner before use in data collection.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Questionnaire Adapting: Little Changes Mean a Lot
- Creators
- Vanessa E. C. Sousa - Univ Illinois, Chicago, IL USAJeffrey Matson - University of Illinois at ChicagoKaren Dunn Lopez - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Western journal of nursing research, Vol.39(9), pp.1289-1300
- Publisher
- Sage
- DOI
- 10.1177/0193945916678212
- PMID
- 28322671
- ISSN
- 0193-9459
- eISSN
- 1552-8456
- Number of pages
- 12
- Grant note
- National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), Brasilia, Brazil; Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPQ)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/01/2017
- Academic Unit
- Nursing
- Record Identifier
- 9984370757902771
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