Assessment of proximal outcomes of self-management programs: translation and psychometric evaluation of a German version of the Health Education Impact Questionnaire (heiQ™)

Abstract

The German heiQ™ is comprehensible for German-speaking patients suffering from different types of chronic conditions; it assesses relevant outcomes of self-management programs in a reliable and valid manner. Further studies involving its practical application are warranted.

Making robust decisions about the impact of health education programs: Psychometric evaluation of the Health Education Impact Questionnaire (heiQ) in diverse patient groups in Norway

“…The final instrument has eight scales, which have been translated and culturally adapted into over 20 languages, and are currently being applied in clinical trials worldwide, including in Norway [12][13][14][15]. However, only a few studies have reported the psychometric performance of the heiQ in the diverse settings, in which it is being applied [16][17][18][19][20][21][22]. The present study describes the psychometric properties of the Norwegian translation of the heiQ version 2.0 in diverse patient populations.…”

“…Some of the final eight heiQ scales have been well-defined in the literature before, particularly Psychological distress, which has been shown to be strongly associated with similar well established scales relevant to heiQ [17]. However, other heiQ scales are unique constructs, making traditional concurrent validity studies difficult to undertake.…”

“…The process of technical translation, cultural adaptation and measurement equivalence of the heiQ version 2.0 into Norwegian followed a standardized protocol [11,17]. The report can be obtained from the first author (AKW).…”

Beneficial Effects of Education on Emotional Distress, Self-Management, and Coping in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study

“…The Health Education Impact Questionnaire (heiQ) [24,25] was applied to evaluate immediate (proximal) outcomes of patient education. Three of its 8 scales were used: (a) Positive and active engagement in life (5 items; e.g., "I try to make the most of my life"); (b) Skill and technique acquisition (4 items; e.g., "I have effective ways of preventing symptoms"); and (c) Constructive attitudes and approaches (5 items; e.g., "I try not to let my health problems stop me from enjoying life").…”

Performance of the Expert Comittee in the Cultural Adaptation of the Diabetes Empowerment Scale-Short Form (Des-Sf)

“…Isso se deve, Cientes das limitações registradas na literatura para esse tipo de adaptação, introduzimos mudanças metodológicas semelhantes a achados recentes, dando maior peso à atuação do comitê de juízes no processo e favorecendo sua configuração interdisciplinar e sua participação por meio eletrônico. 1,[14][15][16][17][18] Um ponto a enfatizar é que não existe consenso em relação ao melhor método a ser empregado para formar o comitê de juízes. Cada estudo apresentou um formato de acordo com os critérios de inclusão que considerou adequado, percebido tanto em pesquisas que explicam a metodologia para se realizar tradução e adaptação, quanto naquelas que traduziram e adaptaram instrumentos.…”