Testing Psychometrics of Healthcare Empowerment Questionnaires (HCEQ) among Iranian Reproductive Age Women: Persian Version

Mohebbi, Bahram; Tol, Azar; Shakibazadeh, Elham; Yaseri, Mehdi; Sabouri, Maryam; Agide, Feleke Doyore

doi:10.4314/ejhs.v28i3.12

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“…However, psychometric validation will be necessary before assessing these relationships. [ 51 ] Future research is needed to apply this tool to other populations who may be more vulnerable to influences from the media. When considering populations beyond college students, specifically those in diverse groups, it will be important to consider how differing demographics' skills are influenced by nutrition literacy and how nutrition literacy relates to accessing and using nutrition resources when making decisions.…”

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Establishing criterion validity for the Revised Critical Nutrition Literacy Tool in U.S. college students

Bedoyan

McNamara

Olfert

et al. 2021

Journal of Education and Health Promotion

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BACKGROUND: Critical nutrition literacy (CNL) plays an important role in how college students make everyday decisions about nutrition choices. Increasing CNL is an aim of many introductory nutrition courses, but there are limited instruments measuring this construct. This study aimed to assess the changeability of CNL and the relationship between CNL and markers of diet quality in young adults. DESIGN: This was a two-phase research project consisting of a nonexperimental, pre–post study and a cross-sectional assessment from 2018 to 2019. Participants were U.S. college students, 18-24 years old, recruited from introductory-level courses from three participating universities, located in Rhode Island, West Virginia, and New Jersey. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Interventions consisted of (1) a 4-credit, 13-week nutrition course and (2) a cross-sectional, online behavior, environment, and perception survey. CNL was measured using the Revised CNL Tool (CNLT-R) instrument across both phases. Measures for phases include: (1) the changeability of CNL and (2) the relationship between CNL and markers of diet quality. ANALYSIS: Paired t -tests and multivariate analysis of variance were utilized through SPSS version 25.0. RESULTS: CNL score significantly increased from baseline to postintervention from 3.38 ± 0.48 to 3.61 ± 0.55 ( P = 0.014). There was an overall significant effect of CNL on markers of diet quality, such as cups of fruits and vegetables (F/V) and teaspoons of added sugar (F [2,1321] = 3.12, P < 0.05; Wilks' Λ = 0.99). CONCLUSIONS: This research found that an introduction to nutrition course was associated with an increase in CNL and that CNL is related to diet quality. The instrument could be used by nutrition educators as an outcome assessment. Future research should investigate other components of the CNL construct as well as predictive validity.

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Establishing criterion validity for the Revised Critical Nutrition Literacy Tool in U.S. college students

Bedoyan

McNamara

Olfert

et al. 2021

Journal of Education and Health Promotion

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“…As some studies show, women's health is affected by several factors, including discrimination and domestic violence. [ 29 ] As for years of study, 6 th -year students evince greater stress related to their “personal life,” while 1 st -year students evince greater stress related to “learning manual precision abilities required in preclinical and laboratory activities.” This is explained by Garbee et al . [ 9 ] by the fact that there is a discrepancy between the students' expectations and the reality of medical school, and the emotional stress caused by this discrepancy has intensified the psychological stress of students.…”

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New psychometric evidences on the Dental Environment Stress questionnaire among Romanian students

Sfeatcu

Balgiu

Părlătescu

2021

J Edu Health Promot

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BACKGROUND: The academic environment is a challenge for dental students due to the multiple sources of stress they face. For this reason, the present study analyzes the psychometric properties of the Dental Environment Stress (DES) questionnaire. The secondary objective was to identify the specific sources of stress perceived by dental students related to gender and years of study. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among dental students ( n = 340; M age = 22.45) from the Romanian University of Medicine and Pharmacy in October– December 2019. The factorial structure of the questionnaire was performed by means of the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and the multi group-CFA. The convergent and divergent validities were measured by associating DES with scales that measure depression, anxiety, and tension/stress (Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21-R), perceived stress (Perceived Stress Scale-14), and life satisfaction (Satisfaction with Life Scale). RESULTS: New measure obtained supported a five-factor and thirty-item structure, which is gender invariant. All the factors within DES have a significant positive correlation with depression, anxiety, tension/stress, and perceived stress and a negative correlation with life satisfaction. The Cronbach's α coefficients are acceptable (range: 0.67–0.89). The female students perceive aspects related to performance, the relations with the faculty, clinical responsibilities, and personal life to be more stressful than males. Senior students perceive more stressed aspects related to personal life, while freshmen have higher scores on stress associated with clinical responsibilities. CONCLUSIONS: The present results show that DES has psychometric properties which are adequate for the assessment of dental stress in the case of Romanian students; nevertheless, it is necessary to extend the use of DES to students attending other universities and to dental practitioners.

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“…'s study (2018). [ 14 ] The score of each question is calculated by multiplying the score of the two parts of the answer, the level of perception and the degree of importance. Minimum and maximum score of each question was 1 and 16, respectively.…”

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Effectiveness of an educational intervention using theory of planned behavior on health care empowerment among married reproductive-age women: A randomized controlled trial

Sabouri

Shakibazadeh

Mohebbi³

et al. 2020

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BACKGROUND: Empowerment is an essential issue in women's lives. Powerful women can act successfully in health-related issues more than others. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of an educational intervention designed based on theory of planned behavior (TPB) on health care empowerment among married women in reproductive age. METHODS: This randomized controlled trial was carried out among 488 reproductive-age women between 2018 and 2019 in Tehran, Iran. Participants were recruited using randomized cluster sampling and divided into intervention ( n = 243) and control ( n = 245) groups by random allocation. Data were collected using a self-administered researcher-made questionnaire based on TPB and Health Care Empowerment Questionnaire. Validity (content validity index = 0.87; content validity ratio = 0.89) and reliability of the questionnaires were confirmed (α = 0.96). Intervention was implemented within four sessions (lasting 60 min) using eight health related scenarios based on TPB constructs. Baseline and post intervention data (6 months after the intervention) were analyzed by SPSS 25 (Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) using independent t -test, Chi-squared test, Fisher's Exact test, Mann–Whitney, path analysis, and regression of generalized estimating equation model. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS: Results showed the mean ± standard deviation age of the participants was 33.6 ± 7.1. Six months after the intervention, a significant difference was highlighted in health care empowerment domains as well as behavioral intention, attitude toward behavior, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control ( P < 0.001) between intervention and control groups. CONCLUSION: TPB-based educational intervention can significantly improve women's perception about health care empowerment. Tailoring and implementation of TPB-based intervention by health policy makers and health care providers is suggested to achieve better perception of empowerment toward receiving health care among women.

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Testing Psychometrics of Healthcare Empowerment Questionnaires (HCEQ) among Iranian Reproductive Age Women: Persian Version

Cited by 17 publications

References 16 publications

Establishing criterion validity for the Revised Critical Nutrition Literacy Tool in U.S. college students

Establishing criterion validity for the Revised Critical Nutrition Literacy Tool in U.S. college students

New psychometric evidences on the Dental Environment Stress questionnaire among Romanian students

Effectiveness of an educational intervention using theory of planned behavior on health care empowerment among married reproductive-age women: A randomized controlled trial

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