The Malay-Version Knowledge, Risk Perception, Attitude and Practice Questionnaire on Heatwaves: Development and Construct Validation

Arsad, Fadly Syah; Hod, Rozita; Ahmad, Norfazilah; Baharom, Mazni; Tangang, Fredolin

doi:10.3390/ijerph19042279

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“…The KR-20 value was adequate for 15 item scales (KR-20:0.629). Similar to our results, Arsad et al found that 16 of 20 items were appropriate in the heat wave knowledge construct [23].…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

“…The Cronbach alpha value, which is often used for internal consistency reliability, is between 0.60 and 0.70 are considered “acceptable in exploratory research,” values between 0.70 and 0.90 range from “satisfactory to good” [ 37 ]. Arsad et al showed a cronbach’s alpha value varying from 0.78 to 0.84 and an item-total correlation coefficient varying from 0.30 to 0.60 in their scale on risk perception, attitude and practice for heat waves [ 23 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Although this scale was developed in Turkish, it actually sheds light on an important worldwide problem, and it can be applied in many different countries and cultures by making adaptation studies. As mentioned earlier, another scale developed similarly is in Malaysia [ 23 ]. Both two scales have knowledge and practice constructs, and awareness/Risk perception and attitude/behavior construct can be considered similar, as well as their question content.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…To our knowledge, this study is the first developed scale for heat wave knowledge, awareness, practice and behavior in the Turkish language, and the second scale developed worldwide; only one scale in Malaysia was developed, which is based on knowledge, risk perception, attitude and practice questionnaires on heat waves [ 23 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

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The heat wave knowledge, awareness, practice and behavior scale: Scale development, validation and reliability

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Siddikoglu

Pirdal³

et al. 2022

PLoS ONE

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Heat waves are extreme weather and climate events that threaten public health by increasing morbidity and mortality. To reduce the health effects of heat waves, it is necessary to increase the knowledge level of the public, conduct awareness and protection activities and monitor these activity outcomes. The present study aimed to develop and validate a Turkish language scale of heat wave knowledge, awareness, practice and behavior for Turkish nationality. After item generation and creating dimensions, content validity analysis was performed. To evaluate the validity and reliability of the knowledge construct, the difficulty index, discriminant index and Kuder Richardson 20 (KR20) were used. The validity and reliability of the awareness, practice and behavior constructs were evaluated with exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, and Cronbach’s alpha was used. The 15 items had a good difficulty, discrimination index and KR20 in the knowledge construct. The 14 items were yielded in EFA; 13 items were retained in CFA, and Cronbach’s alpha values of 0.878, 0.768, 0.855, and 0.858 were obtained for total items, practice, awareness and behavior, respectively. Eventually, a Turkish language scale was developed that is reliable and valid for assessing heat wave knowledge, awareness, practice and behavior.

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“…The KR-20 value was adequate for 15 item scales (KR-20:0.629). Similar to our results, Arsad et al found that 16 of 20 items were appropriate in the heat wave knowledge construct [23].…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…Three studies used the HBM as a framework to measure knowledge, risk perception, attitude, and practices with regard to heatwaves. [45][46][47] Arsad et al used the HBM as a guiding principle to develop and validate a questionnaire on knowledge, risk perception, attitudes, and practices regarding heatwaves in Malaysia. Wang et al used 4 different constructs of the HBM (Perceived Susceptibility, Perceived Severity, Perceived Benefits, and Cues to Actions) to develop a questionnaire for assessing the health-related adaptive behaviors and perception towards climate change among students.…”

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The Use of the Health Belief Model in the Context of Heatwaves Research: A Rapid Review

Ullah,

Ragazzoni,

Hubloue

et al. 2024

Disaster med. public health prep.

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As heatwaves increase and intensify worldwide, so has the research aimed at outlining strategies to protect individuals from their impact. Interventions that promote adaptive measures to heatwaves are encouraged, but evidence on how to develop such interventions is still scarce. Although the Health Belief Model is one of the leading frameworks guiding behavioral change interventions, the evidence of its use in heatwave research is limited. This rapid review aims to identify and describe the main themes and key findings in the literature regarding the use of the Health Belief Model in heatwaves research. It also highlights important research gaps and future research priorities. Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, 10 articles were included, with a geographic distribution as follows: United States (n = 1), Australia (n = 1), Pakistan (n = 1), and China (n = 1), as well as Malaysia (n = 2), Germany (n = 1), and Austria (n = 1). Results showed a lack of research using the Health Belief Model to study heatwaves induced by climate change. Half of the studies assessed heatwave risk perception, with the 2 most frequently used constructs being Perceived Susceptibility and Perceived Severity. The Self-efficacy construct was instead used less often. Most of the research was conducted in urban communities. This review underscores the need for further research using the Health Belief Model.

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Development, validation and reliability of scales and items for heat wave risk assessment of pregnant women

KC,

Maharjan,

Basnet

et al. 2024

Int J Biometeorol

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Introduction: The 1.2 °C rise of global ambient temperature since the pre-industrial era has led to an increase the intensity and frequency of heatwaves. Given the heightened vulnerability of pregnant women to heat stress, there is an urgent need for tools which accurately assess the knowledge, risk, and perception of pregnant woman toward heatwaves, enabling effective policy actions. In this research, we developed and validated tools to evaluate pregnant women’s perceptions of heat wave risks and behaviors. Method: We developed 50 items across seven constructs using the Health Belief Model, identified through a systematic literature review. The constructs comprised 8 Knowledge(K) items, 4 in Perceived Vulnerability (PV), 5 in Perceived Severity (PS), 6 in Perceived Benefit (PB), 4 in Perceived Barrier (PBa), 5 in Cue to Action(Cu) and 18 in Adaptation(A). Cognitive testing was performed with a separate group of pregnant women(n = 20). The tested tools were then administered to 120 pregnant women residing during the spring-summer 2023. Construct validation utilized exploratory factor analysis. Results: The Principal Axis Factoring Method was employed in the EFA with oblimin rotation for 51 items, considering communality > 0.20, and aiming to extract three factors. Across the three factors with Cronbach’s alpha > 0.70, a total of 11 items were distributed. Factor 1 included Perceived Severity (PS1, PS2, PS3 and PS5); Factor 2 included Cue to Action (Cu1, Cu2, Cu3, and Cu4); and Factor 3 encompassed Perceived Vulnerability (PV1, PV2, PV4). Only two of the retained items had factor loadings > 0.50, namely PV4 and PS5. Consequently, the three constructs measuring Perceived Severity, Cues to Action, and Perceived Vulnerability using the HBM among pregnant women were deemed valid. Conclusion: Our study has successfully validated a highly reliable tool which stands ready for application in assessing pregnant women’s risk perception regarding heatwaves.

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The Malay-Version Knowledge, Risk Perception, Attitude and Practice Questionnaire on Heatwaves: Development and Construct Validation

Cited by 7 publications

References 44 publications

The heat wave knowledge, awareness, practice and behavior scale: Scale development, validation and reliability

The heat wave knowledge, awareness, practice and behavior scale: Scale development, validation and reliability

The Use of the Health Belief Model in the Context of Heatwaves Research: A Rapid Review

Development, validation and reliability of scales and items for heat wave risk assessment of pregnant women

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