The establishment and the reliability and validity test of the deep vein thrombosis health belief questionnaire for patients undergoing major orthopedic operation

VernacularTitle:骨科大手术患者下肢深静脉血栓健康信念问卷的编制及信效度检测
Author: Chunhui LI ; Huiling LI ; Yefang ZOU ; Huagang HU ; Xiuchen JING
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Deep vein thrombosis; Health belief model; Questionnaires; Reliability; Validity
From: Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2013;29(36):51-53
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To develop a deep vein thrombosis health belief questionnaire(DVTHBQ)for patients undergoing major orthopedic operation,and investigate the reliability and validity of the DVTHBQ.Methods The establishment of DVTHBQ was based on the framework of Health Belief Model (HBM) combining theories and experience,and step-by-step through the preliminary experiment,data collection,evaluation of its validity and reliability,etc.Results The items of this questionnaire had a good discriminability.The total internal consistency reliability of the questionnaire was 0.88.The content validity of the questionnaire was 0.95.Factor analysis,which could explain more than 50％ variance,showed that the questionnaire had good construct validity.Conclusions The questionnaire was tested to be of good reliability and validity.The DVTHBQ could be an effective instrument to explain and predict the possibility of taking DVT preventive measures for patients undergoing major orthopedic operation.