Development and testing of a preparedness and response capacity questionnaire in public health emergency for Chinese provincial and municipal governments.
- Author:
Guo-Qing HU
1
;
Ke-Qin RAO
;
Zhen-Qiu SUN
Author Information
1. Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha 410078, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
China;
Community Health Services;
Disaster Planning;
organization & administration;
Emergency Medical Services;
organization & administration;
Humans;
Public Health;
education;
Risk Assessment;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences)
2008;33(12):1142-1147
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To develop a capacity questionnaire in public health emergency for Chinese local governments.
METHODS:Literature reviews, conceptual modelling, stake-holder analysis, focus group, interview, and Delphi technique were employed together to develop the questionnaire. Classical test theory and case study were used to assess the reliability and validity.
RESULTS:(1) A 2-dimension conceptual model was built. A preparedness and response capacity questionnaire in public health emergency with 10 dimensions and 204 items, was developed. (2) Reliability and validity results. Internal consistency: except for dimension 3 and 8, the Cronbach's alpha coefficient of other dimensions was higher than 0.60. The alpha coefficients of dimension 3 and dimension 8 were 0.59 and 0.39 respectively; Content validity: the questionnaire was recognized by the investigatees; Construct validity: the Spearman correlation coefficients among the 10 dimensions fluctuated around 0.50, ranging from 0.26 to 0.75 (P<0.05); Discrimination validity: comparisons of 10 dimensions among 4 provinces did not show statistical significance using One-way analysis of variance (P>0.05). Criterion-related validity: case study showed significant difference among the 10 dimensions in Beijing between February 2003 (before SARS event) and November 2005 (after SARS event).
CONCLUSION:The preparedness and response capacity questionnaire in public health emergency is a reliable and valid tool, which can be used in all provinces and municipalities in China.
