Karen T. D’Alonzo
Evaluation and revision of questionnaires for use among low-literacy immigrant Latinos
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
spanish speaking immigrants participate become focus research studies questions arise appropriateness existing research tools questionnaires often adapted english language instruments tested among collegeeducated hispanicamericans little written regarding testing evaluation research tools among less educated latino immigrants purpose study evaluate revise battery spanishlanguage questionnaires intervention among immigrant hispanic women threestep process used evaluate adapt test spanish versions selfefficacy exercise habits survey abbreviated version hispanic stress inventoryimmigrant version latina values scale revised tools demonstrated acceptable validity reliability adaptations improved readability tools resulting higher response rate less missing data fewer extreme responses psychometric limitations adaptation likert scales discussed