Hannah E. Bergman|Bryce B. Reeve|Richard P. Moser|Sarah Scholl|William M. P. Klein
Development of a Comprehensive Heart Disease Knowledge Questionnaire
National Cancer Institute|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|National Cancer Institute|University of Pittsburgh|National Cancer Institute
background heart disease number one killer men women united states yet comprehensive evidencebased heart disease knowledge assessment currently available purpose paper describes 2 phase development novel heart disease knowledge questionnaire methods review critique existing literature questionnaire addressing 5 central domains heart disease knowledge constructed phase 606 undergraduates completed 82item questionnaire phase ii 248 undergraduates completed revised 74item questionnaire phases item clarity difficulty evaluated along overall factor structure scale results exploratory confirmatory factor analyses used reduce scale 30 items fit statistics cfi 82 tli 88 rmsea 03 scores correlated moderately positively existing scale weakly positively measure health literacy thereby establishing convergent divergent validity discussion finalized 30item questionnaire concise yet discriminating instrument reliably measures participants heart disease knowledge levels translation health education practice health professionals use scale assess patients heart disease knowledge create tailored program help patients reduce heart disease risk