Karen Barton|W. L. Wrieden|Annie S. Anderson
Validity and reliability of a short questionnaire for assessing the impact of cooking skills interventions
University of Dundee|Robert Gordon University|University of Dundee
background food skills programmes widely used means improve confidence food preparation use basic food skills food selections amongst low income communities however impact interventions rarely evaluated result lack validated assessment tools appropriate use within target group methods twopage questionnaire utilising closedquestion format designed based key domains known influenced cooking skills programmes content validity assessed panel public health experts face validity individuals typical may attend cooking skills classes internal repeat reliability assessed groups adults attending communitybased classes feasibility using tool community settings also assessed results draft questionnaire amended appropriate subsequent content face validity testing cronbachs alpha confidence knowledge sections 086 084 respectively indicating good internal consistency spearman correlation coefficients repeat reliability testing time 1 time 2 item range 046091 significant p 0001 indicating questionnaire elicited stable responses repeated use feasibility testing highlighted need detailed instructions course tutors distribute check questionnaires completion conclusions tool provides standardised method evaluating cooking skills interventions could utilised development evaluation multicentre cooking skills interventions