Development of Valid and Reliable Questionnaire to Evaluate Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices (KAP) of Lifestyle Medicine Domains.

ABSTRACT: Lifestyle medicine (LM) should be incorporated as part of routine clinical work and medical education programs.

Objective

To develop and test the validity and reliability of a questionnaire that measures the level of knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of LM domains among medical trainees through practicing physicians.

Methods

The KAP questionnaire sections covered the nine domains of LM. The validation process included face and content validity. A total of 151 individuals from the medical field residing in Saudi Arabia were recruited through a convenient sampling technique to participate in the study. Item response theory (IRT) was applied to validate the knowledge domain, while exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was used to assess attitude and practice. Cronbach's alpha

SUBMITTER: Alzaben AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11353863 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature