Design and psychometric validation of a social capital questionnaire for adults with end-stage chronic kidney disease undergoing dialysis or hemodialysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The effects of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) can spill over into a patient's social life. Social capital (SC) is a determinant of health that can enhance patients' health through support and resources. However, no questionnaire is currently available to measure SC in ESKD patients. This study aimed to design and validate a questionnaire to measure SC in ESKD adults undergoing dialysis or hemodialysis.

Methods

A mixed methods approach was used to generate the questionnaire and determine its content validity with a panel of nine experts and content validity index, face validity through cognitive interviews with patients, construct validity (exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis), criterion validity, reliability and the effect of known groups differences.

SUBMITTER: Alanis-Ocadiz A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11871631 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature