Acceptability, internal consistency and test-retest reliability of scales to assess parental and nursery staff's self-efficacy, motivation and knowledge in relation to pre-school children's nutrition, oral health and physical activity.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the acceptability, internal consistency and test-retest reliability of self-efficacy, motivation and knowledge scales relating to pre-school children's nutrition, oral health and physical activity.

Design

An online questionnaire was completed twice with an interval of 7-11d.

Setting

Online questionnaires were sent to participants via email from nursery managers. The parent questionnaire was also available on the parenting website www.netmums.com.ParticipantsEighty-two parents and sixty-nine nursery staff from Bristol, UK who had and worked with 2-4-year-olds, respectively.

Results

Response rates were 86·3 and 86·0 % and missing data 15·9 and 14·5 % for the second administration of the parent and nursery staff questionnaires, respectively.

SUBMITTER: Dias K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6520240 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature