Development and primary validation of the School Health Assessment Tool for Primary Schools (SHAT-PS).

ABSTRACT:

Background

School health programs need to target all aspects of physical, psychological, and social well-being. Using a slightly modified version of the COSMIN Risk of Bias checklist, we developed and conducted the first validation of the School Health Assessment Tool for Primary Schools (SHAT-PS).

Method

The exploratory sequential mixed method was used in this study. In the first phase, scientific databases were systematically searched to find school health models and instruments and 65 interviews were conducted with school stakeholders. The Colaizzi's method was used to code the qualitative data into themes. Then, a pool of items was created for each theme, rechecked by psychometric experts and then validated for content (i.e., relevance, clarity, and comprehensiven

SUBMITTER: Kazemitabar M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8675247 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature