Psychometric properties of public trust in Covid-19 control and prevention policies questionnaire.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Public trust is a crucial concept in the COVID-19 pandemic, which determines public adherence with preventive rules as a success factor for disease management. This study aimed to develop and validate a tool to measure public trust in COVID-19 control and prevention policies (COV-Trust tool).

Methods

This is a psychometric study that was conducted in 2020 (March-August). A primary tool was developed through literature review, in-depth interviews with experts and expert panel meetings. Content and construct validity was evaluated using content validity index (CVI) and content validity ratio (CVR) indexes and exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, respectively. Cronbach α coefficient was calculated to determine the internal consistency.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Kalajahi RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9589749 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature