Erkoc Sultan Baliz, Isikli Burhanettin, Metintas Selma, Kalyoncu Cemalettin
Public Health Department, Medical Faculty, Eskisehir Osmangazi University,Meselik-Eskisehir 26480, Turkey.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2012 Mar;9(3):1018-29. doi: 10.3390/ijerph9031018. Epub 2012 Mar 22.
This study was conducted to develop a scale to measure knowledge about hypertension among Turkish adults. The Hypertension Knowledge-Level Scale (HK-LS) was generated based on content, face, and construct validity, internal consistency, test re-test reliability, and discriminative validity procedures. The final scale had 22 items with six sub-dimensions. The scale was applied to 457 individuals aged ≥ 18 years, and 414 of them were re-evaluated for test-retest reliability. The six sub-dimensions encompassed 60.3% of the total variance. Cronbach alpha coefficients were 0.82 for the entire scale and 0.92, 0.59, 0.67, 0.77, 0.72, and 0.76 for the sub-dimensions of definition, medical treatment, drug compliance, lifestyle, diet, and complications, respectively. The scale ensured internal consistency in reliability and construct validity, as well as stability over time. Significant relationships were found between knowledge score and age, gender, educational level, and history of hypertension of the participants. No correlation was found between knowledge score and working at an income-generating job. The present scale, developed to measure the knowledge level of hypertension among Turkish adults, was found to be valid and reliable.
本研究旨在开发一种量表，以测量土耳其成年人对高血压的了解程度。高血压知识水平量表（HK-LS）是基于内容效度、表面效度、结构效度、内部一致性、重测信度和区分效度程序编制而成的。最终量表包含22个项目，分为六个子维度。该量表应用于457名年龄≥18岁的个体，其中414人接受了重测信度的重新评估。这六个子维度涵盖了总方差的60.3%。整个量表的克朗巴赫α系数为0.82，定义、药物治疗、药物依从性、生活方式、饮食和并发症等子维度的克朗巴赫α系数分别为0.92、0.59、0.67、0.77、0.72和0.76。该量表在信度和结构效度方面确保了内部一致性，并且具有随时间的稳定性。研究发现，参与者的知识得分与年龄、性别、教育水平和高血压病史之间存在显著关系。知识得分与从事创收工作之间未发现相关性。本研究开发的用于测量土耳其成年人高血压知识水平的量表被证明是有效且可靠的。
