Wallen Gwenyth R, Feldman Robert H, Anliker Jean
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
University of Maryland, College Park.
Hisp Health Care Int. 2002;1(2):91-96.
Research indicates that using cognitive interview techniques, that are qualitative in nature, can enhance the quality of health survey instruments. This study was conducted during the formative phase of the Un Bebe Saludable: Un Regalo Muy Especial (A Healthy Baby: A Very Special Gift) program. Cognitive interviews were conducted in Spanish in an effort to improve the quality of a Hispanic infant feeding behavior survey designed to evaluate a peer education program for Latina mothers participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Results indicate that a small sample of cognitive interviews can improve the level of question comprehension and the ease at which respondents can process the information from specific survey items. Our experience suggests that adding cognitive interviewing to conventional field pre-testing and back-translation techniques during the development of Hispanic health surveys may enhance the quality of the health behavior data that are generated.
研究表明,运用本质上属于定性研究的认知访谈技巧,能够提高健康调查工具的质量。本研究是在“一个健康的宝宝:一份非常特别的礼物”项目的形成阶段开展的。采用西班牙语进行认知访谈,旨在提高一项西班牙裔婴儿喂养行为调查的质量,该调查旨在评估一项针对参与妇女、婴儿和儿童特别补充营养项目(WIC)的拉丁裔母亲的同伴教育项目。结果表明,少量的认知访谈样本能够提高问题理解水平,以及受访者处理特定调查问卷项目信息的便捷程度。我们的经验表明,在西班牙裔健康调查的开发过程中,在传统的现场预测试和回译技术基础上增加认知访谈,可能会提高所生成的健康行为数据的质量。