Neuromuscular Rehabilitation Research Center, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran.
Student Research Committee, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran.
Logoped Phoniatr Vocol. 2022 Dec;47(4):292-298. doi: 10.1080/14015439.2021.1988144. Epub 2021 Oct 12.
With the outbreak of the COVID-19 and the need for physical distancing, the provision of Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) services telepractice has been essential. One of the first steps in this field is the need to study telepractice among Speech and Language Pathologists (SLPs). However, there is currently no specific instrument to measure telepractice in SLP to achieve this aim. The present study was conducted to develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of a questionnaire to investigate telepractice among SLPs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The study comprised of two stages: (1) development of the questionnaire according to an in-depth literature review and (2) evaluation of the validity and reliability of the questionnaire. The content validity of the instrument was determined by 10 experts in the field of SLP. To check the face validity of the questionnaire, 10 SLPs were interviewed and their opinions were incorporated in the questionnaire. A total of 221 SLPs completed the questionnaire to determine the construct validity and the internal consistency. To evaluate the test-retest reliability, 30 SLPs completed the questionnaire twice with two weeks of interval.
The final version of the questionnaire comprised of three sections and 31 items. The Cronbach's alpha coefficients for different sections of the questionnaire ranged between 0.902 and 0.92 and the Intra-class Correlation coefficients of the sections were found to be between 0.9 and 0.96 in the test-retest reliability.
The questionnaire developed in the study is a valid and reliable scale to measure telepractice among SLPs for educational or research purposes.
随着 COVID-19 的爆发和对身体距离的需求，远程实践提供言语语言病理学（SLP）服务至关重要。该领域的第一步之一是需要研究言语语言病理学家（SLP）中的远程实践。然而，目前没有专门的仪器来衡量 SLP 中的远程实践，以实现这一目标。本研究旨在开发和评估一种调查问卷，以调查 COVID-19 大流行期间 SLP 的远程实践情况。
该研究包括两个阶段：（1）根据深入的文献回顾开发问卷；（2）评估问卷的有效性和可靠性。该仪器的内容有效性由 10 名 SLP 领域的专家确定。为了检查问卷的表面有效性，对 10 名 SLP 进行了访谈，并将他们的意见纳入问卷中。共有 221 名 SLP 完成了问卷，以确定结构有效性和内部一致性。为了评估测试 - 重测可靠性，30 名 SLP 在两周的间隔内两次完成了问卷。
问卷的最终版本包括三个部分和 31 个项目。问卷不同部分的 Cronbach's alpha 系数在 0.902 到 0.92 之间，测试 - 重测可靠性中各部分的组内相关系数在 0.9 到 0.96 之间。
本研究开发的问卷是一种有效且可靠的量表，可用于衡量 SLP 中的远程实践，用于教育或研究目的。
