African health sciences
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African health sciences · Sep 2015
ReviewA systematic review and appraisal of methods of developing and validating lifestyle cardiovascular disease risk factors questionnaires.
Well developed and validated lifestyle cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors questionnaires is the key to obtaining accurate information to enable planning of CVD prevention program which is a necessity in developing countries. We conducted this review to assess methods and processes used for development and content validation of lifestyle CVD risk factors questionnaires and possibly develop an evidence based guideline for development and content validation of lifestyle CVD risk factors questionnaires. ⋯ Combination of methods produces questionnaires with good content validity and other psychometric properties which we consider good.
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African health sciences · Sep 2015
ReviewA systematic review and appraisal of methods of developing and validating lifestyle cardiovascular disease risk factors questionnaires.
Well developed and validated lifestyle cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors questionnaires is the key to obtaining accurate information to enable planning of CVD prevention program which is a necessity in developing countries. We conducted this review to assess methods and processes used for development and content validation of lifestyle CVD risk factors questionnaires and possibly develop an evidence based guideline for development and content validation of lifestyle CVD risk factors questionnaires. ⋯ Combination of methods produces questionnaires with good content validity and other psychometric properties which we consider good.