Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the knowledge about childhood autism among health workers questionnaire
| Autor: | Börte Gürbüz Özgür, Hatice Aksu, Erhan Eser |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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| Zdroj: | Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology, Vol 29, Iss 4, Pp 765-773 (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2475-0581 24750573 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/24750573.2019.1637326 |
| Popis: | Objective: The aim of this study is to present the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the knowledge about childhood autism among health workers (KCAHW) questionnaire. Methods: Three hundred fifteen primary health care facility workers and 28 child and adolescent mental health professionals were enrolled in this study. Participants filled out socio-demographic data forms and the KCAHW. Reliability analyses consisted of internal consistency and test–retest reliability. For validity analysis, construct validity (confirmatory factor analysis -CFA) and criterion validity were used. Results: The mean KCAHW questionnaire score was 13.83 ± 2.55. The floor effects in all domains were below 15%, the ceiling effects were over 15% in overall score and in Domain 4. Intraclass correlation coefficient and the Kuder Richardson 21 values were 0.83 and 0.683, respectively; All goodness of fit indices generated by CFA were found satisfactory (Comparative fit index = 0.79; Root mean square error of approximation = 0.056, and chi-square/degree of freedom = 1.91). Being a physician, being a CAMH specialist, having mental health clinic experience, having done a child psychiatry internship, knowing someone diagnosed with autism, follow-up experience of a patient with autism, having previous autism training, and the perception of adequate knowledge about autism, significantly increased the KCAHW scores (p |
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