Adaptation and validation of content of the sedentary behavior questionnaire

Abstract

Objective: to validate and adapt the Sedentary Behavior Questionnaire. Materials and methods: content adaptation and validation study, the Delphi technique was used, 18 experts evaluated the items of the questionnaire on a Likert scale regarding their relevance, utility, clarity, written form and length. Results: the questionnaire through its items assesses sedentary activity, the qualitative evaluation showed the need to adapt some questions regarding semantic to the Colombian context, the only item with an alpha lower than 0.70 was 7, the item with the highest Cronbach alpha was 10, the general Cronbach alpha of the instrument was 0.963, which is considered to be of optimal reliability. Conclusions: The content validation process showed that the Sedentary Behavior Questionnaire is a valid instrument in its content that is easy to apply and fill out, it allows a first approach to the sedentary behaviors of the subjects that can be complemented with physical tests to define the level of sedentary lifestyle, the foregoing enables the structuring of promotion and prevention programs by applying an instrument adapted and validated to the Colombian context.

Analysis of the comprehension of the instrument for measuring social determinants of health

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How Much Dialogic Coordination Practices Matter to Healthcare Professionals—A Delphi Approach towards a Tool for Identification and Measurement

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“…However, the step sequence is very similar, despite being grouped in different ways. In this paper, we have grouped the steps followed in the study into three phases, following [42,44]: preliminary, exploratory, and final.…”