Assessment of the validity and reliability of a questionnaire on knowledge and attitude of general practitioners about andropause

Abootalebi, Maliheh; Kargar, Marzieh; Aminsharifi, Alireza

doi:10.1080/13685538.2016.1188067

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“…The age-related gradual decline in plasma testosterone levels associated with androgen deficiency symptoms is called andropause [8,9,14]. Andropause is a complicated process in men's life, with symptoms clearly occurring usually in the middle age and beyond [9,[15][16][17].…”

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Prevalence of andropause among Iranian men and its relationship with quality of life

2018

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Prevalence of andropause among Iranian men and its relationship with quality of life

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“…The primary influence of male andropause is on testosterone levels, which are crucial for many body functions. Low testosterone levels also increase the risk of osteoporosis, leading to weaker and more fragile bones (Abootalebi et al, 2017;Wu et al, 2010).…”

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An integrative review on middle-aged men's andropause

Lim,

Park

2024

Int. j. adv. appl. sci.

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This paper aims to explore how middle-aged men manage andropause. It draws on extensive research to provide essential information for developing a management program to support them. The study involved searching electronic databases with keywords like 'male,' 'andropause,' 'male andropause,' and 'mediation' to locate relevant research. From January 2002 to January 2022, 11 studies were selected after reviewing the complete texts of articles published in international academic journals. These studies comprised 8 on individual coping strategies and 3 on group coping strategies for andropause. The subjects included 6 men undergoing hormone therapy, 2 with hormone deficiency, 2 on antidepressants, and 1 with type 2 diabetes. The assessment tools in these studies primarily focused on hormones, hormone deficiency, and diabetes. The results suggest that coping strategies for andropause can significantly enhance nursing care, indicating that effective use of these strategies by nurses could improve nursing outcomes.

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“…Each item of the questionnaire was rated using a 4-point Likert scale [38]. Acceptable values for CVI and CVR were considered higher than 0.70 and 0.59, respectively [37,39].…”

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Job requirements and physical demands (JRPD) questionnaire: cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation in Iranian Army personnel with chronic low back pain

Ramezani

Pourghayoomi

Taghizadeh

2022

BMC Musculoskelet Disord

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Background Biomechanical risk factors have been identified as the main predisposing factor of chronic low back pain (CLBP), especially in Army personnel. The Job Requirements and Physical Demands (JRPD) questionnaire has been developed to assess the biomechanical exposures related to CLBP. Examining the biomechanical risk factors could prevent CLBP. This study aimed to translate and cross-culturally adapt the JRPD into Persian and assess its psychometric properties among Iranian male Army personnel with CLBP. Methods In this cross-sectional study, the content validation of the JRPD was assessed after translating to Persian. The Persian JRPD was administered to 198 male Army personnel with CLBP, with an interval of 7 days, to assess test-retest reliability, including Cronbach’s α, intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC), standard error of measurement (SEM), and minimal detectable change at 95% confidence interval (MDC95%). Scores of the Persian JRPD were correlated with the scores of visual analog scale (VAS), Borg’s category-ratio (CR10) scale, general health questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28), and physical functioning (PF1 and PF2) subscale of the 12-item short-form health survey (SF-12) to assess convergent validity using Spearman correlation for a priori hypotheses. Results The Persian JRPD had good content validity evidenced by the higher content validity index (> 0.70). The questionnaire had a significant positive negligible to weak correlation with the VAS (rho = 0.27; p < 0.001), Borg’s CR10 scale (rho = 0.19; p = 0.009), and the total score of GHQ-28 and its domains (rho ≤0.34; p < 0.05); and significant negative weak correlation with PF2 (rho = − 0.27; p < 0.001) and significant negative moderate correlation with PF1 (rho = − 0.35; p < 0.001), thus confirming the priori hypotheses (89%, 8/9). The internal consistency and ICC (α = 0.91; ICC = 0.80) were highly adequate, with SEM and MDC95% of 7.91 and 21.3 respectively. Conclusions The JRPD was successfully adapted into Persian and had adequate psychometric properties in terms of content and convergent validity, internal consistency, and test-retest reliability. The questionnaire is found useable to assess the CLBP-related biomechanical exposures in Iranian male Army personnel.

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Assessment of the validity and reliability of a questionnaire on knowledge and attitude of general practitioners about andropause

Abstract: Based on the results of the study, this questionnaire had appropriate validity and reliability to assess the knowledge and attitude of general practitioners about andropause.

Cited by 9 publications

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Prevalence of andropause among Iranian men and its relationship with quality of life

Prevalence of andropause among Iranian men and its relationship with quality of life

An integrative review on middle-aged men's andropause

Job requirements and physical demands (JRPD) questionnaire: cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation in Iranian Army personnel with chronic low back pain

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