Quality assessment of TPB-based questionnaires: a systematic review.
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ABSTRACT: Objective
This review is aimed at assessing the quality of questionnaires and their development process based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB) change model.Methods
A systematic literature search for studies with the primary aim of TPB-based questionnaire development was conducted in relevant databases between 2002 and 2012 using selected search terms. Ten of 1,034 screened abstracts met the inclusion criteria and were assessed for methodological quality using two different appraisal tools: one for the overall methodological quality of each study and the other developed for the appraisal of the questionnaire content and development process. Both appraisal tools consisted of items regarding the likelihood of bias in each study and were eventually combined to give the overall quality score for each included study.Results
8 of the 10 included studies showed low risk of bias in the overall quality assessment of each study, while 9 of the studies were of high quality based on the quality appraisal of questionnaire content and development process.Conclusion
Quality appraisal of the questionnaires in the 10 reviewed studies was successfully conducted, highlighting the top problem areas (including: sample size estimation; inclusion of direct and indirect measures; and inclusion of questions on demographics) in the development of TPB-based questionnaires and the need for researchers to provide a more detailed account of their development process.
SUBMITTER: Oluka OC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3983195 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Quality assessment of TPB-based questionnaires: a systematic review.
Oluka Obiageli Crystal OC Nie Shaofa S Sun Yi Y
PloS one 20140410 4
<h4>Objective</h4>This review is aimed at assessing the quality of questionnaires and their development process based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB) change model.<h4>Methods</h4>A systematic literature search for studies with the primary aim of TPB-based questionnaire development was conducted in relevant databases between 2002 and 2012 using selected search terms. Ten of 1,034 screened abstracts met the inclusion criteria and were assessed for methodological quality using two different ...[more]
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