A Questionnaire to Measure Direct Support Professionals' Attitude towards Healthy Nutrition of People with Intellectual Disabilities

Autor/inn/en	Overwijk, A.; Krijnen, W. P.; Hilgenkamp, T. I. M.; van der Schans, C. P.; van der Putten, A. A. J.; Waninge, A.
Titel	A Questionnaire to Measure Direct Support Professionals' Attitude towards Healthy Nutrition of People with Intellectual Disabilities
Quelle	In: Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 48 (2023) 2, S.138-145 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Overwijk, A.) ORCID (Hilgenkamp, T. I. M.) ORCID (Waninge, A.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1366-8250
DOI	10.3109/13668250.2022.2106696
Schlagwörter	Nutrition; Allied Health Personnel; Attitudes; Life Style; Intellectual Disability; Questionnaires; Test Construction; Test Validity; Test Reliability; Foreign Countries; Knowledge Level; Self Efficacy; Resources; Social Influences; Expectation; Skills; Netherlands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ernährung; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Lebensstil; Intellect; Disability; Disabilities; Verstand; Behinderung; Fragebogen; Testaufbau; Testvalidität; Testreliabilität; Ausland; Wissensbasis; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Betriebsmittel; Hilfsmittel; Sozialer Einfluss; Expectancy; Erwartung; Skill; Fertigkeit; Niederlande
Abstract	Background: Direct support professionals' (DSPs') attitudes toward nutrition are important for supporting a healthy lifestyle of persons with intellectual disabilities. However, there are no instruments to measure it. The aim of this study was to compose a questionnaire and determine its internal validity. Method: The previously validated Health Enhancing Physical Activity questionnaire was adapted into the Attitude of DSPs for Health Enhancing Nutrition (ADSP-HENU) and completed by 31 DSPs. The internal validity of the questionnaire was investigated by Cronbach's Alpha and an exploratory non-parametric item response analysis (NIRT). Results: The internal consistency by Cronbach's Alpha was good (0.87, 95% CI [0.81-0.94]). NIRT showed monotonicity with wide confidence bounds and sufficient point polyserial correlations of the items. This indicates that each attributes to the overall measured attitude. Conclusion: The internal validity of the ADSP-HENU is promising, and it can be used in daily practice for evaluation or adapting interventions to DSPs' needs. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01