Validation of a Questionnaire on COVID-19 Knowledge and Attitude for Dental Patients
Objectives: The current study aimed to develop a valid and reliable questionnaire in both English and Persian to assess dental patients' knowledge and attitude during the COVID-19 outbreak. Materials and Methods: Through a comprehensive literature review, we designed the primary questionnai...
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
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Objectives: The current study aimed to develop a valid and reliable questionnaire in both English and Persian to assess dental patients' knowledge and attitude during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Materials and Methods: Through a comprehensive literature review, we designed the primary questionnaire in English and then translated it into Persian. The questionnaire consisted of six sections covering background information, knowledge of emergency dental treatments, transmission routes of disease, required preparation, source of information, and attitude. To evaluate the validity of the questionnaire, the researchers obtained expert opinions using the Item Content Validity Index (I-CVI) and Scale Content Validity Index (S-CVI/Ave). They distributed online versions of the questionnaire to a total of 60 English-speaking adults in Nigeria and the United States, and 60 Persian-speaking adults in Iran to measure its reliability using Cronbach's alpha.
Results: I-CVI score, S-CVI/Ave, and Cronbach’s alpha of the questionnaire ranged from 0.29-1, 0.62-0.99, and 41.1-87.6%, respectively. After reviewing the scores and comments received on each item, taking into account the opinions of the research team, a decision was made to remove, merge, modify, or retain certain items. This led to a final version of the questionnaire consisting of nine questions in the background section and 46 items in the remaining five sections.
Conclusion: Overall, the developed questionnaire appears to be valid and reliable for assessing the knowledge and attitude of dental patients toward COVID-19 in dental settings. It can potentially serve as an appropriate scale in future infectious disease epidemics across diverse populations.
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| spelling | doaj-art-cb5849a15f5243acb6d0fe375011e7502025-01-06T08:37:49ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesFrontiers in Dentistry2676-296X2024-12-012110.18502/fid.v21i48.17251Validation of a Questionnaire on COVID-19 Knowledge and Attitude for Dental PatientsMohammad Reza Khami0Mahsa Karimi1Morenike Oluwatoyin Folayan2Ahmad Reza Shamshiri3Prathip Phantumvanit4Armando E Soto-Rojas5Seyed Hossein Bassir6Heikki Murtomaa71. Research Center for Caries Prevention, Dentistry Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2. Department of Community Oral Health, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran1. Research Center for Caries Prevention, Dentistry Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2.Scientific Research Center, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Child Dental Health, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria1. Research Center for Caries Prevention, Dentistry Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2. Department of Community Oral Health, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranFaculty of Dentistry, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, 12120, ThailandDepartment of Public Health and Dental Informatics, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, IN, USADepartment of Periodontology, School of Dental Medicine, Stony Brook University, New York, USADepartment of Oral Public Health, Institute of Dentistry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland Objectives: The current study aimed to develop a valid and reliable questionnaire in both English and Persian to assess dental patients' knowledge and attitude during the COVID-19 outbreak. Materials and Methods: Through a comprehensive literature review, we designed the primary questionnaire in English and then translated it into Persian. The questionnaire consisted of six sections covering background information, knowledge of emergency dental treatments, transmission routes of disease, required preparation, source of information, and attitude. To evaluate the validity of the questionnaire, the researchers obtained expert opinions using the Item Content Validity Index (I-CVI) and Scale Content Validity Index (S-CVI/Ave). They distributed online versions of the questionnaire to a total of 60 English-speaking adults in Nigeria and the United States, and 60 Persian-speaking adults in Iran to measure its reliability using Cronbach's alpha. Results: I-CVI score, S-CVI/Ave, and Cronbach’s alpha of the questionnaire ranged from 0.29-1, 0.62-0.99, and 41.1-87.6%, respectively. After reviewing the scores and comments received on each item, taking into account the opinions of the research team, a decision was made to remove, merge, modify, or retain certain items. This led to a final version of the questionnaire consisting of nine questions in the background section and 46 items in the remaining five sections. Conclusion: Overall, the developed questionnaire appears to be valid and reliable for assessing the knowledge and attitude of dental patients toward COVID-19 in dental settings. It can potentially serve as an appropriate scale in future infectious disease epidemics across diverse populations. https://fid.tums.ac.ir/index.php/fid/article/view/4996Attitude; FearKnowledgeSurveys and QuestionnairesReproducibility of Results |
| spellingShingle | Mohammad Reza Khami Mahsa Karimi Morenike Oluwatoyin Folayan Ahmad Reza Shamshiri Prathip Phantumvanit Armando E Soto-Rojas Seyed Hossein Bassir Heikki Murtomaa Validation of a Questionnaire on COVID-19 Knowledge and Attitude for Dental Patients Frontiers in Dentistry Attitude; Fear Knowledge Surveys and Questionnaires Reproducibility of Results |
| title | Validation of a Questionnaire on COVID-19 Knowledge and Attitude for Dental Patients |
| title_full | Validation of a Questionnaire on COVID-19 Knowledge and Attitude for Dental Patients |
| title_fullStr | Validation of a Questionnaire on COVID-19 Knowledge and Attitude for Dental Patients |
| title_full_unstemmed | Validation of a Questionnaire on COVID-19 Knowledge and Attitude for Dental Patients |
| title_short | Validation of a Questionnaire on COVID-19 Knowledge and Attitude for Dental Patients |
| title_sort | validation of a questionnaire on covid 19 knowledge and attitude for dental patients |
| topic | Attitude; Fear Knowledge Surveys and Questionnaires Reproducibility of Results |
| url | https://fid.tums.ac.ir/index.php/fid/article/view/4996 |
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