Cognitive Interviewing Methods for Questionnaire Pre-Testing in Homeless Persons with Mental Disorders.
In this study, cognitive interviewing methods were used to test targeted questionnaire items from a battery of quantitative instruments selected for a large multisite trial of supported housing interventions for homeless individuals with mental disorders. Most of the instruments had no published psy...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Urban Health Vol. 89; no. 1; pp. 36 - 53 |
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Springer Nature
Feb2012
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=71883008&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 71883008 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 10993460 GMF jtl: Journal of Urban Health issn: 10993460 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Feb2012 vid: 89 iid: 1 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature artinfo: ui: 71883008 10.1007/s11524-011-9632-z ppf: 36 ppct: 17 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 169KB tig: atl: Cognitive Interviewing Methods for Questionnaire Pre-Testing in Homeless Persons with Mental Disorders. aug: au: Adair, Carol Holland, Anna Patterson, Michelle Mason, Kate Goering, Paula Hwang, Stephen affil: Department of Community Health Sciences and Psychiatry, University of Calgary, Calgary Canada Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver Canada Centre for Research on Inner City Health, The Keenan Research Centre in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto Canada su: Health of homeless people Mental illness Interviewing Surveys Questionnaires Mild cognitive impairment sug: subj: Health of homeless people Mental illness Interviewing Surveys Questionnaires Mild cognitive impairment keyword: Cognitive interviewing Homelessness Mental disorders Pretesting Survey methods Cognitive interviewing Homelessness Mental disorders Pretesting Survey methods ab: In this study, cognitive interviewing methods were used to test targeted questionnaire items from a battery of quantitative instruments selected for a large multisite trial of supported housing interventions for homeless individuals with mental disorders. Most of the instruments had no published psychometrics in this population. Participants were 30 homeless adults with mental disorders (including substance use disorders) recruited from service agencies in Vancouver, Winnipeg, and Toronto, Canada. Six interviewers, trained in cognitive interviewing methods and using standard interview schedules, conducted the interviews. Questions and, in some cases, instructions, for testing were selected from existing instruments according to a priori criteria. Items on physical and mental health status, housing quality and living situation, substance use, health and justice system service use, and community integration were tested. The focus of testing was on relevance, comprehension, and recall, and on sensitivity/acceptability for this population. Findings were collated across items by site and conclusions validated by interviewers. There was both variation and similarity of responses for identified topics of interest. With respect to relevance, many items on the questionnaires were not applicable to homeless people. Comprehension varied considerably; thus, both checks on understanding and methods to assist comprehension and recall are recommended, particularly for participants with acute symptoms of mental illness and those with cognitive impairment. The acceptability of items ranged widely across the sample, but findings were consistent with previous literature, which indicates that 'how you ask' is as important as 'what you ask.' Cognitive interviewing methods worked well and elicited information crucial to effective measurement in this unique population. Pretesting study instruments, including standard instruments, for use in special populations such as homeless individuals with mental disorders is important for training interviewers and improving measurement, as well as interpreting findings. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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