Abstract
The purpose of this study was to use a mixed-methods approach to determine the validity and reliability of measurements used within an alcohol-exposed pregnancy prevention program for American Indian women. To develop validity, content experts provided input into the survey measures, and a "think aloud" methodology was conducted with 23 American Indian women. After revising the measurements based on this input, a test-retest was conducted with 79 American Indian women who were randomized to complete either the original measurements or the new, modified measurements. The test-retest revealed that some of the questions performed better for the modified version, whereas others appeared to be more reliable for the original version. The mixed-methods approach was a useful methodology for gathering feedback on survey measurements from American Indian participants and in indicating specific survey questions that needed to be modified for this population.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 820-830 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Qualitative Health Research |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 6 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Author(s) 2015.
Keywords
- aboriginal people, North America
- alcohol/alcoholism
- contraception
- qualitative
- reliability
- validity