A questionnaire to measure direct support professionals’ attitude towards healthy nutrition of people with intellectual disabilities

Annelies Overwijk; Wim Krijnen; Thessa I. M. Hilgenkamp; Cees van der Schans; A. A. J. van der Putten; Aly Waninge

doi:https://doi.org/10.3109/13668250.2022.2106696

A questionnaire to measure direct support professionals’ attitude towards healthy nutrition of people with intellectual disabilities

Annelies Overwijk, Wim Krijnen, Thessa I. M. Hilgenkamp, Cees van der Schans, A. A. J. van der Putten, Aly Waninge

Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care and Nursing

Intellectual Disability Medicine, Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, Afdeling Gezondheidswetenschappen, Sectie Gezondheidspsychologie
University of Nevada, School of Allied Health Sciences, Department of Physical Therapy
University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Health Psychology
University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
University of Groningen, Department of Inclusive and Special Needs Education

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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 exploratorynon-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.

Originele taal-2	English
Aantal pagina's	8
Tijdschrift	Journal of intellectual & developmental disability
DOI's	https://doi.org/10.3109/13668250.2022.2106696
Status	Published - 16 okt. 2022

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houding
vragenlijst
directe ondersteuningsprofessionals
voeding
verstandelijke beperking

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