Development and validation of the tool for the evaluation of the behavioral factors affecting the prevalence of musculos
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RESEARCH ARTICLE
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Development and validation of the tool for the evaluation of the behavioral factors affecting the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in Iranian students Mahin Nazari1, Rokhsareh Beigi2, Mahmood Salesi3, Rosanna Cousins4 and Hamidreza Mokarami5*
Abstract Background: This study was conducted with the aim of developing a standard and valid questionnaire to evaluate the behavioral factors affecting musculoskeletal disorders among adolescent students based on the educational and ecological diagnosis phase of the PRECEDE model. Methods: Based on the PRECEDE model and by using available resources and a panel of experts, a reservoir of items was proposed. The content validity of the questions was measured using content validity ratio (CVR) and content validity index (CVI). 400 Iranian first-year female high school students completed the questionnaire. The construct validity was assessed using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The reliability of the questionnaire was evaluated using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. Results: The age range of study students was 13.69 ± 0.86 years. The final developed questionnaire included 25 items in three dimensions: knowledge (9 items), attitude (10 items) and enabling factors (6 items). The mean scores of CVI and CVR were 0.97 and 0.92, respectively. The results of CFA confirmed the three-factor structure of the questionnaire. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficients of the dimensions of knowledge, attitude and enabling factors were 0.65, 0.80 and 0.71, respectively. Conclusions: The present questionnaire had appropriate psychometric properties and could be used as a valid tool in evaluating the factors affecting the development of musculoskeletal disorders among adolescent students. Keywords: PRECEDE Model, Musculoskeletal Symptoms, Adolescence, Ergonomics, Behavioral Risk Factors, Health Promotion
Background Adolescence is a critical period associated with many developmental changes. Adolescence is a time of transition, with many physical and psychological transformations needed in puberty to adapt and prepare boys and girls to enter adulthood. The set of changes made during * Correspondence: [email protected] 5 Department of Ergonomics, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, PO Box 71645-111, Shiraz, Iran Full list of author information is available at the end of the article
this period and their influence on adolescent behaviors have an important impact on the formation of adolescent lifestyles [1, 2]. A World Health Organization study has provided robust evidence which indicates that combating high-risk behaviors and unhealthy habits in the teenage years has a significant positive impact on health in adulthood and aging [3]. Given the role of girls in fertility, it can be stated that care of the health of adolescent girls has a particular importance. The adolescence period for girls orients their later life and has a direct
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