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. 2021 Mar-Apr;15(2):601-603.
doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2021.02.019. Epub 2021 Feb 18.

Development and validation of a questionnaire to assess socio-behavioural impact of COVID-19 on the general population

Kamal Bandhu Kalanidhi  1 , Piyush Ranjan  2 , Siddharth Sarkar  3 , Tanveer Kaur  4 , Ashish Dutt Upadhyay  5 , Amandeep Singh  4 , Anamika Sahu  6 , Munnoo Khan  7 , Barre Vijay Prasad  8 , Upendra Baitha  4 , Arvind Kumar  4
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Development and validation of a questionnaire to assess socio-behavioural impact of COVID-19 on the general population

Kamal Bandhu Kalanidhi et al. Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2021 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

Background and aim: The aim of the study is to develop a valid and reliable tool to assess sociobehavioural changes due to COVID among the general population.

Methods: This mixed method study has two phases. Phase I for questionnaire development (literature review, focus group discussion, expert evaluation and pilot testing). Phase II for establishing construct validity via factor analysis and internal consistency via Cronbach's ɑ by administering the questionnaire on 179 participants.

Results: A questionnaire comprising 33 questions and five domains was developed having Cronbach's α of 0·82.

Conclusion: The developed questionnaire is a concise, easy to administer and valid tool to assess socio-behavioural changes.

Keywords: COVID-19; Development; Questionnaire; Socio-behavioural; Validation.

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Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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