The construct validity of a self-report questionnaire focusing on health promotion interventions in mental health services

Summary, in English

Health promotion has become a widespread concept, although little empirical research as to its importance and outcome has been performed in the mental health field. The aim of the present study was to investigate the construct validity of a newly developed Health Promotion Intervention Questionnaire, intended to measure patients' subjectively experienced health-promoting interventions within mental health services. A total of 135 participants responded to the questionnaire and to validation measures assessing psychiatric symptoms, empowerment, helping alliance and satisfaction with care. Bivariate correlations showed that overall perceived health-promoting interventions were positively correlated to, helping alliance, client satisfaction with care and empowerment. Stepwise multiple regression analysis showed that the strongest relationship was found between perceived health promotion intervention and helping alliance. In conclusion, the construct validity of the scale was satisfactory, except for one of its subscales where further investigations are needed.

• Author: Petra Svedberg; Bengt Svensson; B Arvidsson; L Hansson
• Department/s: Department of Health Sciences
• Publishing year: 2007
• Language: English
• Pages: 566-572
• Publication/Series: Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
• Volume: 14
• Issue: 6
• Links: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2850.2007.01129.x
• Document type: Journal article
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
• Topic: Health Sciences
• Keywords: nursing; health promotion; mental health services; questionnaire; validity
• Status: Published
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 1351-0126