A Study to Assess the Reliability and Validity of Self-reported Sun Exposure Questionnaire among general population visiting Medical OPD in selected Tertiary Hospital, Kelambakkam.

A.Rathiga; Dr.Rajasekaran.D

Volume : VI, Issue : IX, September - 2017

A Study to Assess the Reliability and Validity of Self-reported Sun Exposure Questionnaire among general population visiting Medical OPD in selected Tertiary Hospital, Kelambakkam.

A. Rathiga, Dr. Rajasekaran. D

Abstract :

Methodological design was followed to develop and analyse the validity and reliability of the self-reported sun exposure questionnaire. The questionnaire was developed based on a extensive review of literature then questionnaire was administered among 50 general population who visited the medical OPD in selected tertiary hospital after thorough explanation about the study. The tool was evaluated by the experts by using content validity Index scale. Test retest method was used to assess the reliability and Cronbach�s alpha was used to estimate the internal consistency of the questionnaire. The results revealed that overall internal consistency was 0.820 which showed that the questionnaire was highly reliable to assess the sun exposure. The study concluded that the cost effective sun exposure recall questionnaire is the easy way prior to assess the vitamin D status