Hypertension Knowledge Test: Development and Validation

Asher Andrew

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| Published: November 22, 2017

Hypertension Knowledge Test: Development and Validation

Asher Andrew

UGC, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Health Psychology, University of Hyderabad, Telangana State, India Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.045/20170501

DOI: 10.25215/0501.045

ABSTRACT

This paper discusses the process of development and validation of Hypertension Knowledge Test on a total sample of 614 hypertensive patients recruited in three stages. Standard procedure of test development was followed. The final form of the test consisted of 22 items hierarchically arranged following the criteria of item difficulty and item discrimination. The test measures four dimensions of knowledge viz. General awareness, Lifestyle, Causes, Care, Casualty awareness and Management of medication. The test–retest reliability was 0.92 (p<.001).The construct validity measured by correlating hypertension knowledge scores with Blood Pressure readings was highly significant (p<0.01).

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Hypertension Knowledge Test, HKT, Knowledge of Hypertension, Test Development, Test Validation, Illness Cognition

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How to cite this article: Andrew A, & Hariharan M (2017). Hypertension Knowledge Test: Development and Validation. International Journal of Indian Psychology, Vol. 5, (1), DIP: 18.01.045/20170501, DOI: 10.25215/0501.045