Translation and validation study of the Polish version of the Brief Hepatitis C Knowledge Scale.
<h4>Introduction</h4>Chronic hepatitis C (HCV), considered by the World Health Organization as one of the greatest epidemiological health hazards, often with asymptomatic clinical course and one which, due to scanty knowledge, remains a crucial risk factor of serious chronic HCV infectio...
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| author | Olga Tronina Joanna Gotlib Piotr Małkowski Mariusz Jaworski Mariusz Panczyk |
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| description | <h4>Introduction</h4>Chronic hepatitis C (HCV), considered by the World Health Organization as one of the greatest epidemiological health hazards, often with asymptomatic clinical course and one which, due to scanty knowledge, remains a crucial risk factor of serious chronic HCV infection complications. The purpose of this study is to validate the psychometric properties of the Polish version of the validated Brief Hepatitis C Knowledge Scale (BHCKS_PL), developed by Balfour in 2009.<h4>Methods</h4>The study, conducted from May to July 2018, included 246 persons (68,69% females), divided into four subgroups: patients (n = 86), nursing students (n = 74), medical students (n = 28), healthcare workers (nurses and doctors; n = 58). The 19-items questionnaire contained questions designed to assess general knowledge regarding hepatitis C and the transmission risk factors.<h4>Results</h4>An evaluation by means of multiple comparisons in pairs showed that there were significant differences in the knowledge level between the group of patients and the group of nursing students (Mdn: 14.0 vs 11.0, z = 7.713, P<0.001), and between students of medicine (Mdn: 16.0 vs 11.0, z = 0.339, P<0.001) and healthcare workers (17.0 vs 11.0, z = 11.447, P<0.001). Moreover, significant differences were observed between the groups of students of nursing and medicine (Mdn: 14.0 vs 16.0, z = 3.646, P = 0.002) and healthcare workers (Mdn: 14.0 vs 17.0, z = 4.117, P<0.001). No significant differences in the knowledge level between the students of medicine and healthcare workers were observed (z = 0.377, P = 1.000).<h4>Conclusions</h4>The completed validation suggests good BHCKS_P psychometric characteristics with the internal consistency convergent and known-groups validity. The questionnaire can be used in educational practice. The obtained results of the measurement provide information about the studied person based on the total score. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4459ac901dcd43a0a0df3bacdddbf4992025-08-20T02:10:59ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032020-01-01157e023576410.1371/journal.pone.0235764Translation and validation study of the Polish version of the Brief Hepatitis C Knowledge Scale.Olga TroninaJoanna GotlibPiotr MałkowskiMariusz JaworskiMariusz Panczyk<h4>Introduction</h4>Chronic hepatitis C (HCV), considered by the World Health Organization as one of the greatest epidemiological health hazards, often with asymptomatic clinical course and one which, due to scanty knowledge, remains a crucial risk factor of serious chronic HCV infection complications. The purpose of this study is to validate the psychometric properties of the Polish version of the validated Brief Hepatitis C Knowledge Scale (BHCKS_PL), developed by Balfour in 2009.<h4>Methods</h4>The study, conducted from May to July 2018, included 246 persons (68,69% females), divided into four subgroups: patients (n = 86), nursing students (n = 74), medical students (n = 28), healthcare workers (nurses and doctors; n = 58). The 19-items questionnaire contained questions designed to assess general knowledge regarding hepatitis C and the transmission risk factors.<h4>Results</h4>An evaluation by means of multiple comparisons in pairs showed that there were significant differences in the knowledge level between the group of patients and the group of nursing students (Mdn: 14.0 vs 11.0, z = 7.713, P<0.001), and between students of medicine (Mdn: 16.0 vs 11.0, z = 0.339, P<0.001) and healthcare workers (17.0 vs 11.0, z = 11.447, P<0.001). Moreover, significant differences were observed between the groups of students of nursing and medicine (Mdn: 14.0 vs 16.0, z = 3.646, P = 0.002) and healthcare workers (Mdn: 14.0 vs 17.0, z = 4.117, P<0.001). No significant differences in the knowledge level between the students of medicine and healthcare workers were observed (z = 0.377, P = 1.000).<h4>Conclusions</h4>The completed validation suggests good BHCKS_P psychometric characteristics with the internal consistency convergent and known-groups validity. The questionnaire can be used in educational practice. The obtained results of the measurement provide information about the studied person based on the total score.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0235764&type=printable |
| spellingShingle | Olga Tronina Joanna Gotlib Piotr Małkowski Mariusz Jaworski Mariusz Panczyk Translation and validation study of the Polish version of the Brief Hepatitis C Knowledge Scale. PLoS ONE |
| title | Translation and validation study of the Polish version of the Brief Hepatitis C Knowledge Scale. |
| title_full | Translation and validation study of the Polish version of the Brief Hepatitis C Knowledge Scale. |
| title_fullStr | Translation and validation study of the Polish version of the Brief Hepatitis C Knowledge Scale. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Translation and validation study of the Polish version of the Brief Hepatitis C Knowledge Scale. |
| title_short | Translation and validation study of the Polish version of the Brief Hepatitis C Knowledge Scale. |
| title_sort | translation and validation study of the polish version of the brief hepatitis c knowledge scale |
| url | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0235764&type=printable |
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