Establishing Validity of the Midlife Black Women's Stress-Reduction Wellness Program Materials Using a Mixed Methods Approach.
Establishing Validity of the Midlife Black Women's Stress-Reduction Wellness Program Materials Using a Mixed Methods Approach.
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DOI:
10.1097/jcn.0000000000000876
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发表时间:
2022-09-01
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2
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Bakas, Tamilyn
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Jones, Holly J.;Kovacic, Melinda Butsch;Bakas, Tamilyn
Content validation is an integral part of intervention development and should be established prior to initiation of trials. In collaboration with a community research advisory board, the objective of this study was to analyze expert ratings and qualitative feedback for the Midlife Black Women’s Stress Reduction Wellness (B-SWELL) intervention materials. The B-SWELL intervention is a culturally tailored 8-week intervention designed to lower cardiovascular disease risk in midlife Black women by leveraging stress reduction and promoting the adoption of the American Heart Association’s Life’s Simple 7 healthy lifestyle behaviors (LS7). Using a mixed methods approach, 12 experts consisting of midlife Black women (n=6), researchers (n=3), and integrative health specialists (n=3) rated the B-SWELL materials for content accuracy, topic relevance, stress relevance, cultural appropriateness, feasibility, usefulness, ease of use, and appeal using a 5-point Likert scale (1 strongly disagree to 5 strongly agree). Qualitative narrative data were integrated with the ratings. Combined expert ratings for the B-SWELL materials were high (range 4.43-4.66). Group ratings differed with midlife Black women having the highest mean ratings for both the individual B-SWELL modules and the overall binder (4.71, 4.97), followed by researchers (4.56, 4.73), and integrative health specialists (4.11, 4.40). Qualitative data provided insight into deficiencies, supporting refinements of the B-SWELL materials. The B-SWELL materials exhibited strong evidence of content and face validity. Researchers and clinicians are encouraged to establish content validity prior to implementation of culturally appropriate interventions aimed at high-risk populations.