TY - JOUR
T1 - Developing a Questionnaire on Knowledge, Perceptions and Application of Vascular-Aging Measurements
AU - Triantafyllou, Areti
AU - Elia, Stavria-Artemis
AU - Park, Chloe
AU - Climie, Rachel E
AU - Mayer, Christopher C
AU - Mozos, Ioana
AU - Pucci, Giacomo
AU - Weber, Thomas
AU - Panayiotou, Andrie G
N1 - © 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
PY - 2023/2/14
Y1 - 2023/2/14
N2 - BACKGROUND: Vascular age (VA) is independent and chronological age for assessing cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. However, tools for the implementation of VA are currently lacking. We aimed to develop a questionnaire to assess the current knowledge gaps related to VA and barriers to its implementation in routine practice.METHODS: Using a stepwise mixed-method approach, a quantitative questionnaire was constructed in four phases: (1) basic item generation and the development of a semi-qualitative questionnaire (SQQ); (2) dissemination to the VascAgeNet extended network and an analysis of the semi-qualitative questionnaire responses; (3) the development of a quantitative questionnaire (QQ); and (4) an assessment of the content and face validity and internal reliability in an additional sample.RESULTS: Based on six main topics initially identified through an expert panel, a SQQ was developed and disseminated. Finally, a 22-item QQ was developed, with questions grouped around three main themes: knowledge of VA and its risk factors; perceptions and beliefs regarding the importance and contribution of VA to risk classification; and the application of VA measurements in clinical and research practice and its potential limitations (Cronbach's alpha between 0.920 and 0.982 for all three categories).CONCLUSION: We report the development of a QQ on VA addressed to both clinicians and non-clinicians aiming to assess their knowledge, perceptions and application of VA measurements.
AB - BACKGROUND: Vascular age (VA) is independent and chronological age for assessing cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. However, tools for the implementation of VA are currently lacking. We aimed to develop a questionnaire to assess the current knowledge gaps related to VA and barriers to its implementation in routine practice.METHODS: Using a stepwise mixed-method approach, a quantitative questionnaire was constructed in four phases: (1) basic item generation and the development of a semi-qualitative questionnaire (SQQ); (2) dissemination to the VascAgeNet extended network and an analysis of the semi-qualitative questionnaire responses; (3) the development of a quantitative questionnaire (QQ); and (4) an assessment of the content and face validity and internal reliability in an additional sample.RESULTS: Based on six main topics initially identified through an expert panel, a SQQ was developed and disseminated. Finally, a 22-item QQ was developed, with questions grouped around three main themes: knowledge of VA and its risk factors; perceptions and beliefs regarding the importance and contribution of VA to risk classification; and the application of VA measurements in clinical and research practice and its potential limitations (Cronbach's alpha between 0.920 and 0.982 for all three categories).CONCLUSION: We report the development of a QQ on VA addressed to both clinicians and non-clinicians aiming to assess their knowledge, perceptions and application of VA measurements.
KW - vascular aging
KW - questionnaire development
KW - PWV
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/459b3bfd-af48-33ee-ab6c-c3941b8ab2ad/
U2 - 10.3390/jcdd10020080
DO - 10.3390/jcdd10020080
M3 - Article
C2 - 36826576
SN - 2308-3425
VL - 10
JO - Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease
JF - Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease
IS - 2
M1 - 80
ER -
