Development and testing of a preparedness and response capacity questionnaire in public health emergency for Chinese provincial and municipal governments / 中南大学学报(医学版)

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE@#To develop a capacity questionnaire in public health emergency for Chinese local governments.@*METHODS@#Literature reviews, conceptual modelling, stake-holder analysis, focus group, interview, and Delphi technique were employed together to develop the questionnaire. Classical test theory and case study were used to assess the reliability and validity.@*RESULTS@#(1) A 2-dimension conceptual model was built. A preparedness and response capacity questionnaire in public health emergency with 10 dimensions and 204 items, was developed. (2) Reliability and validity results. Internal consistency except for dimension 3 and 8, the Cronbach's alpha coefficient of other dimensions was higher than 0.60. The alpha coefficients of dimension 3 and dimension 8 were 0.59 and 0.39 respectively; Content validity the questionnaire was recognized by the investigatees; Construct validity the Spearman correlation coefficients among the 10 dimensions fluctuated around 0.50, ranging from 0.26 to 0.75 (P0.05). Criterion-related validity case study showed significant difference among the 10 dimensions in Beijing between February 2003 (before SARS event) and November 2005 (after SARS event).@*CONCLUSION@#The preparedness and response capacity questionnaire in public health emergency is a reliable and valid tool, which can be used in all provinces and municipalities in China.