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VALIDATION OF THE EIGHT NATURAL REMEDIES QUESTIONNAIRE – Q8RN – ADULT VERSION
- Source :
- Lifestyle Journal, Vol 5, Iss 2 (2018)
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Centro Universitário Adventista de São Paulo, 2018.
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Abstract
- The Eight Natural Remedies Questionnaire (Q8RN) comprises eight dimensions: nutrition, exercise, water, sunlight, temperance, pure air, rest, and trust in God. It is used to assess adherence to the healthy habits of the Adventist lifestyle. This article aims to analyze the attributes of validity and reliability of the Q8RN, adult version. Descriptive, methodological study, involving 504 participants of Health Fairs in Sao Paulo. Factorial Confirmatory Analysis (FCA) was performed in program R, with WLMSV estimation, polychoric type. There was evidence of validity of the Q8RN instrument, whose goodness of fit adjustments were: CFI = 0.965, Tucker-Lewis Index - TLI = 0.952 and Parsimony adjustment index RMSEA = 0.034. The eight dimensions were maintained, but the questions reduced from 25 to 22. Cronbach’s Alpha was 0.72, indicating internal reliability. The questionnaire reached adequate indexes, being considered a valid instrument to measure adherence to the eight natural remedies in adults.
Details
- Language :
- Portuguese
- ISSN :
- 22373756
- Volume :
- 5
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Lifestyle Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.272464ef5af94bbba098177687cb996f
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.19141/2237-3756.lifestyle.v5.n2.p135-159