title: Development of a health risk factors questionnaire for Chinese and Vietnamese residents of the Houston, Texas area.
abstract: The purpose of the Asian American Health Needs Assessment (AsANA) project was to collect information on the health risks, behaviors, and beliefs among Chinese and Vietnamese residents in the Houston area, two of the largest Asian American subgroups in Texas. The first phase of the project was to develop the AsANA survey instrument, which was adapted from the Texas Community Health Survey, a condensed version of the Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance System. This report describes the steps used in adapting, modifying and developing the survey instrument, and provides insights, which may assist other investigators conducting similar research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Disparities Research, Center for Research on Minority Health, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Unit 639, Houston, TX 77030, USA. bjgor@mdanderson.org
authors.forename: Beverly J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Gor
authors.forename: Andrea J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Shelton
authors.forename: Angelina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Esparza
authors.forename: Jenny K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.forename: Truongson V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Hoang
authors.forename: Jan C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Lovell A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D001213:Asian; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D004032:Diet / Q000208:ethnology; D015438:Health Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013781:Texas; D014744:Vietnam / Q000208:ethnology