Cultural and linguistic testing of the Handling Questionnaire: a specific instrument for assessing the patient's acceptability of dry powder inhalers.
The testing and checking phases of a questionnaire are briefly described in this paper, identifying the common errors due to incorrect formulation of questions and the main issues. The theoretical methods for "testing" a questionnaire has been examined in the first section, in the second section the testing process for a specific questionnaire for assessing the patient's acceptability of a dry powder device (the Handling Questionnaire) has been described, together with the grading of improvement achieved.
Dal Negro
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Lung Dept., Orlandi Hospital, Bussolengo, Verona, Italy.
Guerriero
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D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D054521:Cultural Competency; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D036501:Metered Dose Inhalers; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011208:Powders; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D001993:Bronchodilator Agents; D011208:Powders