title: Reliability of the Health Enhancement Lifestyle Profile-Screener (HELP-Screener).
abstract: This study examined reliability of the Health Enhancement Lifestyle Profile-Screener (HELP-Screener), a 15-item self-report questionnaire serving as an initial screening of lifestyle behaviors for older adults. The internal consistency of HELP-Screener was analyzed using data derived from a sample of 483 older adults. The resultant Cronbach's α coefficient of .74 indicated an acceptable level of internal consistency. The test-retest reliability study with 90 participants yielded an intraclass correlation coefficient of .93, indicating a high degree of temporal stability of the instrument at the scale level. Moreover, good to excellent degrees of agreement found through the κ statistic (k(s) = .76-.96) and percentage of agreement (96%-99%) between the test and retest scores of each item further supported HELP-Screener's test-retest reliability at the item level. Future studies should determine other aspects of psychometric properties and clinical suitability of this new instrument.
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Therapy, California State University, Dominguez Hills, 1000 East Victoria Street, Carson, CA 90747, USA. ehwang@csudh.edu
authors.forename: Jengliang Eric
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Hwang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009788:Occupational Therapy; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D057566:Self Report; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires