ABSTRACT

Background-Cervical Spondylosis is a degenerative condition of the cervical spine. It is often associated with pain in the neck, difficulty in movements and sometimes radiating pain, tingling and numbness in the upper extremity. Cervical spondylosis is a common condition that is estimated to account for 2% of all hospital admission. In Karnataka incidence of cervical spondylosis is 7.25 cases per 1000 population. Bangalore prevalence of cervical spondylosis is 23.25 per 10000 populations and in malwa region of Punjab was 47 percent as per study done by Budhiraja etal in 2020. The main reasons for the neck pain are prolong computer use and unhealthy living habits. It is essential to raise public awareness about the risk of cervical spondylosis, to prevent next generation that, is today’s children from entering the industry with already. Therefore purpose of this study was to developed and validated a questionnaire to assess the knowledge regarding cervical spondylosis among college students. Methods: This study comprises two phases, instrumental design and judgmental evidence. A total panel of 12 experts from the field was used to validate the questionnaire through quantitative (content validity) methods by using Content validity index (CVI). A Preliminary versions of this tool showed moderate content validity of individual items those having less score (I-CVI<.80) was sent for second round for validations. The tool consists of 30 questions based on knowledge about Anatomy and physiology; General information; Risk factor, causes, signs and symptoms and Diagnosis, management, prevention and Complication. Result: The final results gave a product of a structured questionnaire of 30 items and a content validity accepted with a CVI score of above .80 in all the items. Conclusion: Using an iterative approach, the development and validation of the questionnaire demonstrated high item – content validity for assessing the knowledge regarding cervical spondylosis among college students. Keywords- Content Validity, CVI score, Cervical Spondylosis, Structured Questionnaire and knowledge
Publication date: 01/06/2024

https://ijbpas.com/pdf/2024/June/MS_IJBPAS_2024_8097.pdf

Download PDF
https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2024/13.6.8097