RELIABILITY OF HELM KNOWLEDGE SCALES QUESTIONNAIRE IN ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE ON HYPERTENSION IN ADULTS WHO VISITED AT HANOI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Bảo Giang Kim 1, Thị Kim Thanh Hồ 1, Văn Sơn Lê1,, Thị Ngọc Bích Phạm 1, Ngọc Hà Lê1, Thị Khánh Tống 1, Lê Tuấn Phạm 2
1 Hanoi medical university
2 Ministry of Public Health

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Objectives: This study aims to assess the reliability of the HELM Knowledge Scales questionnaire applied in research and community interventions. Method: English questionnaire was translated into Vietnamese and interviewed 184 adults who came for health examination at the Center for Family Medicine and Community Health Care - Hanoi Medical University Hospital according to the figure. self-fill form. The reliability of the questionnaire was assessed through Cronbach's Alpha coefficient. Results: The study showed that the reliability of the questionnaire was consistent with Cronbach's Alpha coefficient of 0.728. The average knowledge score on a 14-point scale is 5.8 ± 2.016. The results of knowledge scores show that there is a statistically significant difference between the mean scores between age groups (p = 0.000 < 0.05). Conclusion: The HELM Knowledge Scales questionnaire has high reliability and can be used more widely in research as well as in community-based hypertension management practice.

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