Jones SE, Brener ND, Queen B, Hershey-Arista M, Harris W, Underwood JM. Reliability of the 2020
School Health Profiles Principal and Lead Health Education Teacher Questionnaires.
J Sch Health 2024;
94:395-405. [PMID:
38278775 DOI:
10.1111/josh.13426]
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Abstract
BACKGROUND
School Health Profiles assesses school health policies and practices among US secondary schools.
METHODS
The 2020 School Health Profiles principal and teacher questionnaires were used for a test-retest reliability study. Cohen's kappa coefficients tested the agreement in dichotomous responses to each questionnaire variable at 2 time points. The aggregate prevalence estimates between time 1 and time 2 were compared for each questionnaire item via overlapping 95% confidence intervals. Chi-square tests examined whether the prevalence at time 2 differed between paper and web administration for both questionnaires.
RESULTS
For the principal (N = 50) and teacher (N = 34) data, there were no significant differences in the prevalence of any items between time 1 and time 2. For the principal survey, the mean kappa for 191 variables was 0.49. For the teacher survey, the mean kappa for 260 variables was 0.65. Overall, 60.7% of principal and 91.1% of teacher questionnaire items had at least "moderate" reliability.
CONCLUSIONS
School Health Profiles offers education and health agencies a reliable tool to monitor school policies and practices.
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