Development and Validation of tool for assessment of deha prakriti(Body constitution) in children and Adolescents.

METHODOLOGY

Tool Development Process :- Conceptual & Fundamental Study

Nature of measure :- Qualitative

Type of instrument :- Structured, disguised closed ended questionnaire

Phase - I : Preliminary Phase

Defining deha Prakriti and characters to be considered for its assessment, especially looking into its

feasibility in children of different age groups

➢ Literature review

➢Consensus method with experts, academicians – via Delphi survey and nominal group technique.

Phase – II: Tool Development and Validation

Item generation and response scales: - Using same methods as in preliminary phase.

Generating the domains pertaining to assessment of deha Prakriti in children of different age groups

Framing questions and sub questions for the assessment of each domain.

Selection of Type of response, response scales and formats:

Response for each item will be decided through the same methods.

Dichotomous response

Continuous – Likert’s scale

Pre-testing questionnaire:

Face validity - Expert evaluation

Content validity - Small sample study (10-30 respondents)

Cognitive interview - Small sample study (5-10 experts) - Tested for comprehension, retrieval,

judgement & response.

Translation & back translation - Language experts - Tested for relevance, clarity, simplicity and

ambiguity.

Reliability assessment:

Internal consistency (Homogeneity) - Cronbach’s α