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Arch Hellen Med, 41(4), July-August 2024, 539-544

ORIGINAL PAPER

The heat wave knowledge, awareness, practice and behavior scale
Translation and validation in Greek

P. Galanis,1 I. Moisoglou,2 A. Katsiroumpa,1 I. Vraka,3 O. Siskou,4 O. Konstantakopoulou,5 M. Tsiachri,6 D. Kaitelidou5
1Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Faculty of Nursing, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens
2Faculty of Nursing, University of Thessaly, Larissa
3Department of Radiology, "P. & A. Kyriakou" Children's Hospital, Athens
4Department of Tourism Studies, University of Pireus, Pireus
5Center for Health Services Management and Evaluation, Faculty of Nursing, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens
6Primary Education Directorate of Fthiotida, Lamia, Greece

OBJECTIVE To translate and validate the heat wave knowledge, awareness, practice and behavior scale (HWKAPBS) in Greek.

METHOD We conducted a cross-sectional study in Greece with a convenience sample of 147 individuals. We assessed test-retest reliability, internal reliability, face validity and construct validity. We calculated intraclass correlation coefficients, the Kuder-Richardson Formula 20, and Cronbach's coefficient alpha. Moreover, we performed confirmatory factor analysis to assess the construct validity of the HWKAPBS.

RESULTS Intraclass correlation coefficients for the four constructs (knowledge, awareness, practice, behavior) ranged from 0.918 to 0.993 (p<0.001 in all cases). All model fit indices in the confirmatory factor analysis were acceptable. Thus, confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the structure of the original version of the HWKAPBS with the four structures: knowledge, awareness, practice and behavior. Correlations between awareness, practice and behavior constructs were very high and statistically significant (p<0.001 in all cases). Kuder-Richardson Formula 20 for the knowledge construct was 0.611. Moreover, Cronbach's coefficients alpha for the awareness, practice and behavior constructs were 0.929, 0.866, and 0.766, respectively.

CONCLUSIONS The HWKAPBS is a brief, reliable and valid tool to measure knowledge, attitudes and practice of the general public about heat waves.

Key words: Awareness, Behavior, Heat waves, Knowledge, Practice.

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