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Designing and conducting knowledge, attitude, and practice surveys in psychiatry: practical guidance

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Andrade, Chittaranjan, Menon, Vikas, Ameen, Shahul, Kumar Praharaj, Samir·2020·Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine

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Knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) surveys are popular in health care because they provide useful information and appear easy to design and execute. There are subtleties, however, in such surveys that early career researchers need to be aware of. This article does not provide a detailed review of the subject, nor does it address theory; rather, it provides practical guidance on matters such as identifying the need for the survey; defining the target population; preparing the questions that address knowledge, attitudes, and practice; preparing options for the answers to the items in the questionnaire; deciding how to score the instrument and analyze the results; and validating the instrument. Specific examples are presented to help readers understand and apply the guidance in various contexts.

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Authors
Andrade, C., Menon, V., Ameen, S., & Kumar Praharaj, S.
Affiliations
  • National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (IN)
  • Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (IN)
  • St. Thomas Hospital, Changanacherry, Kerala, India.
  • Dept of Psychiatry, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Corresponding author
Menon, Vikas
Venue
Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
Published
2020-08-27
Volume
42
Issue
5
Pages
478-481
ISSN
  • 0253-7176 (ISSN-L)
  • 0975-1564
OpenAlex
W3082274149
Cited by
645
References
7
Citations by year
2026: 163 · 2025: 183 · 2024: 160 · 2023: 82 · 2022: 41 · 2021: 16
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46.45
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Survey Methodology and Nonresponse
  • Social Sciences › Education › Health Education and Validation
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
Keywords
survey design, questionnaire development, instrument validation, target population selection, psychiatric research, early-career researchers

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