Socio-behavioural changes during COVID-19 can have long term social impact.
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The pandemic has impacted the lifestyle of individuals.
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Tool has good internal consistency and validity.
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The tool is concise and easy to administer.
Abstract
Background and aim
The aim of the study is to develop a valid and reliable tool to assess sociobehavioural changes due to COVID among the general population.
Methods
This mixed method study has two phases. Phase I for questionnaire development (literature review, focus group discussion, expert evaluation and pilot testing). Phase II for establishing construct validity via factor analysis and internal consistency via Cronbach’s ɑ by administering the questionnaire on 179 participants.
Results
A questionnaire comprising 33 questions and five domains was developed having Cronbach’s α of 0·82.
Conclusion
The developed questionnaire is a concise, easy to administer and valid tool to assess socio-behavioural changes.
