TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluation of complementary-alternative medicine (CAM) questionnaire development for Indonesian clinical psychologists
T2 - A pilot study
AU - Liem, Andrian
AU - Newcombe, Peter A.
AU - Pohlman, Annie
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2017/8
Y1 - 2017/8
N2 - This study aimed to evaluate questionnaire development to measure the knowledge of Complementary-Alternative Medicine (CAM), attitudes towards CAM, CAM experiences, and CAM educational needs of clinical psychologists in Indonesia. A 26-item questionnaire was developed through an extensive literature search. Data was obtained from provisional psychologists from the Master of Professional Clinical Psychology programs at two established public universities in urban areas of Indonesia. To validate the questionnaire, panel reviews by executive members of the Indonesian Clinical Psychology Association (ICPA), experts in health psychology, and experts in public health and CAM provided their professional judgements. The self-reporting questionnaire consisted of four scales including: knowledge of CAM (6 items), attitudes towards CAM (10 items), CAM experiences (4 items), and CAM educational needs (6 items). All scales, except CAM Experiences, were assessed on a 7-point Likert scale. Sixty provisional psychologists were eligible to complete the questionnaire with a response rate of 73% (N = 44). The results showed that the CAM questionnaire was reliable (Cronbach's coefficient alpha range = 0.62-0.96; item-total correlation range = 0.14-0.92) and demonstrated content validity. Following further psychometric evaluation, the CAM questionnaire may provide the evidence-based information to inform the education and practice of Indonesian clinical psychologists.
AB - This study aimed to evaluate questionnaire development to measure the knowledge of Complementary-Alternative Medicine (CAM), attitudes towards CAM, CAM experiences, and CAM educational needs of clinical psychologists in Indonesia. A 26-item questionnaire was developed through an extensive literature search. Data was obtained from provisional psychologists from the Master of Professional Clinical Psychology programs at two established public universities in urban areas of Indonesia. To validate the questionnaire, panel reviews by executive members of the Indonesian Clinical Psychology Association (ICPA), experts in health psychology, and experts in public health and CAM provided their professional judgements. The self-reporting questionnaire consisted of four scales including: knowledge of CAM (6 items), attitudes towards CAM (10 items), CAM experiences (4 items), and CAM educational needs (6 items). All scales, except CAM Experiences, were assessed on a 7-point Likert scale. Sixty provisional psychologists were eligible to complete the questionnaire with a response rate of 73% (N = 44). The results showed that the CAM questionnaire was reliable (Cronbach's coefficient alpha range = 0.62-0.96; item-total correlation range = 0.14-0.92) and demonstrated content validity. Following further psychometric evaluation, the CAM questionnaire may provide the evidence-based information to inform the education and practice of Indonesian clinical psychologists.
KW - Clinical psychologists
KW - Clinical psychology
KW - Complementary-alternative medicine
KW - Health psychology
KW - Indonesia
KW - Instrument testing
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85020262609&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ctim.2017.05.003
DO - 10.1016/j.ctim.2017.05.003
M3 - Article
C2 - 28735820
AN - SCOPUS:85020262609
SN - 0965-2299
VL - 33
SP - 14
EP - 19
JO - Complementary Therapies in Medicine
JF - Complementary Therapies in Medicine
ER -
