HPEB – Exam 2, Health Promotion and Behavioral Health Course, Study Guide and Core Concepts Review

HPEB – Exam 2, Health Promotion and Behavioral Health Course, Study Guide and Core
Concepts Review



Demographics - ✔✔statistical data relating to the population and particular groups within it.



Psychometric qualities - ✔✔instrument shows reliability, validity, and fairness



psychosocial characteristics - ✔✔Attitudes, beliefs, motivation, and personality traits, e.g.,
fears, sympathy, belonging, cohesiveness. Self-report validated scales.



Sensitivity - ✔✔is the ability of a test to correctly identify those with the disease (true positive
rate)



Specificity - ✔✔is the ability of the test to correctly identify those without the disease (true
negative rate)



survey instruments - ✔✔the item used to measure the variables of interest



scale - ✔✔used to measure one concept; ex: attitudes



Likert Scale - ✔✔a numerical scale used to assess attitudes; includes a set of possible answers
with labeled anchors on each extreme



Sample - ✔✔some of the participants



pilot test - ✔✔a representative sample of the priority population is used to determine the
quality of the instrument