Attitudes towards health questionnaire

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Introduction -

In this unit I produced a portfolio of a questionnaire assessing attitudes towards health, one report on immunisation and one report on screening tests. I used multiple sources to gather information and statistics, including writing my own questionnaire to assess others understanding. All of these sections have improved my knowledge of health, illness and disease, as well as develop an understanding of the different factors that affect health and  well-being.

Questionnaire

In this section I created a questionnaire to assess a range of people’s attitudes towards health. I assessed a wide range of factors including visiting a GP, monitoring weight, balanced diet, not smoking, limiting alcohol consumption and exercise. By understanding the different concepts of health I can better understand how it affects their lifestyle, as well as how the different factors interrelate. I gave out the questionnaire to 10 different people who I believed had a wide range of attitudes and opinions on the subject, such as disabled and of different cultures to produce a variety of responses. I collected the results through both structured interview and allowing them to fill it out themselves. I then operationalized the results into categories for open questions and calculated the central tendencies (mean, mode and median) for all items. After collecting the results I analyzed each one on the appropriateness of the question, the responses given and compared to national statistics and health standards. I then evaluated the effectiveness of the questionnaire in collecting what it was supposed to and how it could have been improved. By using a wide range of different question styles such as likert, open, closed and forced choice, I was able to use certain types dependent on the question to achieve the best possible answer e.g. wanting a rich variety of answers I would use an open question.

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Attitudes towards health questionnaire

I am carrying out an evaluation of individual’s attitudes and understanding towards health, for AS Health and Social Care coursework.  Thank you for taking the time to fill in this questionnaire; it should only take 10 minutes, and your participation is greatly valued. Please feel free to leave out any questions you do not wish to answer.  Please return your completed questionnaire to the allocated box by the year office on completion. Your answers will be treated with complete confidentiality and will be entirely anonymous.  

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