TY - JOUR T1 - Testing the Simple Lifestyle Indicator Questionnaire JF - Canadian Family Physician JO - Can Fam Physician SP - 76 LP - 77 VL - 54 IS - 1 AU - Marshall Godwin AU - Susan Streight AU - Elena Dyachuk AU - E. Caroline van den Hooven AU - Janneke Ploemacher AU - Rachelle Seguin AU - Sharon Cuthbertson Y1 - 2008/01/01 UR - http://www.cfp.ca/content/54/1/76.abstract N2 - OBJECTIVE To carry out initial psychometric testing on the Simple Lifestyle Indicator Questionnaire (SLIQ). DESIGN Self-administered questionnaire to obtain data for test-retest reliability, for Cronbach α testing on completed questionnaires, and for blinded external validity testing. SETTING Kingston, Ont, and surrounding area. PARTICIPANTS One hundred thirty-six family practice patients with an mean age of 68 years; 58% were women. Subjects were primarily white and living in a small city and itsrural surroundings. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Test-retest coefficients, Cronbach α values, and correlation coefficients. RESULTS Test-retest reliability on the 12 questions ranged from 0.63 to 0.97. The Cronbach α was 0.58 for questions on diet and 0.6 for questions on physical activity. We found a correlation coefficient of 0.77 between participants’ and blinded raters’ scores on the SLIQ. CONCLUSION The SLIQ, as currently tested, is likely suitable for use in research on people who are at least similar to those in our study population. It probably should not be used in clinical settings until further testing has been carried out. ER -