- The HBQ is used to describe the health behaviours of persons with SCI and the relationships between health behaviour, injury characteristics, and health related variables.
- The HBQ assesses the frequency of health behaviours that delay or prevent secondary impairments.
ICF Domain
Activity and Participation ▶ Self-care, learning and applying knowledge
Number of Items
22
Equipment
Self-report questionnaire
Scoring
- Scores based on Likert Scale (0-3):
- 0 = never
- 1 = sometimes
- 2= often
- 3 = always
- Total HBQ score is calculated by summing the scores of each item.
- Total score range is from 0 (never performing any health behaviors) up to 66 (always performing all health behaviours.
Languages
English
Training Required
No advanced training required.
Availability
Can be found by contacting the author (Maryam Shabany / Alireza Nikbakht Nasrabadi, mansournia_ma@yahoo.com).
More information in the Health Behaviour Questionnaire:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41393-017-0056-9
# of studies reporting psychometric properties: 2
Interpretability
MCID: not established
SEM: not established
MDC: not established
Reliability – High
- High Internal Consistency: α = 0.80-0.85
- High Test-Retest Reliability: ICC = 0.92
(Shabany et al. 2018; n=97; 77 males; mean (SD) age: 36.29 (11.49) years, 60 complete injuries, 77 paraplegia; mean (SD) duration: 4.36 (4.28) years; Persian version)
(Bloemen-Vrencken et al. 2007; n=410; 66.1% males; mean (SD) age: 46.9 (13.2) years; 21.0% complete tetraplegia, 13.1% incomplete tetraplegia, 47.9% complete paraplegia, 17.9% incomplete paraplegia mean (SD) duration: 13.6 (10.7) years)
Validity – High
High Correlation with Spinal Cord Lifestyle Scale (SCILS): r = 0.65
(Shabany et al. 2018; n=97; 77 males; mean (SD) age: 36.29 (11.49) years, 60 complete injuries, 77 paraplegia; mean (SD) duration: 4.36 (4.28) years; Persian version)
Responsiveness
No values were reported for the responsiveness of the HBQ.
Floor/Ceiling Effect
No values were reported for the presence of floor/ceiling effects in the HBQ for the SCI population.
Reviewers
Dr. Carlos L. Cano-Herrera, Tyra Chu
Date Last Updated
31 December 2024
Shabany M, Nasrabadi AN, Rahimi-Movaghar V, Mansournia MA, Mohammadi N, Pruitt SD. Reliability and validity of the Persian version of the spinal cord injury lifestyle scale and the health behavior questionnaire in persons with spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord. 2018;56(5):509-515. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41393-017-0056-9
Bloemen-Vrencken JH, de Witte LP, Post MW, van den Heuvel WJ. Health behaviour of persons with spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord. 2007;45(3):243-9. https://www.nature.com/articles/3101967
