A semi-structured interview guide was developed and pilot tested on two guideline developers to refine wording and flow of questions.
To assure transitional validity, items were generated from a number of resources, including a review of the literature, a previously conducted qualitative study on Iranian migrants in Victoria [ 23], the ANGELO framework [ 10], as well as considerable pilot work to refine wording and content.
Parameter 'w' in BLAST was set to 7 in order to refine word detection.
The survey was pre-tested in 2011 on a small sample (n = 39) of the same target population to refine question wording.
The objectives of the cognitive debriefing interviews were to understand the question-and-answer process used by the caregiver, refine question wording, optimize the response scales, confirm appropriateness of the recall period, and confirm the content validity of the instrument.
The interviews were structured to evaluate the caregiver question/answer process, assess comprehension and refine question wording, optimize the response scales, confirm appropriateness of the recall period, confirm the content validity of the items, and confirm there were no missing concepts.
Results were used to refine the wording and instructions for items.
The questionnaire was piloted on a sample of volunteer patients to refine the wording of items and ensure clarity of the text.
The questionnaire was pilot-tested on a sample of 20 paediatricians to refine the wording of items and to ensure clarity of the text.
For example, developers of the Undergraduate Research Student Self-Assessment instrument used extensive interview data to identify key dimensions of student outcomes from research apprenticeship experiences, and then think-aloud interviews to test and refine the wording of survey items (Hunter et al., 2009).
In February 2010, we conducted two focus groups of bedside nurses, a physical therapist, and a developmental specialist to clarify domains, confirm item definitions, and refine the wording of potential scale items and corresponding response options [ 13, 20].
