HESPER web - development and reliability evaluation of a web-based version of the humanitarian emergency settings perceived needs scale
Humanitarian Emergency Settings Perceived Needs Scale assesses physical, psychological and social perceived needs across 26 questions
Abstract
The Humanitarian Emergency Settings Perceived Needs Scale (HESPER) assesses a wide range of physical, psychological and social perceived needs across 26 questions, and can be used in humanitarian emergencies and disasters for needs assessment or research studies. The original HESPER collects data through individual interviews. Today, a large number of people have access to the internet, including in humanitarian emergencies and disasters. Therefore, this paper aimed to report the development, reliability evaluation and feasibility evaluation of the HESPER Web.
The original HESPER was developed into a web based survey. Thereafter, alternate forms reliability between the HESPER and HESPER Web, and test-retest reliability for the HESPER Web, was evaluated using a study sample of 85 asylum seekers in Sweden.
This research was supported by the Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises (R2HC) Programme
Citation
Hugelius, K., Semrau, M. & Holmefur, M. HESPER web - development and reliability evaluation of a web-based version of the humanitarian emergency settings perceived needs scale. BMC Public Health 20, 323 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-8387-4