[Brief measure to assess perception of self-influence on the disease course. Version for diabetes].
Patient's feeling of influence on the disease course is an important psychological factor affecting his or her adherence to treatment. The paper presents brief measure to assess perception of self-influence on the disease course. Version for diabetes. It consists of 6 items of 5-point scales of Likert's type. 480 physicians and 1184 patients took part in the study aiming at the assessment of the psychometric proprieties of the method. It has relatively, good reliability (alpha Cronbach = 0.75) and validity (tau Kendall = 0.54), as well as standardized assessment of its results.
Kokoszka
Andrzej
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II Klinika Psychiatryczna Akademii Medycznej w Warszawie. kokoszka@amwaw.edu.pl
D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003469:Culture; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires