title: Development of the Patient Activation Measure for mental health.
abstract: Our objective was to adapt the physical health Patient Activation Measure (PAM) for use among people with mental health conditions (PAM-MH). Data came from three studies among people with chronic mental health conditions and were combined in Rasch analyses. The PAM-MH's psychometric properties equal those of the original 13-item PAM. Test-retest reliability and concurrent validity were good, and the PAM-MH showed sensitivity to change. The PAM-MH appears to be a reliable and valid measure of patient activation among individuals with mental health problems. It appears to have potential for use in assessing change in activation.
authors.affiliation: Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, 3800 N. Interstate Avenue, Portland, OR 97227-1110, USA. carla.a.green@kpchr.org
authors.forename: Carla A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: Nancy A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Perrin
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Polen
authors.forename: Michael C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Leo
authors.forename: Judith H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Hibbard
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tusler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*