Psychometric evaluation of the Perceived Barriers to Health Care-seeking Decision in Chinese patients with acute coronary syndromes.
OBJECTIVE
This study aimed to develop the Chinese version of the Perceived Barriers to Health Care-seeking Decision (PBHSD-C) and evaluate its psychometric properties in Chinese patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS).


BACKGROUND
The assessment of the level of perceived barriers in the care-seeking trajectory of ACS patients is important for the understanding of its impact on pre-hospital delay in seeking care.


METHODS
The psychometric properties of PBHSD-C were evaluated among 114 ACS patients in the cardiac unit of two major hospitals in Hong Kong.


RESULTS
The Content Validity Indexes were ranged from .88 to 1. The Cronbach's alpha of the PBHSD-C was .74. The intraclass correlation coefficients of all items were above .80. The convergent validity of the PBHSD-C was also supported.


CONCLUSIONS
The PBHSD-C is reliable and valid to be used to assess the level of perceived barriers in the care-seeking of Chinese patients with ACS.
The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Rm 801, Esther Lee Building, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong. Electronic address: liwaichi@cuhk.edu.hk.
Polly W C
PW
Li
The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Rm 725C, Esther Lee Building, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong.
Diana T F
DT
Lee
The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Rm 729, Esther Lee Building, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong.
Doris S F
DS
Yu
D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014177:Translations
Acute coronary syndromes; Care-seeking; Instrument development; Perceived barriers; Psychometrics