title: [Development of a stress scale for elderly patients with coronary artery disease].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to develop a scale to evaluate stress in elderly patients with coronary artery diseases (CAD) and to examine validity and reliability of the scale.
  
  
  METHODS
  The development process for the preliminary scale included construction of a conceptual framework and initial items, verification of content analysis, sentence correction, and pilot study. This study was conducted using a questionnaire survey with one-to-one interviews during January and February, 2012. Participants were 240 elderly patients with CAD. Data were analyzed using item analysis, factor analysis, criterion related validity, and internal consistency.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The developed scale consisted of 32 items and 6 factors - aging and disease (7 items), family relations (5 items), anxiety and withdrawal (9 items), management of daily living (3 items), compliance of medical regimen (4 items), poverty and finance (4 items), and explained 68.5% of total variance. The scale had significantly positive correlation with the Korean Perceived Stress Scale (KPSS). Cronbach's alpha was .96, and Guttman split half coefficient was .91.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results indicate that the Stress Scale for Elderly Patients with CAD has validity and reliability, and is a suitable scale in health care settings to assess stress in elderly patients with CAD.
authors.affiliation: Chonnam National University Hospital, Regional Cardiocerebrovascular Center, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Yun Ok
authors.initials: YO
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea. kjs0114@jnu.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Jeong Sun
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001007:Anxiety; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016730:Program Development; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Aged; Coronary artery disease; Stress