Psychometric properties of the patient activation measure among multimorbid older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The Patient Activation Measure (PAM) quantifies the extent to which people are informed about and involved in their health care. Objectives were to determine the psychometric properties of PAM among multimorbid older adults and evaluate a theoretical, four-stage model of patient activation. Methods. A cross-sectional analysis was used to assess the psychometric properties of PAM. Internal consistency was assessed using Cronbach α. Construct validity was evaluated using general linear modeling to compute associations between PAM scores and health-related behaviors, functional status, and health care quality. Latent class analysis was used to evaluate the theoretical four-stage structure of patient activation.

Study setting

Participants in a randomized trial of Guid

SUBMITTER: Skolasky RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3064914 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature