Measuring patient activation in The Netherlands: translation and validation of the American short form Patient Activation Measure (PAM13).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The American short form Patient Activation Measure (PAM) is a 13-item instrument which assesses patient (or consumer) self-reported knowledge, skills and confidence for self-management of one's health or chronic condition. In this study the PAM was translated into a Dutch version; psychometric properties of the Dutch version were established and the instrument was validated in a panel of chronically ill patients.

Methods

The translation was done according to WHO guidelines. The PAM 13-Dutch was sent to 4178 members of the Dutch National Panel of people with Chronic illness or Disability (NPCD) in April 2010 (study A) and again to a sub sample of this group (N = 973) in June 2010 (study B). Internal consistency, test-retest reliability and cross-validation with the

SUBMITTER: Rademakers J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3490810 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature