Psychometric evaluation of the German version of the Patient Activation Measure (PAM13).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Patient Activation Measure (PAM) consists of 13 items and assesses patient (or consumer) self-reported knowledge, skills, and confidence for self-management of one's health or chronic condition. The aim of this study was to translate the original American version of the PAM13 into German and to test the psychometric properties of the German version in an elderly, multimorbid population with various chronic conditions.

Methods

Translation was performed by a standardized forward-backward translation process. The PAM13 was sent to 9.075 participants enrolled in a randomized controlled study. 4.306 participants responded to the questionnaire. Descriptive and reliability analyses were carried out. To examine scale properties, Andrich's Rasch Rating Scale Model was

SUBMITTER: Zill JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4228438 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature