Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the fear of intimacy with helping professionals scale.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to evaluate the internal consistency, reliability, convergent validity, known-group comparisons, and structural validity of the Chinese version of Fear of Intimacy with Helping Professionals (C-FIS-HP) scale in Macau.

Methods

A cross-sectional design was used on a sample of 593 older people in 6 health centers. We used Chinese version of Exercise of Self-Care Agency Scale (C-ESCAS) and Morisky 4-item medication adherence scale to evaluate self-care actions and medication adherence. The internal consistency and reliability of C-FIS-HP were analyzed using the Spearman-Brown split-half reliability, Cronbach's alpha, and test-retest reliability. Convergent validity was tested the construct of C-FIS-HP and self-care actions. Known-group comparisons dif

SUBMITTER: Lau Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5967800 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature