Reliability and Validity of the Patient Activation Measure in Kidney Disease: Results of Rasch Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Despite the increasing prioritization of the promotion of patient activation in nephrology, its applicability to people with CKD is not well established. Before the Patient Activation Measure is universally adopted for use in CKD, it is important to critically evaluate this measure. The aim of this study was to describe the psychometric properties of the Patient Activation Measure in CKD.

Design, setting, participants, & measurements

A survey containing the 13-item Patient Activation Measure was completed by 942 patients with CKD, not treated with dialysis. Data quality was assessed by mean, item response, missing values, floor and ceiling effects, internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha and average interitem correlation), and item-rest correlations.

SUBMITTER: Lightfoot CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8216620 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature