The development and validation of scales to measure the presence of a teachable moment following a cardiovascular disease event.

ABSTRACT: Better conceptually-driven research is necessary to learn more about 1) the characteristics of life events as teachable moments (TMs) and 2) the potential of life events to evoke lifestyle change intention (LCI). This study aimed to develop and validate two scales for the purposes of TM research in the context of cardiovascular disease (CVD): the CardiacTM and CardiacLCI-scales. After the initial development of items based on a theoretical framework and literature search, six experts rated the content validity of both scales as sufficient. The item list was further adjusted after think-aloud sessions with two CVD patients. The resulting scales were presented online in a cross-sectional survey, which yielded 625 responses of Dutch CVD patients (June 2020). To test construct va

SUBMITTER: Brust M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9254119 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature