Trial reportBMC health services research2016
The preventive services use self-efficacy (PRESS) scale in older women: development and psychometric properties.
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11 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Assessing Aquatic Readiness as a Health-Enhancing Measure in Young Swimmers with Physical Disabilities: The Revised Aquatic Independence Measure (AIM-2).International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Generating user-driven patient personas to support preventive health care activities of rural-living unattached patients.PEC innovation · 2024Article
- Cardiovascular disease and preventive care service utilization among midlife adults: The roles of diagnosis and depression.American journal of preventive cardiology · 2024Article
- COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: Disadvantaged Groups' Experience with Perceived Barriers, Cues to Action, and Attitudes.American journal of health promotion : AJHP · 2023Article
- Identification of Factors Affecting Self-Efficacy in Women with Spontaneous Pregnancy Loss.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- A cross-sectional study of the preventive health care activities of western Canadian rural-living patients unattached to primary care providers.Preventive medicine reports · 2022Article
- Development and validation of the Continuous Traumatic Stress Response scale (CTSR) among adults exposed to ongoing security threats.PloS one · 2021Observational
- Efficacy of Emotion Regulation for Patients Suffering from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.Iranian journal of public health · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundPreventive services offered to older Americans are currently under-utilized despite considerable evidence regarding their health and economic benefits. Individuals with low self-efficacy in accessing these services need to be identified and provided self-efficacy enhancing interventions. Scales measuring self-efficacy in the management of chronic diseases exist, but do not cover the broad spectrum of preventive services and behaviors that can improve the health of older adults, particularly older women who are vulnerable to poorer health and lesser utilization of preventive services. This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of a new preventive services use self-efficacy scale, by measuring its internal consistency reliability, assessing internal construct validity by exploring factor structure, and examining differences in self-efficacy scores according to participant characteristics.
methodsThe Preventive Services Use Self-Efficacy (PRESS) Scale was developed by an expert panel at the University of Pittsburgh Center for Aging and Population Health - Prevention Research Center. It was administered to 242 women participating in an ongoing trial and the data were analyzed to assess its psychometric properties. An exploratory factor analysis with a principal axis factoring approach and orthogonal varimax rotation was used to explore the underlying structure of the items in the scale. The internal consistency of the subscales was assessed using Cronbach's alpha coefficient.
resultsThe exploratory factor analysis defined five self-efficacy factors (self-efficacy for exercise, communication with physicians, self-management of chronic disease, obtaining screening tests, and getting vaccinations regularly) formed by 16 items from the scale. The internal consistency of the subscales ranged from .81 to .94. Participants who accessed a preventive service had higher self-efficacy scores in the corresponding sub-scale than those who did not.
conclusionsThe 16-item PRESS scale demonstrates preliminary validity and reliability in measuring self-efficacy in the use of preventive services among older women. It can potentially be used to evaluate the impact of interventions designed to improve self-efficacy in the use of preventive services in community-dwelling older women.
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