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Psychometric Properties of the Patient Activation Measure in Community-Dwelling Adults in Singapore.
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- Patient Activation Among Individuals with Chronic Illness: A Cross-Sectional Study from Jordan.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Validation of the Patient Activation Measure (PAM-13) among individuals with chronic spinal cord injury in mainland China.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2026Article
- Impact of Youth Community Health Volunteers on Community Health Screening Program Outcomes for Older Adults: Mixed Methods Evaluation Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Development and validation of the Health Activation Scale for Children (HAS-C): an important intermediate outcome measure for health promotion initiatives.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- A Systematic Review of the Reliability and Validity of the Patient Activation Measure Tool.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- The Patient Activation Measure-13 (PAM-13) in an oncology patient population: psychometric properties and dimensionality evaluation.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2024Article
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Abstract
introductionMeasuring health activation in general population using valid instruments is needed to facilitate the evaluation of health education and behavioral programs in community. The 13-item Patient Activation Measure was well validated in patients with different chronic diseases but rarely validated in general population. The objective of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Patient Activation Measure among community-dwelling adults in Singapore.
methodsData of participants having valid responses to the English-version measure (N = 824) were analyzed. The psychometric properties were assessed by demonstrating evidence for uni-dimensionality using Rasch Principal Component Analysis of Residuals, known-group validity, convergent and divergent validity, and internal consistency reliability using Cronbach's alpha.
resultsThe uni-dimensionality of the Patient Activation Measure was supported by the Rasch Principal Component Analysis of Residuals results. Participants having multimorbidity or polypharmacy and being inactive in physical activity had significantly lower activation scores. The activation score was positively and moderately correlated with health confidence measured by the Health Confidence Measure (r = .38, P < .001), and negatively and weakly correlated with depressive symptoms measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire (r = - .13, P < .001). The internal reliability was good with a Cronbach's alpha of .82.
conclusionThe 13-item Patient Activation Measure has acceptable construct validity and good internal consistency among community-dwelling adults. It is a potential instrument to measure health activation in this population. Further research is required to investigate the expansion of response options, validate the cut-off scores for the activation levels and examine the test-retest reliability and responsiveness.
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