ArticleHigh blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension2023
Psychometric Properties of a Brief Version of the Perception of Risk of Heart Disease Scale in an Italian Sample.
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- Validation of Risk Perception Cut-Offs in Italian Brief PRHDS (PRHDS-BI): Implications for Primary Cardiovascular Prevention.High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension · 2026Observational
- Assessment tools for disease risk perception in chronic patients: theoretical frameworks, psychometric properties, and clinical applications.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
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Abstract
introductionThe number of Italian citizens unaware of their risk of cardiovascular disease it is still very high.
aimThis study aimed to translate and preliminarily validate a brief Italian version of the Perception of Risk of Heart Disease Scale (PRHDS).
methodsPRHDS was culturally adapted to the Italian context. Then, the scale was administered to 772 healthy adults. By randomly dividing the sample into two subsamples, we tested the scale dimensionality through Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) followed by Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). Finally, we evaluated internal consistency.
resultsPsychometric properties of the scale were appropriate. EFA and CFA evidenced a unidimensional structure of a brief version of the scale, composed of six items. Internal consistency was adequate.
conclusionsItalian version of the brief PRHDS is a promising self-report questionnaire to measure cardiovascular risk perception among Italian adults.
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