K. C. Seow|Diana Mohamed Yusoff|Yi Ling Eileen Koh|Ngiap Chuan Tan
What is the test-retest reliability of the Malay version of the Hypertension Self-Care Profile self efficacy assessment tool? A validation study in primary care
National University of Singapore|SingHealth Polyclinics|SingHealth Polyclinics|SingHealth Polyclinics|Duke-NUS Medical School
objectives selfefficacy selfcare measures key attributes optimal control essential hypertension selfefficacy measured hypertension selfcare profile htnscp tool utility dependent literacy understanding subjects malay version htnscp tool developed assess selfefficacy malayliterate patients hypertension multiethnic asian population singapore study aimed determine testretest reliability tool translated malay language methods material 145 malayliterate patients aged 4170 years essential hypertension recruited polyclinic primary care clinic singapore fortythree percent completed first second htn scp tool online period two weeks cronbachs alpha intraclass correlation coefficient icc computed assess testretest reliability internal consistency results cronbachs alphaicc behavior 08510664 motivation 09280655 selfefficacy 09450682 domains showed high internal consistency fair good reliability stability floor ceiling effect found behavior motivation domains however borderline ceiling effect 152 selfefficacy suggested limited discriminating power tool patients high selfefficacy positive association shown htnscp score reported selfcare measures statistically significant conclusion overall translated htnscp tool showed satisfactory testretest reliability internal consistency amongst malayliterate study population research needed application general practice identify patients low selfefficacy possible intervention