Lisa Ross DeCamp|Kathryn M. Leifheit|Harita Shah|Doris Valenzuela-Araujo|Elizabeth Sloand|Sarah Polk|Tina L. Cheng
Cross-cultural validation of the parent-patient activation measure in low income Spanish- and English-speaking parents
Johns Hopkins Medicine|Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins Medicine|Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins Medicine|Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins Medicine|Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins Medicine|Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins Medicine|Johns Hopkins University
1 measure healthcare activation among lowincome parents language englishspanish 2 assess psychometrics parentpatient activation measure ppam study populationwe surveyed parentsguardians publiclyinsured children established patients pediatrics clinic 6months surveys included parentpatient activation measure ppam 13item measure adapted wellvalidated patient activation measure pamof 316 surveys 68 completed spanish mean activation score englishlanguage survey group 791 sd 162 mean score spanishlanguage group 707 sd 179 p0001 scale reliability high english 090 spanish 093 ppam acceptable testretest reliability previously reported pam factor structure fit study data adequately either languagehealthcare activation among lowincome parents greater parents surveyed english compared surveyed spanish ppam acceptable reliability validity english spanish different factor structure pamactivation measured ppam may associations impact healthhealthcare outcomes pediatrics compared adults owing possible measure differences ppam pam