Victoria Vaughan Dickson|Christopher S. Lee|Karen S. Yehle|Willie M Abel|Bárbara Riegel
Psychometric Testing of the Self-care of Hypertension Inventory
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background hypertension htn global public health issue selfcare essential component htn treatment instruments available measure selfcare htn objectives purpose study test psychometric properties selfcare hypertension inventory schi methods using selfcare chronic illness theory developed 24item measure maintenance monitoring management appropriate persons chronic htn tested content validity tested convenience sample 193 adults exploratory factor analysis used identify measure structure cronbachs factor determinacy scores used assess reliability validity tested medical outcomes study general adherence scale decision making competency inventory results seventy percent sample female mean age 564 13 years mean duration htn 11 9 years removal 1 item alcohol consumption resulted unidimensional selfcare maintenance factor acceptable structure internal consistency 83 multidimensional selfcare management factor included consultative autonomous factors factor determinacy score 075 unidimensional confidence factor captured confidence persistence aspect selfcare 83 selfcare dimensions final 23item instrument associated treatment adherence several decision making conclusion findings support conceptual basis selfcare patients htn process maintenance monitoring management schi confidence scale promising measure selfefficacy selfcare