Validating a measure of beliefs in health prevention screenings among old adults in China

We aimed to examine the psychometric properties of a modified 16-item Attitudinal Index (AI), a measure of health beliefs in health prevention screenings among Chinese older adults. We used the 2013 Shanghai Longitudinal Survey of Elderly Life and Opinion data including 3418 respondents aged 60 and...

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Main Authors: XU, H., STRAUGHAN, Paulin Tay, PAN, W., ZHEN, Z., WU, B.
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spelling sg-smu-ink.soss_research-34692017-08-11T01:35:09Z Validating a measure of beliefs in health prevention screenings among old adults in China XU, H. STRAUGHAN, Paulin Tay PAN, W. ZHEN, Z. WU, B. We aimed to examine the psychometric properties of a modified 16-item Attitudinal Index (AI), a measure of health beliefs in health prevention screenings among Chinese older adults. We used the 2013 Shanghai Longitudinal Survey of Elderly Life and Opinion data including 3418 respondents aged 60 and above. We examined the validity and reliability of the modified AI. Psychometric evaluation of the modified AI revealed good response patterns. The overall scale had good reliability (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.835) with four distinct dimensions: barriers, fatalism, unnecessary, and detects (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.815 to 0.908). Confirmatory factor analysis of the modified AI’s factor structure verified its 4-factor solution (CFI = 0.913, SRMR = 0.048, RMSEA=0.051). The validity and reliability of the modified AI support its cultural appropriateness in measuring health beliefs among Chinese older adults. Further psychometric evaluation should focus on testing concurrent and criterion validity 2016-11-01T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2212 info:doi/10.1093/geront/gnw162.1078 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/3469/viewcontent/gnw162.1078.pdf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Research Collection School of Social Sciences eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Health Communication Medicine and Health
institution Singapore Management University
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country Singapore
Singapore
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language English
topic Health Communication
Medicine and Health
spellingShingle Health Communication
Medicine and Health
XU, H.
STRAUGHAN, Paulin Tay
PAN, W.
ZHEN, Z.
WU, B.
Validating a measure of beliefs in health prevention screenings among old adults in China
description We aimed to examine the psychometric properties of a modified 16-item Attitudinal Index (AI), a measure of health beliefs in health prevention screenings among Chinese older adults. We used the 2013 Shanghai Longitudinal Survey of Elderly Life and Opinion data including 3418 respondents aged 60 and above. We examined the validity and reliability of the modified AI. Psychometric evaluation of the modified AI revealed good response patterns. The overall scale had good reliability (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.835) with four distinct dimensions: barriers, fatalism, unnecessary, and detects (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.815 to 0.908). Confirmatory factor analysis of the modified AI’s factor structure verified its 4-factor solution (CFI = 0.913, SRMR = 0.048, RMSEA=0.051). The validity and reliability of the modified AI support its cultural appropriateness in measuring health beliefs among Chinese older adults. Further psychometric evaluation should focus on testing concurrent and criterion validity
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author XU, H.
STRAUGHAN, Paulin Tay
PAN, W.
ZHEN, Z.
WU, B.
author_facet XU, H.
STRAUGHAN, Paulin Tay
PAN, W.
ZHEN, Z.
WU, B.
author_sort XU, H.
title Validating a measure of beliefs in health prevention screenings among old adults in China
title_short Validating a measure of beliefs in health prevention screenings among old adults in China
title_full Validating a measure of beliefs in health prevention screenings among old adults in China
title_fullStr Validating a measure of beliefs in health prevention screenings among old adults in China
title_full_unstemmed Validating a measure of beliefs in health prevention screenings among old adults in China
title_sort validating a measure of beliefs in health prevention screenings among old adults in china
publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 2016
url https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2212
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/3469/viewcontent/gnw162.1078.pdf
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