Developing a measure to assess attitudes toward epilepsy in the US population
Developing a measure to assess attitudes toward epilepsy in the US population
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DOI：
10.1016/j.yebeh.2004.08.020
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发表时间：
2004-12-01
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
Price, PH
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作者：
DiIorio, CA;Kobau, R;Price, PH
这项研究的目的是开发一种工具来衡量美国公众对癫痫患者的态度，并评估该工具的初步可靠性和有效性。采用成比例的、分层的、全国性的、随机数字的家庭电话调查，对大于或等于18岁的成年人(n=758)进行了46个项目的态度量表的测试。探索性因素分析显示，四个基本结构可以解释因素分析中的34.4%的变量：负面刻板印象(α=0.73)；风险和安全担忧(α=0.85)；工作和角色期望(α=0.76)；个人恐惧和社交回避(α=0.79)。知识也被评估了；对癫痫知识较少的参与者有更多的负面态度。这些分析的结果为该工具的信度和结构效度提供了证据。此外，还需要对量表的信度、效度和因素结构进行测试，以完善该工具。由爱思唯尔公司出版。
The aim of this study was to develop an instrument to measure the US public's attitudes toward people with epilepsy and to assess the initial reliability and validity of the instrument. A 46-item attitudinal instrument was developed and tested using a proportional, stratified, national, random-digit dial household telephone survey of adults aged greater than or equal to 18 (n = 758). Exploratory factor analyses revealed four underlying constructs that accounted for 34.4% of the variance in the factor analysis: negative stereotypes (alpha = 0.73); risk and safety concerns (alpha = 0.85); work and role expectations (alpha = 0.76); and personal fear and social avoidance (alpha = 0.79). Knowledge was also assessed; participants with less knowledge about epilepsy had more negative attitudes. The results of these analyses provided evidence for reliability and construct validity of the instrument. Additional tests of the reliability, validity, and factor structure of the scales are necessary to refine the instrument. Published by Elsevier Inc.