A combined-method psychometric analysis recommended modification of the multidimensional health locus of control scales

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 440-447

  Kelly, P A ^a,b   Kallen, M A ^a,b   Suarez Almazor M E ^c  

^a MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; Health related locus of control; Measurement; MHLC scales; Osteoarthritis; Rasch analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDIMENSIONAL HEALTH LOCUS OF CONTROL SCALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RASCH ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 34047130173     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2006.08.005     Document Type: Article

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