Factorial invariance found in survey instrument measuring arthritis-related health beliefs among African-Americans and Whites

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 289-294

  Ang, Dennis C ^a   Shen, Jianzhao ^a   Monahan, Patrick O ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Factorial invariance; Health beliefs; Osteoarthritis; Psychometrics; Race; Total joint arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTHRITIS; ARTHRITIS RELATED HEALTH BELIEF INSTRUMENT; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNIC GROUP; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; URBAN AREA; VALIDITY;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 38349165051     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2007.05.004     Document Type: Article

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