Using Rasch modeling to re-evaluate three scales related to physical activity: Enjoyment, perceived benefits and perceived barriers

Health Education Research

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL.1, 2006, Pages

  Heesch, K C ^a,b   Masse L C ^c,e   Dunn, A L ^d,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Cooper Institute ^*  (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^f KLEIN BUENDEL INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; EVALUATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EVALUATION STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 39049176859     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyl054     Document Type: Article

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