Factorial structure of the perception of risk factors for type 2 diabetes scale: Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1096-1102

  Sousa, Valmi D ^a   Ryan Wenger, Nancy A ^b   Driessnack, Martha ^c   Jaber, Ala'A F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

confirmatory factor analysis; exploratory factor analysis; perception of risk factors; psychometric evaluation; scale development; type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRITERION RELATED VALIDITY; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE COGNITION SCALE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTING LIFESTYLE PROFILE II; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTION OF RISK FACTORS FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650595085     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2009.01276.x     Document Type: Article

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