Psychometric properties of the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire: Factor structure and reliability among African-origin populations with type 2 diabetes

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 672-681

  Abubakari, Abdul Razak ^a   Jones, Martyn C ^b   Lauder, William ^c   Kirk, Alison ^d   Devendra, Devasenan ^e   Anderson, John ^f  

^a LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^e CENTRAL MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f HOMERTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

African origin; Black African; Black Caribbean; Confirmatory Factor Analysis; Illness Perceptions Questionnaire; Principal Component Analysis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGRO; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84861527276     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2011.11.008     Document Type: Article

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