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SUBMITTER: Skolasky RL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3064914 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Skolasky Richard L RL Green Ariel Frank AF Scharfstein Daniel D Boult Chad C Reider Lisa L Wegener Stephen T ST
Health services research 20101119 2
<h4>Objectives</h4>The Patient Activation Measure (PAM) quantifies the extent to which people are informed about and involved in their health care. Objectives were to determine the psychometric properties of PAM among multimorbid older adults and evaluate a theoretical, four-stage model of patient activation. Methods. A cross-sectional analysis was used to assess the psychometric properties of PAM. Internal consistency was assessed using Cronbach α. Construct validity was evaluated using general ...[more]