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Development and evaluation of a hypertension knowledge test for Korean hypertensive patients.


ABSTRACT: Patients' knowledge concerning high blood pressure (HBP) is a useful outcome measure in HBP education programs. However, valid and easy-to-use HBP knowledge assessment tools are scarce. The purpose of the study was to validate the HBP Knowledge Test (HKT) in two independent samples of Korean Americans with HBP (N=885). A total of 61% of the sample were women with a mean age of about 61?years (standard deviation=11.0) and 44% reported some college education or greater. Psychometric and item response theory analyses identified 21 items that fit a unidimensional model to form the HKT. Internal consistency was acceptable, with Cronbach's ?=0.70. Construct validity testing revealed that patients with controlled BP had significantly higher HKT scores than those with uncontrolled BP (P=.012). The HKT is a simple questionnaire for assessing and monitoring HBP knowledge. It is sensitive to differences in blood pressure control status and should provide a valid, reliable, and standardized measure of HBP knowledge with wide relevance.

SUBMITTER: Han HR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3188846 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Development and evaluation of a hypertension knowledge test for Korean hypertensive patients.

Han Hae-Ra HR   Chan Kitty K   Song Heejung H   Nguyen Tam T   Lee Jong-Eun JE   Kim Miyong T MT  

Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) 20110714 10


Patients' knowledge concerning high blood pressure (HBP) is a useful outcome measure in HBP education programs. However, valid and easy-to-use HBP knowledge assessment tools are scarce. The purpose of the study was to validate the HBP Knowledge Test (HKT) in two independent samples of Korean Americans with HBP (N=885). A total of 61% of the sample were women with a mean age of about 61 years (standard deviation=11.0) and 44% reported some college education or greater. Psychometric and item respo  ...[more]

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