Test–retest reliability of the Mandarin versions of the Hypertension Self-Care Profile instrument

• Published in: Medicine (Baltimore) Vol. 96; no. 45; p. e8568
• Main Authors: Ngoh, Soh Heng Agnes, Lim, Hazel Wai Ling, Koh, Yi Ling Eileen, Tan, Ngiap Chuan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved 01.11.2017; Wolters Kluwer Health
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Asian Continental Ancestry Group - psychology; China; Female; Humans; Hypertension - ethnology; Hypertension - psychology; Hypertension - therapy; Male; Middle Aged; Observational Study; Reproducibility of Results; Self Care - methods; Self Care - psychology; Self Efficacy; Singapore; Surveys and Questionnaires - standards; Translations; China; Singapore

Self-efficacy in essential hypertension can be measured using scales, such as the "Hypertension Self-Care Profile" (HTN-SCP) questionnaire. It assesses "Behavior", "Motivation", and "Self-efficacy" in 3 domains, respectively. This study aimed to validate the M...