Health Security Perceptions: Initial Psychometric Analysis of the Construct of Health Security in Chronic Illness Among Patients With a Cardiac Device

• Published in: CJC open (Online) Vol. 5; no. 9; pp. 704 - 708
• Main Authors: Force, Zachary M., Parkash, Ratika, Tang, Anthony, Kelly, Shannon E., Wells, George, Lockwood, Evan, AdelWahab, Amir, Nault, Isabelle, Healey, Jeff, Giddens, Karen A., Wuensch, Karl L., Sears, Samuel F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.09.2023; Elsevier
• Subjects: Emerging Evidence

Scale measuring the construct of “health security in chronic illness” (HSCI) was piloted in Canadian cardiac device patients (N = 176) enrolled in a remote-monitoring study at 2 timepoints. Analysis revealed a 2-factor solution, labeled as “support” and ”certainty”. Patients reported receiving less...