A preliminary investigation of the Partners in Health scale measurement properties in patients with end stage renal disease
Claire Baxter A C , Andrea Morello A , David Smith A , Lynda Norton B and David Bentley BA Flinders Human Behaviour and Health Research Unit, The Margaret Tobin Centre, Flinders University, PO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia.
B Discipline of Health and Exercise Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5045, Australia.
C Corresponding author. Email: baxt0057@flinders.edu.au
Australian Journal of Primary Health 23(3) 288-293 https://doi.org/10.1071/PY16095
Submitted: 4 August 2016 Accepted: 3 November 2016 Published: 12 January 2017
Abstract
End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is becoming more prevalent in Australia. As a result, strategies to improve quality of life when living with ESRD are becoming increasingly important. The Flinders Program has been developed to help support and increase the self-management capacity of people living with chronic disease. The Partners in Health (PIH) scale is a self-management capacity assessment tool, which is an integral element of the Flinders Program. The primary aim of this study was to investigate the preliminary measurement properties of the PIH scale within the ESRD population. Forty participants took part in the study, which involved survey assessments at baseline and follow up and a semi-structured interview. Results indicated that the PIH scale had good internal reliability (α = 0.85), moderate test-retest reliability (r = 0.33) and face validity in ESRD patients. Areas for improving the instrument or data collection process were identified through qualitative interviews, and implications are discussed specific to ESRD patients.
Additional keywords: self-management.
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