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Development of a health conception scale
Author(s) -
Laffrey Shirley Cloutier
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
research in nursing and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1098-240X
pISSN - 0160-6891
DOI - 10.1002/nur.4770090205
Subject(s) - scale (ratio) , reliability (semiconductor) , meaning (existential) , psychology , dimension (graph theory) , validity , psychometrics , test validity , measure (data warehouse) , perception , applied psychology , clinical psychology , computer science , mathematics , data mining , psychotherapist , geography , cartography , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , pure mathematics , neuroscience
Described in this paper are the development, reliability, and validity of an instrument, the Laffrey Health Conception Scale to measure individual perceptions of the meaning of health. The instrument measures four dimensions of health conception: clinical, functional/role performance, adaptive, and eudaimonistic. A score is obtained for each dimension as well as a total score for the four dimensions. The high levels of reliability and validity in preliminary testing indicate that the instrument warrants further development and use with different populations.