Reliability and Validity of the Patient Activation Measure in Kidney Disease: Results of Rasch Analysis

CONCLUSIONS: The 13-item Patient Activation Measure appears to be a suitably reliable and valid instrument for assessing patient activation in CKD. In the absence of a kidney-specific instrument, our results support the 13-item Patient Activation Measure as a promising measure to assess activation in those with CKD, although consideration for several items is warranted. The high ceiling effect may be a problem when using the 13-item Patient Activation Measure to measure changes over time.PMID:34117081 | DOI:10.2215/CJN.19611220

Source: Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN - June 12, 2021 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Courtney J Lightfoot Thomas J Wilkinson Katherine E Memory Jared Palmer Alice C Smith Source Type: research