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- Title
Assessing the Perceived Stress Scale for African American adults with asthma and low literacy.
- Authors
Sharp, Lisa K; Kimmel, Linda G; Kee, Romina; Saltoun, Carol; Chang, Chih-Hung
- Abstract
The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) is a widely used measure of stress that has not been validated in asthma patients. The psychometric properties of the PSS were explored using confirmatory factor analysis and item response theory. Study 1 involved 312 ambulatory care patients with asthma who completed the PSS during a routine visit. Study 2 involved 247 community-dwelling adults with asthma who completed the PSS as a part of a larger asthma study. Four items showed acceptable psychometric performance across ethnic groups and literacy. The short PSS is a rapid, valid measure of subjective stress in diverse asthma populations.
- Publication
The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma, 2007, Vol 44, Issue 4, p311
- ISSN
0277-0903
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1080/02770900701344165