Abstract
The Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R) has been used extensively to measure illness perceptions of several patient populations. However, the instrument was developed using participants of mainly European-origin. The reliability and validity of the IPQ-R may therefore need to be established before use among populations of different ethnic and cultural origins. This study investigated the factor structure and internal consistency reliability of the IPQ-R in African-origin patients with type 2 diabetes.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 672-681 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | International Journal of Nursing Studies |
Volume | 49 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2012 |
Keywords
- questionnaire
- illness perceptions
- patients
- type 2 diabetes
- ethnic groups