Development and psychometric properties of a self-care behaviors scale (SCBS) among patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Haidar NadrianYasna Hosseini NiazZahra BasiriAhmad Tahamoli RoudsariPublished in: BMC rheumatology (2019)
The Self-care Behaviors Scale was found with appropriate validity, reliability, functionality and simplicity. To our knowledge, this scale is the only valid and reliable RA specific self-care behavior scale in the literature. Healthcare providers and health practitioners may apply the English version of this suitable instrument to find more valid and reliable data on RA self-care behaviors during primary assessments of the behaviors in educational interventions for the patients.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- psychometric properties
- end stage renal disease
- rheumatoid arthritis
- systematic review
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- public health
- newly diagnosed
- physical activity
- prognostic factors
- patient reported outcomes
- peritoneal dialysis
- electronic health record
- machine learning
- systemic sclerosis
- interstitial lung disease