Patient Activation Measure (PAM-13)
Psychology: Health & SleepReliability: alpha 0.873 sample items
About this scale
A 13-item measure of patient knowledge, skill, and confidence for self-management of health and chronic conditions. Used in workplace wellness and chronic-disease management research.
Sample item(s)
“When all is said and done, I am the person who is responsible for taking care of my health”
“Taking an active role in my own health care is the most important thing that affects my health”
“I am confident I can tell whether I need to go to the doctor or whether I can take care of a health problem myself”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.87. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Licensing required from Insignia Health.
Source & citation
Hibbard, J. H., Mahoney, E. R., Stockard, J., & Tusler, M. (2005): Development and testing of a short form of the Patient Activation Measure. Health Services Research, Vol. 40, No. 6 Pt 1, pp. 1918–1930.
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