The concept of health scale: developed for Chinese XXXX with @entity102 .

@entity1 @entity2653 @entity102
BACKGROUND: As the concept of health in Chinese @entity1 with @entity102 had not been previously explored, a scale to measure this concept in this client group was developed. OBJECTIVE: To develop and test the psychometric integrity of the @entity2653 ( @entity2653 ) for use with Chinese @entity1 . METHODS: Previous nursing experience and a literature review were used to inform the initial development of the @entity2653 . It was revised following scrutiny by a panel of experts. Two studies tested the psychometric integrity of the scale. In Study One the data gathered from 80 Chinese @entity1 with a @entity102 were subjected to item analysis and exploratory factor analysis. In Study Two, with a convenience sample of 372 chronically ill Chinese @entity1 , confirmatory factor analysis was conducted. RESULTS: Instrument analysis in Study One resulted in a 34-item scale with a Cronbach alpha of 0.94. The results of an exploratory factor analysis showed that physical, psychosocial, and spiritual factors were represented by the @entity2653 . The hypothesized model of the @entity2653 was tested in Study Two using confirmatory factor analyses. The results of this study indicated that the concept of health was comprised of six first-order and three second-order factors. CONCLUSION: The results of this study demonstrated that Chinese @entity1 with @entity102 held a broad frame of reference in gauging the concept of health. The development of the @entity2653 brings us one step closer to understanding how Chinese @entity1 with @entity102 regard the concept of health.
