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Published on: March 8, 2012
Men's responses to HPV test results: development of a theory-based survey
Ellen M Daley1, Eric R Buhi, Julie Baldwin
1University of South Florida, College of Public Health, Department of Community and Family Health, Tampa, FL 33612, USA. edaley@health.usf.edu
Objective:
To develop and perform psychometric testing on an instrument designed to assess cognitive/emotional responses among men receiving HPV testing.
Methods:
Men enrolled in an HPV natural history study (N = 139) completed a computer-assisted survey instrument based on Leventhal's parallel processing/common-sense model. Data were analyzed using SPSS and Mplus.
Results:
Reliability analyses resulted in Cronbach alpha of 0.72 (knowledge), 0.86 (perceived threat), 0.83 (self-efficacy), and 0.55 (response efficacy). A revised measurement model exhibited evidence of construct validity, as indicated by acceptable model fit statistics.
Conclusion:
To our knowledge, this is the only validated instrument assessing men's reactions to an HPV test result.
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