Related Experiment Video
Updated: Aug 21, 2025
06:28
E-Patient Counseling Trial E-PACO: Computer Based Education versus Nurse Counseling for Patients to Prepare for Colonoscopy
Published on: August 1, 2019
8.4K
Validity of a questionnaire on self-efficacy for Pap test adherence screening
María-Teresa Urrutia1, Oslando Padilla2
1School of Nursing, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile.
Frontiers in Oncology
|November 17, 2022
Summary
This study developed a reliable questionnaire to measure self-efficacy for Pap tests in Chilean women. This tool aids in cervical cancer prevention by improving screening adherence.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Health Psychology
- Gynecology
Background:
- Self-efficacy is linked to preventive health behaviors, including Papanicolaou test (Pap test) adherence.
- Cervical cancer prevention strategies often target improving Pap test screening rates.
Purpose of the Study:
- To test the construct and criterion validity and reliability of a self-efficacy questionnaire for the Pap test.
- To provide a validated tool for assessing self-efficacy related to Pap test screening in Chilean women.
Main Methods:
- A sample of 969 women (ages 25-64) from Santiago, Chile, participated.
- Confirmatory factor analysis, t-tests, and Cronbach's alpha were used to assess validity and reliability.
- The Self-Efficacy Scale for the Pap Smear Screening Participation (SES-PSSP) questionnaire was evaluated.
Main Results:
- A 20-item, 2-dimensional questionnaire was developed.
- Criterion validity was confirmed through adherence to the Pap test.
- The final questionnaire demonstrated high reliability with a Cronbach's alpha of 0.95.
Conclusions:
- A valid and reliable questionnaire for measuring Pap test self-efficacy was established.
- This tool is a significant contribution to cervical cancer prevention efforts.
- The questionnaire can inform interventions aimed at increasing Pap test adherence.
Related Concept Videos
02:45Self-Discrepancy Theory
18.4K
One influential perspective on what motivates people's behavior is detailed in Tory Higgin's self-discrepancy theory (Higgins, 1987). He proposed that people hold disagreeing internal representations of themselves that lead to different emotional states.
18.4K
01:29Reliability and Validity
12.8K
Reliability and validity are two important considerations that must be made with any type of data collection. Reliability refers to the ability to consistently produce a given result. In the context of psychological research, this would mean that any instruments or tools used to collect data do so in consistent, reproducible ways.
12.8K
01:29Assessment of the Gastrointestinal System II: Health Perception Pattern
154
Assessing the gastrointestinal (GI) system is a complex process that begins with collecting subjective data. This data, collected through patient interviews, provides crucial insights into the patient's health history, perception patterns, and lifestyle habits, all contributing significantly to GI health.
Health Perception Patterns
Health perception patterns offer valuable insights into a patient's lifestyle habits and how they may impact their GI health. These patterns include:
Health Perception Patterns
Health perception patterns offer valuable insights into a patient's lifestyle habits and how they may impact their GI health. These patterns include:
154
01:22Self-Report Tests of Personality
424
Self-report inventories are objective personality assessments that use multiple-choice items or numbered scales, typically ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). They are often called Likert scales after Rensis Likert. These inventories are widely used due to their ease of administration and cost-effectiveness. One of the most prominent examples is the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), initially developed in the 1940s to assess abnormal personality traits.
424
01:23Assessment of the Cardiovascular System I: Subjective Data
421
A thorough health history and physical assessment are essential for identifying cardiovascular disease (CVD) symptoms and distinguishing them from other health issues.
Initial Enquiry
Ask the patient about their primary concern and thoroughly explore all reported symptoms.
Medical History
Investigate past illnesses affecting the cardiovascular system, such as angina, anemia, rheumatic fever, congenital heart disease, stroke, thrombophlebitis, dysrhythmias, varicosities
Inquire about symptoms...
Initial Enquiry
Ask the patient about their primary concern and thoroughly explore all reported symptoms.
Medical History
Investigate past illnesses affecting the cardiovascular system, such as angina, anemia, rheumatic fever, congenital heart disease, stroke, thrombophlebitis, dysrhythmias, varicosities
Inquire about symptoms...
421
02:05Self-Presentation: Self-Monitoring and Self-Handicapping
39.4K
People can go to great lengths to protect their self-image and present themselves in ways that they want others to see them. Sociologist Erving Goffman presented the idea that a person is like an actor on a stage. Calling his theory dramaturgy, Goffman believed that we use “impression management” to present ourselves to others as we hope to be perceived. Each situation is a new scene, and individuals perform different roles depending on who is present (Goffman, 1959). Think about...
39.4K