Men's responses to HPV test results: development of a theory-based survey.

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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.

Author information

Author/s: Daley, Ellen M (EM); Buhi, Eric R (ER); Baldwin, Julie (J); Lee, Ji-Hyun (JH); Vadaparampil, Susan (S); Abrahamsen, Martha (M); Vamos, Cheryl A (CA); Kolar, Stephanie (S); Chandler, Rasheeta (R); Anstey, Erica Hesch (EH); Giuliano, Anna (A);

Affiliation: University of South Florida, College of Public Health, Department of Community and Family Health, Tampa, FL 33612, USA. edaley(-atsign-)health.usf.edu

Grants: 1R01CA123346 (Agency:NCI NIH HHS)

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

Journal: American journal of health behavior (Am J Health Behav), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2009 Nov-Dec; vol 33 (issue 6) : pp 728-44

Dates: Created 2009/03/26; Completed 2009/10/21;

PMID: 19320621, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 10/21/2009, IMS Date: )

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