Factor analysis in the development and refinement of clinical assessment instruments

Article Abstract:

Factor analysis is one of the most common and valuable procedures used in the development and evaluation of clinical measures. The exploratory factor analysis differentiates between principal components analysis and common factor analysis based on what the research requires. The dimensional structure of a method is validated by the application of the confirmatory analysis using structural equation modeling. Both exploratory and confirmatory analysis can be used in dealing with common problems.

Materials, Factor analysis, Discriminant analysis, Psychodiagnostics

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Relationship of social support and social burden to repeated breast cancer screening in the Women's Health Initiative

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A study of the direct and interactive effects of social support, social burden, education, and income on repeated use of breast cancer screening among a large national sample of postmenopausal women participating in the Women's Health Initiative is presented. The results of the interactive effects show that emotional/informational but not tangible support is associated with repeated mammography and clinical breast examination.

Psychological aspects, Health aspects, Diagnosis, Medical tests, Breast cancer, Medical screening, Health screening, Postmenopausal women, Mammography

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Stigma, social risk, and health policy: public attitudes toward HIV surveillance policies and the social construction of illness

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The implications for understanding the social construction of illness and for implementing effective HIV testing and surveillance programs, are discussed. The public concern about stigma helps us to interpret the attitudes towards HIV surveillance policies.

Evaluation, HIV patients, Stigma (Social psychology)

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