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Published in: High Blood Pressure & Cardiovascular Prevention 5/2023

Open Access 17-10-2023 | Original article

Psychometric Properties of a Brief Version of the Perception of Risk of Heart Disease Scale in an Italian Sample

Authors: Debora Rosa, Martino Francesco Pengo, Roberta Adorni, Grzegorz Bilo, Gianfranco Parati, Patrizia Steca

Published in: High Blood Pressure & Cardiovascular Prevention | Issue 5/2023

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Abstract

Introduction

The number of Italian citizens unaware of their risk of cardiovascular disease it is still very high.

Aim

This study aimed to translate and preliminarily validate a brief Italian version of the Perception of Risk of Heart Disease Scale (PRHDS).

Methods

PRHDS was culturally adapted to the Italian context. Then, the scale was administered to 772 healthy adults. By randomly dividing the sample into two subsamples, we tested the scale dimensionality through Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) followed by Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). Finally, we evaluated internal consistency.

Results

Psychometric properties of the scale were appropriate. EFA and CFA evidenced a unidimensional structure of a brief version of the scale, composed of six items. Internal consistency was adequate.

Conclusions

Italian version of the brief PRHDS is a promising self-report questionnaire to measure cardiovascular risk perception among Italian adults.
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Metadata
Title
Psychometric Properties of a Brief Version of the Perception of Risk of Heart Disease Scale in an Italian Sample
Authors
Debora Rosa
Martino Francesco Pengo
Roberta Adorni
Grzegorz Bilo
Gianfranco Parati
Patrizia Steca
Publication date
17-10-2023
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
High Blood Pressure & Cardiovascular Prevention / Issue 5/2023
Print ISSN: 1120-9879
Electronic ISSN: 1179-1985
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40292-023-00603-3

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