Reliability and validity of Chinese version of Control Attitudes Scale-Revised

VernacularTitle:修订版控制态度量表的汉化及信效度检验
Author: Lili HUANG ; Guangling HU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Control Attitudes Scale-Revised; Heart disease; Validity; Reliability
From: Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2014;30(31):73-76
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To translate the English version of Control Attitudes Scale-Revised (CAS-R) into Chinese and to test the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of CAS-R in patients with heart disease.Methods Totally 125 patients with heart disease were recruited and were investigated by the Chinese version of CAS-R.Results The internal consistency coefficient of the Chinese version of CAS-R ranged from 0.735 to 0.862.Factor analysis got three factors,which explained 54.128％ of the total variance.Using BDI as an external criterion,the correlation coefficients of the CAS-R and BDI scores were-0.59.Pearson coefficient with three dimensions of BDI were-0.48、-0.51 and 0.42.Conclusions The Chinese version of CAS-R has been proved to be reliable and valid.It can be used as a valid tool for the measurement of perceived control in patients with heart disease.