Psychometric Properties of a Protection Motivation Theory-based Questionnaire to Assess Self-Medication in a Sample of Elderly Iranians

نویسندگان
Hatamzadeh, Nasser ID 1
Morowatisharifabad, Mohammad Ali ID 2
Zamani-alavijeh, Fereshteh ID 3
Fallahzadeh, Hossein ID 4
Mosaddegh, Mohammad Hossein ID 5

1 Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

2 Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

3 Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Public Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

4 Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

5 Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

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چکیده

Introduction: The existence of standard tools is one of the basic needs of scientists of healthy behavior for predicting health-related behaviors. The aim of the present study was to design a psychometrically sound instrument to measure the protection motivation theory constructs regarding self-medication for elderly Iranians. Methods: The study was conducted ...

کلیدواژه‌ها
Psychometrics, Self-Medication, Protection Motivation Theory, Aged