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Validation of a Decisional Conflict Scale

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The study objective was to evaluate the psychometric properties of a decisional conflict scale (DCS) that elicits: 1) health-care consumers' uncertainty in making a health-related decision; 2) the factors contributing to the uncertainty; and 3) health-care consumers' perceived ef fective decision making. The DCS was developed in response to the lack of instruments available to evaluate health-care-consumer decision aids and to tailor decision-supporting interventions to particular consumer needs. The scale was evaluated with 909 individuals deciding about influenza immunization or breast cancer screening. A subsample of respon dents was retested two weeks later. The test-retest reliability coefficient was 0.81. Internal consistency coefficients ranged from 0.78 to 0.92. The DCS discriminated significantly (p

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  • Annette M. O'Connor, 1995. "Validation of a Decisional Conflict Scale," Medical Decision Making, , vol. 15(1), pages 25-30, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:medema:v:15:y:1995:i:1:p:25-30
    DOI: 10.1177/0272989X9501500105
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