Psychometric evaluation of the Perceived Barriers to Health Care-seeking Decision in Chinese patients with acute coronary syndromes》.pdf

Heart Lung 43 (2014) 140e145 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Heart Lung journal homepage: Psychometric evaluation of the Perceived Barriers to Health Care-seeking Decision in Chinese patients with acute coronary syndromes Polly W.C. Li, MSc (Cardiology), BNurs, RN, PhD(c) a, *, b Diana T.F. Lee, PhD, MSc, PRD(HCE), RTN, RM, RN , Doris S.F. Yu, PhD, BSc(NursStud), RN c a The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Rm 801, Esther Lee Building, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong b The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Rm 725C, Esther Lee Building, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong c The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Rm 729, Esther Lee Building, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: Objectives: This study aimed to develop the Chinese version of the Perceived Barriers to Health Care- Received 28 October 2013 seeking Decision (PBHSD-C) and evaluate its psychometric properties in Chinese patients with acute Received in revised form coronary syndromes (ACS). 8 December 2013 Background: The assessment of the level of perceived barriers in the care-seeking trajectory of ACS pa- Accepted 8 January 2014 tients is important for the understanding of its impact on pre-hospital delay in seeking care. Availa