The Control Attitudes Scale-Revised
Why the study?
Is the Control Attitudes Scale-Revised (CAS-R) a reliable and valid measure of perceived control in patients with cardiac illness?
Population
4,055 patients, comprising 3,396 individuals with coronary heart disease, 513 patients with acute myocardial…
Design
Cross-sectional
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Discussion
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Implication
May support CAS-R use in cardiac assessment; extends validation but leaves causal links to mood open.
Structured PICO
Is the Control Attitudes Scale-Revised (CAS-R) a reliable and valid measure of perceived control in patients with cardiac illness?
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Population
4,055 patients, comprising 3,396 individuals with coronary heart disease, 513 patients with acute myocardial infarction, and 146 patients with heart failure.
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Intervention
Control Attitudes Scale-Revised (CAS-R) administration
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Outcome
Psychometric properties including reliability (Cronbach's alpha, item-total and interitem correlations) and validity (principal component analysis, association with depression and anxiety)patient reported
The 8-item CAS-R is a reliable and valid instrument for measuring perceived control in patients with coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, and heart failure.
Cite This Study
Moser et al. (2008) studied this question.