Key result
Cardiovascular Health Beliefs Scale demonstrates acceptable validity and internal consistency across six factors.
Why the study?
Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of mortality, and there was a need to develop and psychometrically evaluate a scale to assess CVD-related health beliefs.
Cross-Sectional (n=681)
The CHBS is a valid and reliable multidimensional measurement tool for assessing cardiovascular health beliefs, facilitating targeted preventive interventions in public health and nursing.
May facilitate CVD belief assessment in research; leaves open clinical adoption pending prospective validation.
Objective Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of mortality. This study aimed to develop and psychometrically evaluate the Cardiovascular Health Beliefs Scale (CHBS) to assess CVD-related health beliefs.Methods A cross-sectional methodological design was utilized in two phases. Phase 1 (n = 150) focused on item generation and exploratory factor analysis. Phase 2 (n = 531) involved confirmatory factor analysis. Data were collected via face-to-face interviews using the newly developed CHBS and the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) General Severity Index to test construct validity.Results The CHBS supported an acceptable six-factor structure: perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, health motivation, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, and self-efficacy. Cronbach’s alpha coefficients ranged from .70 to .84, demonstrating adequate internal consistency.Conclusion The CHBS demonstrated acceptable validity and reliability as a measurement tool. It enables nurses and healthcare professionals to assess risk behaviors and implement culturally congruent, targeted preventive interventions for cardiovascular care within the Turkish population.
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Asaroğlu et al. (2026) conducted a cross-sectional in Cardiovascular disease risk and health beliefs (n=681). Cardiovascular Health Beliefs Scale (CHBS) was evaluated on Construct validity and internal consistency of the CHBS. The Cardiovascular Health Beliefs Scale demonstrated acceptable construct validity and internal consistency, supporting a six-factor structure with Cronbach's alpha coefficients ranging from 0.70 to 0.84.
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