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Table 3 Reliability of the Dutch 13-item PAM compared to the Danish and American version

From: Measuring patient activation in the Netherlands: translation and validation of the American short form Patient Activation Measure (PAM13)

   

PAM13

  

95% CI

PAM13 Danish

PAM13 USA

 

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Overall

 

Overall

Overall

Sample (N)

314

359

590

574

1837

 

344

454

Mean activation score

41.1

50.3

59.9

79.7

61.3

60.6-62.0

64.2

61.9

Gender

        

 Male (N = 804)

12.6%

19.8%

32.6%

35.1%

62.9

61.8-63.9

63.8

60.2

 Female (N = 1033)

20.6%

19.4%

31.8%

28.3%

60.0

59.1-61.0

64.7

62.8

Age groups (years)

        

 -54 (N = 625)

19.2%

18.1%

28.0%

34.7%

61.5

60.3-62.8

62.5

63.91

 55-64 (N = 476)

17.0%

17.2%

31.5%

34.2%

62.4

60.9-63.8

63.9

61.7

 65-74 (N = 428)

13.1%

25.0%

35.1%

26.9%

60.5

59.1-61.9

65.6

61.9

 75+ (N = 308)

18.5%

18.5%

37.3%

25.7%

60.0

58.3-61.7

56.6

58.21

Educational level

        

 Low (N = 544)

19.5%

22.1%

36.0%

22.4%

58.42

57.2-59.7

65.03

58.54

 Middle (N = 731)

17.7%

18.7%

28.3%

35.3%

62.32

61.1-63.5

62.83

61.84

 High (N = 430)

12.8%

18.4%

34.7%

34.2%

62.52

61.1-63.9

65.43

61.64

Self-reported health

        

 Excellent (N = 36)

5.6%

8.3%

25.0%

61.1%

74.2

68.2-80.2

76.3

68.7

 Very good (N = 195)

4.1%

9.7%

30.8%

55.4%

71.6

69.4-73.9

66.6

64.3

 Good (N = 1010)

12.4%

19.4%

34.8%

33.5%

62.3

61.4-63.2

62.6

59.3

 Fair (N = 525)

28.8%

23.2%

29.5%

18.5%

55.8

54.4-57.0

62.5

57.3

 Poor (N = 65)

36.9%

27.7%

21.5%

13.9%

52.6

49.4-55.8

57.4

54.3

  1. Only questionnaires with at least 7 items answered were included
  2. 1 Extreme age group was 45-54 and 75-84.
  3. 2 Education in the Netherlands was divided in three groups; low (no, primary school, or vocational training), middle (secondary or vocational education) or high (professional higher education or university).
  4. 3 Education in Danish analyses was categorised as: unskilled, short (1-3 years) and higher (>3 years).
  5. 4 Education in American analyses was categorised as: high school or less, some college and college graduate+.