Assessing the perceived stress scale for African American adults with asthma and low literacy

Lisa K. Sharp*, Linda G. Kimmel, Romina Kee, Carol Saltoun, Chih Hung Chang

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Abstract

The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) is a widely used measure of stress that has not been validated in asthma patients. The psychometric properties of the PSS were explored using confirmatory factor analysis and item response theory. Study 1 involved 312 ambulatory care patients with asthma who completed the PSS during a routine visit. Study 2 involved 247 community-dwelling adults with asthma who completed the PSS as a part of a larger asthma study. Four items showed acceptable psychometric performance across ethnic groups and literacy. The short PSS is a rapid, valid measure of subjective stress in diverse asthma populations.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)311-316
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Asthma
Volume44
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2007

Funding

This project was funded by NHLBI grant U01 HL 72496-1. ∗Corresponding author: Lisa K. Sharp, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago, 1747 N. Roosevelt Road (MC275), Chicago, IL, 60608; E-mail: [email protected]

Keywords

  • Asthma
  • Ethnicity
  • Health disparities
  • Literacy
  • Measurement
  • Stress

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
  • Immunology and Allergy

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