Validation of a single question to measure internal health locus of control in Swedish primary care

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ID21392064
AutoresMaria C M Eriksson (0000-0001-8051-8077, Primary Health Care, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine Gothenburg University Gothenburg Sweden, autor de correspondencia), Ulf Lindblad (0000-0001-6197-3269, Primary Health Care, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine Gothenburg University Gothenburg Sweden), Bledar Daka (0000-0002-7722-1528, Primary Health Care, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine Gothenburg University Gothenburg Sweden), Jesper Lundgren (0000-0003-0290-2473, Department of Psychology Gothenburg University Gothenburg Sweden)
Año2023
Volumen64
Número5
Páginas674-678
Fecha de publicación2023-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaScandinavian Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0036-5564 • E-ISSN: 1467-9450
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/sjop.12923
PMID37102405
OpenAlexW4367174519
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas32

BACKGROUND: Behavioral risk factors are highlighted in the prevention of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Screening for health locus of control could be a feasible way to better identify individuals who could benefit from preventive behavioral change interventions. The aim of the study was to investigate the correlation between a single question measuring internal health locus of control (IHLC) and the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale (MHLC) and to assess how IHLC relates to the General Self-Efficacy scale (GSE) in a primary care setting. METHODS: Primary care patients, aged 18 and older, attending three primary care centers in southwest Sweden were consecutively asked to anonymously participate in the study. The patients were given a questionnaire and instructed to return the questionnaire in a sealed box in the waiting room. RESULTS: In all, 519 patients were included. The correlation between MHLC Internality and IHLC was weak (r = 0.21, p < 0.001). An increase of one point on the internality scale of the MHLC gave an odds ratio of 1.19 (95% CI 1.11-1.28) for reporting high IHLC, and thus a five-point increase gave a doubled likelihood, OR = 2.40, CI 1.67-3.46. The results for the other scales of the MHLC and GSE were similar. CONCLUSION: In this study, we found weak but statistically significant support for the single-question IHLC as a measure of internal health locus of control. Given that the correlation was weak, we recommend using the MHLC when possible

Correlation · Developmental psychology · Family medicine · Health care · Locus of control · Logistic regression · Odds · Odds ratio · Physical therapy · Primary care · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Scale (ratio) · Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors · Clinical Psychology · Diabetes Management and Education · Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology