Table 1 The HBM questionnaire items
From: Prostate specific antigen test uptake: a cross sectional study on elderly men in Western Iran
No | Construct | Item | Cronbach’s Alpha |
|---|---|---|---|
Perceived benefits towards the PSA test uptake | 0.87 | ||
1 | PSA test uptake will help to diagnose PCa early. | ||
2 | PSA test uptake will help me not worry as much about PCa. | ||
3 | PSA test uptake will decrease my chances of dying from PCa. | ||
4 | PSA test uptake will help me to have a plan for the future about PCa. | ||
Perceived barriers related to PSA test uptake | 0.80 | ||
1 | PSA test uptake is time-consuming. | ||
2 | I’m afraid of diagnose PCa. | ||
3 | Health center is far from my house to receive PSA test uptake. | ||
4 | PSA test uptake is too embarrassing. | ||
Perceived susceptibility | 0.70 | ||
1 | It is likely that I will get PCa in the future. | ||
2 | My chances of getting PCa in the next few years are high. | ||
3 | I feel I will get PCa sometime during my life. | ||
Perceived severity | 0.71 | ||
1 | PCa could seriously affect in my social life. | ||
2 | PCa imposes huge economic costs on my family. | ||
3 | PCa can kill me. | ||
4 | PCa is a serious disease. | ||
5 | Death from PCa is rare. | ||
Perceived self-efficacy | 0.75 | ||
How confident are you that you can … | |||
1 | Make an appointment to have a PSA test uptake? | ||
2 | Find the time to have a PSA test uptake? | ||
3 | Get a PSA test uptake even if you are worried about the results? | ||
Cues to action | 0.65 | ||
1 | Doctors advised me to uptake PSA. | ||
2 | Health care workers encourage me to PSA test uptake. | ||
3 | My family encourages me to PSA test uptake. | ||
4 | How much the PCa death in others affects you to PSA test uptake? | ||