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Table 3 Pre-testing modification items

From: The development of a self-management evaluation scale for elderly adults with hypertension based on the capability, opportunity, and motivation-behaviour (COM-B) model

Original entry

Modified entry

I know what the main complications of high blood pressure are

I know what hazards high blood pressure can cause

I know what the risk factors for high blood pressure are

I know what causes high blood pressure

I will proactively take steps to relieve anxiety to control blood pressure

I will think about the positives when I get into negative situations or have unhappy thoughts