Journal
JOURNAL OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 14, Issue 6, Pages 721-730Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/1359105309338892
Keywords
cancer; caregivers; information; information seeking
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- NCI NIH HHS [1 P50 CA095817-01A1, P50 CA095817, P50 CA095817-06] Funding Source: Medline
- NINR NIH HHS [R01 NR008260-01, R01 NR008260-05, R01 NR008260] Funding Source: Medline
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The Health Information Orientation Scale (HIOS) was developed from a need to briefly assess information orientation in a health context and underlying reasons for information seeking or avoidance. Using data from a larger longitudinal study of informal cancer caregivers, this study examines psychometric properties of the HIOS including confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), reliability and construct validity through associations with information competence, coping and distress. CFA supported two conceptually unique factors: Information Engagement and Information Apprehension. Each factor demonstrated adequate reliability and construct validity, providing promising findings regarding Information Engagement and Information Apprehension, specific to a health context.
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