Psychometric properties of the Malay version of the Osteoporosis Health Belief Scale (OHBS-M) among type 2 diabetic patients

Abdulameer SA 1 , Syed Sulaiman SA , Hassali MA , Sahib MN , Subramaniam K

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  • 1 School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
Int J Rheum Dis, 2014 Jan;17(1):93-105.
PMID: 24472272 DOI: 10.1111/1756-185X.12104

Abstract

The aims of this study were to translate and examine the psychometric properties of the Malaysian version of the Osteoporosis Health Belief Scale (OHBS-M) among type 2 diabetes patients (T2DM) and to assess the correlation between osteoporosis knowledge, health belief and self-efficacy scales, as well as assess the osteoporosis risk in the sample population using quantitative ultrasound measurement (QUS).

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