TY - JOUR
T1 - The Chronic Illness Resources Survey
T2 - Cross-validation and sensitivity to intervention
AU - Glasgow, Russell E.
AU - Toobert, Deborah J.
AU - Barrera, Manuel
AU - Strycker, Lisa A.
N1 - Funding Information:
The work reported here was supported by grant R01 HL62156 from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. The authors thank Kate Bennett, SuAn Carey, Melda DeSalvo, Katie Geiser, Nancy Hopps, Sally Huck, Molly Kennedy, Tamberly Koorndyk, Katie Marcotte, Donna O’Neill, Janice Radcliffe and Serge Renaud for their contributions during the development and intervention phases of this project. We are deeply indebted to the wonderful women who participated in this study.
PY - 2005/8
Y1 - 2005/8
N2 - There is great interest in, but few instruments to assess, multiple levels of support and community resources from a social-ecological perspective. This study evaluated the psychometric characteristics of the Chronic Illness Resources Survey (CIRS) and its sensitivity to a multifaceted social-ecological intervention to enhance personally relevant community resources supportive of healthful lifestyles. Participants were 293 post-menopausal women having type 2 diabetes who were part of a multiple-behavior lifestyle change program. Key measures included the CIRS, a validated Food Frequency Questionnaire, the Kristal Fat and Fiber Behavior Questionnaire, the CHAMPS Activities Questionnaire for Older Adults, and other measures of social support. Results revealed that the CIRS displayed good psychometric characteristics in this new sample, was significantly correlated as predicted with established measures of social support, was sensitive to intervention, and partially mediated the effects of intervention on both dietary and physical activity outcomes. The 22-item CIRS scale appears useful for assessing multilevel support resources, predicting successful behavior change and detecting social-ecological intervention effects.
AB - There is great interest in, but few instruments to assess, multiple levels of support and community resources from a social-ecological perspective. This study evaluated the psychometric characteristics of the Chronic Illness Resources Survey (CIRS) and its sensitivity to a multifaceted social-ecological intervention to enhance personally relevant community resources supportive of healthful lifestyles. Participants were 293 post-menopausal women having type 2 diabetes who were part of a multiple-behavior lifestyle change program. Key measures included the CIRS, a validated Food Frequency Questionnaire, the Kristal Fat and Fiber Behavior Questionnaire, the CHAMPS Activities Questionnaire for Older Adults, and other measures of social support. Results revealed that the CIRS displayed good psychometric characteristics in this new sample, was significantly correlated as predicted with established measures of social support, was sensitive to intervention, and partially mediated the effects of intervention on both dietary and physical activity outcomes. The 22-item CIRS scale appears useful for assessing multilevel support resources, predicting successful behavior change and detecting social-ecological intervention effects.
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U2 - 10.1093/her/cyg140
DO - 10.1093/her/cyg140
M3 - Article
C2 - 15572438
AN - SCOPUS:23344449628
SN - 0268-1153
VL - 20
SP - 402
EP - 409
JO - Health Education Research
JF - Health Education Research
IS - 4
ER -