Table 2 Description of the 7 HeiQ constructs and Cronbach’s alpha
Construct | Description | Cronbach’s alpha |
|---|---|---|
Health-directed activity | Functional disease prevention and/or health promotion lifestyle activity | 0.57 |
Positive and active engagement in life | Motivation to be active and involved in life, including behavioural elements, such as participation in life activities, and psychological elements, such as enthusiasm for life activities | 0.67 |
Self-monitoring and insight | Insight into living with a health problem, including how individuals engage in self-monitoring of health problems, their acknowledgement of realistic illness-related limitations and ability and confidence to adhere to these limitations | 0.51 |
Constructive attitudes and approaches | An attitude held by individuals that they are not going to let health problems control their lives, including how individuals view the impact of their condition on their life | 0.76 |
Skill and technique acquisition | Improvement in knowledge-based skills and techniques to manage health | 0.66 |
Social integration and support | Positive impact of social engagement and support that evolves through interaction with others and includes the confidence to seek support from interpersonal relationships, as well as from community-based organizations | 0.83 |
Emotional wellbeing | Negative affect, such as anxiety, stress, anger and depression | 0.76 |