You can download the Scale documentation as a PDF file (approx. 145kb). The file contains a thematically structured collection of the questions that participants were asked while taking part in the RACK study. Sources of these questions are also mentioned in cases where items were not developed within the project.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- General description of group of participants
Age and sex
Socioeconomic status - Health and illness
Illness status
Medication
Current dietary status
Self-ratings of health
Subjective assessment of current cholesterol and blood pressure values
Previous screening behavior and screening results - Health behaviors
Nutrition
Exercise
Tobacco consumption
Alcohol consumption
Frequency of past behavior change attempts - Health- and illness-related cognitions
Risk perception
Perceived severity
Perceived control
Illness among acquaintances
Intentions
Planning
Outcome expectancies
Self-efficacy
Health locus of control - Personality dispositions
General self-efficacy
Self-esteem - Current mood
- Knowledge
Berlin cholesterol and blood pressure knowledge test (BCBT)
General medical knowledge
Perceived knowledge - Process model of health behavior
- Measurement and measured values
Recall
Perceived accuracy and representativeness
Expected values
Recall of expected values
Processing depth - Cognition regarding risk status and its implications for the future
Base rate
Current concern
Probability of lowering risk status
Perceived barriers
Pressure to change