Sensitivity to change of the Rheumatoid Arthritis Self‐Efficacy scale (RASE) and predictors of change in self‐efficacy

Abstract

The RASE is sensitive to change in a cohort of people with RA in the UK receiving education programmes as routine clinical care. Exploratory analysis did not identify clinical or psychological factors that predict change in SE, suggesting that programmes should not be restricted to particular patients.

Self‐efficacy in rheumatoid arthritis: translation and test of validity, reliability and sensitivity of the Danish version of the Rheumatoid Arthritis Self‐Efficacy Questionnaire (RASE)

“…These results match the results from the sensitivity study of the original RASE (Hewlett et al, 2008). Three months after attending the short course, our mean difference (2.27; SD 11.08) matches the three-month results from Bristol (2.09; SD 9.91) (non-published data).…”

“…The distribution of correlation coeffi cients in the item-scale correlations was similar to the fi ndings in the sensitivity study of RASE (Hewlett et al, 2008). In the British sensitivity study, question 7 was found to have a low correlation between question and scale (r = 0.267), so we did not expect it to be higher in RASE-DK (r = 0.212).…”

“…In the British sensitivity study of RASE (Hewlett et al, 2008), Cronbach's alpha was 0.89. In our study it was 0.91.…”

“…Alternatively, they may have had problems in understanding the statement or they wanted to use a 'middle' answer. We were allowed to see the distribution of responses in the sensitivity study of the original RASE (Hewlett et al, 2008). It appeared that between 7.9% and 38.6% used the category 'neither agree nor disagree' in the British study (non-published data).…”

“…RASE was developed with input from patients and health professionals, and showed good face validity and reliability, and reasonable construct validity and sensitivity (Hewlett et al, 2001). The sensitivity was further tested in 128 persons participating in educational programmes of varying length (Hewlett et al, 2008). In the latter study, the changes in RASE were found to be associated with behaviour initiation.…”