Table 2.
Answers in percentages to the OHBS at test and re-test among the study sample
|
Item |
Test |
Retest |
|
||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | D | N | A | SA | SD | D | N | A | SA | Inter-item correlation | |
| 1. Your chances of getting osteoporosis are high. |
7 |
37 |
19 |
33 |
4 |
7 |
50 |
12 |
30 |
1 |
0.427 |
| 2. Because of your body build, you are more likely to develop osteoporosis. |
13 |
47 |
14 |
26 |
– |
7 |
52 |
11 |
30 |
– |
0.291 |
| 3. It is extremely likely that you will get osteoporosis. |
3 |
40 |
18 |
37 |
2 |
7 |
50 |
12 |
31 |
– |
0.199 |
| 4. There is a good chance that you will get osteoporosis. |
4 |
37 |
9 |
47 |
3 |
7 |
64 |
13 |
16 |
– |
0.215 |
| 5. You are more likely than the average person to get osteoporosis. |
6 |
54 |
14 |
24 |
2 |
6 |
62 |
16 |
16 |
– |
0.009 |
| 6. Your family history makes it more likely that you will get osteoporosis. |
11 |
64 |
5 |
19 |
1 |
12 |
60 |
7 |
21 |
– |
0.192 |
| 7. The thought of having osteoporosis scares you. |
7 |
31 |
4 |
49 |
9 |
5 |
43 |
7 |
43 |
2 |
0.305 |
| 8. If you had osteoporosis you would be crippled. |
11 |
48 |
15 |
25 |
1 |
5 |
65 |
13 |
16 |
1 |
0.261 |
| 9. Your feelings about yourself would change if you got osteoporosis. |
12 |
39 |
13 |
31 |
5 |
5 |
58 |
11 |
24 |
2 |
0.198 |
| 10. It would be very costly if you got osteoporosis. |
9 |
29 |
25 |
32 |
5 |
4 |
52 |
21 |
22 |
1 |
0.228 |
| 11. When you think about osteoporosis you get depressed. |
8 |
44 |
8 |
38 |
2 |
4 |
56 |
11 |
28 |
1 |
0.209 |
| 12. It would be very serious if you got osteoporosis. |
4 |
49 |
6 |
37 |
4 |
2 |
51 |
12 |
31 |
4 |
0.228 |
| 13. Regular exercise prevents problems that would happen from osteoporosis. |
3 |
26 |
15 |
50 |
6 |
4 |
16 |
21 |
56 |
3 |
0.283 |
| 14. You feel better when you exercise to prevent osteoporosis. |
1 |
15 |
8 |
67 |
9 |
3 |
7 |
8 |
78 |
4 |
0.184 |
| 15. Regular exercise helps to build strong bones. |
1 |
5 |
7 |
62 |
25 |
1 |
7 |
8 |
76 |
8 |
0.215 |
| 16. Exercising to prevent osteoporosis also improves the way your body looks. |
2 |
2 |
2 |
60 |
34 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
71 |
26 |
0.013 |
| 17. Regular exercise cuts down the chances of broken bones. |
3 |
19 |
17 |
47 |
14 |
1 |
30 |
12 |
54 |
3 |
0.269 |
| 18. You feel good about yourself when you exercise to prevent osteoporosis. |
– |
7 |
8 |
71 |
14 |
2 |
6 |
7 |
79 |
6 |
0.347 |
| 19. Taking in enough calcium prevents problems from osteoporosis. |
2 |
9 |
3 |
74 |
12 |
3 |
8 |
3 |
82 |
4 |
0.196 |
| 20. You have lots to gain from taking in enough calcium to prevent osteoporosis. |
– |
10 |
8 |
72 |
10 |
3 |
15 |
3 |
75 |
4 |
0.108 |
| 21. Taking in enough calcium prevents painful osteoporosis. |
– |
17 |
16 |
60 |
7 |
2 |
25 |
12 |
58 |
3 |
0.001 |
| 22. You would not worry as much about osteoporosis if you took in enough calcium. |
1 |
16 |
10 |
63 |
10 |
2 |
24 |
4 |
65 |
5 |
0.165 |
| 23. Taking in enough calcium cuts down on your chances of broken bones. |
– |
11 |
7 |
74 |
8 |
3 |
28 |
5 |
59 |
5 |
0.096 |
| 24. You feel good about yourself whenyou take in enough calcium to prevent osteoporosis. |
– |
6 |
7 |
73 |
14 |
1 |
11 |
7 |
75 |
6 |
0.460 |
| 25. You feel like you are not strong enough to exercise regularly. |
4 |
26 |
5 |
61 |
4 |
4 |
33 |
5 |
56 |
2 |
0.188 |
| 26. You have no place where you can exercise. |
2 |
36 |
2 |
52 |
8 |
6 |
50 |
4 |
37 |
3 |
0.303 |
| 27. Your spouse or family discourages you from exercising. |
11 |
32 |
5 |
45 |
7 |
6 |
32 |
5 |
54 |
3 |
0.182 |
| 28. Exercising regularly would mean starting a new habit which is hard for you to do. |
3 |
24 |
6 |
58 |
9 |
5 |
36 |
5 |
51 |
3 |
0.362 |
| 29. Exercising regularly makes you uncomfortable. |
20 |
54 |
6 |
17 |
3 |
10 |
39 |
9 |
40 |
2 |
0.087 |
| 30. Exercising regularly upsets your every day routine. |
7 |
46 |
6 |
38 |
3 |
8 |
44 |
5 |
41 |
2 |
0.193 |
| 31. Calcium rich foods cost too much. |
14 |
58 |
5 |
22 |
1 |
7 |
73 |
6 |
14 |
– |
0.300 |
| 32. Calcium rich foods do not agree with you. |
13 |
71 |
3 |
12 |
1 |
12 |
72 |
5 |
11 |
– |
0.100 |
| 33. You do not like calcium rich foods. |
13 |
63 |
3 |
19 |
2 |
15 |
62 |
9 |
14 |
– |
0.180 |
| 34. Eating calcium rich foods means changing your diet which is hard to do. |
12 |
55 |
7 |
24 |
2 |
13 |
53 |
9 |
25 |
– |
0.252 |
| 35. In order to eat more calcium rich foods you have to give up other foods that you like. |
12 |
57 |
6 |
20 |
5 |
13 |
60 |
6 |
20 |
1 |
0.351 |
| 36. Calcium rich foods have too much cholesterol. |
6 |
43 |
15 |
32 |
4 |
5 |
46 |
7 |
32 |
– |
0.298 |
| 37. You eat a well-balanced diet. |
3 |
25 |
9 |
57 |
6 |
1 |
15 |
13 |
71 |
– |
0.308 |
| 38. You look for new information related to health. |
3 |
10 |
7 |
72 |
8 |
1 |
11 |
11 |
75 |
2 |
0.118 |
| 39. Keeping healthy is very important for you. |
2 |
2 |
– |
60 |
36 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
70 |
22 |
0.094 |
| 40. You try to discover health problems early. |
3 |
35 |
6 |
45 |
11 |
4 |
26 |
9 |
57 |
4 |
0.205 |
| 41. You have a regular health check-up even when you are not sick..0.942. |
16 |
47 |
5 |
29 |
3 |
4 |
32 |
8 |
54 |
2 |
0.251 |
| 42. You follow recommendations to keep you healthy. | 3 | 29 | 9 | 50 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 70 | 4 | 0.294 |
SD = Strongly Disagree, D = Disagree, N = Neutral, A = Agree, SA = strongly agree.