Table 1.

Health Beliefs Scale Items and Scale Properties

Item	Factor Loadinga	Communality	Internal Consistencyb
Perceived Susceptibility			0.87
1. It is likely that my breast cancer will come back	0.93	0.89
2. The chances of my breast cancer coming back in   the next few years are great	0.89	0.82
3. I feel that my breast cancer will come back   sometime during my life	0.79	0.61
Perceived Benefits			0.77
1. Taking my AI exactly as prescribed will decrease   the chance of my breast cancer coming back.	0.56	0.37
2. Taking my AI is the best way to avoid my breast   cancer coming	0.87	0.75
3. Taking my AI will decrease my chances of dying   from breast cancer.	0.95	0.89
Perceived Barriers			0.83
1. I am afraid to take my AI because I don’t   understand how it works.	0.71	0.62
2. I don’t know how to go about getting my AI   prescription filled on a regular basis.	0.80	0.66
3. Taking my AI causes side effects that are   embarrassing	0.75	0.53
4. I have to take my AI for too many years	0.74	0.56
5. Taking my AI is difficult because it causes pain.	0.81	0.62
6. Taking my AI is difficult because it costs too   much money.	0.65	0.45
7. I have difficulty remembering to take my AI.	0.80	0.64
8. I am too old to need to take an AI.	0.74	0.58

^aThese loadings are based on the exploratory factor anaylsis.

^bThe internal consistency was calculated using the entire sample.