Table 4.
Results of the known groups validity test of the Partners in Health scale for older adults (PIH‐OA) total scale and subscales (N=1127): median scores (inter‐quartile ranges)
| PIH‐OA total scale | PIH‐OA subscales | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge | Management | Coping | ||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 50.0 (42.0–55.0) | 12.0 (9.0–14.0) | 14.0 (11.0–15.0) | 26.0 (22.0–29.0) |
| Female | 50.0 (42.0–55.0) | 12.0 (9.0–14.0) | 14.0 (11.0–16.0) | 26.0 (22.0–29.0) |
| Age | ||||
| <82 years of age | 50.0 (42.0–55.0) | 12.0 (8.0–14.0) | 14.0 (11.0–15.0) | 26.0 (22.0–29.0) |
| ≥82 years of age | 50.0 (43.0–55.0) | 12.0 (9.0–14.0) | 14.0 (11.0–15.0) | 25.0 (22.0–28.0)a |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married or in long‐term relationship | 50.0 (42.0–55.0) | 12.0 (9.0–13.0) | 14.0 (11.0–15.0) | 26.0 (22.0–29.0) |
| Divorced, widowed or single | 50.0 (43.0–55.0) | 12.0 (9.0–14.0) | 14.0 (11.0–16.0) | 25.0 (22.0–29.0) |
| Educational level | ||||
| Low | 48.0 (41.0–54.0) | 11.0 (8.0–13.0) | 13.0 (10.0–16.0) | 25.0 (21.0–28.0) |
| Medium/High | 52.0 (44.6–56.0)b | 12.0 (10.0–14.0)b | 14.0 (12.0–15.0)a | 26.0 (23.0–29.0)b |
| Health status (EQ‐5D‐VAS) | ||||
| Poor | 43.0 (37.0–51.0) | 11.0 (8.0–13.0) | 13.0 (10.0–15.0) | 21.0 (17.0–25.0) |
| Good | 51.0 (44.0–56.0)b | 12.0 (9.0–14.0)a | 14.0 (11.0–16.0)a | 26.5 (23.0–29.0)c |
Effect sizes of PIH subscale score differences between the relevant characteristic categories: aTrivial (r<.10); bSmall (r≥.10 to <.30); cModerate (r≥.30 to <.50).