Validation of the patient activation measure in a multiple sclerosis clinic sample and implications for care

Abstract

The PAM-13 is a useful tool for understanding health behaviours in MS. The findings of this study support further clinical consideration and investigation into developing interventions to increase patient activation and improve health outcomes in MS.

Patient Activation and 30-Day Post-Discharge Hospital Utilization

“…10,11 The PAM 13 has been validated in various healthcare settings such as hospital and ambulatory settings and for diverse patient populations such as occupational health, diabetes patients and multiple sclerosis patients. 10,[17][18][19] We derived the adapted PAM tool from these original validation data using estimated individual item discrimination parameters (unpublished data). The adapted tool was only administered at baseline during the index hospitalization.…”

Effectiveness and Safety of Patient Activation Interventions for Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Meta-regression

“…7,9 have described patient activation interventions as those that promote motivation, knowledge, and disease self-management skills. 7,9 Despite the growing evidence suggesting improved patient outcomes by engaging patients, 4-6,10 these interventions are often not integrated into practice due to uncertainty about benefit, lack of resources needed for integration, lack of health insurance coverage across insurers, and lack of clarity on the best strategies to incorporate. 11,12 Understanding the impact of patient activation interventions on health outcomes in adults with diabetes, and identifying which intervention strategies, if any, are most effective is vitally important to adults with diabetes and to those who develop, implement, and fund diabetes intervention programs.…”

“…1, 2 Behavioral interventions are one important way to improve patient outcomes, 3 yet less is known about a subset of novel behavioral interventions focused on engaging patients in care [4][5][6] (often termed "patient activation" 7,8 ). Hibbard et al 7,9 have described patient activation interventions as those that promote motivation, knowledge, and disease self-management skills. 7,9 Despite the growing evidence suggesting improved patient outcomes by engaging patients, [4][5][6]10 these interventions are often not integrated into practice due to uncertainty about benefit, lack of resources Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s11606-014-2855-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.…”

“…Hibbard et al 7,9 have described patient activation interventions as those that promote motivation, knowledge, and disease self-management skills. 7,9 Despite the growing evidence suggesting improved patient outcomes by engaging patients, [4][5][6]10 these interventions are often not integrated into practice due to uncertainty about benefit, lack of resources Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s11606-014-2855-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. needed for integration, lack of health insurance coverage across insurers, and lack of clarity on the best strategies to incorporate.…”

Eliciting the impact of digital consulting for young people living with long term conditions (LYNC study): which Patient Reported Outcome Measure? (Preprint)

“…The PAM 13, a short-form version of the PAM 22, has been more extensively examined for use in additional populations and languages (14) . It offers strong psychometric evidence in people living with long term conditions (16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27). The PAM; specifically the PAM-13, possesses a large body of evidence that supports its strong psychometric properties across diverse cultures and patient groups.…”