Patient Activation Measure.

PAM

What it measures

Patient activation: knowledge, skills, beliefs and confidence for self-managing one's health (a developmental, Guttman-like continuum across 4 activation levels)

Length and format

13 (PAM-13); original 22 (PAM-22). 4-point agreement (+ N/A); Rasch-calibrated 0-100 activation score; 4 levels (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

Many languages (validated across Europe, Asia; licensed translations)

Normative data

No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.

Licence

copyrighted - commercial

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Reference

Hibbard, J. H., Mahoney, E. R., Stockard, J., & Tusler, M. (2005). Development and testing of a short form of the Patient Activation Measure. Health Services Research, 40(6 Pt 1), 1918-1930.