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Validation of the Health Consciousness Scale among the Czech Population
The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the importance of maintaining good health. It became has become apparent that health consciousness is a crucial factor in promoting healthy lifestyles, disease prevention, and the overall well-being of individuals. A higher level of health consciousness is asso...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10252204/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37297768 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11111628 |
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description | The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the importance of maintaining good health. It became has become apparent that health consciousness is a crucial factor in promoting healthy lifestyles, disease prevention, and the overall well-being of individuals. A higher level of health consciousness is associated with healthy habits, better adherence to medical recommendations, and a higher quality of life. Therefore, health consciousness is a critical construct in health care that reflects the degree to which individuals care about their health. This study, which is based on a representative sample of the adult population (n = 1372), aims to validate the Health Consciousness Scale (HCS) to assess its reliability and validity, and evaluate the factor structure of the translated version of the scale in the Czech language. The validation of the HCS in the Czech context is a significant step forward and provides useful information for healthcare professionals, policymakers, and researchers. The findings of this study contribute to the understanding of health consciousness in the Czech population and provide unique information for the development and evaluation of health interventions aimed at promoting healthy behaviors and attitudes. |
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spelling | pubmed-102522042023-06-10 Validation of the Health Consciousness Scale among the Czech Population Remr, Jiri Healthcare (Basel) Article The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the importance of maintaining good health. It became has become apparent that health consciousness is a crucial factor in promoting healthy lifestyles, disease prevention, and the overall well-being of individuals. A higher level of health consciousness is associated with healthy habits, better adherence to medical recommendations, and a higher quality of life. Therefore, health consciousness is a critical construct in health care that reflects the degree to which individuals care about their health. This study, which is based on a representative sample of the adult population (n = 1372), aims to validate the Health Consciousness Scale (HCS) to assess its reliability and validity, and evaluate the factor structure of the translated version of the scale in the Czech language. The validation of the HCS in the Czech context is a significant step forward and provides useful information for healthcare professionals, policymakers, and researchers. The findings of this study contribute to the understanding of health consciousness in the Czech population and provide unique information for the development and evaluation of health interventions aimed at promoting healthy behaviors and attitudes. MDPI 2023-06-02 /pmc/articles/PMC10252204/ /pubmed/37297768 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11111628 Text en © 2023 by the author. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Remr, Jiri Validation of the Health Consciousness Scale among the Czech Population |
title | Validation of the Health Consciousness Scale among the Czech Population |
title_full | Validation of the Health Consciousness Scale among the Czech Population |
title_fullStr | Validation of the Health Consciousness Scale among the Czech Population |
title_full_unstemmed | Validation of the Health Consciousness Scale among the Czech Population |
title_short | Validation of the Health Consciousness Scale among the Czech Population |
title_sort | validation of the health consciousness scale among the czech population |
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url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10252204/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37297768 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11111628 |
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