ABSTRACT
Objective To evaluate the reliability and validity of the Chinese-version of the scale for the assessment of illness behavior(SAIB) in Chinese medical college students. Methods In view of the professional and cultural basis of the translation of SAIB,723 medical students were asked to complete the SAIB and the Illness Attitude Scale. After two weeks,75 students were followed to complete the SAIB. Re-sults After the analysis of the scale project analysis and the exploratory factor analysis,23 entries were re-tained and five common factors were extracted( verification of diagnosis,expression of symptoms,medication/treatment,consequences of illness,somatic symptom scanning),and accounted for 56.14％ of the total vari-ance.The confirmatory factor analysis identified a five factors model(SRMR=0.057,χ2/df=1.80,SRMR=0.06,RMSEA=0.05,GFI=0.912,CFI=0.93,TLI=0.91,IFI=0.93,PGFI=0.72,AGFI=0.89).The correla-tion validity between SAIB scale total score and treatment experience and symptoms affected in IAS scale were -0.31,-0.36 (P<0.01).Reliability coefficients of the five dimensions and total score ranged from 0.61 to 0.88,and the test-retest reliability was 0.78. Conclusion The Chinese version of the scale for the assess-ment of illness behavior is a reliable and valid instrument in Chinese.
