Health Attitudes Scale Test - the question form
Questions: 24 · 5 minutes
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1. Taking any medication poisons the body.
1 – Completely disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Rather disagree
4 – Rather agree
5 – Agree
6 – Completely agree
2. Illness is a convenient excuse for not going to work.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
3. Illness helps clarify life priorities.
1 – Completely disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Completely agree
4. It is impossible to maintain good health if you have a low income.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
5. In healthcare organizations, more attention is paid to statistics and paperwork than to people.
1 - Strongly disagree
2 - Disagree
3 - Somewhat disagree
4 - Somewhat agree
5 - Agree
6 - Strongly agree
6. Most nurses lack patience when working with patients.
1 – Completely disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Completely agree
7. Older doctors are more trustworthy than younger specialists.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
8. Doctors are willing to sacrifice their own health to help other people.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
9. Traditional medicine methods are safer and more effective than modern medicines.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
10. Being ill is a good way to receive benefits and allowances.
1 – Completely disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Completely agree
11. Illness helps a person understand what is important in life and what is not.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
12. These days, many people cannot afford healthcare.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
13. Doctors are overburdened with paperwork and other administrative tasks that are not related to patient care.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
14. Most nurses are unfriendly toward patients.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
15. I would trust my own child’s medical care only to a physician with extensive experience.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
16. Most of the time, physicians are indifferent to their patients' suffering.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Rather disagree
4 – Rather agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
17. Medicines have far more negative effects than are stated in the package insert.
1 - Strongly disagree
2 - Disagree
3 - Somewhat disagree
4 - Somewhat agree
5 - Agree
6 - Strongly agree
18. Illness is a good way to draw attention to myself and receive care from others.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
19. Illness leads to an understanding of the value of health.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
20. A healthy lifestyle is only accessible to wealthy people.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
21. Doctors are more concerned with completing medical paperwork than with their patients' problems.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
22. In the workplace, nurses are usually preoccupied with personal problems rather than providing medical care to patients.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
23. Most medical errors are made by young doctors.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
24. In general, doctors treat people in a formal and superficial way.
1 – Completely disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Completely agree
1. Taking any medication poisons the body.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
2. Illness is a convenient excuse not to go to work.
1 – Completely disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Rather disagree
4 – Rather agree
5 – Agree
6 – Completely agree
3. Illness helps a person clarify what matters most in life.
1 – Completely disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Completely agree
4. It is impossible to maintain good health with a low income.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
5. In healthcare organizations, more attention is paid to statistics and paperwork than to people.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
6. Most nurses lack patience when working with patients.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
7. Older doctors are more trustworthy than younger specialists.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
8. Doctors are willing to sacrifice their own health in order to help other people.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
9. Traditional (folk) medicine methods are safer and more effective than modern medicines.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
10. Being ill is a good way to receive benefits and allowances.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
11. Illness helps a person understand what is important in life and what is not.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
12. These days, many people cannot afford healthcare.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
13. Doctors are burdened with administrative tasks not related to patient care.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
14. Most nurses are unfriendly toward patients.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
15. Only a doctor with extensive clinical experience can be trusted to treat one's own child.
1 – Completely disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Completely agree
16. Most of the time, a doctor is indifferent to the suffering of their patients.
1 – Completely disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Completely agree
17. Medicines have far more negative effects than are described in the patient information leaflet.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
18. Illness is a good way to attract attention and receive care from others.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
19. Illness leads to an understanding of the value of health.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
20. A healthy lifestyle is only affordable for wealthy people.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
21. Doctors are more concerned with completing medical paperwork than with their patients' problems.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
22. In the workplace, nurses are usually preoccupied with personal issues rather than providing medical care to patients.
1 – Completely disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Completely agree
23. Most medical errors are made by young doctors.
1 – Strongly disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Strongly agree
24. In general, doctors treat people in a formal and superficial way.
1 – Completely disagree
2 – Disagree
3 – Somewhat disagree
4 – Somewhat agree
5 – Agree
6 – Completely agree