A Short Form of the Child/Youth Health Care Questionnaire on Satisfaction, Utilization, and Needs in Children and Adolescents with a Chronic Condition (CHC-SUN-SF/YHC-SUN-SF)

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ID15469322
AutoresHolger Muehlan (0000-0001-8048-5682, Universitätsmedizin Greifswald, autor de correspondencia), Henriette Markwart (0000-0002-1775-6053, Universitätsmedizin Greifswald), Ingo Menrath (0000-0002-6190-8608, University of Lübeck), Gundula Ernst (0000-0002-2483-7206, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover), Ute Thyen (0000-0002-8424-770X, University of Lübeck), Silke Schmidt (0000-0002-4194-1937, Universitätsmedizin Greifswald)
Año2021
Volumen18
Número22
Páginas12196-12196
Fecha de publicación2021-11-20
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph182212196
PMID34831951
OpenAlexW3215844621
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas22

We decided to develop a short-form of the CHC-SUN/YHC-SUN, a questionnaire aiming at assessing health care satisfaction of children and adolescents with chronic health conditions. Data analysis was based on samples from three different studies. Item selection involved statistical analysis and expert consensus. For independent validation purposes, we calculated descriptive statistics on single-item and composite-scale levels and applied classic test theory, confirmatory factor analyses, and correlation analysis to investigate the psychometric properties of the final short-form by different types of reliability and validity. Internal consistency (Cronbach's Alpha) reached values of a = 0.89 (self-report) and a = 0.92 (parents report), split-half reliability values reached 0.85 (self-report) and 0.91 (parents report). Confirmatory factor analysis indicated no sufficient fit for the single factor solution, whereas the solution with three factors and one higher order factor indicated the best overall fit amongst three competing models. Validity of the short-form measure can be assumed, e.g., as indicated by its association with a single-item measure on general health care satisfaction. The short-form measures of the CHC-SUN for parents (CHC-SUN-SF) and the YHC-SUN self-report version for adolescents (YHC-SUN-SF) feature excellent psychometric performances, provide economical assessments, and are easy-to-administer questionnaires. They should be used whenever brief measures are needed for economic reasons

Confirmatory factor analysis · Cronbach's alpha · Descriptive statistics · Psychometrics · Reliability (semiconductor · Scale (ratio · Statistics · Structural equation modeling · Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare · Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life · Clinical Psychology · Family and Disability Support Research · Mathematics · Medicine · Psychology