The Spanish Version of the Child Medical Fear Questionnaire

Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation

Bibliographic Data

ID15473281
AuthorsLeticia San Martín‐Rodríguez (0000-0002-9097-7493, Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA)), Nelia Soto‐Ruiz (0000-0002-5161-2272, Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA), corresponding author), Marta Ferraz‐Torres (0000-0002-7740-2572, Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA)), Marta Ferraz-Torres (Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA)), Cristina García‐vivar (0000-0002-6022-559X, Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA)), Amaia Saralegui‐Gainza (Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA)), Amaia Saralegui-Gainza (0000-0001-7676-5497, Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA)), Paula Escalada‐Hernández (0000-0003-2263-156X, Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA))
Year2021
Volume19
Issue1
Pages451-451
Publication date2021-12-31
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph19010451
PMID35010711
OpenAlexW4226050646
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited30

Having valid and reliable tools that help health professionals to assess fear in children undergoing medical procedures is essential to offer humanised and quality of care in the paediatric population. The aim of this study was to develop the cross-cultural adaptation and the evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the "Child Medical Fear Scale" in its shortened version (CMFS-R). The design consisted of two phases: first, of cross-cultural adaptation and second, of the psychometric validation of the CMFS-R with a sample of 262 children from Spain, applying a cross-sectional design. Confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to assess construct validity and the Cronbach's alpha and the adjusted item-total score correlation coefficients were performed to study reliability. The results confirmed internal consistency and construct validity of the Spanish version of the CMFS-R, indicating that the scale has an acceptable level of validity and reliability. Therefore, this study brings a new version of the scale to assess fear related to medical procedures for use in the Spanish paediatric population

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