TY - EJOU
AU - Dellafiore, Federica
AU - Flocco, Serena Francesca
AU - Arrigoni, Cristina
AU - Barello, Serena
AU - Nania, Tiziana
AU - Russo, Maria Giovanna
AU - Sarubbi, Berardo
AU - Magon, Arianna
AU - Pittella, Francesco
AU - Chessa, Massimo
AU - Caruso, Rosario
TI - Italian Validation of the Healthcare Needs Scale for Youth with Congenital Heart Disease and Its Short-Form Development
T2 - Congenital Heart Disease
PY - 2020
VL - 15
IS - 3
SN - 1747-0803
AB - Aims: This study aimed at providing an Italian short version of the
‘healthcare needs scale for youth with congenital heart disease’ (I-HNS-CHD-s),
describing its construct validity and reliability. Methods: A multi-method and
multi-phase design were adopted. Phase one referred to the cultural-linguistic
validation of the original scale into Italian. Phase two tasted content and face
validity of the Italian-translated scale. Phase three included the psychometric
validation process of scale, encompassed two different steps: first cross-sectional
data collection (sample A) purposed at determining the psychometric
characteristics of the I-HNS-CHD-s, using an exploratory factor analysis (EFA).
Then, a second round of cross-sectional data collection (sample B) was performed
using the version of I-HNS-CHD-s derived from the previous step, and it purposed
at confirming the scale factor structure and at assessing its reliability. Results: I-HNS-CHD-s showed evidence of face and content validity, adequate construct and
internal consistency and stability. Specifically, I-HNS-CHD-s had 14 items kept
by four domains, labelled as follows: Healthcare education, clinical support,
emotional support, continuum of care. These domains were predicted by a secondorder factor, which was labelled as Healthcare needs. Overall I-HNS-CHD-s
encompassed only the items that showed high performance in the psychometric
analysis. Accordingly, I-HNS-CHD-s is a shorter form of the original scale (14
items instead of 25). Conclusions: I-HNS-CHD-s is a psychometrically robust
measure of the healthcare and psychosocial needs of Italian adolescents and young
adults with congenital heart disease.
KW - Assessment; congenital heart disease; healthcare needs; instrument; validation
DO - 10.32604/CHD.2020.012438