Federica Dellafiore1, Serena Francesca Flocco1, Cristina Arrigoni2, Serena Barello3, Tiziana Nania1,
Maria Giovanna Russo4, Berardo Sarubbi5, Arianna Magon1, Francesco Pittella1, Massimo Chessa6, Rosario Caruso1,*
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.15, No.3, pp. 167-180, 2020, DOI:10.32604/CHD.2020.012438
Abstract 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… More >
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