Lemos Sara, Andrade Luísa, Lima Lígia, Martins Teresa, Svavarsdottir Erla Kolbrún, Barbieri-Figueiredo Maria Do Céu
Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, University of Porto, Portugal.
Center for Health Technology and Services Research, Portugal.
J Fam Nurs. 2024 Jan 29:10748407241226955. doi: 10.1177/10748407241226955.
Illness beliefs have a role in the adaptation, coping, well-being, healing, and recovery in families of children/adolescents with chronic illness. The assessment of family illness beliefs can support family nursing interventions that address the suffering of family members when illness arises. The purpose of this study was to translate, cross-culturally adapt, and psychometrically test the Portuguese version of the Iceland-Family Illness Beliefs Questionnaire. A sample of 237 parents of children/adolescents who experienced chronic health conditions completed the online questionnaire. The original factor model was tested through confirmatory factorial analysis. The results showed satisfactory model fit indices (χ/gl = 3.004; comparative fit index [CFI] = 0.90; root mean square error of approximation [RMSEA] = 0.092) and internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.74). The instrument showed good psychometric characteristics of validity and reliability, suggesting it may be useful in the assessment of illness beliefs in families experiencing a pediatric chronic illness.
疾病认知在患有慢性病的儿童/青少年家庭的适应、应对、幸福、康复及痊愈过程中发挥着作用。对家庭疾病认知的评估有助于开展家庭护理干预，以应对疾病发生时家庭成员所遭受的痛苦。本研究旨在对冰岛家庭疾病认知问卷的葡萄牙语版本进行翻译、跨文化调适及心理测量学测试。237名患有慢性健康问题的儿童/青少年的家长完成了在线问卷。通过验证性因子分析对原始因子模型进行了测试。结果显示模型拟合指数令人满意（χ/gl = 3.004；比较拟合指数[CFI] = 0.90；近似均方根误差[RMSEA] = 0.092），内部一致性良好（克朗巴哈α系数 = 0.74）。该工具显示出良好的效度和信度心理测量学特征，表明其可能有助于评估患有儿科慢性病家庭的疾病认知。
