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Author(s): | Fernandes, S. Arriaga, P. Carvalho, H. Esteves, F. |
Date: | 2017 |
Title: | Psychometric assessment of the Child Surgery Worries Questionnaire among Portuguese children |
Volume: | 24 |
Number: | 3-4 |
Pages: | 289 - 301 |
ISSN: | 1068-9583 |
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | 10.1007/s10880-017-9503-1 |
Keywords: | Children Preoperative worries Exploratory factor analysis Confirmatory factor analysis Measurement invariance CSWQ |
Abstract: | Worries are common in surgical patients, especially in children. The present study analyzed the factor structure and the psychometric properties of a Portuguese version of the Child Surgery Worries Questionnaire (CSWQ-P) in a Portuguese sample of 490 children. Exploratory factor analysis, conducted via principal axis factoring with oblimin rotation, provided evidence for a four-factor structure of the 21 item questionnaire. A confirmatory factor analysis was also conducted, showing the good fit of this solution. The CSWQ-P proved to have one more subscale than the original Spanish version CSWQ. Correlations with the children’s trait anxiety provided evidence of convergent validity for the CSWQ-P. Females also scored higher on worries than males on all subscales. Psychometric properties of this revised version of the CSWQ provided support for use with young children, and indicate the CSWQ-P has value for use in healthcare practice and in clinical research. |
Peerreviewed: | yes |
Access type: | Open Access |
Appears in Collections: | CIS-RI - Artigos em revistas científicas internacionais com arbitragem científica |
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