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Psychometric properties of the ‘Self‐Management and Transition to Adulthood with R x = Treatment Questionnaire’ in Chinese children and young people with chronic diseases
Author(s) -
Ma Jiali,
Yu Qinglin,
Ding Wenwen,
Zhang Taomei,
Zhang Ying
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of nursing practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1440-172X
pISSN - 1322-7114
DOI - 10.1111/ijn.12880
Subject(s) - exploratory factor analysis , context (archaeology) , confirmatory factor analysis , medicine , young adult , reliability (semiconductor) , clinical psychology , cross sectional study , population , psychometrics , psychology , gerontology , structural equation modeling , paleontology , power (physics) , statistics , physics , mathematics , pathology , quantum mechanics , biology , environmental health
Aims The aims of this work were to translate, culturally adapt and evaluate the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Self‐Management and Transition to Adulthood with R x = Treatment Questionnaire. Background Children and young people with chronic diseases are expected to start self‐managing their diseases and have a smooth and coordinated transition from paediatric‐ to adult‐oriented care. Design This study involved the cultural adaptation of a questionnaire into Chinese and examined its factor structure. Methods This was a multicentre cross‐sectional study of children and young people/adolescents (8–18 years) who were diagnosed with chronic diseases in China from June 2016 to December 2018. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed to analyse the questionnaire's validity. Results Four major factors were identified in the Chinese version of the questionnaire, and it had a good fit to the target population. The internal reliability was good. All factors were positively and strongly correlated with the total score. The t test revealed that the Medication Management score was not significantly different between two age groups (8–11 and 12–18 years), but the scores of the other factors and overall scale were lower in the 8–11 years age group. Conclusion The Chinese version of the questionnaire has good reliability and validity in the Chinese context.