Development and validation of the needs of children questionnaire: An instrument to measure children's self-reported needs in hospital.
J Adv Nurs
; 75(10): 2246-2258, 2019 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
To develop and psychometrically test the needs of children questionnaire (NCQ), a new instrument to measure school-aged children's self-reported psychosocial physical and emotional needs in paediatric wards.DESIGN:
This is an instrument development study based on recommendations for developing a reliable and valid questionnaire.METHOD:
The NCQ was developed over three phases between February 2013-April 2017 and included item generation; content adequacy assessment; questionnaire administration; factor analysis; internal consistency assessment and construct validity. Psychometric properties were assessed after 193 school-aged children completed the needs of children's questionnaire in four paediatric areas in Australia and New Zealand.RESULTS:
The development and validation of the NCQ over two countries resulted in a 16-item, four-category tool to measure the self-reported importance and fulfilment of school-aged children's needs in hospital. Cronbach's alpha for the combined samples was 0.93.CONCLUSION:
The NCQ bridges a gap to measure the level of importance and fulfilment of school-aged children's self-reported needs in hospital. Future testing and validation is needed in other paediatric areas and countries. IMPACT The 16-item NCQ is a valid measure to evaluate if the quality of care delivered and received in hospital is in line with what children self-report as important and required and to date indicates good usability and utility. Child self-reports are essential to inform healthcare delivery, policy, research and theory development from a child and family-centred care lens that honours the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the best interests of the child.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Psicometria
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Inquéritos e Questionários
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Avaliação das Necessidades
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Autorrelato
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Adv Nurs
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Austrália