Translation and validation of the Comfort Behaviors Checklist in hospitalized children with chronic diseases
Abstract Background Different tools have been developed to measure patients' comfort. This study aims to translate, validate, and apply the Comfort Behaviors Checklist to hospitalized children with chronic diseases. Methods Validity and reliability are assessed using face and content validity,...
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| description | Abstract Background Different tools have been developed to measure patients' comfort. This study aims to translate, validate, and apply the Comfort Behaviors Checklist to hospitalized children with chronic diseases. Methods Validity and reliability are assessed using face and content validity, construct validity (known-groups technique and Principal Component Analysis), internal consistency, and inter-rater reliability. The study takes place in a children's hospital in Iran, involving 220 children aged 4 to 6. Results The Comfort Behaviors Checklist demonstrates acceptable face and content validity. Construct validity is supported by the lack of correlation between behavioral comfort scores in known groups. The Principal Component analysis results in five components, explaining 70.39% of the total variation. The checklist exhibits acceptable reliability, with a total Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.86 and an intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.835. Conclusion The Comfort Behavior Checklist is a valid and reliable tool for assessing the level of comfort in Iranian children with chronic diseases. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d3922fd53a3e453591e78ac921bca8b82023-12-10T12:32:00ZengBMCBMC Pediatrics1471-24312023-12-012311910.1186/s12887-023-04451-xTranslation and validation of the Comfort Behaviors Checklist in hospitalized children with chronic diseasesSara Valadkhani0Sima Hejazi1Azam Shirinabadi Farahani2Department of Pediatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Nursing, Bojnurd Faculty of Nursing, North Khorasan University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Pediatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesAbstract Background Different tools have been developed to measure patients' comfort. This study aims to translate, validate, and apply the Comfort Behaviors Checklist to hospitalized children with chronic diseases. Methods Validity and reliability are assessed using face and content validity, construct validity (known-groups technique and Principal Component Analysis), internal consistency, and inter-rater reliability. The study takes place in a children's hospital in Iran, involving 220 children aged 4 to 6. Results The Comfort Behaviors Checklist demonstrates acceptable face and content validity. Construct validity is supported by the lack of correlation between behavioral comfort scores in known groups. The Principal Component analysis results in five components, explaining 70.39% of the total variation. The checklist exhibits acceptable reliability, with a total Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.86 and an intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.835. Conclusion The Comfort Behavior Checklist is a valid and reliable tool for assessing the level of comfort in Iranian children with chronic diseases.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-023-04451-xComfortValidationChronic diseaseChildrenComfort Behaviors Checklist |
| spellingShingle | Sara Valadkhani Sima Hejazi Azam Shirinabadi Farahani Translation and validation of the Comfort Behaviors Checklist in hospitalized children with chronic diseases BMC Pediatrics Comfort Validation Chronic disease Children Comfort Behaviors Checklist |
| title | Translation and validation of the Comfort Behaviors Checklist in hospitalized children with chronic diseases |
| title_full | Translation and validation of the Comfort Behaviors Checklist in hospitalized children with chronic diseases |
| title_fullStr | Translation and validation of the Comfort Behaviors Checklist in hospitalized children with chronic diseases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Translation and validation of the Comfort Behaviors Checklist in hospitalized children with chronic diseases |
| title_short | Translation and validation of the Comfort Behaviors Checklist in hospitalized children with chronic diseases |
| title_sort | translation and validation of the comfort behaviors checklist in hospitalized children with chronic diseases |
| topic | Comfort Validation Chronic disease Children Comfort Behaviors Checklist |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-023-04451-x |
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