Psychometric evaluation of the Brazilian version of the pediatric asthma control and communication instrument

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BACKGROUND: There is a lack of questionnaires capable of evaluating the clinical control of Brazilian children and adolescents with asthma over a wide age range. The Pediatric Asthma Control and Communication Instrument (PACCI) has been validated, but only with English- and Spanish-speaking children in the United States.

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the PACCI questionnaire.

METHODS: A cross-sectional psychometric study conducted with children and adolescents aged 01 to 19 years with a clinical diagnosis of asthma, and their respective parents/guardians. The following assessments were conducted: socioeconomic status; clinical control using the Childhood Asthma Control Test (c-ACT), Asthma Control Test (ACT); caregiver quality of life using the Pediatric Asthma Caregivers Quality of Life Questionnaire (PACQLQ); and pulmonary function test (spirometry). Validity was evaluated as follows: exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis; Cronbach's alpha analysis (α); floor and ceiling effects; receiver operator characteristic curve analysis.

RESULTS: A total of 128 participants were included, most of them male (54.7%). The Brazilian version of PACCI had adequate internal consistency (α = .76) and moderate floor and ceiling effects. The internal structure presented acceptable adjustment indices, considering the extraction of four factors. The factors presented adequate α values. Asthma control factor 1 correlated with c-ACT/ACT and PACQLQ. Control domain scores greater than four points (sum of score) and above 1 point (problem index) were indicative of uncontrolled asthma.

CONCLUSION: The Brazilian version of PACCI was able to provide valid and reliable measures in evaluating the clinical control of asthma in Brazilian children and adolescents.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:55

Enthalten in:

Pediatric pulmonology - 55(2020), 8 vom: 01. Aug., Seite 1900-1907

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Santino, Thayla Amorim [VerfasserIn]
de França Mendes Alves, Raquel Emanuele [VerfasserIn]
Monteiro, Karolinne Souza [VerfasserIn]
Okelo, Sande O [VerfasserIn]
Patino, Cecília M [VerfasserIn]
Alchieri, João Carlos [VerfasserIn]
Mendonça, Karla Morganna P P [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adolescent
Asthma
Child
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Surveys and questionnaires
Validation studies

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Date Completed 30.11.2020

Date Revised 30.11.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/ppul.24851

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM310321786