The German pediatric integrated care survey (PICS-D): translation, adaptation, and psychometric testing

Abstract: Background: Integrated care models aim to strengthen the collaboration between healthcare sectors to ensure a higher quality of care for children with chronic conditions. Assessing pediatric healthcare integration through families' experiences, therefore, is essential. Our study aimed to psychometrically test the PICS-D, the first German-language integrated care questionnaire, which is based on the Pediatric Integrated Care Survey (PICS) developed in the USA.

Methods: We examined construct validity using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses (structural validity). Cronbach's α and McDonald's ωt coefficients explored reliability. Cognitive interviews assessed wording comprehension and item appropriateness.

Results: PICS-D was completed by 204 caregivers of children with chronic conditions (women = 84%; mean age = 41.4 years). Factor analyses identified 3 factors: “Team quality & communication”, “Family impact”, and “Access to care”. The 3-factorial structure showed a satisfying fit to confirmatory classical-test-theory-based models. Due to the insufficient reliability of the third factor, we recommend using only factors 1 and 2 for scoring the PICS-D.

Conclusion: The PICS-D is a 13-item questionnaire to assess family-reported experiences in pediatric care integration, which has good psychometric properties. It may be useful in guiding quality improvement efforts or measuring the impact of a care plan or care model.

Trial registration: German Clinical Trials Register (DRKS): DRKS00018778; Trial registration date 05. December 2019—Retrospectively registered; https://apps.who.int/trialsearch/Trial2.aspx?TrialID=DRKS00018778

Standort
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Umfang
Online-Ressource
Sprache
Englisch
Anmerkungen
Frontiers in pediatrics. - 10 (2022) , 1057256, ISSN: 2296-2360

Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wo)
Freiburg
(wer)
Universität
(wann)
2023
Urheber
Willems, Jana
Bablok, Isabella
Sehlbrede, Matthias
Farin, Erik
Langer, Thorsten

DOI
10.3389/fped.2022.1057256
URN
urn:nbn:de:bsz:25-freidok-2326018
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25.03.2025, 13:50 MEZ

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