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The Pediatric Inventory for Parents: Development of a short-form in fathers of children with type 1 diabetes (T1D)

Madeline R Larson1, Shawn J Latendresse1, Ashley Teasdale1,2

  • 1Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.

Child: Care, Health and Development
|April 17, 2020
PubMed

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A new 13-item Pediatric Inventory for Parents (PIP) Short-Form was developed to assess parenting stress in fathers of children with type 1 diabetes. This shorter version enhances clinical applicability for healthcare professionals.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Psychology
  • Psychometrics
  • Chronic Illness Management

Background:

  • The Pediatric Inventory for Parents (PIP) is a 42-item measure of pediatric parenting stress.
  • Its extensive validation is noted, but the number of items may limit clinical use.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a short-form of the PIP to improve clinical applicability.
  • To create a more feasible measure for assessing parenting stress in fathers of children with chronic health conditions.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from 344 fathers of children with type 1 diabetes.
  • Employed item response theory (IRT) and short-form development recommendations.
  • Constructed a 13-item PIP Short-Form with 26 responses.

Main Results:

  • Retained items reflect the original PIP's content domains.
  • Demonstrated acceptable item fit using the partial credit model (PCM).
  • Selected items showed thresholds across the latent trait span.

Conclusions:

  • The PIP Short-Form offers a feasible method for assessing pediatric parenting stress.
  • This tool may aid healthcare professionals working with parents of children with chronic conditions.
  • Further validation studies for the PIP Short-Form are recommended.
Abstract

Keywords:
Pediatric Inventory for Parentsitem response theorypaediatric parenting stressshort-form development

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