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Turkish validity and reliability of the parental competence questionnaire in the paediatric hospital emergency
Aylin Kurt1, Fatma Dinç1, Emine Güneş Şan1
1Faculty of Health Sciences, Bartın University, Turkey.
Insights
This study validates the Parental Competence Questionnaire for Turkish parents in pediatric emergency settings. The findings confirm its reliability and suitability for assessing parental competence in this crucial context.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Psychometrics
- Parental Health
Background:
- Assessing parental competence is crucial in pediatric emergency settings.
- Existing tools may not be culturally adapted or validated for specific populations.
- Understanding parental perceptions of competence can inform support strategies.
Purpose of the Study:
- To conduct a Turkish validity and reliability study of the Parental Competence Questionnaire (PCQ) specifically for the pediatric hospital emergency setting.
- To evaluate the psychometric properties of the PCQ in a Turkish sample.
- To establish the PCQ as a dependable tool for Turkish parents.
Main Methods:
- A descriptive, cross-sectional, correlational, and methodological study.
- Involved 624 parents (children aged 0-14) in pediatric emergency departments across three Turkish regions.
- Utilized the PCQ, demographic form, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and Parental Stress Questionnaire; analyzed with factor analysis and reliability coefficients.
Main Results:
- The Turkish version of the PCQ is an 18-item scale with three factors: emotional management/expression, social support, and parental agency, explaining 60% of variance.
- Cronbach's alpha coefficients exceeded 0.745, indicating high reliability.
- A negative correlation was found between parental stress/anxiety and parental competence.
Conclusions:
- The Parental Competence Questionnaire in the Paediatric Hospital Emergency Setting is a valid and reliable measurement tool for the Turkish population.
- The scale effectively measures parental competence in Turkish pediatric emergency contexts.
- Findings support the use of the PCQ for research and clinical practice in Turkey.
Aim:
The aim of this study is to conduct Turkish validity and reliability study of the parental competence questionnaire in the paediatric hospital emergency setting.
Methods:
This study is a descriptive, cross-sectional, correlational and methodological study. Participants were 624 parents with children aged 0-14 who presented to the paediatric emergency department between December 2023 and July 2024. The study was carried out in the emergency department of three hospitals in three different regions of Turkey. The data were collected by using the "demographic information form" and "parental competence questionnaire in the paediatric hospital emergency setting", "state and trait anxiety inventory", and "parental stress questionnaire". Explanatory and confirmatory factor analysis, Horn's parallel analysis, Catell's scree test, Cronbach's ordinal alpha coefficients and Pearson correlation were used in the data analysis.
Results:
The mean age of the mothers included in the study was 34.63 ± 6.94, and the mean age of the fathers was 37.88 ± 7.83. The scale consisted of 18 items and three sub-dimensions: emotional management and expression, social support, and parental agency, explaining 60 % of the total variance. It was determined that the Cronbach's ordinal alpha coefficients of the scale factors were greater than 0.745. There is a negative correlation between the parental stress questionnaire, the state and trait anxiety inventory, and the parental competence questionnaire in the paediatric hospital emergency setting.
Conclusions:
According to the results of this study, the parental competence questionnaire in the paediatric hospital emergency setting is a valid and reliable measurement tool for the Turkish population.
