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Measuring the self-care practice of children and adolescents: instrument development
1George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA.
Purpose:
To develop an instrument to measure the self-care practice of children and adolescents.
Subjects:
471 students, age 9-18, in 4th-12th grade.
Methods:
This methodological study involved item development and testing the instrument for reliability, readability, and construct validity.
Findings:
Study findings for the 35-item Child and Adolescent Self-Care Practice Questionnaire included a coefficient alpha of .83 and moderate correlations with two self-care agency instruments. Factors corresponding to the self-care requisites in Orem's model were identified using a LISREL confirmatory factor analysis approach.
Conclusions & Implications For Nursing:
The Child and Adolescent Self-Care Practice Questionnaire can be used in further research to determine how children and adolescents perform as self-care agents. Activities are identified and measured, intervention strategies to improve behaviors can be planned.