Development and psychometric properties of the 'Assessment of Burden of Chronic Conditions (ABCC) tool' for people with chronic heart failure (CHF): a mixed methods approach.
Lotte C E M Keijsers, Loraine H L Peters, Onno C P van Schayck, Jean W M Muris, Esther A Boudewijns, Danny Claessens, Robert T A Willemsen, Philippe L Salomé, Josiane J J Boyne, Hans-Peter Brunner-La Rocca, Petra E J van Pol, Tiny Jaarsma, Niels H Chavannes, Tobias N Bonten, Annerika H M Gidding-Slok
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Abstract
Objective: To develop a chronic heart failure (CHF) module for the Assessment of Burden of Chronic Conditions (ABCC) tool and evaluate its psychometric properties.
Design: Mixed methods study.
Setting: The study was conducted in the Netherlands.
Participants: Healthcare providers (ie, general practitioners (GPs), practice nurses, cardiologists, heart failure nurse practitioners, heart failure specialist nurses) and patients with CHF were involved in the developmental phase. In the psychometric evaluation, patients with CHF were included.
Results: The ABCC-CHF module comprised 26 items across CHF-specific domains, accompanied by associated advice. It demonstrated high convergent validity with the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) (97%) and successfully differentiated most known-groups. Internal consistency yielded a Cronbach's α of 0.92 for the total scale, while test-retest reliability showed an intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) of 0.97.
Conclusion: The CHF-specific module is developed and validated. It aims to integrate disease burden into routine healthcare, supporting person-centred care for people with CHF and multimorbidity.
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Family Medicine and Community Health (FMCH) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal focusing on the topics of family medicine, general practice and community health. FMCH strives to be a leading international journal that promotes ‘Health Care for All’ through disseminating novel knowledge and best practices in primary care, family medicine, and community health. FMCH publishes original research, review, methodology, commentary, reflection, and case-study from the lens of population health. FMCH’s Asian Focus section features reports of family medicine development in the Asia-pacific region. FMCH aims to be an exemplary forum for the timely communication of medical knowledge and skills with the goal of promoting improved health care through the practice of family and community-based medicine globally. FMCH aims to serve a diverse audience including researchers, educators, policymakers and leaders of family medicine and community health. We also aim to provide content relevant for researchers working on population health, epidemiology, public policy, disease control and management, preventative medicine and disease burden. FMCH does not impose any article processing charges (APC) or submission charges.
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