Children’s Perception Scale of Head Lice Infestation (CPS-HLI): Design and Psychometrics

IF 0.5 Q4 PEDIATRICS
Gona Bekry, P. Sarbakhsh, H. Allahverdipour, A. Shaghaghi
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Background: Pediculosis is a common ectoparasitic infestation that involves especially the skin of children worldwide. Studying the children’s perception of the disease’s risk factors, the effectiveness of personal preventive measures, and its implications for their health could be a major leap forward in health promotion activities. Objectives: This study aimed to develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Children’s Perception Scale of Head Lice Infestation (CPS-HLI) and its initial feasibility assessment for use on Iranian and possibly other elementary school children. Methods: The scale’s items were retained based on an extensive literature search and classified into the underlying constructs of the Extended Health Belief Model (EHBM). An expert panel endorsed the qualitative content and face validity of the preliminary draft, and 47 items remained for quantitative validity testing on a sample of 362 elementary school students in the city of Paveh, West of Iran. Explanatory and confirmatory factor analyses (EFA and CFA) were employed to test the content and structural validity of the constructed instrument. Cronbach's alpha and intra-class correlation coefficients were calculated to assess the internal consistency and reliability of the scale. Results: The values of Lawshe's content validity index (0.90) and content validity ratio (0.77), the subscales’ Cronbach's alpha (0.59), and intra-class correlation (0.72) coefficients confirmed plausible internal consistency of the scale. The values of root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) (< 0.08 with χ2 < 0.05), Tucker-Lewis Index (TLI), and Comparative Fit Index (CFI) > 0.9 approved the applied statistical model’s goodness of fit. The ranges of Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) measure of sampling adequacy for the underlying subscales (0.49 - 0.74) and the statistically significant result of Bartlett’s test of sphericity (P < 0.001) confirmed the patterned relationship among the constructed scale’s items. The principal component analysis that was performed using STATA favored the 11-factor solution. Conclusions: The study findings support the construct validity of CPS-HLI for use in studies on children’s perception of head lice infestation risk factors, the effectiveness of personal preventive measures, and the disease implications for their health and well-being. Further cross-cultural and cross-national validation studies are recommended for using the instrument in a wider range of populations and settings.
儿童头虱侵扰知觉量表(CPS-HLI):设计与心理测量学
背景:足霉菌病是一种常见的外寄生虫感染,尤其涉及世界各地儿童的皮肤。研究儿童对疾病风险因素的感知、个人预防措施的有效性及其对健康的影响,可能是健康促进活动的一大飞跃。目的:本研究旨在开发和评估儿童头部虱子感染感知量表(CPS-HLI)的心理测量特性及其在伊朗和可能的其他小学生中使用的初步可行性评估。方法:基于广泛的文献检索,保留量表的项目,并将其分类到扩展健康信念模型(EHBM)的基本结构中。一个专家小组认可了初稿的定性内容和表面有效性,对伊朗西部帕维市362名小学生的样本进行了47个项目的定量有效性测试。采用解释性和验证性因素分析(EFA和CFA)来测试构建的工具的内容和结构有效性。计算Cronbachα和类内相关系数,以评估量表的内部一致性和可靠性。结果:Lawshe的内容有效性指数(0.90)和内容有效性比(0.77)、分量表的Cronbachα(0.59)和类内相关系数(0.72)证实了量表的内部一致性。近似均方根误差(RMSEA)(<0.08,χ2<0.05)、Tucker Lewis指数(TLI)和比较拟合指数(CFI)>0.9的值验证了应用统计模型的拟合优度。Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin(KMO)对基本分量表抽样充分性的测量范围(0.49-0.74)和Bartlett球形度检验的统计学显著结果(P<0.001)证实了构建量表项目之间的模式关系。使用STATA进行的主成分分析有利于11因素解决方案。结论:研究结果支持CPS-HLI的结构有效性,可用于研究儿童对头虱感染风险因素的感知、个人预防措施的有效性以及疾病对其健康和幸福的影响。建议进行进一步的跨文化和跨国家验证研究,以便在更广泛的人群和环境中使用该工具。
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期刊介绍: Archives Of Pediatric Infectious Disease is a clinical journal which is informative to all practitioners like pediatric infectious disease specialists and internists. This authoritative clinical journal was founded by Professor Abdollah Karimi in 2012. The Journal context is devoted to the particular compilation of the latest worldwide and interdisciplinary approach and findings including original manuscripts, meta-analyses and reviews, health economic papers, debates and consensus statements of clinical relevance to pediatric disease field, especially infectious diseases. In addition, consensus evidential reports not only highlight the new observations, original research and results accompanied by innovative treatments and all the other relevant topics but also include highlighting disease mechanisms or important clinical observations and letters on articles published in the journal.
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