Psychometric properties of the parent's perception uncertainty in illness scale, Spanish version

Abstract

ObjectiveTo analyse the psychometric properties of the Parents’ Perception of Uncertainty in Illness Scale, parents/children, adapted to Spanish. MethodA descriptive methodological study involving the translation into Spanish of the Parents’ Perception of Uncertainty in Illness Scale, parents/children, and analysis of their face validity, content validity, construct validity and internal consistency. ResultsThe original version of the scale in English was translated into Spanish, and approved by its author. Six face validity items with comprehension difficulty were reported; which were reviewed and adapted, keeping its structure. The global content validity index with expert appraisal was 0.94. In the exploratory analysis of factors, 3 dimensions were identified: ambiguity and lack of information, unpredictability and lack of clarity, with a KMO=0.846, which accumulated 91.5% of the explained variance. The internal consistency of the scale yielded a Cronbach alpha of 0.86 demonstrating a good level of correlation between items. ConclusionThe Spanish version of “Parent's Perception of Uncertainty in Illness Scale” is a valid and reliable tool that can be used to determine the level of uncertainty of parents facing the illness of their children.