Konzeption und Erfassung der gesundheitsbezogenen Transitionskompetenz von Jugendlichen mit chronischen Erkrankungen - Entwicklung und Prüfung eines Selbstbeurteilungsinstrumentes

Translated title of the contribution: Conception and Measurement of Health-related Transition Competence for Adolescents with Chronic Conditions - Development and Testing of a Self-Report Instrument

C. Herrmann-Garitz, H. Muehlan, F. Bomba, U. Thyen, S. Schmidt*

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Abstract

Background: The importance of health-related care and self-management responsibilities has been shown in recent research. The aim of this work is the development and psychometric testing of an instrument to assess health-related transition competence. Methods: The instrument was developed with psychometric and conceptual methods in several steps. Based on focus group and expert interviews, an item pool to assess health-related transition competence was developed. The instrument was tested and finalised in a pilot study with adolescents with chronic conditions (N=323). Results: Three subscales work-related preparedness (3 items), condition-related knowledge (3 items) and health-care competence (4 items) with proper psychometric properties were identified. The subscales can be combined to a global score. Conclusions: The scales feature good psychometrics. They efficiently facilitate the standardised assessment of health-related transition competence in preparation and progress of the transition. This also enables for outcome assessment of health-care services related to transition competence (e. g., workshops).

Translated title of the contributionConception and Measurement of Health-related Transition Competence for Adolescents with Chronic Conditions - Development and Testing of a Self-Report Instrument
Original languageGerman
JournalGesundheitswesen
Volume79
Issue number6
Pages (from-to)491-496
Number of pages6
ISSN0941-3790
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01.06.2017

Research Areas and Centers

  • Academic Focus: Center for Brain, Behavior and Metabolism (CBBM)

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