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 contribution | Conception and Measurement of Health-related Transition Competence for Adolescents with Chronic Conditions - Development and Testing of a Self-Report Instrument |
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Original language | German |
Journal | Gesundheitswesen |
Volume | 79 |
Issue number | 6 |
Pages (from-to) | 491-496 |
Number of pages | 6 |
ISSN | 0941-3790 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 01.06.2017 |
Research Areas and Centers
- Academic Focus: Center for Brain, Behavior and Metabolism (CBBM)