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  • Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric validation of the Children with Special Health Care Needs Screener© for European Portuguese in a school setting
    Publication . Pires, Maria do Céu Coelho Monteiro; Barbieri-Figueiredo, Maria do Céu Aguiar; Silva, Armando Manuel Marques; Arrué, Andrea Moreira; Guarda-Rodrigues, Joana; Neves, Eliane Tatsch; Menino, Eva Guilherme; Lito, David; Azevedo, Inês
    Introduction and Objectives: Children with special health care needs (CSHCN) constitute a growing and heterogeneous group. The Children with Special Health Care Needs Screener© (CSHCN Screener©) is a brief (five-item), reliable, and clinically useful instrument for identifying these children. The objective of this study was to culturally adapt and evaluate the psychometric properties of the CSHCN Screener© for Portuguese children in a school setting, based on the translation and adaptation of the instrument validated for Brazilian Portuguese. Method: The study comprised two phases: (a) cross-cultural adaptation with experts and a pre-test, including face validity, with 54 parents/guardians (PG); and (b) reliability assessment in a sample of 301 PG through internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha), test-retest (kappa coefficient), and content validity with experts, using the content validity index (CVI). Results: The final instrument is culturally appropriate. The items demonstrated adequate reliability (α = 0.75 and 0.77). The overall test-retest concordance coefficient (Test 1 – Retest 1 to Test 5 – Retest 5) demonstrated considerable temporal stability (kappa > 0.8). Face validity indicated that the CSHCN Screener© is easily understood by PG. Experts agreed on the relevance, comprehensibility, and comprehensiveness of the content (CVI = 1.00). Discussion: The CSHCN Screener©, culturally adapted to European Portuguese, is reliable and useful for identifying CSHCN who present one or more of the five consequences included in the questionnaire, and will contribute to developing policies that promote health, with an emphasis on transdisciplinary intervention, specifically in the school context. It shows high potential for adaptation and applicability in different care contexts.
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