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Evidence of validity of internal structure of the Functional Assessment of Chro...
Alvarenga, Willyane de Andrade; Nascimento, Lucila Castanheira; Rebustini, Flávio; Santos, Claudia Benedita dos; Muehlan, Holger; Schmidt, SilkeThis study explored the evidence of validity of internal structure of the 12-item Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy—Spiritual Wellbeing Scale (FACIT-Sp-12) in Brazilian adolescents with chronic health conditions. The study involved 301 Brazilian adolescents with cancer, type 1 diabetes mellitus, or cystic fibrosis. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), and Item Re...
Measuring spiritual well‑being in Brazilian adolescents with chronic illness us...
Alvarenga, Willyane Andrade de; Nascimento, Lucila Castanheira; Santos, Claudia Benedita dos; Leite, Ana Carolina Andrade Biaggi; Mühlan, HolgerSpiritual well-being is a major issue in health care, but instruments for measuring this construct in adolescents are lacking. This study adapted the 12-item Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Spiritual Well-being Scale (FACIT-Sp-12) for use with Brazilian adolescents with chronic diseases and developed a parental observer-rated version, using an expert panel, back-translation, and cognitive inter...