Psychometric Validation of the Living with Chronic Illness Scale in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure
Psychometric Validation of the Living with Chronic Illness Scale in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure
It is necessary to develop self-reported instruments that evaluate the process of living with chronic heart failure (HF) holistically. The Living with Chronic Illness Scale—HF (LW-CI-HF) is the only available tool to evaluate how patients are living with HF. The aim is to analyse the psychometric properties of the LW-CI scale in the HF population. An international, cross-sectional validation study was carried out in 603 patients living with HF from Spain and Colombia. The variables measured were living with HF, perceived social support, satisfaction with life, quality of life and global impression of severity. The LW-CI-HF scale presented good data quality and acceptability. All domains showed high internal consistency with Cronbach’s alpha coefficient ≥ 0.7. The intraclass correlation coefficient for the total score was satisfactory (0.9) in test–retest reliability. The LW-CI-HF correlated 0.7 with social support and quality of life measures. Standard error of measurement was 6.5 for total scale. The LW-CI-HF scale is feasible, reliable and valid. However, results should be taken with caution in order to be used in clinical practice to evaluate the complex process of living with HF. Further research is proposed.
Chronic heart failure, Chronic illness, Instrument, Psychometric properties, Self-reported outcome
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Ambrosio, Leire
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Perez-manchon, David
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Carvajal-carrascal, Gloria
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Fuentes-ramirez, Alejandra
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Caparros, Neus
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Ruiz De Ocenda, Manuel Ignacio
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Timonet, Eva
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Navarta-sanchez, Maria Victoria
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12 January 2021
Ambrosio, Leire
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Fuentes-ramirez, Alejandra
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Caparros, Neus
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Ruiz De Ocenda, Manuel Ignacio
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Timonet, Eva
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Navarta-sanchez, Maria Victoria
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Ambrosio, Leire, Perez-manchon, David, Carvajal-carrascal, Gloria, Fuentes-ramirez, Alejandra, Caparros, Neus, Ruiz De Ocenda, Manuel Ignacio, Timonet, Eva, Navarta-sanchez, Maria Victoria and Rodriguez-blazquez, Carmen
(2021)
Psychometric Validation of the Living with Chronic Illness Scale in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (2), , [572].
(doi:10.3390/ijerph18020572).
Abstract
It is necessary to develop self-reported instruments that evaluate the process of living with chronic heart failure (HF) holistically. The Living with Chronic Illness Scale—HF (LW-CI-HF) is the only available tool to evaluate how patients are living with HF. The aim is to analyse the psychometric properties of the LW-CI scale in the HF population. An international, cross-sectional validation study was carried out in 603 patients living with HF from Spain and Colombia. The variables measured were living with HF, perceived social support, satisfaction with life, quality of life and global impression of severity. The LW-CI-HF scale presented good data quality and acceptability. All domains showed high internal consistency with Cronbach’s alpha coefficient ≥ 0.7. The intraclass correlation coefficient for the total score was satisfactory (0.9) in test–retest reliability. The LW-CI-HF correlated 0.7 with social support and quality of life measures. Standard error of measurement was 6.5 for total scale. The LW-CI-HF scale is feasible, reliable and valid. However, results should be taken with caution in order to be used in clinical practice to evaluate the complex process of living with HF. Further research is proposed.
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Accepted/In Press date: 1 January 2021
Published date: 12 January 2021
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Acknowledgments: The authors sincerely thank all the patients with Chronic Heart Failure for their participation in this study. Besides, the authors would like to thank the primary and secondary healthcare centres involved in the data collection in Spain and Colombia. In particular, the authors thank all the general and cardiovascular specialised nurses and physicians for their help in the data collection. The authors also appreciate the support in the recruitment process received form the following multidisciplinary researchers: Silvia Corchon (University of Valencia), Lorena Lopez (Healthcare system of Madrid), Jorge Caro (University of Malaga), Maria Eugenia Ursua (Navarra Healthcare system), Alfonso Meneses (Complutense University of Madrid), Marta Aranda (Costa del Sol Hospital) and Nerea Elizondo (Navarra Healthcare system). Finally, the authors also thank the financial support received from the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and University.
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Funding: This research was funded by Ministry of Science, Innovation and University of the Spanish Government (FEDER/Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades—Agencia Estatal de Investigación/Proyecto), grant number CSO2017-82691-R.
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This research was funded by Ministry of Science, Innovation and University of the Spanish Government (FEDER/Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovaci?n y Universidades?Agencia Estatal de Investigaci?n/Proyecto), grant number CSO2017-82691-R.
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Chronic heart failure, Chronic illness, Instrument, Psychometric properties, Self-reported outcome
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Leire Ambrosio
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David Perez-manchon
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Gloria Carvajal-carrascal
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Alejandra Fuentes-ramirez
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Neus Caparros
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Manuel Ignacio Ruiz De Ocenda
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Eva Timonet
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Maria Victoria Navarta-sanchez
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Carmen Rodriguez-blazquez
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