Validation and Administration of the Spanish Questionnaire ‘Humanisation of Pediatric Care in Pain Management with a Non-Pharmacological Approach (HUPEDCARE-Q)’
Background/Objectives: The pain associated with invasive procedures is one of the mostcommon experiences in the pediatric population. Its management remains insufficientdue to gaps in healthcare training and knowledge. The aim of this study was to analyzethe attitudes, beliefs, care practices, and t...
| Autores: | , , , , , |
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2025 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Fundación Dialnet. Universidad de La Rioja |
| Repositorio: | RUIdeRA. Repositorio Institucional de la UCLM |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ruidera.uclm.es:10578/45636 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://doi.org/10.3390/children12081036 https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/12/8/1036 https://hdl.handle.net/10578/45636 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Non-pharmacological interventions Nursing care Nursing education Nursing research Pain management Pediatric pain Reliability Validity |
| Sumario: | Background/Objectives: The pain associated with invasive procedures is one of the mostcommon experiences in the pediatric population. Its management remains insufficientdue to gaps in healthcare training and knowledge. The aim of this study was to analyzethe attitudes, beliefs, care practices, and training of healthcare professionals in relation topediatric pain, through the development and application of the questionnaire ‘Humanisation of Pediatric Care in Pain Management with a Non-Pharmacological Approach(HUPEDCARE-Q)’. Methods: A cross-sectional, observational, and descriptive study witha quantitative approach was conducted to validate a questionnaire. The process was carriedout in three phases: (1) design and initial development of the instrument; (2) evaluation ofcontent validity through expert judgment, using the Content Validity Coefficient (CVC);(3) administration of the questionnaire to a large sample of healthcare professionals to assess its internal consistency and psychometric structure. Results: The evaluation involvedfive experts, and the items were assessed using the Content Validity Coefficient (CVC),with the overall CVC of the questionnaire exceeding 0.80. The average item scores given bythe experts ranged from 0.88 to 0.95, indicating a high level of agreement in their evaluations. The results showed statistically significant positive correlations among most items(p < 0.001), indicating adequate internal consistency. Conclusions: The content validation and pilot study confirmed the theoretical relevance and appropriateness of theHUPEDCARE-Q questionnaire items in the Spanish context. The results support its usefulness as a valid and reliable tool to identify attitudes, beliefs, knowledge, and training needsin the humanized management of pediatric pain.Keywords: nursing education; pain management; validity; reliability; nursing research;pediatric pain; nursing care; non-pharmacological interventions |
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