PSYCHOMETRIC ANALYSIS FOR ELECTRONIC VALIDATION OF THE PEDIATRIC ASTHMA COMMUNICATION AND CONTROL INSTRUMENT - PACCI
Keywords: Psychometrics; Validation Study; Surveys and Questionnaires; Pediatrics
Introduction: There are several instruments validated in a traditional format to assist in the care and management of individuals with asthma. However, online models available for mobile devices are becoming a common practice. For pediatric asthma, there is still no questionnaire available in electronic format for application in the Brazilian population. The electronic format allows for a remote and simple guarantee of care for the disease. Objective: to analyze the psychometric properties for validation in electronic format of the Pediatric Asthma Control and Communication Instrument – PACCI (e-PACCI). Methodology: The methodology of this study follows Consensus Based Standards for the Selection of Health Measurement Instruments (COSMIN) recommendations. Reliability measures will be tested (internal consistency and test-retest to measure agreement), correlation tests for validity of criterion (PACCI x e-PACCI) and construct validity (e-PACCI x Pediatric Quality of Life InventoryTM Asthma Module – PedsQLTM Asthma Module). The Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS), version 22.0 for Windows (IBM Corporation, Armonk, NY, USA) software will be used for data analysis. Preliminary results: Until now, 31 individuals (aged between 1 to 21 years) were considered eligible to participate in the study. Reliability data showed that the e-PACCI had an adequate internal consistency value (Cronbach α = 0.86). The test-retest reliability for the asthma control domain, with an interval of two weeks between the administrations of the traditional PACCI and the e-PACCI, showed good agreement (ICC: 0.72).