Quality of life in caregivers of children with asthma: Validity and reliability of the IFABI-R questionnaire.

摘要: Abstract Background Parents’/caregivers’ quality of life is an important aspect to consider when handling paediatric asthma, but there a paucity valid and reliable instruments measure it. The Family Impact Childhood Bronchial Asthma (IFABI-R) recently developed questionnaire facilitate the assessment asthma-related parents’/caregivers’ life. This study researches psychometric properties IFABI-R. Methods Parents/main caregivers 462 children between 4 14 years age with active asthma were included in sample. IFABI-R was administered on two different occasions number other variables related measured: child's control, family functioning, perception symptoms child. evaluative discriminative analysed, minimal change score identified. Results showed high internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.941), cross-sectional construct validity (correlation degree functioning parent/caregiver symptoms), longitudinal changes control sensitivity test–retest reliability. An absolute 0.3 units significant Conclusions instrument parents/caregivers asthma.