Development of a knowledge, attitude, and practice scale for cardiac rehabilitation for parents of children with heart disease

• Published in: Journal of pediatric nursing Vol. 72; pp. 161 - 167
• Main Authors: Lin, Chen, Xiaoyi, Shen, Xiaoman, Cai, Yongmei, Guan, Yibei, Wu, Nanping, Shen, Wenyi, Luo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.09.2023
• Subjects: Cardiac rehabilitation; Exploratory factor analysis; Knowledge, attitude, and practice; Parents of children with cardiac disease; Knowledge, attitude, and practice; Exploratory factor analysis; Parents of children with cardiac disease; Cardiac rehabilitation
• ISSN: 0882-5963; 1532-8449
• DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2022.11.028

We aimed to (i) develop a Cardiac Rehabilitation Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Scale for parents of children with heart disease and (ii) test its reliability and validity. Based on the theory of knowledge, attitude, and practice, an item pool was constructed through literature review, and 200 parents of children with heart disease were surveyed to test the reliability and validity of the scale. The finalized Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Scale contains three parts, i.e., knowledge, attitude, and practice, with a total of 34 items. The Cronbach alpha coefficient of the total scale was 0.731, the split-half reliability was 0.730, the content validity was 0.956, and the content validity of each item was 0.917–1. The Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Scale of Cardiac Rehabilitation for Parents of Children with Heart Disease has good reliability and validity, and it can be used as a tool to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of parents of children with heart disease participating in cardiac rehabilitation. The development of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Scale for parents of children with heart disease is of great significance for carrying out targeted education programs in the future to improve the compliance of children with heart disease with cardiac rehabilitation programs. •A Cardiac Rehabilitation Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Scale was developed.•The scale has good reliability and validity.•Knowledge, attitude, and practice theory was used.