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- Title
Dutch normative data and psychometric properties for the Distress Thermometer for Parents.
- Authors
Oers, Hedy; Schepers, Sasja; Grootenhuis, Martha; Haverman, Lotte; van Oers, Hedy A; Schepers, Sasja A; Grootenhuis, Martha A
- Abstract
<bold>Purpose: </bold>The aim of this study was to provide Dutch normative data for the Distress Thermometer for Parents (DT-P) and to assess internal consistency and known-groups validity.<bold>Methods: </bold>A sample of 1421 parents (60.7 % mothers), representative of the Dutch population, completed online sociodemographic questionnaire and the DT-P, which includes a thermometer (0 (no distress) to 10 (extreme distress), ≥4 clinically elevated distress) and everyday problems across six problem domains (practical, social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and parenting). Internal consistency was calculated using Cronbach's alphas. Known-groups validity was assessed by comparing parents of a child with a chronic condition (N = 287, 20.2 %) with parents of healthy children, using Mann-Whitney U tests and Chi-square tests.<bold>Results: </bold>The DT-P showed acceptable internal consistency (Cronbach's alphas = .52-.89). Parents of a child with a chronic condition more often reported clinically elevated distress than parents of healthy children (53.0 versus 38.2 %, p < .001). Also, on all domains they reported more problems (p = .000-.022). Normative scores for mothers and fathers separately were provided.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>The DT-P distinguishes well between parents of a child with and without a chronic condition. With the current norms available, distress can be evaluated in parents of a child with a chronic condition compared to parents of healthy children in pediatric clinical practice.
- Subjects
NETHERLANDS; SWEDEN; PSYCHOLOGY of parents; PSYCHOLOGICAL distress; PSYCHOMETRICS; TEST reliability; SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors; CRONBACH'S alpha; ANXIETY diagnosis; MENTAL health; QUALITY of life; PSYCHOLOGICAL stress; SEVERITY of illness index; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Quality of Life Research, 2017, Vol 26, Issue 1, p177
- ISSN
0962-9343
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s11136-016-1405-4