Journal of Pediatric Psychology · 1988 · 31 citations · 0 references
MedicineChild HealthPediatricsPediatric CarePediatric Mental HealthPrimary CareChild Clinical PsychologyCommunication With Pediatric PatientsChildren's Access To CarePediatric Health Care UtilizationPediatric Healthcare UtilizationPediatric Shared Decision-makingShared Decision-making In PediatricsShared Decision-making With Children
The development of two instruments to measure aspects of 6- to 14-year-old patients' perceptions of pediatric visits was described. The Child Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ) and the Physician Attribute Checklist (PAC) were given to 75 children immediately after their medical visits at an ambulatory pediatric clinic. Results suggested that the CSQ, a 19-item Likert Scale, is an easily administered and internally consistent instrument (alpha = .89). Negatively worded items included in the field trial of the CSQ were subsequently omitted because of poor comprehension by children under 12. This resulted in a 12-item scale with an alpha of .89. The PAC, a list of seven single-word descriptors, was moderately internally consistent (.70). The CSQ and PAC were correlated .53. With further development, these instruments could offer important and often overlooked information regarding children's responses to medical visits.