Haemangioma family burden: creation of a specific questionnaire

Acta Derm Venereol. 2015 Jan;95(1):78-82. doi: 10.2340/00015555-1847.

Abstract

To develop and validate a specific questionnaire to assess burden on families of children with infantile haemangioma (IH): the Haemangioma Family Burden questionnaire (HFB). Items were generated from a literature review and a verbatim report from parents. Subsequently, a study was implemented at the Necker Hospital and the Pellegrin Children's Hospital for psychometric analysis. The HFB was refined via item reduction according to inter-question correlations, consensus among experts and exploratory factor analysis. A 20-item questionnaire, grouped into 5 dimensions, was obtained. Construct validity was demonstrated and HFB showed good internal coherence (Cronbach's α: 0.93). The HFB was significantly correlated with the mental dimension of the Short-Form-12 (r = -0.75), and the Psychological General Well-Being Index (r = -0.61). HFB scores differed significantly according to the size and localization of the IH. A validated tool for assessing the burden on families of children with IH is now available.

Publication types

  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Absenteeism
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cost of Illness*
  • Emotions
  • Employment
  • Factor Analysis, Statistical
  • Family Relations*
  • Female
  • France
  • Hemangioma / diagnosis
  • Hemangioma / psychology*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Parents / psychology*
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Psychometrics
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Surveys and Questionnaires*