title: Development of the Chronicity Impact and Coping Instrument: Parent Questionnaire (CICI:PQ).
abstract: The CICI: PQ--Chronicity Impact and Coping Instrument: Parent Questionnaire--was developed to determine the impact of a child's chronic illness on parents and how parents cope with the impact. This article describes the development of the CICI:PQ and the results of three pilot studies to increase the instrument's reliability. Hoyt's coefficient of reliability for the total instrument is .95. The CICI:PQ is useful to health professionals working with chronically ill children and their families and to researchers interested in the same population.
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods*; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires