Fears of medical events among school-age children with emotional disorders, parents, and health care providers.
The purpose of this comparative study was to describe the reports of fears of medical events among school-age children with emotional disorders and compare their reports with those of parents and health care providers. A secondary purpose was to determine the reliability of the Child Medical Fear Scale (CMFS) with this population. Thirty children, parents, and health care providers (N = 90) completed the CMFS; the parents and health care providers also completed demographic instruments. The internal consistency reliability was acceptable (alpha = .75) for the CMFS with this population. Overall, the children reported lower fear scores of medical events than in previous research studies. Boys reported lower fear scores (p = .03) than girls. There was a statistical difference (p = .006) between the mean scores of the children and those of the parents and health care providers, with the children reporting less fear. The CMFS is useful among children with emotional disorders both in the clinical setting and in research.
Wilson
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Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA.
Yorker
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D000293:Adolescent; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires