Problem solving in relation to resources in everyday life in families of children with disabilities:  a pilot study.
Problem solving is recognized as a skill, helping families of children with disabilities to manage problems in everyday life. Family problem-solving skills may therefore be seen as an important outcome of a child and youth habilitation service. The aim of this pilot feasibility study was to examine the design of a future web-based questionnaire study focusing on problem-solving patterns in relation to resources in families of children with disabilities. The descriptive statistical analyses built on data from 13 families and findings showed an overall satisfactory score distribution for three of the included instruments, whereas two instruments showed floor effects in one third of the items. Findings indicated design problems with data collection related to adapting questionnaires to a web-based survey format and to problems with the stop function that was added. Implementing the main study using web-based surveys needs critical considerations according to the choice of the web tool and the recruitment process.
Mälardalen University, School of Welfare and Health, P.O. Box 325, SE-721 23 Västerås, Sweden. regina.ylven@mdh.se
Regina
R
Ylvén
Mats
M
Granlund
Carina
C
Persson
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002648:Child; D019988:Children with Disabilities; D005192:Family Health; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D019538:Health Care Surveys / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011340:Problem Solving; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires