TY - JOUR
AU - M. A. Ferro
AU - O. I. Arimoro
AU - O. F. Ayilara
AU - G. K. Dhuga
AU - L. Duncan
AU - T. T. Sajobi
A1 - 
AB - BACKGROUND: A substantial proportion of children have a physical illness; these children commonly experience physical-mental comorbidity. To assess child mental health, brief scales that can be used in clinical and research settings are needed. This study assessed the validity and reliability of parent-reported Ontario Child Health Study Emotional Behavioural Scale-Brief Version (OCHS-EBS-B) scores. METHODS: Data come from a longitudinal study of children aged 2-16 years with a physical illness recruited from outpatient clinics at a pediatric hospital. Confirmatory factor analysis and McDonald's coefficient assessed the factor structure and internal consistency reliability of the OCHS-EBS-B, respectively. Point biserial correlations assessed agreement between the OCHS-EBS-B and Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview for Children and Adolescents (MINI-KID), a structured diagnostic interview. The Wilcoxon rank sum test compared OCHS-EBS-B scores between children with versus without physical-mental comorbidity (known-group validity). RESULTS: The three-factor structure of the OCHS-EBS-B was replicated in this sample of children with physical illness (χ(2) = 196.23(272), p < 0.001; CFI = 0.98; TLI = 0.98; SRMR = 0.06; RMSEA [90% CI] = 0.034 [0.027, 0.044]). It had excellent internal consistency reliability (ω = 0.86-0.92) and was moderately correlated with the MINI-KID (baseline: r(pb) = 0.43-0.51; 6 months: r(pb) = 0.55-0.65). OCHS-EBS-B scores were significantly higher among children with versus without physical-mental comorbidity. CONCLUSIONS: Findings confirm psychometric evidence that the OCHS-EBS-B is a valid and reliable measure of mental health in children with chronic physical illness. Its brevity and robust psychometric properties make the OCHS-EBS-B a strong candidate for routine use in integrated pediatric physical and mental health services.
AD - School of Public Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada.; Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.; Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.; O'Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
AN - 38953538
BT - Child Care Health Dev
C5 - Healthcare Disparities; Measures
CP - 4
DA - Jul
DO - 10.1111/cch.13300
DP - NLM
IS - 4
JF - Child Care Health Dev
LA - eng
N2 - BACKGROUND: A substantial proportion of children have a physical illness; these children commonly experience physical-mental comorbidity. To assess child mental health, brief scales that can be used in clinical and research settings are needed. This study assessed the validity and reliability of parent-reported Ontario Child Health Study Emotional Behavioural Scale-Brief Version (OCHS-EBS-B) scores. METHODS: Data come from a longitudinal study of children aged 2-16 years with a physical illness recruited from outpatient clinics at a pediatric hospital. Confirmatory factor analysis and McDonald's coefficient assessed the factor structure and internal consistency reliability of the OCHS-EBS-B, respectively. Point biserial correlations assessed agreement between the OCHS-EBS-B and Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview for Children and Adolescents (MINI-KID), a structured diagnostic interview. The Wilcoxon rank sum test compared OCHS-EBS-B scores between children with versus without physical-mental comorbidity (known-group validity). RESULTS: The three-factor structure of the OCHS-EBS-B was replicated in this sample of children with physical illness (χ(2) = 196.23(272), p < 0.001; CFI = 0.98; TLI = 0.98; SRMR = 0.06; RMSEA [90% CI] = 0.034 [0.027, 0.044]). It had excellent internal consistency reliability (ω = 0.86-0.92) and was moderately correlated with the MINI-KID (baseline: r(pb) = 0.43-0.51; 6 months: r(pb) = 0.55-0.65). OCHS-EBS-B scores were significantly higher among children with versus without physical-mental comorbidity. CONCLUSIONS: Findings confirm psychometric evidence that the OCHS-EBS-B is a valid and reliable measure of mental health in children with chronic physical illness. Its brevity and robust psychometric properties make the OCHS-EBS-B a strong candidate for routine use in integrated pediatric physical and mental health services.
PY - 2024
SN - 0305-1862
SP - e13300
ST - Validating the Ontario Child Health Study Emotional Behavioural Scales-Brief Version (OCHS-EBS-B) in children with chronic physical illness
T1 - Validating the Ontario Child Health Study Emotional Behavioural Scales-Brief Version (OCHS-EBS-B) in children with chronic physical illness
T2 - Child Care Health Dev
TI - Validating the Ontario Child Health Study Emotional Behavioural Scales-Brief Version (OCHS-EBS-B) in children with chronic physical illness
U1 - Healthcare Disparities; Measures
U3 - 10.1111/cch.13300
VL - 50
VO - 0305-1862
Y1 - 2024
ER -