Family-centeredness of childhood obesity interventions: psychometrics & outcomes of the family-centered care assessment tool

Simione, Meg; Sharifi, Mona; Gerber, Monica W.; Marshall, Richard; Avalon, Earlene; Fiechtner, Lauren; Horan, Christine; Orav, E. John; Skelton, Joseph; Taveras, Elsie M.

doi:10.1186/s12955-020-01431-y

Table 2 Estimates of Item Difficulty, Standard Error, Mean-Square Fit Statistics, Item–Total Correlations, and Topical Area of the Modified Family Centered Care Assessment Tool

From: Family-centeredness of childhood obesity interventions: psychometrics & outcomes of the family-centered care assessment tool

Item #	My child’s health care provider/ health coach …	Item Difficulty	Standard Error of Item Score	Infit Mean-Square Value	Outfit Mean-Square Value	Item Total Correlation	Topical Area
4^a	Takes enough time to address my concerns	−1.22	0.03	0.84	0.96	0.59	Communication
7	Talks with me about my child’s overall health and well-being	−1.09	0.03	0.82	0.58	0.63	Future Promotion
1	Talks with me using words I understand	−0.93	0.03	1.26	1.16	0.51	Communication
2	Supports me in the role that I want to take	−0.89	0.03	0.95	0.74	0.59	Decision Making
12	Recognizes my strengths in caring for my child	−0.76	0.04	0.99	0.90	0.61	Strength-Based
10	Considers my schedule before making appointments or phone calls	−0.62	0.04	1.35	1.42	0.51	Practice Structure
8^a	Has a way to help find information and resources	−0.51	0.04	0.65	0.42	0.75	Future Promotion
3	Decides together on goals	−0.44	0.05	0.88	0.81	0.69	Decision Making
13	Works with me to adjust our plan	−0.36	0.05	0.69	0.47	0.76	Family Support
6	Works with me to plan when there are big changes	−0.33	0.05	0.89	1.16	0.71	Future Promotion
11	Asks me what is working well	−0.24	0.04	0.70	0.87	0.74	Strength-Based
23^a	Talks with me about my child’s social and emotional wellbeing	−0.22	0.04	1.07	1.05	0.6	Future Promotion
9	Offers ways to provide support where my child usually spends time	−0.15	0.05	0.85	0.67	0.73	Practice Structure
5	Talks with me about how decisions will affect my family	−0.07	0.05	0.88	0.76	0.72	Decision Making
15	Asks about issues that affect the well-being of my family	−0.04	0.05	1.02	0.77	0.69	Family Support
14	Asks me about health or emotional stresses I have	0.10	0.06	1.02	0.82	0.69	Family Support
24^a	Helps me plan when changes in my child’s routine are needed	0.14	0.04	0.85	0.87	0.71	Family Support
19	Has a way to help me make contact with community resources	0.23	0.06	0.93	0.81	0.73	Care Coordination
22^a	Asks me about where I turn to for support	0.54	0.05	0.97	0.95	0.68	Family Support
17	Asks about my family’s beliefs and practices	0.70	0.07	1.11	1.20	0.66	Cultural Competence
21	Gives me information to help other people understand	0.85	0.07	1.10	1.01	0.67	Family Support
18	Asks if we want to integrate alternative practices into plans	0.89	0.07	1.05	0.97	0.66	Cultural Competence
16	Asks if I would like other community members to help make decisions	1.05	0.07	1.16	1.16	0.63	Cultural Competence
20	Has a way to connect me with other families	1.10	0.08	1.36	1.32	0.59	Family Support

Items with ^a represent questions that were modified from the original scale

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