Measuring Environmental Barriers: Validation and Cultural Adaptation of the Italian Version of the Craig Hospital Inventory of Environmental Factors (CHIEF) Scale.

The study aimed to validate an Italian translation of the Craig Hospital Inventory of Environmental Factors (CHIEF) environmental assessment tool. The CHIEF scale was administered throughout Italy to 506 individuals who did not present with serious and/or disabling diseases. The results show an excellent interrelation between CHIEF scale items and the subscales. Furthermore, our analysis demonstrates that following repeated administration to the same participants, the instrument maintains excellent stability of each subscale for the frequency, magnitude, and impact of the barriers. This study demonstrates that the Italian version of the CHIEF scale is reliable for measuring environmental barriers. The findings show that the scale is suitable for the clinical and research fields to broaden our knowledge about this relevant yet poorly studied field.

Citation

Federica Miniera, Anna Berardi, Francescaroberta Panuccio, Donatella Valente, Marco Tofani, Giovanni Galeoto. Measuring Environmental Barriers: Validation and Cultural Adaptation of the Italian Version of the Craig Hospital Inventory of Environmental Factors (CHIEF) Scale. Occupational therapy in health care. 2020 Oct;34(4):373-385

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PMID: 33078967

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