| Name of the Instrument/Tool | Children's Arthritis Self-Efficacy (CASE) |
| First Description |
Barlow J, Shaw K, Wright C. Development and preliminary validation of a Children's Arthritis Self‐Efficacy Scale. Arthritis Care & Research. 2001;45(2):159-66. |
| Year | 2001 |
| Domains | |
| Concept of constructs | Coping & helplessness |
| Population/Disease | Disease specific |
| Originally developed for | Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) |
| Other rheumatic diseases where can be applied (only if validated) |
--- |
| Additional population with no rheumatic diseases |
No |
| Language: Originally published in | English |
| Available in Language | English, Finnish |
| REFERENCE IDENTIFICATION | |
| Author/s | Barlow J, Shaw K, Wright C |
| Title | Development and Preliminary Validation of a Children’s Arthritis Self-Efficacy Scale |
| Journal | ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATISM (ARTHRITIS CARE & RESEARCH) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Vol | 45 |
| Num | 2 |
| Pages | 159-166 |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
| Other references of interest | |
| No other References. | |
| Instrument/Tool Translations References | |
| Link | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17631752 |
| Brief Description |
Vuorimaa et al., Improved factor structure for self-efficacy scales for children with JIA (CASE) and their parents (PASE). Translation of the PASE in Finnish |
| DEVELOPER CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Correspondence to | J. H. Barlow, BA |
| j.barlow@coventry.ac.uk. | |
| Address | Psychosocial Research Centre, Chronic Conditions & Disability, Child & Family Health Group, Coventry University CV1 5FB, UK. |
| Website | --- |
| Available | --- |
| Links |
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/1529-0131(200104)45:2%3C159::AID-ANR169%3E3.0.CO;2-2/pdf |
| DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT | |
| Type Of Measure | Questionnaire |
| Brief Description |
The CASE was developed as a simple, short measure for use among samples of school-age children with JIA, aged between 7 and 17 years. It was designed to assess children’s arthritis self-efficacy beliefs in areas perceived to be salient by children themselves, couched in the vocabulary of the target population. |
| Number of Items | 11 items, 3 subscales “activity” (4 items), “symptom” (4 items) and “emotion” (3 items) |
| Range | not specified |
| Responses options/scale |
Yes a 5-point response format was used anchored by by “not at all sure” to “very sure.” |
| Developed for | Not specified |
| PRACTICAL APPLICATION | |
| Method of administration | Self-administered |
| Recommendations to score | --- |
| Score Interpretation | The higher score corresponds to a higher certainty of the subject that he/she can perform each of the tasks |
| Cut-off points | --- |
| Cut-off points applied to | --- |
| Smallest detectable change if described | --- |
| Smallest detectable change applied to | --- |
| Completion time by the patient | requiring less than 5 minutes to be scored minutes |
| Scoring time by the assessor | 0 minutes |
| Training to score | Not necessary |
| Strengths | Easy to use |
| Limitations | --- |
| OTHER COMMENTS | |
| Other Comments | --- |