Spanish Version of the Family Health Behavior Scale: Adaptation and Validation.

Different studies around the world indicate that the percentages of overweight and obesity in childhood and adolescence are high. In this context, it would be useful to have a common, valid, and reliable instrument to assess health behaviors of families that allows comparisons of data from different countries. The objective is the adaptation of a Spanish version of the Family Health Behavior Scale (FHBS).

[Development and pilot study of a questionnaire to assess child and teenager satisfaction with their stay in hospital].

Objective: To develop an instrument to assess the satisfaction of children and teenagers with their stay in hospital.

Methods: A qualitative analysis of hospitalisation satisfaction dimensions based on the feedback of hospitalised children and teenagers; a content validation study by a group of experts of the items generated for the different satisfaction dimensions; and a pilot study to assess the usefulness of the questionnaire with a sample of 84 children and teenagers hospitalised in Andalusia.

Results: After successive refinements, a short questionnaire was obtained which took between 5 and 15minutes to complete.