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Psychometric Properties of the Hypoglycemia Fear Survey—Parents (HFS-P) in the Portuguese Context

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dc.contributor.authorCosta, Vasco
dc.contributor.authorPatton, Susana R.
dc.contributor.authordo Vale, Sónia
dc.contributor.authorSampaio, Lurdes
dc.contributor.authorLimbert, Catarina
dc.contributor.authorLimbert, Catarina
dc.contributor.authorBrandão, Tânia
dc.contributor.institutionNOVA Medical School|Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (NMS|FCM)
dc.contributor.pblMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
dc.date.accessioned2025-09-22T21:39:30Z
dc.date.available2025-09-22T21:39:30Z
dc.date.issued2025-08
dc.descriptionFunding Information: This research was supported by a Portuguese doctoral scholarship (No. 2024.00467.BDANA), awarded to Vasco Vicente Costa by the Foundation for Science and Technology. Publisher Copyright: © 2025 by the authors.
dc.description.abstractBackground/Objectives: Hypoglycemia occurs when blood glucose levels drop significantly below the normal range leading to unpleasant symptoms and a greater risk of acute complications. Fear of hypoglycemia (FH) is a conditioned psychological response to hypoglycemia frequently experienced by people with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and their loved ones. The present study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of a Portuguese translation of the Hypoglycemia Fear Survey—Parents (HFS-P) for the parents of youths with T1D. Methods: The sample consisted of 102 parents (M = 44.58 years old; SD = 5.01; mothers = 92.2%) of youths with T1D (8 to 17 years of age; M = 12.67; SD = 2.58). Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and convergent validity were performed to examine the factor structure and the construct validity of the HFS-P. Results: CFA supports a refined two-factor 18-item version of the HFS-P. The results indicate good psychometric properties (χ2 [129] = 220.47.; p ≤ 0.001; χ2/DF = 1.71; RMSEA = 0.08; SRMR = 0.07; CFI = 0.93; TLI = 0.91; GFI = 0.93) along with good to excellent internal consistency coefficients (behavior subscale: α = 0.81, total: α = 0.93, and worry: α = 0.94). Conclusions: Our Portuguese version of the HFS-P appears reliable for assessing FH in parents of youths with T1D, and is ready for use in clinical research and to evaluate psychological interventions targeting parental FH in the Portuguese context.en
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dc.format.extent415921
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/diabetology6080071
dc.identifier.issn2673-4540
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 128742660
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: 978a6244-3eea-451a-b117-f5da6663240f
dc.identifier.otherScopus: 105014497189
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10362/188422
dc.identifier.urlhttps://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105014497189
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.subjectfear of hypoglycemia
dc.subjectPortuguese context
dc.subjecttype 1 diabetes
dc.subjectyouth
dc.subjectInternal Medicine
dc.subjectEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
dc.subjectMedicine (miscellaneous)
dc.subjectSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
dc.titlePsychometric Properties of the Hypoglycemia Fear Survey—Parents (HFS-P) in the Portuguese Contexten
dc.typejournal article
degois.publication.issue8
degois.publication.titleDiabetology
degois.publication.volume6
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person.familyNameLimbert
person.givenNameCatarina
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-7455-4538
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