02205nas a2200385   4500000000100000008004100001653001800042653002600060653001600086653003000102653003100132653001800163653003700181653000900218653001100227653001100238653001300249653001000262653001100272653002300283653001600306653002600322653001500348100001700363700001800380700001500398700001500413700001500428245012900443856006800572300001100640490000700651520114700658022001401805       2000                            d10aUnited States10aStress, Psychological10aSex Factors10aSeverity of Illness Index10aReproducibility of Results10aPsychometrics10aPsychiatric Status Rating Scales10aMale10aHumans10aFemale10aEpilepsy10aChild10aCanada10aAttitude to Health10aAge Factors10aAdolescent Psychology10aAdolescent1 aHeimlich T E1 aWestbrook L E1 aAustin J K1 aCRAMER J A1 aDevinsky O00aBrief report: Adolescents' attitudes toward epilepsy: further validation of the Child Attitude Toward Illness Scale (CATIS).  uhttp://jpepsy.oxfordjournals.org/content/25/5/339.full.pdf+html  a339-450 v253 a<p><b>OBJECTIVE: </b>To examine adolescents' attitudes toward having epilepsy using the Child Attitude Toward Illness Scale (CATIS) and to provide further psychometric validation of the scale in this population.</p><p><b>METHODS: </b>Participants were 197 adolescents aged 11 to 17 years who completed the CATIS at two points and two external validation scales. Test-retest and internal consistency reliability and construct validity were computed. Analysis of variance was used to examine differences in attitudes according to gender, age, and epilepsy severity.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>Girls, older adolescents, and those with more severe epilepsy had more negative attitudes toward having epilepsy than boys, younger adolescents, and those with moderate or mild epilepsy, respectively. Psychometric analyses yielded excellent internal consistency reliability and good test-retest reliability. The CATIS was moderately correlated with self-esteem and mastery, supporting its construct validity.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS: </b>The CATIS is a useful and psychometrically sound tool to assess adolescents' attitudes toward having chronic illness.</p>  a0146-8693