Stéphanie Baggio, Leonel Gonçalves, Patrick Heller, Hans Wolff, Laurent Gétaz
Refusal to participate in research among hard-to-reach populations: The case of detained persons
PloS one
aim study develop test psychometric properties coping disability difficulties scale cdds scale measure coping strategies used people disabilities face disabilityrelated difficulties caused disability stigma encounter daily lives initial pool 110 items developed based previous literature results qualitative study using semistructured interviews psychometric characteristics cdds examined 3 samples people disabilities included participants physical visual hearing impairments total n 590 final scale 17 items obtained factor structure cdds tested replicated adequate fit root mean square error approximation rmsea 0056 goodnessoffit index gfi 098 comparative fit index cfi 098 using confirmatory factor analysis internal consistency 4 factors positive thinking social sensitization support adaptation avoidance adequate excellent alphas ranging 68 86 authors knowledge first coping scale specifically designed people disabilities highly useful research applied purposes psycinfo database record c 2020 apa rights reserved