Barriers to Access to Care Evaluation Scale - Proxy Report (BACE-PR): Evidence of Reliability and Validity for Caregivers Reporting on Children and Adolescents with Mental Health Concerns in Greece.

ABSTRACT: To improve access to mental health care for children and adolescents, it is necessary to identify the barriers faced by their caregivers. The aim of this study is to identify these barriers in Greece and to investigate the reliability and validity of the modified version of the Barriers to Access to Care Evaluation scale (BACE) - the BACE Proxy Report (BACE-PR). A total of 265 caregivers who reported that their offspring had mental health difficulties completed the BACE-PR. Descriptive statistics were used to identify the major barriers to accessing care. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) were used to investigate the factor structure of the instrument. Item parameters were assessed via Item Response Theory. Interpretability was assessed by linking sum

SUBMITTER: Kotsis K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12449398 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature