Craig Hospital Inventory of Environmental Factors (CHIEF)

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Overview

Purpose
The CHIEF is designed to assess the frequency and magnitude of perceived physical, attitudinal, and policy barriers that keep people with disabilities from doing what they want or need to do.
Respondent
Person with a Disability
Administration Methods
  • Survey
  • Interview
Administration Modes
  • Phone
  • In-person
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Population
General Population

Instrument Citation(s)

Harrison-Felix, C.L., & Mellick, D.C. (2001). Craig Hospital Inventory of Environmental Factors (CHIEF).
Englewood (CO): Craig Hospital. https://craighospital.org/uploads/CraigHospital.ChiefManual.pdf PDF

Psychometric Citations

  • Han, C. W., Yajima, Y., et al. (2005). Validity and utility of the Craig Hospital Inventory of Environmental
    Factors for Korean community-dwelling elderly with or without stroke. Tohoku J Exp Med,
    206(1), 41-49.

    Type of Publication
    Peer review
    Instrument Language
    Korean
    Sample: Age (Mean and Range)

    Mean-71.5

    Sample: Age Group

    65+ Years

    Sample: Countries/State

    Korea

    Sample: Disability Type

    Age Related Disability

    Sample: Gender (%male)

    27%

    Sample: Race/Ethnicity (%)

    Korean

    Sample: Sampling Strategy

    Convenience Sample

    Sample: Size

    400

    Validity: Construct (Convergent and Discriminant)

    second-order CFA: GFI = .88, CFI = .88, RMSEA = .06

    Study design
    Cross-Sectional

  • Harrison-Felix, C.L., & Mellick, D.C. (2001). Craig Hospital Inventory of Environmental Factors (CHIEF).
    Englewood (CO): Craig Hospital. https://craighospital.org/uploads/CraigHospital.ChiefManual.pdf PDF

    Type of Publication
    Technical report
    Instrument Language
    English
    Sample: Age (Mean and Range)

    Not Reported

    Sample: Age Group

    Not Reported

    Sample: Countries/State

    United States

    Sample: Disability Type

    Traumatic Brain Injury, Physical Disability

    Sample: Gender (%male)

    Not Reported

    Sample: Race/Ethnicity (%)

    Not Reported

    Sample: Sampling Strategy

    Convenience Sample

    Sample: Size

    409

    Reliability: Inter-rater

    Inter-rater interclass correlation coefficient for the overall survey (ICC = .618)

    Reliability: Test-retest

    test-retest interclass correlation coefficient for the overall survey (ICC = .926)

    Validity: Construct (Convergent and Discriminant)

    Differentiated scores for different disability groups

    Study design
    Cross-Sectional

  • Whiteneck, G.G., Harrison-Felix, C.L., et al. (2004). Quantifying environmental factors: a measure of
    physical, attitudinal, service, productivity, and policy barriers. Archives of physical medicine and
    rehabilitation, 85(8), 1324-1335.

    Type of Publication
    Peer review
    Instrument Language
    English
    Sample: Age (Mean and Range)

    44 Years

    Sample: Age Group

    18-64 Years

    Sample: Countries/State

    United States, Colorado

    Sample: Disability Type

    Not Reported

    Sample: Gender (%male)

    50%

    Sample: Race/Ethnicity (%)

    Not Reported

    Sample: Sampling Strategy

    Systematic Sample

    Sample: Size

    2269

    Reliability: Internal Consistency

    Cronbach alpha for the total scale (ɑ= 0.86);
    Cronbach alpha for Physical and structural barriers subscale (ɑ= .65);
    Cronbach alpha for Policy barriers (ɑ= .62);
    Cronbach alpha for Work and school barriers subscale (ɑ= .63);
    Cronbach alpha for Attitude and support barriers subscale (ɑ= .74);
    Cronbach alpha for Services and assistance barriers (ɑ= .71)

    Validity: Construct (Convergent and Discriminant)

    Exploratory factor analysis produced 5 factors that accounted for 48% of the variance.

    Discriminant validity: CHIEF scores were different between people with and without disabilities

    Study design
    Cross-Sectional