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COVID-19 Exposure and Family Impact Scales (CEFIS)

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The COVID-19 Exposure and Family Impact Scales (CEFIS) measure the impact of the COVID pandemic on families of children with pediatric health conditions.

- Intended for use in ongoing and new research studies

- May also be clinically applicable

- 2 versions: Caregiver-report and adolescent / young adult (AYA) self-report

- Each version is available in English and Spanish

Please note: CEFIS is a copyrighted scale. Users may not modify or change the CEFIS items in any way without prior written permission from CPTS.

Registration is required. To obtain the CEFIS, please contact Gabriela Vega at CPTS.

Download SAMPLE copies here:

  • CEFIS Parent Report - English
  • CEFIS Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Self Report - English
  • CEFIS Parent Report - Spanish
  • CEFIS Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Self Report – Spanish

CEFIS References

Kazak, A. Alderfer, M. Enlow, P.,  Lewis, A., Vega, G., Barakat, L., Kassam-Adams, N, Pai, A., Canter, K., Hildenbrand, A., McDonnell, G., Price, J., Schultz, C., Sood, E., Phan, T., (2021). COVID-19 Exposure and Family Impact Scales: Factor Structure and Initial Psychometrics, Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 46 (5): 504–513. 

Enlow, P. T., Phan, T. T., Lewis, A. M., Hildenbrand, A. K., Sood, E., Canter, K. S., Vega, G., Alderfer, M. A., & Kazak, A. E. (2022). Validation of the COVID-19 Exposure and Family Impact Scales. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 47(3), 259–269. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsab136

Schwartz, L. A., Lewis, A. M., Alderfer, M. A., Vega, G., Barakat, L. P., King-Dowling, S., Psihogios, A. M., Canter, K. S., Crosby, L., Arasteh, K., Enlow, P., Hildenbrand, A. K., Kassam-Adams, N., Pai, A., Phan, T. L., Price, J., Schultz, C. L., Sood, E., Wood, J., & Kazak, A. (2022). COVID-19 Exposure and Family Impact Scales for Adolescents and Young Adults. Journal of pediatric psychology, jsac036. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsac036

 

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