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Italian Validation of the Healthcare Needs Scale for Youth with Congenital Heart Disease and Its Short-Form Development

Federica Dellafiore¹, Serena Francesca Flocco¹, Cristina Arrigoni², Serena Barello³, Tiziana Nania¹, Maria Giovanna Russo⁴, Berardo Sarubbi⁵, Arianna Magon¹, Francesco Pittella¹, Massimo Chessa⁶, Rosario Caruso^1,*

1 Health Professions Research and Development Unit, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy
2 Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, Section of Hygiene, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
3 Department of Psychology, EngageMinds HUB–Consumer, Food & Health Engagement Research Center, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
4 Paediatric Cardiology, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy
5 Adult Congenital Heart Disease Unit, Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy
6 Department of Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Disease, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy

* Corresponding Author: Rosario Caruso. Email: