Using the Portuguese version of the Bicultural Scale in Brazil

Abstract Introduction: Brazil has received influxes of people, mainly from Africa, Europe and Japan, forming one of the most heterogeneous populations in the world. Some groups, particularly in Southern Brazil, have retained their original cultural traditions, whilst acquiring elements of the typical local Brazilian cultural identity. This is the first study designed to formally evaluate biculturality in Brazil. Objective: To psychometrically assess and validate the Portuguese version of the Bicultural Scale (BS) in Brazil. Methods: The BS was adapted and translated to Portuguese and tested for the first time in Brazil in a sample of descendants (n = 160) from four immigrant groups and respective locations in Southern Brazil. A series of psychometric tests were conducted in order to examine the validity of the Portuguese version of the BS. Analyses of variance across scores for all subgroups were also conducted. Results: Factor analysis revealed two main factors contributing to most of the variance in scores. The 10 items measuring affiliation with minority cultural characteristics and the typical Brazilian culture yielded Cronbach's alpha coefficients of 0.69 and 0.78 respectively, whereas the overall Cronbach's alpha for all 20 items of the BS was 0.67. There was a significant correlation between items related to the typical Brazilian culture and the generation since immigration of research participants (r = 0.23, p = 0.004). The mean time taken to complete the questionnaire was 7.4 minutes. Conclusion: The results indicate that the Portuguese version of the BS is a valid, reliable and easy-to-use instrument to assess biculturality experienced by descendants of immigrants in southern Brazil.

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The 8-item Morisky medication adherence scale: validation of a Portuguese version in HIV patients

European Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1093/eurpub/ckaa165.669 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽

Author(s):

A Aguiar ◽

C Piñeiro ◽

R Serrão ◽

R Duarte

Keyword(s):

Medication Adherence ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Reliability Analysis ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Portuguese Version ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Adherence To Medication ◽

Morisky Medication Adherence Scale ◽

Adherence Scale ◽

The Mean

Abstract Background Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has the most effective treatment for people with HIV, but its effectiveness depends on the individual medication adherence. Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8) is one of the most widely used scales to assess patient adherence. Thus, we aimed to validate a Portuguese version of MMAS-8 and determine its psychometric properties in HIV positive patients. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted in Centro Hospitalar Universitário São João (Porto, northern Portugal) at the infectious diseases department. After authorization to use the scale - granted by the author - and, a standard forward-backwards procedure to translate MMAS-8 to Portuguese, the questionnaire was applied to 233 patients with HIV doing ART. Reliability was assessed using Cronbach's alpha and test-retest reliability. Three levels of adherence were considered: 0 to < 6 (low), 6 to < 8 (medium), 8 (high). Results In the studied sample, the mean age was 45.03 years (SD = 11.63), 80.3% men, 19.3% women and 1 transgender, and 53.8% had ≤9 years of education. The mean number of prescribed ART per patient was 1.76. The mean score for the medication adherence scale was 7.29 (SD = 6.74). For the reliability analysis, 12 patients were excluded due to missing data (n = 221). Regarding the level of adherence, 22.5% were low adhering, 71.6% medium and 5.9% high. Corrected item-total correlations showed that 1 item does not correlate very well with the overall scale and was dropped. Scale reliability analysis for the remaining 7 items revealed an overall Cronbach's alpha of 0.661. Women had a protective effect on adherence (OR = 0.31;95%CI:0.15-0.66). Number of years doing ART, age of participants, and type of residence didn't show to be correlated with adherence. Conclusions MMAS-8 is a reliable and valid measure to detect patients at risk of non-adherence. A satisfactory Cronbach's alfa (0.661) was obtained. In general, adherence to medication was medium or high. Key messages This scale can be applied nationwide in other different hospitals, as it could serve as a tool for measuring adherence to ART that can allow for better health care to the ones that are low adhering. A Portuguese version of the MMAS-8 was created for measuring adherence to ART that maintained a similar structure to the original MMAS-8 and good psychometric properties.

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Translation and validation of the first time fathers questionnaire into Persian

British Journal of Midwifery ◽

10.12968/bjom.2021.29.10.572 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 29 (10) ◽

pp. 572-578

Author(s):

Khadijeh Dodel ◽

Giti Ozgoli ◽

Aasa Premberg ◽

Nillofar Ghasemi ◽

Sedigheh Sedigh Mobarakabadi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Labor Support ◽

Four Dimensions ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Item Questionnaire ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

First Time ◽

Translation And Validation ◽

Item Distribution

Background/Aims The presence of fathers during labour and birth can have favourable outcomes for the health of the mother, father and infant. However, there are few studies on fathers' experiences while being present during labour and birth, which necessitates the development of a valid questionnaire for this purpose. The aim of this study was to translate and culturally adapt the first time fathers questionnaire into Persian. Methods A total of 220 first-time fathers at private midwifery counseling centers were given a translated questionnaire to complete. Forward-backward translation of the questionnaire was conducted and content, face and construct validity were examined. After extracting factors and item distribution, confirmatory factor analysis was performed. Cronbach's alpha was used for reliability. Results A valid 19-item questionnaire with four dimensions, ‘worry’, ‘acceptance and support during labor’, ‘support during and after birth’, and ‘preparedness’ was obtained. The Cronbach's alpha was 0.78. Conclusions The Persian questionnaire is valid and reliable for examining the experiences of first-time fathers. It can be employed to evaluate fathers' experiences during labour and birth in midwifery services planning to promote quality of care during childbirth.

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Validation of Sinhala Version of Brief COPE Scale in Patients with Cancer in Sri Lanka

10.21203/rs.3.rs-1205154/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Eranthi Weeratunga ◽

Chandanie Senadheera ◽

Manjula Hettiarachchi ◽

Bilesha Perera

Keyword(s):

Sri Lanka ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Maladaptive Coping ◽

Retest Reliability ◽

Patients With Cancer ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Brief Cope ◽

The Mean ◽

Test Retest Reliability

Abstract Background Coping strategies are essential in the cancer management/recovery process and show an integral part in patients with cancer globally. In Sri Lanka, validated scales to measure coping are scarce. This study was examined the Sinhalese version of the Brief COPE for its psychometric properties. Methods This scale is self-administered (28 items) and consists of adaptive and maladaptive coping strategies; divided into 14 subscales. Cancer patients were registered ‘first come - first serve’ basis using their appointment register at the Radiotherapy Unit, Oncology ward, Teaching Hospital, Karapitiya, Galle, Sri Lanka. They were requested to complete the Sinhalese version of the Brief COPE and demographic details. Test-retest reliability was checked using the same subjects two weeks later. Factorial validity was performed using exploratory factor and principal component analysis. Results were regarded as statistically significant if p < 0.05. Results The mean (±SD) age of the sample was 61(±12) years. The mean adaptive coping (±SD) and maladaptive coping were 37.50 (±8.14) and 17.10 (±2.44) respectively. The internal consistency of the overall scale was good (Cronbach’s alpha - 0.819). Adaptive and maladaptive coping showed a high Cronbach’s alpha (0.861 and 0.396). The test-retest reliability was found to be 0.66. The Sinhala version of BC was found to have a negative correlation with the CES-D scale but was positively correlated with the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire. Seven factors were extracted. Conclusion The Sinhala version of the Brief COPE is a valid and reliable tool to assess coping strategies among patients with cancer. The findings of this study would let the health authorities get an understanding of coping strategies among patients with cancer; and the impact on cancer victims and family members to relieve their suffering.

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Consensus Analysis for the Panel Responses and the Psychometrics Properties in Script Concordance Testing

10.21203/rs.3.rs-133349/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Sivaraman Ganesan ◽

Shital Bhandary ◽

Mahalakshmy Thulasingam ◽

Thomas Chacko ◽

Zayapragassa Rajan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Clinical Reasoning ◽

Response Pattern ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Postgraduate Students ◽

Consensus Analysis ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Total Correlation ◽

Consensus Index ◽

The Mean ◽

Script Concordance

Abstract Background: Clinical reasoning is an essential attribute in the teaching, learning, and assessment part of medical education for undergraduates. In using the Script Concordance Test (SCT) to foster clinical reasoning, expert panel members’ responses are initially created. There is no agreement in optimizing the panel members’ responses. Our study aimed to develop and validate an SCT and test the utility of the consensus index and panel response pattern. Methods: The methodology was an evolving pattern of constructing SCTs, administering them to the panel members, optimizing the panel with response pattern and consensus index. The SCT’s final items were chosen to be administered to the students. Item-total correlation and Cronbach’s alpha were calculated from the students’ scores. Results: Our study developed an SCT with 98 items and was administered to 20-panel members. The mean score of the panel members for these 98 items was 79.5 (+/- 4.4 SD). On optimizing with the panel responses, 14 items had a uniform response pattern, and 2 had bimodal response patterns. The consensus index calculated for the 98 item SCT ranged from 25.81 to 100. When the 16 items of bimodal and uniform response pattern were eliminated, the consensus index ranged from 58.65 to 100. We administered this 82 items SCT to 30 undergraduate and ten postgraduate students. The mean score of undergraduate students was 61.1 (+/-7.5 SD), and that of postgraduate students was 67.7 (+/- 6.3 SD), which was statistically significant using an independent t-test. Cronbach’s alpha for this 82 item SCT was 0.74. On analysing the item-total correlation, 22 items had a correlation of less than 0.05. Excluding these 22 poor items, the final SCT instrument of 60 items had a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.82. Conclusion: The consensus index can also be used to optimize the items for panel responses in SCT. Our study revealed that a consensus index of above 60 had a good item-total correlation with good internal consistency. Our study also revealed that the panel response clustering pattern could also be used to categorize the items though bimodal and uniform distribution patterns need further differentiation.

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CULTURAL ADAPTATION AND VALIDATION FOR PORTUGUESE OF THE SPINAL APPEARANCE QUESTIONNAIRE

Coluna/Columna ◽

10.1590/s1808-185120161503163067 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 15 (3) ◽

pp. 171-174 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Marcelo Guerra de Albuquerque Rosendo ◽

Tulio Albuquerque de Moura Rangel ◽

André Flávio Freire Pereira ◽

Marcus André Costa Ferreira ◽

Rodrigo Castro de Medeiros ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cultural Adaptation ◽

Brazilian Portuguese ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Portuguese Version ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Spinal Appearance Questionnaire ◽

Trial Phase

ABSTRACT Objective: Make the cultural adaptation of the spinal appearance questionnaire (SAQ). Method: Twenty patients and their accompanying relatives responded to SAC and were asked about possible improvements. Results: Eighteen girls (90%) and two boys (10%), average age 14.8 years; Cronbach's alpha values of 0.79 and 0.75 were found for patients and parents respectively. Conclusion: The Brazilian Portuguese version of the spinal appearance questionnaire presented in this paper proves to be a valid tool for their purposes in its pre-trial phase.

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Normalization and Validation of a Questionnaire on Effective Life Skills for Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Addiction in Adolescents

Iranian Rehabilitation Journal ◽

10.32598/irj.18.2.910.2 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 231-238

Author(s):

Hossein Gharaati Sotoudeh ◽

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Masoud Arefnazari ◽

Keyword(s):

Life Skills ◽

Self Control ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Addiction Prevention ◽

Specific Skill ◽

First Time ◽

Novel Design ◽

Effective Life

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to normalize and validate a questionnaire on effective life skills for prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of addiction in an adolescent population (age >10 years) from Tehran, Iran. Methods: To prepare the questionnaire, several standard questionnaires were combined, including self-control, problem-solving, decision-making, and assertiveness questionnaires. Afterward, the validity and reliability of the questionnaire were confirmed. Results: The questionnaire consisted of 40 questions on four main skills including 10 questions targeting one specific skill. The questionnaire was examined among 160 adolescents, aged ≥5 years, in different parts of Tehran, Iran. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was measured to determine its reliability. The reliability of the questionnaire was calculated based on the ratio of internal variances; Cronbach’s alpha of all items of the designed questionnaire was above 0.7, indicating its acceptable reliability. Discussion: The questionnaire on effective life skills for prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of addiction in adolescents had a completely novel design, which was established for the first time in Iran. According to the findings, it is possible to evaluate the adolescents’ skills regarding addiction prevention and treatment.

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Assessment of reliability and validity of original questionnaire to evaluate knowledge of and attitudes towards extending professional powers of nurses and midwives with respect to independent prescription of certain drugs, writing out prescriptions, and referring for diagnostic tests – preliminary report

Pielegniarstwo XXI wieku / Nursing in the 21st Century ◽

10.1515/pielxxiw-2016-0005 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 27-36

Author(s):

Mariusz Panczyk ◽

Aleksander Zarzeka ◽

Lucyna Iwanow ◽

Jarosława Belowska ◽

Joanna Gotlib

Keyword(s):

Diagnostic Tests ◽

Preliminary Report ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

List Type ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Alpha Reliability ◽

Independent Prescription ◽

The Mean ◽

Nurses And Midwives

AbstractAim of the study. Starting on January 1, 2016, nurses and midwives (NM) acquire extending the professional powers. Assessing the reliability and validity of a questionnaire developed to evaluate the knowledge of and attitudes towards acquiring extending the professional powers of NM.Material and methodology. Forty-two students, voluntary, anonymous, original questionnaire study, 11 questions (knowledge) and 32 statements (attitudes), the Likert scale.Results. Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficient (α>0.70). Assessment of validity: indirect estimation of theoretical validity by identifying an internal correlation on the scale. Assessment of differences between the students: Kruskal-Wallis test, α=0.05, 11 knowledge-related questions - the easiness: 0.52, the mean differentiating power of 0.21. Cronbach’s alpha: 0.671. The subscale 1 comprising 26 statements underwent a factor analysis with two variables. The structure of subscale 2 (6 items) is uniform. The comparative analysis of students does not show differences by their majors (Kruskal-Wallis test).Conclusion.Assessment of reliability and validity of the questionnaire has demonstrated that it is a proper tool to evaluate attitudes towards extending professional powers of NM.Assessment of the questionnaire has confirmed that there is a need to modify the knowledge-related questions.The study should be continued among a greater number of NM that would be more diverse.

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Psychometric Assessment of the PPDG: Utilizing Cronbach's Alpha as a Means of Reliability

INNOVATIONS in pharmacy ◽

10.24926/iip.v4i1.290 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Lisa R Marr-Lyon ◽

Gireesh V Gupchup ◽

Joe R Anderson

Keyword(s):

Goal Setting ◽

Item Analysis ◽

Internal Consistency Reliability ◽

Original Research ◽

General Factor ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Mean Centering ◽

The Mean ◽

The Individual

Introduction: Since the development of the 10 item Purdue Pharmacist Directive Guidance (PPDG) Scale several studies of the psychometric properties of the PPDG have been conducted. Although Cronbach's alpha was calculated as a means of internal consistency reliability, a demonstration of the mean centering of the individual items from the instrument were not explored. Objectives: This study focused on investigating the mean stabilization of items within the PPDG as they pertain to Cronbach's reliability coefficient calculation. Methods: Using item analysis procedures in SPSS, the mean stability of items within the general factor of directive guidance and subscales of instruction and feedback and goal setting were examined for the PPDG. Results: Mean stability scores for entire PPDG scale and the subscales of instruction and feedback and goal setting were strong. Also, corrected item-total correlations and Cronbach's alphas following item deletion were good for the overall PPDG scale and the subscales. Conclusions: The results provide evidence to enhance understanding of the psychometric stability of the PPDG scale and its subscales. Type: Original Research

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Development and Validation of an Eating and Food Literacy Behaviors Questionnaire with Young Adult University Students (FS16-05-19)

Current Developments in Nutrition ◽

10.1093/cdn/nzz050.fs16-05-19 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽

Author(s):

Kwadernica Rhea ◽

Georgianna Tuuri ◽

Melissa Cater

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Factor Analysis ◽

Young Adult ◽

University Students ◽

Food Preparation ◽

Cronbach’S Alpha ◽

Convenience Sample ◽

Food Literacy ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

The Mean

Abstract Objectives The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a survey instrument capable of measuring eating and food literacy behaviors in young adult university students. Methods This study had a cross-sectional design and used an online survey for data collection. Participants included a convenience sample of free-living young adult university students aged 18 to 30 years attending a large public university in the southeastern United States. Descriptive information including age, gender, and race/ethnicity was collected. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA), Cronbach's alpha coefficients, and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were used to develop and validate the instrument. Results Data from 257 students were analyzed in the EFA. Most of the respondents were white (65.8%) and female (65.6%). The mean age of respondents was 20.0 ± 3.4 years. The EFA returned five factors that explained 57.4% of the total variance suggesting acceptable internal structure. Cronbach's alpha values were: 0.89 = health and nutrition, 0.72 = taste, 0.77 = food preparation, 0.64 = planning and decision making, and 0.63 = convenience. Data from 923 students were used in the CFA. Most of the respondents were white (76.4%) and female (50.3%). The mean age of respondents was 20.6 ± 1.8 years. A CFA confirmed that the 5-factor model was an appropriate fit for the data (Chi-squared = 588.05 (142), RMSEA = 0.06, CFI = 0.98, TLI = 0.97, SRMR = 0.05). Conclusions These results suggest that the proposed questionnaire is capable of measuring young adult university students’ eating and food literacy behaviors as they relate to health/nutrition, taste, food preparation, planning and decision making, and convenience. Funding Sources This project was funded in part by Hatch Project #LAB94331.

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Transcultural adaptation and validation of the Conditions of Work Effectiveness - Questionnaire-II instrument

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem ◽

10.1590/s0104-11692013000500014 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 21 (5) ◽

pp. 1112-1118 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Elizabeth Bernardino ◽

Ana Maria Dyniewicz ◽

Kaoana Lima Botto Carvalho ◽

Luisa Canestraro Kalinowski ◽

Wagner Hugo Bonat

Keyword(s):

Culture Method ◽

Factorial Analysis ◽

Final Version ◽

Portuguese Version ◽

Cronbach's Alpha ◽

Work Effectiveness ◽

Back Translation ◽

Transcultural Adaptation ◽

Brazilian Culture ◽

Conditions Of Work

OBJECTIVE: This study aims at translating and validating the content of the instrument Conditions of Work Effectiveness - Questionnaire-II (CWEQ-II), developed by Laschinger, Finegan, Shamian and Wilk, modified from the original CWEQ for the Brazilian culture. METHOD: the methodological procedure consisted of the stages of translation of the instrument into the Portuguese language; back-translation; semantic, idiomatic and cultural equivalence and tests of the final version. The instrument in the Portuguese version was applied to a group of 40 nurses in two hospitals. RESULTS: the data resulted in a Cronbach's Alpha of 0.86 for the first hospital and 0.88 for the second one. The results of the factorial analysis are considered sufficiently satisfactory. CONCLUSION: It is to conclude that the instrument can be used in Brazil.

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