Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of a disease knowledge and self-care questionnaire for a brazilian sample of heart failure patients

Authors

  • Eneida Rejane Rabelo Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Vanessa Monteiro Mantovani Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Graziella Badin Aliti Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre
  • Fernanda Bandeira Domingues Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692011000200008

Keywords:

Heart Failure, Knowledge, Nursing, Validation Studies

Abstract

To adapt a questionnaire that assesses knowledge about heart failure (HF) and self-care and to analyze its content validity and reproducibility for use in Brazil. The questionnaire was validated through translation, summary, back-translation, expert committee review, pretest and assessment of psychometric properties. The final version (14 questions) was applied at the university hospital to HF outpatients under multidisciplinary team care. Five questions showed total agreement; seven scored Kappa >; 0.4; one Kappa = 0.4, and just one presented no agreement. A group of 153 patients within 1-4 years of outpatient follow-up was assessed (age 59±13, 61% male). In the knowledge assessment, right answers varied from 4 to 14 (average 9.9±2.1). Results indicate the validity of the questionnaire for use in Brazil.

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Published

2011-04-01

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 2 (2011)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of a disease knowledge and self-care questionnaire for a brazilian sample of heart failure patients . (2011). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 19(2), 277-284. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692011000200008