OBJECTIVE: To adapt and validate a Brazilian Portuguese version of the European Heart Failure Self-Care Behavior Scale. METHODS: The cross-cultural adaptation (translation, synthesis, back-translation, expert committee review, and pretesting) and validation (assessment of face validity, content validity, and internal consistency reliability) were carried out in accordance with the literature. The European Heart Failure Self-Care Behavior Scale assesses key components of self-care: recognition of the signs and symptoms of decompensated heart failure (HF) and decision-making when these signs and symptoms arise. It comprises 12 items (range 12-60, where lower scores indicate better self-care). RESULTS: The sample comprised 124 HF patients with a mean age of 62.3 ± 12 years. The Cronbach's Alpha internal consistency was 0.70 and the intraclass correlation coefficient for reproducibility was 0.87. CONCLUSION: Face and content validity, internal consistency and reproducibility have lended validity and reliability for the use of the instrument in Brazil.
OBJECTIVE: To adapt and validate a Brazilian Portuguese version of the European Heart Failure Self-Care Behavior Scale. METHODS: The cross-cultural adaptation (translation, synthesis, back-translation, expert committee review, and pretesting) and validation (assessment of face validity, content validity, and internal consistency reliability) were carried out in accordance with the literature. The European Heart Failure Self-Care Behavior Scale assesses key components of self-care: recognition of the signs and symptoms of decompensated heart failure (HF) and decision-making when these signs and symptoms arise. It comprises 12 items (range 12-60, where lower scores indicate better self-care). RESULTS: The sample comprised 124 HF patients with a mean age of 62.3 ± 12 years. The Cronbach's Alpha internal consistency was 0.70 and the intraclass correlation coefficient for reproducibility was 0.87. CONCLUSION: Face and content validity, internal consistency and reproducibility have lended validity and reliability for the use of the instrument in Brazil.
Authors: Luis E Rohde; Conrado R Hoffmann Filho; Marciane M Rover; Eneida Rejane Rabelo-Silva; Letícia Lopez; Luiz C S Passos; Odilson M Silvestre; Silvia M Martins; José A de Figueiredo Neto; Fábio S Silveira; Manoel F Canesin; Marcus V Simões; Fábio Akio Nishijuka; Eduardo G Bertoldi; Luiz C Danzmann; Ricardo Mourilhe-Rocha; Ellen Hettwer Magedanz; Mauro Esteves; Fábio M de Castilho; Miguel M Fernandes-Silva; Luiz E F Ritt; Mariana Blacher; Rafael M Soares; Alexandre B Cavalcanti; Felix Ramirez Journal: ESC Heart Fail Date: 2021-09-18
Authors: Juliana Machado Schardosim; Luma Maiara Ruschel; Giordana de Cássia Pinheiro da Motta; Maria Luzia Chollopetz da Cunha Journal: Rev Lat Am Enfermagem Date: 2014-10