José Côté1, Patricia Auger2, Gabrielle M Pagé3, Sylvie Cossette4, Stephanie Coronado-Montoya5, Guillaume Fontaine6, Gabrielle Chicoine7, Geneviève Rouleau8, Christine Genest9, Judith Lapierre10, Didier Jutras-Aswad11. 1. Professeure, Faculté des sciences infirmières, Université de Montréal (UdeM); Chercheuse, Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM); Titulaire, Chaire de recherche sur les nouvelles pratiques de soins infirmiers (CRSI). 2. Coordonnatrice sénior de recherche, CRSI. 3. Chercheuse, CRCHUM; Professeure, Département d'anesthésiologie et médecine de la douleur, Faculté de Médecine, UdeM. 4. Professeure, Faculté des sciences infirmières, UdeM; Chercheuse, Centre de recherche de l'Institut de cardiologie de Montréal. 5. Étudiante au doctorat, Département de psychiatrie et d'addictologie, Faculté de médecine, UdeM. 6. Chercheur postdoctoral, Programme d'épidémiologie clinique, Institut de recherche de l'Hôpital d'Ottawa, Faculté de médecine, Université d'Ottawa. 7. Candidate au doctorat, Faculté des sciences infirmières, UdeM. 8. Coordonnatrice, de Chaire, CRSI; Chercheuse postdoctorale, Women's College Hospital. 9. Professeure, Faculté des sciences infirmières, UdeM; Chercheuse, Centre de recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de santé mentale de Montréal, Centre d'étude sur le trauma. 10. Professeure, Faculté des sciences infirmières, Université Laval. 11. Chercheur, CRCHUM; Professeur, Département de psychiatrie et d'addictologie, Faculté de médecine, UdeM.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Young adults (18- to 24-year-olds) constitute the age group with the highest proportion of cannabis users. In the context of legalization, it is important to promote lower-risk cannabis use. The Protective Behavioral Strategies for Marijuana Scale (PBSM-17) identifies strategies used by consumers. However, this scale is not available in French and is not adapted to the Canadian context. This article presents the process that led to the translation, cultural adaptation and evaluation of the preliminary psychometric properties of PBSM-17. METHOD: The methodological study was carried out in six steps. The first four steps led to the translation towards French and adaptation of the scale. A validation among 12 young people contributed to establish the criterion equivalency (step 5). The evaluation of psychometric properties (step 6) was carried out among 211 bilingual university students (61 % women; mean age 22 years old). RESULTS: The French version presents satisfactory preliminary psychometric properties: internal consistency is acceptable (α = 0.88); criterion equivalency was established between the French and the original English version (t (210) = 1.04, p = 0.30; 95% CI [-0.20, 0.63]). The scores obtained on both versions by the same participant were found to be strongly correlated (r = 0.95, p <0.001). CONCLUSION: The results support the use of the French version of PBSM-17. The proposed protective strategies can be used as a measurement tool and represent behaviors that can be targeted in a lower-risk cannabis use context.
OBJECTIVE: Young adults (18- to 24-year-olds) constitute the age group with the highest proportion of cannabis users. In the context of legalization, it is important to promote lower-risk cannabis use. The Protective Behavioral Strategies for Marijuana Scale (PBSM-17) identifies strategies used by consumers. However, this scale is not available in French and is not adapted to the Canadian context. This article presents the process that led to the translation, cultural adaptation and evaluation of the preliminary psychometric properties of PBSM-17. METHOD: The methodological study was carried out in six steps. The first four steps led to the translation towards French and adaptation of the scale. A validation among 12 young people contributed to establish the criterion equivalency (step 5). The evaluation of psychometric properties (step 6) was carried out among 211 bilingual university students (61 % women; mean age 22 years old). RESULTS: The French version presents satisfactory preliminary psychometric properties: internal consistency is acceptable (α = 0.88); criterion equivalency was established between the French and the original English version (t (210) = 1.04, p = 0.30; 95% CI [-0.20, 0.63]). The scores obtained on both versions by the same participant were found to be strongly correlated (r = 0.95, p <0.001). CONCLUSION: The results support the use of the French version of PBSM-17. The proposed protective strategies can be used as a measurement tool and represent behaviors that can be targeted in a lower-risk cannabis use context.
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Cannabis/Marijuana; Stratégies de protection comportementale; Échelle de mesure; Étude méthodologique; Étudiants universitaires; Évaluation psychométrique
Authors: Benedikt Fischer; Cayley Russell; Pamela Sabioni; Wim van den Brink; Bernard Le Foll; Wayne Hall; Jürgen Rehm; Robin Room Journal: Am J Public Health Date: 2017-06-23 Impact factor: 9.308