Validation of the Family Integration Experience Scale: Chronic Illness for the Portuguese language spoken in Brazil

Authors

  • Carolliny Rossi de Faria Ichikawa Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem, Departamento Enfermagem Materno-Infantil e Psiquiátrica, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. Centro Universitário Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Curso de Enfermagem, Santo André, SP, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3002-9448
  • Regina Szylit Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem, Departamento Enfermagem Materno-Infantil e Psiquiátrica, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9250-0250

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.6961.4249

Keywords:

Chronic disease; Family; Validation studies; Family relationships; Family nursing; Pediatric nursing

Abstract

Objective: to conduct the cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric validation of the Family Integration Experience Scale: Chronic Illness in Brazilian Portuguese. Method: a methodological study divided into two stages. In the first stage, the Family Integration Experience Scale: Chronic Illness was cross-culturally adapted for Brazilian culture, when the scale was subjected to translations, back-translations, and a committee of judges - to verify the semantic, linguistic, and contextual equivalence between the original and translated items. The second step was to validate the scale in a sample of families of children and adolescents with chronic illnesses. The participants were 230 families of children with chronic illnesses attending the outpatient clinic of a tertiary public hospital with teaching and research characteristics. Results: internal consistency was tested using Cronbach’s alpha (0.81) and McDonald’s omega (0.81). Confirmatory factor analysis was also tested, and the model’s fit was acceptable for validation standards. Conclusion: the version of the Family Integration Experience Scale: Chronic Illness showed evidence of validation and can be considered a valid and reliable instrument in Brazilian culture. The Brazilian Portuguese version of the Family Integration Experience Scale: Chronic Illness can be used to measure the experience of family integration in chronic illness.

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Published

2024-09-23

Issue

Vol. 32 (2024)

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Validation of the Family Integration Experience Scale: Chronic Illness for the Portuguese language spoken in Brazil. (2024). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 32, e4249. https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.6961.4249