Analysis of validity and reliability of the adapted portuguese version of Antonovsky's Sense of Coherence Questionnaire among nursing professionals

Authors

  • Denise Rodrigues Costa Schmidt Hospital Universitário de Londrina
  • Rosana Aparecida Spadoti Dantas WHO; Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research Development

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692011000100007

Keywords:

Nursing, Validity of Tests, Reproducibility of Results

Abstract

This methodological study aimed to evaluate the construct validity and reliability of the Brazilian-Portuguese version of Antonovsky's Sense of Coherence Questionnaire (ASCQ) among nursing professionals. The study included 211 professionals who worked in the surgical wards of eleven hospitals in a city in the interior of the State of Paraná-Brazil. The majority of participants were female (86.7%), with a mean length of service of 9.3 (SD=8.0) years. Construct validity was evaluated using Pearson correlation tests between the measures of sense of coherence and correlated constructs, obtaining strong negative correlations between sense of coherence and anxiety (r=-0.53) and sense of coherence and depression (r=-0.61). Internal reliability, assessed by Cronbach's alpha, obtained an acceptable value of 0.87. The Brazilian-Portuguese version of ASCQ maintained the psychometric properties of the original scale when used with nursing professionals.

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Published

2011-02-01

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 1 (2011)

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How to Cite

Analysis of validity and reliability of the adapted portuguese version of Antonovsky’s Sense of Coherence Questionnaire among nursing professionals . (2011). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 19(1), 42-49. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692011000100007