Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the European Heart Failure Self-care Behavior Scale for Brazilian Portuguese

Authors

  • Maria Karolina Feijó Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Christiane Wahast Ávila Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Emiliane Nogueira de Souza Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre
  • Tiny Jaarsma Linköpings Universitet; Faculty of Health Sciences; Department of Social and Welfare Studies
  • Eneida Rejane Rabelo Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Escola de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692012000500022

Keywords:

Heart Failure, Self-care, Nursing Education, Validation Studies

Abstract

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.

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Published

2012-10-01

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 5 (2012)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the European Heart Failure Self-care Behavior Scale for Brazilian Portuguese. (2012). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 20(5), 988-996. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692012000500022