Cultural adaptation and internal consistency analysis of the MISSCARE Survey for use in Brazil

Authors

  • Lillian Dias Castilho Siqueira Prefeitura Municipal de Marília
  • Maria Helena Larcher Caliri Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • Beatrice Kalisch University of Michigan; School of Nursing, Ann Arbor
  • Rosana Aparecida Spadoti Dantas Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692013000200019

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The aims of this methodological research were to culturally adapt the MISSCARE Survey instrument to Brazil and analyze the internal consistency of the adapted version. METHOD: The instrument consists of 41 items, presented in two parts. Part A contains 24 items listing elements of missed nursing care. Part B is comprised of 17 items, related to the reasons for not delivering care. The research received ethics committee approval and was undertaken in two phases. The first was the cultural adaptation process, in which a committee of five experts verified the face and content validity, in compliance with the steps recommended in the literature. The second was aimed at analyzing the internal consistency of the instrument, involving 60 nursing team professionals at a public teaching hospital. RESULTS: According to the experts, the instrument demonstrated face and content validity. Cronbach's alpha coefficients for parts A and B surpassed 0.70 and were considered appropriate. CONCLUSION: The adapted version of the MISSCARE Survey demonstrated satisfactory face validity and internal consistency for the study sample.

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Published

2013-04-01

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 2 (2013)

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How to Cite

Siqueira, L. D. C., Caliri, M. H. L., Kalisch, B., & Dantas, R. A. S. (2013). Cultural adaptation and internal consistency analysis of the MISSCARE Survey for use in Brazil . Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 21(2), 610-617. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692013000200019