Validity and reliability of a questionnaire on knowledge of cardiovascular risk factors for use in Brazil

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP

Marco Aurelio Lumertz Saffi¹  Luis Joeci Jacques De Macedo Junior¹  Melina Maria Trojahn¹  Carisi Anne Polanczyk¹  Eneida Rejane Rabelo-silva¹ 

关键词: Coronary disease;    Risk factors;    Health education;    Questionnaires;    Validation studies;    Doenca das coronarias;    Fatores de risco;    Educacao em saude;    enfermagem;    Questionarios;    Estudos de validacao;    Enfermedad coronaria;    Factores de riesgo;    Educacion en salud;    Atencion de enfermeira;    Cuestionarios;    Estudios de validacion;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0080-623420130000500011

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Using a sample of patients with coronary artery disease, this methodological study aimed to conduct a cross-cultural adaptation and validation of a questionnaire on knowledge of cardiovascular risk factors (Q-FARCS), lifestyle changes, and treatment adherence for use in Brazil. The questionnaire has three scales: general knowledge of risk factors (RFs); specific knowledge of these RFs; and lifestyle changes achieved. Cross-cultural adaptation included translation, synthesis, back-translation, expert committee review, and pretesting. Face and content validity, reliability, and construct validity were measured. Cronbach’s alpha for the total sample (n = 240) was 0.75. Assessment of psychometric properties revealed adequate face and content validity, and the construct revealed seven components. It was concluded that the Brazilian version of Q-FARCS had adequate reliability and validity for the assessment of knowledge of cardiovascular RFs.

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