Tradução e adaptação cultural do global appraisal of individual needs - initial

Rasch Analysis of the Global Appraisal of Individual Needs in the City of São Paulo

INTRODUCTION

Approximately 5% of the global population used an illicit drug in 2013. Regarding licit drugs, alcohol is responsible for the occurrence of approximately 200 diseases, among them depression. In addition to health impairments, alcohol is also implicated in many acts of violence. This study aimed to measure the properties of the Rasch model of the Portuguese version of the Global Appraisal of Individual Needs-Short Screener based on evidence obtained during care for users of alcohol and other drugs.

METHOD

To collect the data, 128 interviews were held at the Psychosocial Care Center for Alcohol and Other Drugs in the state capital, during which the scale was applied.

RESULTS

The Rasch model revealed that the subscales of the instrument were appropriate, with all items having mean infit and outfit values from 0.5 to 1.5, considered optimal for measurement. There was no evidence of differential performance for gender. Substance use and crime and violence items presented redundancy for severity measures.

CONCLUSION

Given the need for validated instruments for use in Brazil, it is encouraging that the Portuguese version of the scale was valid for the Rasch model. The results are consistent with studies using the other American, Brazilian, and Canadian versions of the instrument.

Questionário para identificação de crianças com condições crônicas (QuICCC-R): tradução e adaptação

Resumo Objetivo Realizar a tradução e adaptação cultural do Questionnaire for Identifying Children With Chronic Conditions-Revised (QuICCC-R, publicado em 1999) para a língua portuguesa do Brasil. O questionário foi desenvolvido para identificar crianças com condições crônicas por meio da aplicação, aos seus pais ou responsável, de 16 questões sobre as repercussões dessas condições, como limitações funcionais, dependência de mecanismos compensatórios ou de cuidados e utilização de serviços acima do esperado para a idade. O método utilizado é independente de diagnósticos. A aplicação do questionário pode ser feita pessoalmente ou por telefone, com duração média de 2 minutos. Métodos Estudo metodológico, realizado nas seguintes etapas: tradução, tradução reversa, revisão por especialistas 1, pré-teste, revisão por especialistas 2 e cálculo do índice de validade de conteúdo. Resultados O questionário foi traduzido e adaptado para português garantindo a equivalência semântica, idiomática e cultural. O pré-teste e a validação de conteúdo por comitê (índice 0,99) possibilitaram aperfeiçoar o instrumento para aplicação e compreensão pela população alvo. Conclusão Por ser um instrumento de rápida e fácil aplicação, o questionário pode contribuir para identificação da condição crônica na infância, na prática clínica e em estudos epidemiológicos, subsidiando o planejamento em saúde.

Exploring the cultural competence of undergraduate nursing students in Saudi Arabia

PURPOSE

To explore the cultural competence of undergraduate nursing students at a college of nursing, Saudi Arabia.

DESIGN

A descriptive exploratory design was used to explore the Saudi undergraduate nursing students' level of cultural competency.

METHOD

The convenience sample included 205 nursing students affiliated with a college of nursing at a health science university in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Data was collected using the Inventory for Assessing the Process of Cultural Competence-Revised (IAPCC-R) consisting of 25 items. The tool reported acceptable reliability of Cronbach alpha 0.89.

RESULTS

The majority of students were culturally aware and dealt with people from different cultures. One-third preferred to have training on culture over a period of time. Half the students preferred studying a special course related to working with people from different cultures. Cultural desire reported the highest mean while cultural knowledge scored the lowest among the cultural competence subscales despite students being exposed to some cultural knowledge content in their training.

CONCLUSIONS

Implementing the guidelines for culturally competent care assure covering all aspects of care with consideration of cultural heritage as a main concept. Comparative study of nurses' and students' perception is further recommended.

ADAPTAÇÃO TRANSCULTURAL DE INSTRUMENTOS DE PESQUISA CONDUZIDA PELA ENFERMAGEM DO BRASIL: UMA REVISÃO INTEGRATIVA

RESUMO Objetivo: identificar e analisar as abordagens teóricas e propostas processuais utilizadas na adaptação transcultural de instrumentos de pesquisa para a língua portuguesa, pela enfermagem brasileira. Método: revisão integrativa de artigos que descreviam o processo de adaptação transcultural de instrumentos utilizados na prática clínica hospitalar, publicados entre 2005-2016. A busca foi realizada na MEDLINE®, CINAHL®, Scopus®, Web of science®, LILACS®, BDENF e SciELO®. Foram analisados 22 artigos, identificando-se as etapas do processo de adaptação, a abordagem metodológica, o instrumento e especialidade clínica. Resultados: todos os estudos utilizaram a abordagem universalista e em 20 deles Beaton foi o referencial metodológico adotado. Dentre os pontos fortes, destacam-se a adoção de referenciais metodológicos, cumprimento e detalhamento dos procedimentos adotados no processo, validação de conteúdo e avaliação psicométrica. Entretanto, a fragilidade predominante foi a ausência de informações importantes do processo de adaptação. Conclusão: evidencia-se uma supervalorização da avaliação psicométrica, em detrimento do cumprimento rigoroso do processo adaptação. Os achados possibilitam a elaboração de recomendações para estudos de adaptação transcultural, que podem subsidiar futuras pesquisas deste método.

Spanish version of the scale of attitudes toward alcohol, alcoholism and alcoholics: content validation

ABSTACT Objective: to describe the process of translation and cultural adaptation of the scale of attitudes towards alcohol, alcoholism and alcoholics into the Spanish language. Methods: this was a methodological study, which followed the international guidelines for translation and adaptation of measurement scales. Results: During the process of translation and cultural adaptation of scale of attitudes towards alcohol, alcoholism and alcoholics to the Spanish language, the items were adjusted based on semantic, idiomatic and conceptual equivalence of the expressions contained in the scale of attitudes towards alcohol, alcoholism and alcoholics. Content validation indicated satisfactory validity indexes, with Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) (0.97), Content Validity Index (CVI) (0.92), and the Prevalence Adjusted Bias Adjusted Kappa (PABAK) (0.80). Conclusion: the scale of attitudes towards alcohol, alcoholism and alcoholics, adapted and translated into the Spanish language, presented content validity with satisfactory indexes, which affirmed that the instrument was adapted for the Colombian context. The next step will be evaluation of its psychometric properties in order to guarantee reliability for its use in Hispanic populations.

Rasch model of the GAIN substance problem scale among inpatient and outpatient clients in the city of São Paulo, Brazil

Introduction

This study used the Rasch model to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the Substance Problem Scale (SPS) of the “Global Appraisal of Individual Needs - Initial” for use in Brazil. The SPS measures alcohol and drug problem severity within a DSM-IV-TR framework. The goal of the Rasch analysis was to assess scale dimensionality, item severity, and differential item functioning (DIF).

Methods

Data was collected from 40 inpatients and 70 outpatients in São Paulo, Brazil. The Rasch model fit and DIF by gender and level of care were examined.

Results

The SPS fit the Rasch model, with no items distorting the measure. Only three of the sixteen items performed differently between men and women and three performed differently by level of care.

Conclusions

The results were compatible with those from Rasch analyses of the American English and Canadian English versions of the scale. The Portuguese version of the SPS is, thus, valid for use in Brazil, both with men and women in inpatient and outpatient programs.