Tradução e adaptação da Phlebitis Scale para a população portuguesa

Background: The use of a scale such as the Phlebitis Scale is recommended to assess phlebitis since it allows standardizing the assessment and documenting care effectiveness. Objectives: To translate, adapt, and assess the psychometric properties of the Phlebitis Scale for the Portuguese population....

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Published in:	Referência (Coimbra) Vol. serIV; no. 11; pp. 101 - 109
Main Authors:	Braga Luciene Muniz, Anabela deSousa Salgueiro-Oliveira, Pereira Henriques, Maria Adriana, Manuel Alves Rodrigues, Cláudia Jesus Vidal Rodrigues, Sónia Alexandra Graça Pereira, Pedro Miguel dosSantos Dinis Parreira
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Portuguese
Published:	Coimbra Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra 01-12-2016 Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra - Unidade de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde - Enfermagem
Subjects:	NURSING enfermería peripheral catheterization nursing análise fatorial flebitis tradução factor analysis flebite enfermagem cateterismo periférico análisis factorial translation traducción phlebitis
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Summary:	Background: The use of a scale such as the Phlebitis Scale is recommended to assess phlebitis since it allows standardizing the assessment and documenting care effectiveness. Objectives: To translate, adapt, and assess the psychometric properties of the Phlebitis Scale for the Portuguese population. Methodology: Methodological study of translation and assessment of the psychometric properties of the Phlebitis Scale in a nonprobability sample with 110 patients using 526 peripheral venous catheters. An exploratory factor analysis was performed with Varimax rotation in principal components for analyzing the construct validity and internal consistency of the scale using Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Results: A 35.5% of phlebitis incidence was observed. The factor analysis revealed 2 levels of severity, with the first grade explaining 41.5% of variance. Internal consistency was .78 and .90. Conclusion: The Escala Portuguesa de Flebite (Portuguese Phlebitis Scale) showed linguistic equivalence to the original and adequate internal consistency for assessing phlebitis. However, a new scale structure is proposed to improve the interpretation and identification of the grades of phlebitis.
ISSN:	0874-0283 2182-2883
DOI:	10.12707/RIV1604