Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Hypertension Knowledge-Level Scale for use in Brazil

Authors

  • Juliana Perez Arthur Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1465-0202
  • Maria de Fátima Mantovani Universidade Federal do Paraná, Departamento de Enfermagem
  • Maria Isabel Raimondo Ferraz Universidade Estadual do Centro Oeste, Departamento de Enfermagem
  • Ângela Taís Mattei Universidade Federal do Paraná, Departamento de Enfermagem
  • Luciana Puchalski Kalinke Universidade Federal do Paraná, Departamento de Enfermagem
  • Roselene de Campos Corpolato Hospital do Trabalhador, Unidade de Terapia Intensiva

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.2832.3073

Keywords:

Knowledge, Hypertension, Surveys and Questionnaires, Nursing, Health Education

Abstract

Objective: to make the translation, cross-cultural adaption and content and face validation of the Hypertension Knowledge-Level Scale for use in Brazil. Methods: methodological research carried out in six stages: translation, synthesis, back-translation, expert committee’s assessment, pretest and validation. Validation was performed through the Delphi technique in two rounds. The participants were two translators and two back-translators, eight professionals in the expert committee, 40 adult participants in the pre-test, 35 experts in the first validation round and 28 in the second validation round. Data analysis included Cronbach’s alpha, content validity index and one-tailed t-test. Results: the translation and cross-cultural adaptation allowed for language adjustments so that the items were comprehensible and suitable for use in Brazil. The content validity index of the Brazilian version of Hypertension Knowledge-Level Scale was 0.96 and Cronbach’s alpha was 0.92. Conclusions: the scale was translated, cross-culturally adapted to Brazilian Portuguese, had its content and face validated and proved reliable to evaluate the knowledge of adults about hypertension.

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Published

2019-03-26

Issue

Vol. 26 (2018)

Section

Original Articles

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Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Hypertension Knowledge-Level Scale for use in Brazil. (2019). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 26, e3073. https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.2832.3073