The Problem-Solving Decision-Making scale-translation and validation for the Portuguese language: a cross-sectional study.
BMJ Open
; 10(6): e033625, 2020 06 28.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32595147
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To translate and validate the Problem-Solving Decision-Making scale instrument into the Portuguese language.DESIGN:
Cross-sectional study. SETTINGPARTICIPANTS:
The Problem-Solving Decision-Making scale was translated from English to Portuguese and then back-translated to obtain a final version. The questionnaire was then applied face-to-face from January to March 2019 in a representative sample of the Portuguese population (n=301 people aged 20 years or more) to validate the Problem-Solving Decision-Making scale in a Portuguese population.OUTCOMES:
Principal component analysis and Cronbach's alpha.RESULTS:
Principal component analysis was used to evaluate the validity of the internal structure of the scale. The results identified two components problem-solving and decision-making with an explained variance of 65.9%. For internal consistency, three different techniques were used and applied to the two components. All of the items have very good internal consistency (problem-solving Cronbach's alpha=0.931 and decision-making Cronbach's alpha=0.951).CONCLUSIONS:
The validation of the Portuguese scale agreed well with the existing literature. The scale can be divided into two components the problem-solving component and the decision-making component. The translated scale demonstrated good internal consistency and can therefore be used in future studies.Palavras-chave
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Resolução de Problemas
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Inquéritos e Questionários
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Tomada de Decisões
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article