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- Title
Translation and adaptation of the Phlebitis Scale for the Portuguese population.
- Authors
Muniz Braga, Luciene; de Sousa Salgueiro-Oliveira, Anabela; Pereira Henriques, Maria Adriana; Alves Rodrigues, Manuel; Vidal Rodrigues, Cláudia Jesus; Graça Pereira, Sónia Alexandra; dos Santos Dinis Parreira, Pedro Miguel
- Abstract
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.
- Subjects
PORTUGAL; PHLEBITIS; STATISTICAL correlation; FACTOR analysis; INTRAVENOUS catheterization; RESEARCH methodology; META-analysis; PSYCHOMETRICS; RESEARCH evaluation; TRANSLATIONS; QUALITATIVE research; MULTITRAIT multimethod techniques; RESEARCH methodology evaluation; INFUSION Nurses Society; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Revista de Enfermagem Referência, 2016, Vol 4, Issue 11, p101
- ISSN
0874-0283
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12707/RIV16048