Acessibilidade / Reportar erro

Validation of the adherence questionnaire for Brazilian chronic kidney disease patients under hemodialysis

Validez del cuestionario de adhesión del paciente renal crónico en hemodiálisis para Brasil

ABSTRACT

Objective:

To validate the evaluation questionnaire on adherence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients under hemodialysis.

Method:

We verified the following psychometric properties of the instrument: reliability (stability and internal consistency) and validity (face, content, and construct).

Results:

The intraclass correlation coefficient reached a value of 0.98 for the adherence questions and 0.91 for the perception questions. Regarding the kappa of the 14 questions examined, 12 had a value > 0.8, whereas the Cronbach's alpha had a value of 0.57. Experts ensured the face and content validity of the instrument, giving it an overall content validity index of 0.96. Construct validity, analyzed by Mann-Whitney test, was achieved as all domains showed a significant association with p<0.01.

Conclusion:

We verified, by the presented results, that the instrument has been validated for use in Brazil.

Descriptors:
Patient Cooperation; Medication Adherence; Chronic Kidney Disease; Kidney Dialysis; Nursing in Nephrology

Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem SGA Norte Quadra 603 Conj. "B" - Av. L2 Norte 70830-102 Brasília, DF, Brasil, Tel.: (55 61) 3226-0653, Fax: (55 61) 3225-4473 - Brasília - DF - Brazil
E-mail: reben@abennacional.org.br