Validation of the questionnaire on beliefs about medication with type 2 diabetic patients/Validacao do questionario crencas acerca da medicacao em pacientes diabeticos tipo 2

The present paper focused on the validation of the Questionnaire on Beliefs about Medication, which assesses both General Beliefs and Specific Beliefs. The psychometric properties of the instrument were analyzed on a sample of 387 type 2 diabetic patients. The validity study for General Beliefs foun...

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Veröffentlicht in:Psicologia, teoria e pesquisa teoria e pesquisa, 2013-04, Vol.29 (2), p.229
Hauptverfasser: Pereira, Maria da Graca, Pedras, Susana, Machado, J. Cunha
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Zusammenfassung:The present paper focused on the validation of the Questionnaire on Beliefs about Medication, which assesses both General Beliefs and Specific Beliefs. The psychometric properties of the instrument were analyzed on a sample of 387 type 2 diabetic patients. The validity study for General Beliefs found a unifactorial solution, with an alpha of .76, and for Specific Beliefs, a two-factor solution--Necessities and Concern--, with an alpha of .77 and .69, respectively. In terms of construct validity, a relationship between General Beliefs, subscale Necessities from Specific Beliefs, and adherence to medication, as evaluated by Medical Adherence Rating Scale, was found. The instrument presents good psychometric qualities to be used in type 2 diabetic patients. Keywords: beliefs, medication, adherence, diabetes type 2 O presente trabalho teve como objectivo validar o Questionario Crencas sobre a Medicacao, que avalia Crencas Gerais e Crencas Especificas, estudando suas propriedades psicometricas em uma amostra de 387 pacientes diabeticos tipo 2. O estudo de validade para as Crencas Gerais revelou uma solucao de um factor, com um alfa de 0,76, e para as Crencas Especificas, dois factores--Necessidades e Preocupacoes--, com um alfa de 0,77 e 0,69 respectivamente. Quanto a validade de constructo, verificou-se uma relacao entre as Crencas Gerais e a subescala Necessidades das Crencas Especificas com Adesao a Medicacao, avaliada pela Escala de Avaliacao de Aderencia Medica. O instrumento apresenta boas qualidades psicometricas para ser utilizado em pacientes diabeticos tipo 2. Palavras-chave: crencas, medicacao, adesao, diabetes tipo 2
ISSN:0102-3772