Psychometric evaluation of the Functional Health Pattern Assessment Screening Tool - Modified Brazilian Version

• Published in: Revista latino-americana de enfermagem Vol. 32; p. e4119
• Main Authors: Butcher, Rita de Cassia Gengo E Silva, Guandalini, Lidia Santiago, de Barros, Alba Lucia Bottura Leite, Damiani, Bruna Bronhara, Jones, Dorothy Anne
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese; Spanish
• Published: Brazil Universidade de São Paulo-USP, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto - USP 01.01.2024; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto / Universidade de São Paulo; Universidade de São Paulo
• Subjects: Activities of daily living; Brazil; Clinical Reasoning; Cognition & reasoning; Discriminant analysis; Health; Humans; Medical screening; NURSING; Nursing Assessment; Nursing Process; Original; Psychometrics; Quantitative psychology; Questionnaires; Reproducibility of Results; Self Concept; Surveys and Questionnaires; Validation Study; Brazil; Nursing Process; Estudio de Validación; Estudo de Validação; Evaluación en Enfermería; Enfermagem; Validation Study; Psicometría; Psychometrics; Proceso de Enfermería; Clinical Reasoning; Razonamiento Clínico; Nursing; Psicometria; Raciocínio Clínico; Processo de Enfermagem; Avaliação em Enfermagem; Enfermería; Nursing Assessment
• ISSN: 1518-8345; 0104-1169; 1518-8345
• DOI: 10.1590/1518-8345.6755.4119

to test the factorial structure, reliability and convergent validity of the Functional Health Pattern Assessment Screening Tool - Modified Brazilian Version. this was a psychometric evaluation of the Functional Health Pattern Assessment Screening Tool - Modified Brazilian Version. Seven hundred and seventeen participants answered the data collection instrument consisting of two parts. Part I included a structured questionnaire to collect sociodemographic data and the participants' perceptions and satisfaction with their current health status. Part II consisted of the tool being tested. The internal structure was assessed using Confirmatory Factor Analysis. Convergent validity was evaluated by the correlation of the tool scores with the rates corresponding to self-perception and satisfaction with current health status. Reliability was assessed using Cronbach's alpha. the Confirmatory Factor Analysis confirmed a three-factor solution. The factor loadings were significant and varied from 0.16 to 0.75; the fit indices suggested moderate fit of the model. Internal consistency for all three components varied between 0.779 and 0.919. the findings suggest that the tool is valid and reliable to be used in the Brazilian population, although caution is recommended when interpreting the results due to the moderate fit of the model. (1) The FHPAST-BR is a structured, valid and reliable Nursing-driven assessment tool. (2) The tool provides a way of organizing clinical data and easing decision-making. (3) The FHPAST-BR can be used in clinical practice and research.